The more people jeered Drake’s defiantly soft approach and clumsy bars, the louder the cheers drowned them out. A former teen soap opera actor? From Canada? And he’s cooing sweet melodies over fluffy synthesizer clouds like some hipster R&B singer? This was no one’s idea of a superstar rapper. When So Far Gone first blew up, Drake had been an easy punchline for rap skeptics and self-professed guardians of “real hip-hop” alike. “I had someone tell me I fell off, ooh I needed that,” he’d rap the following summer, owning up to Thank Me Later‘s flaws - not that that the album’s bizarre sequencing, rampant self-pity, and abundant hashtag-rap clunkers stalled out his career momentum whatsoever. Instead, Drake delivered a confounding LP that, even as it spun off hits, raised questions about whether a debut could be a sophomore slump. But with his 2009 mixtape So Far Gone, he had rocketed straight to superstardom and begun the process of fundamentally altering the sound of mainstream rap. Technically, Thank Me Later, released 10 years ago, was his debut album. After the release of his iconic album and its many playlist staples, as the fame started to set in, things truly never were the same for Drizzy.Drake had already changed the game. Following right after, the cold truths of relationships, love and self-growth show up throughout the tracklist on “Too Much,” “From Time” and “Furthest Thing.” With its clever production - songs flow into one another tunefully - this album becomes one of Drake’s most cohesive bodies of work. Some of the coldest songs of Drake’s career came off this one album “All Me” and “Worst Behavior” give off a careless attitude.
This song truly sets the tone for the rest of the album, showing how Drake is able to change up his flows and showcase why he deserves his respect as a rapper. This project is considered to be one of the most lyrical of his discography with a strong intro “Tuscan Leather,” is a 6-minute song with no chorus or hook. This album was Drake’s third studio album, containing the works of many talented artists, including features from his role model, JAY Z. It was a battle that I was fighting for days, but I finally decided that Nothing Was The Same would have to come in a close second. The most difficult part of arranging Drake’s albums from greatest to least was the dilemma between Nothing Was The Same and Take Care. With songs like “Look What You’ve Done,” a tribute to Drake’s family, and “Marvins Room,” the official heartbreak anthem of the 20th century, this album triumphs over all other Drake projects.Īlthough this album was just the start of his career in the mainstream, it was able to influence those who listened until this day, with club favourites such as “Headlines,” “Crew Love” with The Weeknd, and an all-time classic, “Take Care” with Rihanna. The majority of the album’s songs were carefully crafted alongside his long-time partner and producer, Noah “40” Shebib, who has sonically made great contributions to Drake’s career, often providing him with the perfect production to express himself over.
With his honest words and expressive emotions, Drake masterfully created a body of work with the perfect balance of rap and R&B tracks that inspired a generation of artists - making it difficult to rank this album anywhere other than number one. Released in November of 2011, Take Care was Drake’s second studio album and went on to change the relationship between hip-hop and R&B music for the remainder of the decade. In the process, he’s created a discography like no other (with inevitable ebbs and flows, of course) - and CanCulture is here to rank them. Six studio albums and seven mixtapes later, Drake is one of the biggest superstars the world has ever seen and continues to dominate the charts.
With Drake's diverse set of skills allowing him to cover a broad range of genres throughout his career, and his ability to seamlessly switch between his R&B and hip-hop voice, there is no doubt that he has earned the titles he’s been awarded. His growth as an artist has really been unmatched. As Billboard’s Artist of the Decade and the most-streamed artist of all time, Drake, a crown jewel of Toronto’s music scene, has come a long way since his first studio album.
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