Take Care
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Take Care
Take Care is the second studio album by Canadian rapper Drake. It was released on November 15, 2011, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records and Republic Records. - Wikipedia
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Pitchfork
Backed by lush and moody beats, Take Care finds him putting his talents to use on his strongest set of songs so far.
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Rolling Stone
The music is grandiose, full of big names and weighty references.
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Genius
I won’t say it’s Drake’s masterpiece, but it’s the closest thing from him so far to it.
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DJ Booth
Drake really does stand apart—he’s created his own lane and paved it with gold by giving voice to everything his generation is and wants to be.
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Hiphopdx
Take Care is largely built out of the same materials as Thank Me Later, and the album is overall more about refining his formula than expanding it.
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SPIN
With Take Care, Drake has his accelerated Kanye West moment — when a little too much ambition and all the idiot feelings he’s got inside coalesce into an insular, indulgent, sad-sack hip-hop epic.
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NME
Yet considering ‘Take Care’ is an affecting masterpiece easily on par with his debut, there could be no greater accolade for the genius of this man.
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Consequence of Sound
Take Care shines bright, utilizing the same concepts and notions as its predecessor but with far more lethal and appealing results.
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The Guardian
Former child actor Aubrey Graham's much-vaunted sensitivity and introspection is more hollow than ever on his second album.
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IGN
Canadian rapper lives up to the promise of his debut with fantastic second offering.
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Hnhh
Drake does something unique on his album, and he reaches a vast audience in so-doing, and therefore I think “Take Care” has potential to do well.
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Slant Magazine
I don’t think anyone was going to try and convince you that Take Care is a perfect album.
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A.V. Club
Crafted primarily around the oblique production of Drake’s native Toronto—all rippling synths, distant pulses, and purposeful empty space—his follow-up album is plenty downbeat, but it’s also gorgeous, an immersive headphone masterwork that’s tender and intimate like little else in contemporary rap and R&B.
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Pop Crush
Expectations are high for Drake's sophomore album, and he's up to the challenge on 'Take Care'.
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We Got This Covered
Not only does it avoid the sophomore slump, it sets the bar extremely high and cements Drake as a major talent in the industry.
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BBC
Drake is here for the long run – and he’s already outrunning most.
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Pop Matters
Sure he's corny, but he's also an excellent songwriter, and he owns his quirks, which for my money is all I ask for from a pop artist.
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Entertainment Weekly
Take Care presents itself as one overlong woozy monologue, with Drake constantly holding his hungover head and wondering where his life went.
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The New York Times
That “Take Care” is an almost complete success is no small feat, especially given that it’s an accomplishment of form more than of content, content having been handled assuredly on the last two Drake releases
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Noisey
Drake's 'Take Care' Is the Greatest Emo Album of All Time
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L.A. Times
For someone who simply longs for the girls from his hometown, Drake's voice and lyrics would be better suited to having a duet partner who could draw out the best in him, instead of leaving him behind.
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Drowned in Sound
Take Care builds upon everything that’s come before, goes further and deeper, giving more insight into the world of Aubrey Drake Graham.
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Sputnik Music
The album has aged so well that it's rare a day goes by where I won't listen to at least one song from it.
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Independent
Ultimately there are a few too many solipsistic reflections on his position in "the game", and his wheedling autotune croon, engaging at first, becomes wearisome after a while.
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Chicago Tribune
Drake, the melancholy hustler with a conscience, is back drunk-dialing former girlfriends and mourning the ones who got away.
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The Pioneer
With that being said, I like about 10 tracks on the album, and I say its okay. It’s not really better or worse than his first one.
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Variety
Drake unquestionably deserves credit for pushing mainstream hip-hop into corners it has long been uncomfortable exploring, yet he’s simply much more fun to listen to when he lightens up.
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Cave Magazine
Overall, the album was put together well as far as content.
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Essentially Electric
Here, the Toronto king of introspective cocaine-fuelled paranoia offers some pained phrasing alongside cogent lyrical gems (opening line “take your nose off my keyboard/what you bothering me for?”) to the detriment of Drake’s lacklustre, self-eulogising rap.
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The Week
With his new sophomore album, Take Care, Drake continues to deliver introspective hip-hop, and some critics argue that it's time to embrace the rapper's "emo-inspired" tracks.
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WBLK
My only complaint is that Drake sings too much. In my opinion i think he should save the singing for mix-tapes and give us more Rapping.
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Beat HQ
Where would a Drake album be without a heavy dose of braggadocio, impressive collaborations and fresh beats? For his second studio album, Take Care, Drake employs his aforementioned stylistic elements; however he offers some fresh twists through the melodic structures of his songs.
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News OK
And yet “Take Care” is remarkably beautiful, filled with the sparse sonics hinted at with last year's “Thank Me Later” and the atmospheric gloom that pervaded the much-admired mixtape “House of Balloons".
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813 Area
It is not real hip hop. It will not be placed among the classic albums of the past. Its lyrical substance is shallow, but the production is good. It’s well done from a production side but the lyrical content is too simple and redundant. But if you’re a Drake fan go and get it. You’ll love it.
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The Young Folks
Drake has not only made a great piece music, but an honest one, both are something very few artists can accomplish, much less at the same time.
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All Hip Hop
Over the course of two years, Drake has become the voice of a generation, propelling him to incredible heights of success, pressure, and countless angry blog tirades.
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San Antonia Express-News
Drake's sophomore album, Take Care, is a star-studded affair.
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YQG Rocks
It’s a street level album with some great guests, a good vibe and a whole lotta’ attitude.
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ihiphop
Take Care is an above average body of work that at best flirts with the term classic but isn’t quite there yet.
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The Reflection
Take Care by Drake highlights unique talent.
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