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Cooked up at home in Toronto with right-hand man Noah вЂњ40вЂќ Shebib handling most production work, itвЂ™s a subdued, slow-moving affair that occupies a headspace often closer in tone to вЂ™90s trip-hop - or the recent work of Drake-approved Toronto future-R&B upstart the Weeknd, who turns up on three tracks - than your typical Top 40 rap.вЂќ вЂ“ Toronto Star Drake himself has said that he wasnвЂ™t entirely happy with Thank Me Later, and Take Care definitely feels more like one manвЂ™s considered vision. That perpetual, fretful self-analysis makes for compelling, three-dimensional listening here, despite the fact that most of the вЂњproblemsвЂќ Drake confronts over the recordвЂ™s 17 tracks seem to stem from getting вЂњrich off a mixtapeвЂќ (2009вЂ™s celebrated So Far Gone) at a young age, living in the glare of tabloid cameras and swimming in a sea of hot chicks with loose morals.

вЂњ Take Care leaves the distinct impression that Drake is a chronic overthinker, someone who picks over every aspect of his life in painful detail and is, thus, incapable of genuine emotional dishonesty - or, at least, of not acknowledging it and spending hours tying himself in knots over his flaws in hindsight. ItвЂ™s not just anyone, after all, who gets a guest harmonica turn from Stevie Wonder.вЂќ вЂ“ LA Times Yet the former do little more than cause guilt, and despite all the cash Drake raked in after his million-plus-selling 2010 debut Thank Me Later, the man canвЂ™t stop worrying about his taxesвЂ¦ To discuss Drake requires a mention of how he represents the softer side of hip-hop. There are strippers and there are millions of dollars spent on вЂњnice thingsвЂќ like Persian rugs. Throughout Take Care, Toronto actor-singer-rapper Drake references plenty of the accouterments that come with living as one of hip-hopвЂ™s rich and famous.

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вЂњThe music is grandiose, full of big names and weighty referencesвЂ¦Where Thank Me Later was airy and spare, Take Care truly goes for it with luxe, expansive production: On вЂњCameras,вЂќ beatmaking prodigy Lex Luger provides diamond-bright high-hat clicks, low-end vroom and soulful background vocals as Drake struggles to convince his girl heвЂ™s not cheating on her after she sees him in a magazine with another woman on вЂњLord Knows,вЂќ Just Blaze laces a shake-the-sky mix of gospel choir, gauzy R&B sample and stomping beat, and Rick Ross swoops in for a hilarious freestyle: вЂњVilla on the water with the wonderful views/Only fat ni**a in the sauna with Jews.вЂќ ThereвЂ™s even a funky thank-you letter to DrakeвЂ™s mom.вЂќ вЂ“ Rolling Stone But Take Care presents Drake at his best: unraveling without the care of being judged when spit-singing emotional verses over intricate, piano-heavy synths.вЂќ вЂ“ Billboard DrakeвЂ™s debut effort, Thank Me Later, (2010), cemented Drake as a force in the hip-hop game. So Far Gone (2009) - DrakeвЂ™s mixtape turned Grammy nominated retail album - introduced us to the Degrassi actor turned rapper. Drake brought along only close friends and family (from Noah вЂњ40вЂќ Shebib and The Weeknd, to hometown talent Divine Brown) for this ride, and bared his soul, for better or worse. The 25-year-old Toronto native took his time and care - no pun intended - to craft a project that best showcases his life behind the lens. вЂњDrakeвЂ™s sophomore studio album, Take Care, is as much for his fans as it is for him. What do the music critics think of the latest offering from Young Money, which mixes DrakeвЂ™s signature moody lyrics with hip-hop beats and crooning vocals:

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