The Canada-born and, of course, promising rapper Aubrey Graham, or simply Drake, dropped his debut full-length effort, Thank Me Later, early in the summer Last year, music lovers had the opportunity to assess the potential of the fresher by the very good EP So Far Gone. Although the time interval separating these two releases is pretty small, the music has things that are far from common.
Many are going to take Thank Me Later as an experimental work because it is simply not done by the standards of the best hip-hop works ever, unlike So Far Gone.
Well, the artist is entitled to doing whatever he desires whilst his songs are being written, performed and recorded. It is good when musicians strive to work out their specific concept, approach or style since the very beginning.
However, Drake, apparently, made a decision to reach out for listeners not only among classic rap fans, but in some other music communities. Only time can tell how much he can succeed. Thank Me Later cover depicts Drake in his prime looking somewhere far beyond. There is nothing extraordinary about this design: it follows tried and proved solutions used for albums by popular music performers. The first tracks, Fireworks in particular, sound like a continuation of what So Far Gone is.
Yet the great majority of the set here reflects some other influences. Drake does much singing and puts it first before rapping. It is good when musicians strive to work out their specific concept, approach or style since the very beginning.
However, Drake, apparently, made a decision to reach out for listeners not only among classic rap fans, but in some other music communities. Only time can tell how much he can succeed.
Thank Me Later cover depicts Drake in his prime looking somewhere far beyond. There is nothing extraordinary about this design: it follows tried and proved solutions used for albums by popular music performers. The first tracks, Fireworks in particular, sound like a continuation of what So Far Gone is. Yet the great majority of the set here reflects some other influences. Drake does much singing and puts it first before rapping.
The lyrical predominant themes are personal relationships and conquering the much desired stardom. Over is the track that became a hut and radio favorite soonest.
The first tracks, Fireworks in particular, sound like a continuation of what So Far Gone is. Yet the great majority of the set here reflects some other influences. Drake does much singing and puts it first before rapping. The lyrical predominant themes are personal relationships and conquering the much desired stardom.
Over is the track that became a hut and radio favorite soonest. The album highlights ballad-like melodious choruses alongside solid structures of dark and prominent beats.
The tracks of higher quality and those that are not so good alter one another so that the entire record sounds very cohesive and interesting. We may only speculate on the number of those hip-hop fans who were awaiting this album rubbing their hands with glee. And we can not even assume what they might think about what this record is about.
Considering the performance alone, it is a flawless effort.
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