In a sitdown with GQ, Drake explains the idea behind the title of his upcoming album.
No one has actually asked me that yet. I came up with the name when I was on a bus in Birmingham, England, going to a show. “Take Care” is this thing we use in passing conversation to dismiss bullshit like, “Oh, you couldn’t make it on time? Oh, take care, take care.” We’ve always used that and then I really took so much care making this album. I knew I was going to go home and take longer than six months, I knew that I was literally going to take care of making this project and be attentive, be clear, be immersed in it. “Take Care” worked.
When asked what he’d like the people who talk shit to stop saying, Drake answers with a notable response. Something I’m in complete agreeance with.
That’s tough. I wish that we lived in a time and a generation where people would stop viewing my honesty as overly emotional. People always act like I spend my life crying in a dark room. I don’t, I’m good. I’m a man. I want to be remembered as an artist that gave you a piece of me, as opposed to some surface bullshit. I don’t think people realize that we die, we leave here, and either they forget about you or remember you. And how they remember you is up to you. I just want to be remembered as a poet that was open and honest because I wake up every morning and I’m me.
PREVIOUS: Drake’s Club Paradise Tour Hits Penn State (Video) | Drake Apologizes to Phonte | Drake Reveals Favorite Lil Wayne Verse (Video)
still not a fan of his music and ghostfase’s take care review killed me, but judging from these interviews the past few days, drake’s a pretty bright guy, definitely spoke some true words here
this guy is softer than baby hair.
who’s gassin em?
just waiting for him to drop his panties and expose his sensitive side.
*DEAD*
i wont remember drake in the net 5 years and tbh he shud remember hes on young money and remember exactly wat it is he sells to these kids party music n sob stories about being too rich and having to many women…its not exactly memorial type stuff…GQ shudnt have asked the question cos its hard to answer to without whining and people probably will remember drake 4 crying alone in dark rooms…if they remember him at all
And this is a rich nigga sayin this. All them fake ass rappers yall be lovin, all them niggas is bozos. Fuckin clowns. Fake ass men. At least this dude knows who he is, whether you fuck with his music or not. I see so many clown ass rappers on this site, on some wack shit, not even as artists, but just wack shit as MEN. I dont even need to throw out examples, theres thousands. As a music fan, I look at these grown niggas on some teenager shit, grown ass idiots, niggas with low self esteem tryin to make themselves look like theyre worth more than they are, and I cant even fuck with it. At least Drake shit serves a purpose. The production should be smooth and I can play it when I have a bitch around or somethin and not get too irritated. Some of these other wack niggas, I couldnt find ANY moment where I would wanna listen to their shit. Clown niggas got wack beats, shitty mixes, garbage lyrics which I dont really trip off no more cause niggas in this world is straight up idiots, but at least know how to rhyme and flow on beat. I dont fuck with Drake music all like that, but music aside, he said some real shit right there. You gay ass follower niggas that have to be told what their opinion should be, I expect you to hate on this niggas comments, but anyone with common sense could see the niggas talkin real shit. If you a real nig, youll recognize. If youre a bitch, youll probably not recognize the game in what he was sayin. Square ass niggas.
NiggaPlease < drake …that you?
@BillyClint Will people remember you then? lol…
I dont have to be Drake to recognize that was some real shit he just said. I dont have to be Drake to not respect these lame ass grown ass niggas in their late 20, 30s and in some cases 40s actin like their fuckin 16 year olds. I dont wanna listen to no lame niggas like that. Like I said, I dont fuck with Drakes music all like that, but I respect his comment, as a man.
yo niggaplease stop hanging off drake’s nonexistent pubes.
homie is a bitch, even Cudi would light his ass up
Just want to point out that as soft as yall think he is. As tender and bitch made as yall think he is……
HE BODIED JADAKISS on Its Good. BODIED.
HE CALLED OUT PUSHA T AND PUSHA DID NOTHING.
AND HE OUT RAPS THE MAJORITY OF THE TOUGH GUYS YOU LIKE.
You idiots dont even realize how permeable rap is now that an A CHILD ACTOR can come in and become one of the hottest rappers out right now. This guy makes music for niggas that get bad bitches, not you new stand in the back of the club cant dress no bread trolling ass niggas.
Cats sit up on the internet all day talkin about Drake with out a single bitch in your proximity.
And hes soft?
Drake is right. All the people who judge him say he’s a bitch, he’s emo, he’s gay…but the same fuckin people are complaining about too many rappers being fake. What the fuck do you want?!
funny< so ur currently on the internet surrounded by a swarm of supermodels.
lol@ people getting personally hurt on drakes behalf..well he did help breed these new supa sensitive niggaz!
*comment section keep messin up*
MindRight< Yep. (but u dont know me so….meh kinda pointless answering)
NiggaPlease<<<<<
funny<<<<<
you sound personally hurt about people not knowing who the "real" drake is but the thing is you and the fans can only know wat drake puts out cos u dont know him personally…so you have to go by the music which is him crying about being rich and "knowing strippers by their first names" and crying about it…(see club paradise) not hating just sayin…
yo niggaplease stop hanging off drake’s nonexistent pubes.
homie is a bitch, even Cudi would light his ass up
Wu-Forever said this on November 11th, 2011 at 12:50 pm
__________________________________________________________
See, gay niggas like you get slapped for openin their mouths. Im not on a niggas nuts just cause I agree with his comment, you fuckin bird. Damn, niggas are straight up idiots. Learn how to read.
The nigga said he just makes music he feels and does him. If you cant understand that, youre a lame nigga, period.
Second, you vouchin for Cudi? This niggas a coke head that weighs 140 pounds. Who is he gonna light up in anything? Get real dumb nigga. You the kinda chick thatll convince yourself that a nigga didnt make a real comment just cause you dont like his music.
NiggaPlease
—————-
“and this is a rich nigga saying this”…….
wait so because you claim your rich ur opinion should be valid? and your probably BROKE
“This guy makes music for niggas that get bad bitches, not you new stand in the back of the club cant dress no bread trolling ass niggas.”
______________________________________________________
HAHAHAHAHAHA!!! CLASSIC!!!!!! Thats what these loser ass niggas dont get.
Again, I dont fuck with dudes music, thats my prerogative as a grown man, but Im not a hater, the niggas doin his thing in his own lane. This rap shit is all fake anyways, if Drake wanted, he could easily pay for beats from all your favorite “Hiphop” producers and claim hes goin underground, get a couple of features and you niggas that hate him would eat that album up. If you dont like a niggas music, cool. If you dont like a nigga cause of his image, thats the same as LIKING a nigga BECAUSE of his image, and thats girl shit. .
If you dont like a nigga cause of his image, thats the same as LIKING a nigga BECAUSE of his image, and thats girl shit.
———————————————
Nigga Please@ and u probly the first person to say u dont like justin beiber or lady gaga and make jokes lmao.
If you dont like a nigga cause of his image, thats the same as LIKING a nigga BECAUSE of his image, and thats girl shit.
———————————————
Nigga Please@ and u probly the first person to say u dont like justin beiber or lady gaga and make jokes lmao.
NiggaPleaseLame said this on November 11th, 2011 at 1:45 pm
____________________________________________________________
I dont listen to Bieber or Gaga you square ass nigga, but they both play live instruments and are enjoying their lives makin money and music, so I aint hatin on neither one. I know they dont make their music for dudes like me, so theres no need for me to even think about Gaga or Bieber cause they got their own fan bases they cater to, you square. Nigga, get a clue. Lame brain ass.
Nigga Please< and drake and young moneys fan base is wat exactly?…YOU?..ahh so ur a 15 year old girl called nigga please? cute.
and ur doin a real good job of internet thugging lmao.
dont listen to Bieber or Gaga you square ass nigga, but they both play live instruments and are enjoying their lives
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
y is it these lames always try and sound deep but end up sounding stupid.
The fact that so many people are hating on @NiggaPlease’s comment shows me you’re all teenagers or just some grown ass kids and don’t understand the grown man shit he’s talking about.
“This guy makes music for niggas that get bad bitches”
- – – – – – – –
I always wondered who those screaming girls were at drake concerts…now i know.
“This guy makes music for niggas that get bad bitches”
- – – – – – – –
I always wondered who those screaming girls were at drake concerts…now i know.
dead.
niggaplease, I’m sorry you’re so butthurt. Also, I didn’t vouch for Cudi I merely said Aubrey would lose to Cudi in a fight he’s so bitchmade…like you.
I wish that we lived in a time and a generation where people would stop viewing my honesty as overly emotional. People always act like I spend my life crying in a dark room —–DRAKE
*****************************************
Stuff a napkin in my shirt cuz im just marvin like that
You know good and well that you don’t wanna problem like that
You gon make someone around me cause your body that bad ooh
No, don’t do it please don’t do it —–DRAKE
*********************
that is what we will remember his for. his deep thought out lyricism. MUAH!
Why are niggas really so mad at this dude? Unless somebody put a pair of headphones on ya head with take care blastin while pointin a pistol at you nobody’s forcin you to check for his shit. Like homie said earlier I could care less for gaga or bieber but theyre not on my mind so much to a point that I have to click every post of em just to tell the world how much I despise them. That ghostface review got some laughs out of me I aint gonna lie (and I fuck with drake) but even he went and listened to an album which he probably knew he wouldnt like considerin the fact he didnt fuck with his previous shit, the whole time havinf the intent of bashin it at the end. Just to get views on his blog. Yall niggad gotta realize everybody aint gonna appeal to you and not everybody is trying to. He makes music for a specific demographic. And ill admit some people jock this niggas testes a lil too hard but if it wasnt him it would be another nigga which it probably will be in another 5 yrs. Let him enjoy the spotlight while he got it.
Nigga Please< and drake and young moneys fan base is wat exactly?…YOU?..ahh so ur a 15 year old girl called nigga please? cute.
and ur doin a real good job of internet thugging lmao.
NiggaPleaseLame said this on November 11th, 2011 at 2:00 pm
____________________________________________________________
Youre a waste of brain cells, cause youre obviously an idiot.
1. I said I dont fuck with dudes music, I got enough shit to listen to, Im not a fan. I recognized the niggas comment as some real shit and spoke on it. If youre too dumb to realize that, so be it.
2. You showed how pussy you are if you think Im internet thuggin. All Im doin is stating my opinion, but I guess sucka niggas like you get insecure when men are talking. Says more about you. Probably why you cant recognize that the reason I commented in the first place had nothing to do with me likin his music, it was about me respecting his PERSPECTIVE. Youre a lame brain ass nigga.
I didnt really read none of the other comments and I cant act like im still playing Take Care cause im not cause im bored of it already but I think Drake was probably a big fan of old R&B albums. Everybody gets mad because they think he needs to be more hardcore with the rhymes but back in the day the more a artist catered to women the better people used to perceive that artist. Now of course some of you mite not understand that but I think thats what Drake relates to musically. You have to know that hardcore hip hop wasnt always around but artists still wanted to be taken seriously so they made records that woman could feel and who ever made the record that women were feeling the most usually was on top. He probably grew up in a house always listen to older R&B soul albums and thats what he relates to and puts in his rap songs. If Drake made bad music thats one thing but he makes dope shit so to me thats whats important. Smoky Robinson and Al Green wasnt making hard records all the time but back then nobody was trippin, I think Drake is in that same type of zone musically most times.
martymcfly< i get ur point tho i think music as a whole has changed
*has changed and you wudnt catch al green or smoky robinson sayin some of the things drake and these new age rappers sayin (i.e the constant conssitent over glorification of wealth bragging about chains, cars clothes women complaining their too rich and how many haters they have) and thats just really a large portion of wat they talk about we can all agree on that (no hate just facts). singers back then didnt constantly go on about that stuff.
but yea drakes new album was pretty good beat wize musically…its just he does display signs of wimpiness. it is wat it is. lets not deny it but then when confronted with it people say “well hes gettin money”. thats fine. yes he is but lets aknowledge his persona is not similar or of the same cloth as AL GREEN. AL GREEN was a grown man in the jim crow era him and drake are not of the same cloth.
Im not really saying he’s cut from the same cloth im just saying I think that he takes a similar approach to making music as they did. Like they wasnt trying to make the most lyrical or real life records for a whole album, most of the time they was just talking to women. I think that alot of hip hop fans just dont understand that approach to music or just think its soft and wack off top instead of just judge the music. They judge who the target audience is and not if its musically good or not. Im not gonna get into a big conversation about it but its like when I say that Snoop is one of the greatest ever. The first thing people say is he aint as lyrical as Nas but thats not what im looking at, im judging him off musicality not just lyrical ability.
martymcfly< thats the thing they was lyrical…
and it meant alot to people thats why ppl young and new still play their music their considered classic.
drake casually trying to sound hard talking about "dont make me catch a body" just doesnt give of the same feeling of honesty and music making for a great time…as echoed by the fans who constantly defend any slackness of an artist with "well they gettin money" thats the culture now. dont get me wrong drake is a really good artist. i just think now ppl make really GREAT songs and alot of unashamedly COMMERCIAL PEICES OF DRIVEL without remorse in the name of money along side it its hard to ask people to view alot of current singers in the same way as say a al green who still tours today cos the love of music was so evident. but today artists including drake tell us to our faces their in it only for the money. and well it gets reflected in the love shown by the "fans".
The thing that pisses me off about Hip Hop fans is that they’re so fucking fickle. They hate when a nigga lies about shit but then they hate a nigga for being 10,000% honest. You can never fucking win with people man.
The joke is if Chris Brown or Trey Songz or anyone else said the same shit niggas wouldn’t say a thing. Even though he does say some puppy love type shit sometimes what he says isn’t even overly emotional the way people make it out to be and it DEFINITELY isn’t some shit none of you haven’t said or felt before so I don’t see why people are so critical about this shit.
lol@ people getting personally hurt on drakes behalf..well he did help breed these new supa sensitive niggaz!
?????????????? said this on November 11th, 2011 at 1:00 pm
^ lmao THIS!
__________________________________________________________________
drake casually trying to sound hard talking about “dont make me catch a body” just doesnt give of the same feeling of honesty and music making for a great time…as echoed by the fans who constantly defend any slackness of an artist with “well they gettin money” thats the culture now. dont get me wrong drake is a really good artist. i just think now ppl make really GREAT songs and alot of unashamedly COMMERCIAL PEICES OF DRIVEL without remorse in the name of money along side it its hard to ask people to view alot of current singers in the same way as say a al green who still tours today cos the love of music was so evident. but today artists including drake tell us to our faces their in it only for the money. and well it gets reflected in the love shown by the “fans”.
Billy said this on November 11th, 2011 at 4:31 pm
^ oh yeah, this to.
not to mention drake is RAPPER, first. hes not a singer no matter how much hes trys to play both sides of the fence(no pun intended). hes a rapper. so any al green/marvin gaye references isnt really valid considering their not in the same lane. you cant compare tracy mcgrady with steve nash. just sayin
Just want to point out that as soft as yall think he is. As tender and bitch made as yall think he is……
HE BODIED JADAKISS on Its Good. BODIED.
HE CALLED OUT PUSHA T AND PUSHA DID NOTHING.
AND HE OUT RAPS THE MAJORITY OF THE TOUGH GUYS YOU LIKE.
You idiots dont even realize how permeable rap is now that an A CHILD ACTOR can come in and become one of the hottest rappers out right now. This guy makes music for niggas that get bad bitches, not you new stand in the back of the club cant dress no bread trolling ass niggas.
Cats sit up on the internet all day talkin about Drake with out a single bitch in your proximity.
And hes soft?
funny said this on November 11th, 2011 at 12:57 pm
^ oh and one more thing. everything here, nonsense. clearly a stan.
@Billy
Yeah I already know what your saying and all I can really say is that now its just so many people rapping that being real aint respected no more cause you cant tell the real from the fake. Its about who got the most money and the biggest guns and the most diamonds not who really makes music from the heart. Drake at least on most levels has alot of honesty in his music but alot of these cats aint being real in they music and im really not mad at them because ill just go back to listening to Cats & Dogs or some old rap classics but the biggest reasons why im not mad at them is because if rappers kept it real in they music and said you know what, I really do love the chick im with and I dont consider her a bitch or a hoe, they probably wouldnt sell records. So of course then it becomes a thing where you gotta make certain type records just for money. Now I cant say im happy about it but I understand that its just they way it is. When Drake came in he wasnt talking like he was gangsta and if he is now its because he got the money now and is hanging with Baby and Wayne. I cant say if its right or not but I can say alot of these dudes aint real in the sense that they ever had to handle some real business in the street. So its like I dont even take none of they shit literally, I just judge the beats and rhymes and leave it at that. For the most part I think Drake is real in terms of not being afraid to say you know what, I put real emotions in the music. What makes him great is knowing when to stop being to emotional and balance out those songs with a more harder songs like Uptown or Lord Knows. When some artists never balance out there shit, they either super gangsta ( Waka Flocka ) or overly emotional ( Joe Boredom).
I guess ihave no life cause i read every single comment lol but rmpwolf said some real shit and it was lik the last thing i read idk hought that was funny
dam and now i read marty mcfly comment lol more real shit
@ marty
i agree with most of what your saying. but for alot of artists, for example waka, that IS WHAT THEY KNOW. thats just it. thats ALL they know. like when my nigga camron talk about bitches and hoes. thats some real shit. A LOT of niggaz live and think exactly what hes saying. so its a thin line between whats real and fake. but when drake says shit like, “dont make me catch a body.” c’mon now, just knock it off.
hey marty and the realest…you guys think you could ever get your point across WITHOUT writing an essay? sheesh.
somehwere, right now, drake is driving his prius crying tears of joy. beacuse he loves his car so much!
@ titsmcgee
well when your not saying anything its easy to write two sentences.
@therealest… same goes for artists i actually like. such as Evidence saying i shoot people.. no you dont.
@marty waka floka gansta? more like ignorant…thugs around my way wouldnt fuck his candy ass with a pool stick. and budden MORE emotional than drake?…come on g. budden takes an L but drake is the chemical composition of estrogen and everything cozy.
@therealest see what i did there?
thugs around my way wouldnt fuck his candy ass with a pool stick.
^ PAUSE! seems like you’re “the chemical composition of estrogen and everything cozy.” took me thirteen words. see what i did THERE.
@therealest congratulations, you dismissed irony and counted all the way up to 13! people still say pause? are you going to say swag next?
cant lie tho, i was more talking about marty when i slid the essay comment, vato.
but you just cant help yourself.
actually thats like my 2nd time using the word. i use it where its needed. and thats coo you was talking bout marty mostly, but you still mentioned me specificaly so no, i couldnt help myself.
niggas must practice the fine art of communicating with bitches. you niggas would feel much better if you lost your virginity instead of on 2dopeboyz on a friday night hating or dick riding drake. lord please grant niggas the power to reframe from being lame
i mentioned you because he wouldnt write these counter-intuitive rants if people didnt provoke him **cough**. then he forces me to get my typing bars up and talk some shit.
drake is wack as fuck yo, end of story. if your a man driving your car alone and listening to this…you must be on some serious identity crisis bullshit. drake sounds emotionally unstable. the entire vibe grosses me out.
@rell its 3:12 and im burning time at work. get off my dick bitch. where are you right now?
im with ya mama gettin my dick sucked with my finger up that hoe ass
i mentioned you because he wouldnt write these counter-intuitive rants if people didnt provoke him **cough**. <– nothing other than bullshit to prove a point. next.
im not a drake fan. only songs i have on itunes from him is Light Up and Fancy. but your obviously one of those drake haters. thats is all. point-proven and didnt take me an essay either.
im with ya mama gettin my dick sucked with my finger up that hoe ass
rell said this on November 11th, 2011 at 6:21 pm
^ who can actually be proud to make a statement like that thru a computer? i mean, how can you feel like a tough guy when your typing a comment. but thats what we have come to i guess. ‘smh. people man…people.’(larenz tate in crash)
@threalest so because i cant stand drake and everything he represents my points are invalid? im not trying to PROVE anything, its an oppinion. writing people off because they dont live up to your standards of what a fan of music is aint the look. if drake solely made r&b he would have much more credibility. but wheelchair jimmy aint hip hop. its a gimmick.
@rell your actually on 2dope being the very person you criticize.
I agree with @rell the c-section is full of a bunch of lames now.shake & meka need to straighten this up or it will only get worst. All i see its a bunch of hsting everytime i come on this site.I go on nah right & its the same thing but atleast their comments are funny at the same time & not just hating because they know they will never be in the same position.
so because i cant stand drake and everything he represents my points are invalid?
^ lol yes they are. you didnt make any points! all you said was that drake is wack, if you listen to him you have an identity crisis, and thats hes emotional unstable. sorry aristotle, but you didnt make any valid points, just talked a bunch of shit.
and dont hide behind that “its just my opinion” elementary bullshit. 2dopeboyz posted a debate video on niggaz like you. smh.
thru a computer? anytime you see me comment im on my iphone something you broke ass house niggas wouldnt know shit about. nigga make some money before you make a comment you got me fucked up thanking ima sit on here all nite & argue witchu you got me mistaken for one of these peon niggas who spend they life on 2dopeboyz. get cha sum money maybe you can buy some bitches or somethin. roll up fool
@therealest i guess you stubborness missed. “if drake solely made r&b he would have much more credibility. but wheelchair jimmy aint hip hop. its a gimmick”
and he is emotionally unstable…hahaha
see, there you go again, begging people to write you an essay to be considered valid.
and because 2dope posted those dumbass debate videos all the sudden what they say is set in stone? hahaha. gtfoh. your the pre-k kid. i would murder those NYU bitches with a chip on their shoulder.
theres the clock. IM OUT!
oh. well. i guess you showed me. and @ rell, you showed me to.
@rell the fuck is an iphone b? im out here with a uranium transmitter son. powered by the force of god alone g. diamond plated spaceship with quintuplet supermodel attendants yo. paid for with my ridiculous baller status son. step your game up bitch. ill knock every female in your family tree and pay them to be fake statues in my museum of ugly.
A lot of yall are taking music wayyyyy to serious. Music is a form of entertainment or art something to be appriciated you niggas sound like yall base yall lives by what another artist says in a record. Robert Rodriguez writes gangster shit for movies right? That dude aint no G so why aint yall bashing that shit. Let music be what it is and thats music
TitsMcgee stop fronting on this shit man you prolly one of them niggas who was on drakes dick when he wasnt known but now all the teenage girls recognized this dude and now u aint fucking with his shit I know your kind nigga Im surrounded by these type of “i want so badly to be different but end up looking the same” type of ppl all day long. I got Drakes entire catalog his music style aint strayed to far from his roots my dude e.g Replacement Girl, Asthma Team, Easy to Please, Faded these are all songs about pointless shit nothing deep in those songs but i bet if you look back on prior posts niggas was saying “this nigga drake a beast” go back and search Drake Still Fly one of 2dbz first posts of this dude read those comments and that song was about absolutely nothing.
Drake Stans are crazy. They’re the type of people that will defend Aubs to the death, and try to do such with imaginary facts. I was talking to one Drake Stan that said that Take Care was supposed to be projected to sell 900k first week…three weeks ago… *headdesk*
Stans are whats wrong with Hip Hop.
As cliche as it might sound, I feel like all of you guys who get up here and write negative comments about an artist, are nothing more than……haters..it’s that simple. People hate to see people with talent and great work ethic do good. For everyone ONE hater there are THOUSANDS of people who enjoy Drake’s music. If you feel like you have to be disrespectful or demeaning when writing an OPINION, then perhaps you aren’t as mature as you may think. And if you disagree with me, then atleast have the decency to agree to disagree. Because arguing/bickering on online or even in person for that matter, is pointless. We need to grow ourselves guys. Its a shame, some of us view life through glasses shaded with ignorance and never get a chance to witness life for what it is. And the people who will respond negatively to this responce are THE EXACT people I’m talking about. – so all I can say is, Take Care