Should We Thank Drake, for the Release of "Thank Me Later"
By the third track listeners may think they accidentally bought Kanye's "808's and Heartbreak." It starts with Fireworks which features Alicia Keys, but her talents seem unnecessary for this song, since she is only singing the chorus and since Drake sings too Alicia Keys' role seems weak. On to track four the album picks up a bit with Over which was the first single released from the album and is relief from the past three tracks extra relaxed style. Show Me a GoodTime with a touch from producer Kanye West, is lyrically hard that guys can appreciate, but mellow enough for the ladies. There are a few songs geared toward the ladies. Drake is that type of artist though, which is part of the success he's had so far. The track Shut it Down featuring The-Dream is a song that will definitely pull the girls his way. Usually being vulgar can turn females off, but there is something about the way that Drake does it that is attractive. Fancy featuring Swizz Beatz and T.I. can also be place with the likes of this song. It is awesome to hear T.I. on this track after his hiatus or rather his jail time. The Kanye produced Find Your Love reminds us once again of "808's and Heartbreak" with the fully sung ballad. Other tracks include, Up All Night featuring Nicki Minaj, Unforgettable featuring Young Jeezy, Light Up featuring Jay-Z and Miss Me featuring Lil' Wayne. Of the 14 tracks six feature other artists, so one can wonder if he is using that sort of like a crutch. Up All Night is a song that goes hard and the comparisons of Minaj to Lil' Kim are now understandable. Thank Me Now produced by Timbaland is the last track and fits for the ending of the album. Of course I don't know if he should be a confident as he comes off in this particular song.
Rolling Stone and Slant Magazine gave "Thank Me Later" three and a half stars out of five and Entertainment Weekly gave the album a B. After listening a second time around and then a third time a grade of a B seems to be reasonable, but it not a classic, he still has a ways to go before he'll have his classic like Lil' Wayne's "Tha Carter" or Jay-Z's "The Blue Print."
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Post a CommentI didn't even think about Kanye West when I was thinking of singing rappers in my review. I ran down Missy Elliott, Queen Latifah, Mos Def and Andre 3000 because they were actually singing. Kanye West just used Autotune to pull his off the same way as Lil' Wayne did with "Lollipop." I can't say I think anything Lil' Wayne does is classic, but you were on point with Jay-Z's "Blueprint 3." Now THAT was a fiyya album. Anyway, I enjoyed the review, and yes, there's something about the way Drake rhymes about women that seems powerful instead of weak.