I meant to do this yesterday, but I got caught up with the Finals game. SMH at BOSTON. Pissed me off. But anyway, I've been waiting for June 15th since 2006 when I started listening to Drake, and finally, yesterday his debut album dropped. He finally did it. I remember when I was the only one at my school in 9th grade who even knew who he was, I would try to put ppl on him and they'd be like "nahhh, dude cant rap, he sucks," but they'd listen to Wayne. Now look who's team he's on...SMH at all you people who slept on him. :) This album was a great debut for him. The album as a lot of club bangers on it, a lot of songs for the ladies, and for the guys too. Drake speaks on everything thats happened in his life, love, and his struggles, and just having a good time with his team, Young Money. So im going write a bit about each song and what I THINK it means, and share my favorites and stuff :) ENJOY.
1.
Fireworks ft Alicia Keys - Im happy with both versions I've heard. I love that beat to it, it just makes you mellow out and really think about everything hes saying. A really great song to vibe to.
"Im flying back home for the Heritage Classic, searching for that feeling, tell me where is the magic? Lets stay together till we're ghosts. I wanna witness love, I never seen it close. Yeah, but I guess I gotta find it first, thats why Im really going off. FIREWORKS."
2.
Karaoke-
"I was only tryna get aheaddddd." :) I really like this one. Drake talks about how difficult it is to have a relationship with a woman when you are trying to move up, or you are blowing up in music business, when she has her own way of living life, and doesn't really want to be in spotlight with you.
3.
The Resistance- Ohh how I love this one :) Drake talks about how a lot of things in the music/ ent. business can tempt you, and can mess up things in other areas of your life, but you have to resist, how you have to try not to let it change you into a completely different person, but a better person and artist, and not to fall apart.
"Man I couldn't tell you where the fuck my head is, I'm holding on by a thread it's like I'm high right now, the guy right now, and you can tell by looking in my eyes right now.
That nothing really comes as a surprise right now,'cause we just having the time of our lives right now."
4. Over- Yeah, no need to talk about this one. OVERPLAYED..everybody knows what this is about.
5. Show Me A Good Time- Produced by Genius - Mr. Kanye West. This is great song song to dance to. The beat is crazyyyy. The song is just about how hard he works but when you have a little time off to relax and let all your stress and troubles go and have a good time. "I aint tryin look like I lie to these niggas that I came up with. Thats my team. Never would I let a woman come inbetween what we doing right now, this our dream, Wu Tang Clan niggas want that cream."
6. Up All Night ft Nicki Minaj- Haha. I love chorus on this one. Drake talks about how successful him and his team are in the game right now and how he hopes that it never dies out. Young Money till the death of him - he says. "Bracelet saying you should quit, cars saying fuck ya life.Okay now we outta here, toodles to you bitches. And if you dolled up, I got the voodoo for you bitches."
7. Fancy ft. T.I. and Swizz Beatz- I can get so crunk to this song. Me and my girls :) Drake talks about its sexy for a girl to be doing so well for herself that she can pay for her own shit and have money left over to loan you a little something, if you ever need it, how its sexy for a girl to be smart and want to look good for herself and nobody else and be confident with who she is. "5 and 1/2 in boys, ass is off the hook. Cinderella, bout to lose the glass off her foot. When I find it, thats when I find you, and we can do all the things we never got the time to."
8. Shut It Down ft. The Dream - Ohh myyy. I actually do get ready to this song. This song makes any girl feel sexy and want to just get straight fly and make everybody want to stop and stare at her. I loveee this song. Just makes you feel just sexy as hell. My favorite part is when he saves the song and raps, then the music comes back and he finishes it off saying how he wants to lay ol' girl down...nice touchhhh. "Shooting stars all around her. Fire. Comets. I can bring her through, and shut em down. Onyx."
9. Unforgettable ft. Young Jeezy- This is prob my second favorite song on the album. It has a sample from my favorite artist of all time, the late and great Aaliyah. "At Your Best (You Are Love)" is the song that is sampled. Drake and Jeezy talk about how they want to be remembered as greats in the future and how they want to be unforgettable artists in the business and how important longevity and substance is. This is another great song to vibe to, and the sample from Aaliyah just sets it off. "Always gone but never hard to find. And since you can’t escape me, do I ever cross your mind?"
10. Light Up feat. Jay- Z - I really loved both verses on this song. Drake and Hov talk about how they are the subjects of all the buzz. Both rappers talk about how other people hate to see them being successful and try and distract them from being just that. "...but party on, party on, all night nigga.
I got these new rappers nervous, prom night nigga. I've grown tired of these fucking grown man liars. Storytellers, they ain't even need a campfire."
11. Miss Me ft. Lil Wayne - I love the beat to this song, it may not be as complex as the others but it still gets you hype. Drake's verse is nice and his flow is crazy. Wayne has some good punchlines. Drake probably recored this after he came off his recovery from tearing his ACL. In the chorus he says that he hopes that everybody misses him, should he ever go away."Yeah, bills everywhere, trill everything
And Drake just stand for Do Right And Kill Everything."
12. CeCe's Interlude- This MUST be dedicated to a special girl. Drakes talks about how he wants to put it on this chick ;) Nothing much to say there. Drake showcases his vocals on this one.
13. Find Your Love- Produced by the great, Kanye West, Drake sings this whole song. This is the only song on the album that is completely sang. Drake talks about how he refuses to be just a nobody in this special girls life. How he's determined to be different and find the key to her heart and give her his all. EVERYBODY can relate to this song, Im sure. "Im more than just an option, refuse to be forgotten. I took a chance with my heart, and I feel it taking over. I better find your loving, I better find you heart..."
14. Thank Me Now - This is my favorite song on the album. Drake's flow is crazyy. The second verse is my favorite. But if you want to know what this song is about, you should probably go BUY the album. "I got flows for the Marilyn Monroe’s who’s there before it all.I guess thats how it goes. They hear about your cons or focus on your pro’s and love you for who you are from the bottom of their soul....."
My List- Favorites from greatest to least.
1. Thank Me Now
2. Unforgettable
3. The Resistance
4. Fireworks
5. Find You Love
6. Karaoke
7. Light Up
8. Show Me A Good Time
9. Shut It Down
10. Fancy
11. Up All Night
12. Miss Me
12. CeCe's Interlude
14. Over
EVERYBODY PLEASE GO SUPPORT DRAKE, AND BUY THE ALBUM. EVEN IF YOU HAVE THE LEAKED VERSION. :) thanks.
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