Care Package
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Care Package
Care Package is the first compilation album by Canadian rapper, Drake. It was released on August 2, 2019 by OVO Sound. The compilation consists of songs released between 2010 and 2016 that were initially unavailable for purchase or commercial streaming. The compilation features guest appearances from J. Cole, Rick Ross, and James Fauntleroy and additional vocals by Sampha and Beyoncé. - Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
This odds-and-ends compilation features tracks originally released between 2010 and 2016, and presents a more vulnerable version of the pop colossus we know now.
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Rolling Stone
A collection of tracks that were only available on Soundcloud and Youtube plays like a shadow history of his decade-long dominance.
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Highsnobiety
Care Package takes all of these Drake moments and smashes them together, some fitting better than others, and creates what feels like the best division of Drake’s sides that even Scorpion couldn’t reach.
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Uproxx
It's a reminder, in both content and its success, that Drake can and regularly does rap about as well as any of his contemporaries.
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Independent
Fans likely won't care, but this repackaging of old tracks feels like another easy money-spinner from the king of streaming.
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The Edge
Despite there being some weaker songs, this compilation album features some songs which were instrumental to Drake's rise to prominence. These classic songs have allowed him to become one of the best known artists out there.
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GQ
The rapper's new album of old material highlights just how nonstop the 6 God has been this decade.
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Ratings Game Music
“Care Package” is unreleased songs, so a few of them sound undone.
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VICE
Drake must be listening to what the people want.
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Entertainment Weekly
Drake is providing a Care Package of his popular songs that never made any albums.
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NY Daily News
Drake releases the ‘Care Package’ album, comprised of unreleased fan favorites.
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Soul In Stereo
Care Package isn’t just a fun flashback to days gone by, it’s a trip back to an era when Drake was determined to make you believe he was the best in the game, instead of just taking it all for granted.
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Iowa State Daily
Drake's "Care Package" packs plenty of nostalgia.
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1515 Ave
Covering over 5 years of Drake music that didn’t make official releases, Jon looks at how well Drake’s content has aged.
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All Music
Despite it being made up of songs that were cast off, leaked, or used as bait, it serves as a kind of shadow career overview that gives a full picture of Drake as a talented, forward-thinking, frustrating, monomaniacal, and important artist.
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Daily Dot
Drake fans are emotional after release of ‘Care Package’ album.
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Sobs
The fact that most of these songs could lull you into a trance and even if just for a few minutes – take you back to that moment when you first heard the record. This album is a gem.
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The Chant
Drake has truly shown how he “started from the bottom”, and rose to become arguably the most creative mind in the Hip-Hop game.
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Entertainment Voice
The various odds and ends showcase Drake’s dynamic range and different states and stages, making for a far greater set of songs than the typical collection of outtakes.
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Exclaim!
He's bringing "some of our most important moments together available in one place".
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Tiny Mix Tapes
With Care Package, he’s well on his way to becoming what he’s always to be: a real human being.
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EUPH
The culture has moved on, but Care Package is a lovely flash of the moment that recently passed.
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The Good the Weird
What I love about the Care Package album is that the songs are still able during a chill moments. Drake also the perfect rapper to have the “singing rapping” style which I think made it more unique.
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KUTE Radio
Care Package works because it reminds fans of the eras in which their favorite Drake albums were released.
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Music Jo
Care package is an album that puts you on a bad trip and gives you a bit of high in the end.
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