Take Care
by Drake
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8.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 538 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 452 out of 538
  2. Mixed: 38 out of 538
  3. Negative: 48 out of 538
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  1. therealmohamed_
    Nov 19, 2013
    6
    Rapping is as weak as ever, WAYYYY too much singing, and too long of an album. Quality is still good tho. If he made the album shorter i would probably give him a 7. 6.5/10
  2. BetterOffDead_
    May 15, 2014
    6
    This is my Favorite drake album the great thing about this album is the production the beats for in well with the songs as they flow through the album the down side to this album is when you get half way though it, it starts to feel dry the verses arnt as good, the lyrics are poor not much substance but all up not a bad album if your into Main Street rap you'll like it.. 6.9/10
  3. keve16
    Mar 26, 2015
    6
    5.7/10................................................................................................................................................
  4. ChiIIaoi
    Jul 19, 2023
    6
    Review só pra lembrar a nota que eu dei pro album:
    album ok, agora só escrever pra passar dos 75 caracteres.
  5. rollingstone82
    Nov 20, 2011
    5
    This album could go down in history as one of the most overrated ever. This album is not a classic the way everyone proclaims it to be. It has its memorable moments. It has some highlights ("the brilliant Just Blaze-produced "Lord Knows" and "Take Care"). A few are decent ("Doing It Wrong" and "Headlines"). But overall, the rest of the album feels like one long boring song. Drake seems toThis album could go down in history as one of the most overrated ever. This album is not a classic the way everyone proclaims it to be. It has its memorable moments. It has some highlights ("the brilliant Just Blaze-produced "Lord Knows" and "Take Care"). A few are decent ("Doing It Wrong" and "Headlines"). But overall, the rest of the album feels like one long boring song. Drake seems to find no other topic to discuss and the worst part is that he doesn't even do it as well as he should. His rhymes vary from good to generic. But when he sings, his bars can be straight-up pedestrian. I honestly got tired out midway through the album. But I kept trudging hoping the album might make a comeback for itself. But alas, even Andre 3000 could not deliver a good enough verse to save the mediocrity I endured. Matter of fact, only Rick Ross seemed to be the only charged-up rapper here. 3K delivered a slightly okay but not weird enough verse like he did for "Party". Lil Wayne has seemingly lost that bizarre quality that once made him a compelling rapper a mere three years ago. And Birdman wastes good space trying to hype up Drake as some gangsta rapper who is ready to take over. Who doesn't feel that Birdman is simply using Drake and praising him as a cover up? Anyway, I suggest you invest your money somewhere else. Though better than Thank Me Later, Take Care is still the same old same old.… Expand
  6. Jpeffer
    Nov 20, 2011
    5
    While this album does have some good songs, such as "Headlines" and "Practice," it has too many songs that are either just too boring or go on for too long. Drake has definitely stepped it up here better than his previous album but he still has some work to do before he becomes one of the better rappers out today.
  7. frozenfish
    Nov 16, 2011
    5
    It seems that Drake has done it again. I manage to like some of his songs, but there really isn't much praise for HIS talent. His producers know how to lay down good beats for his vocal aesthetic, but when you listen to what he's saying, how "good" is it? There nothing special about what he's saying or how he's saying it. The lyrics are very often humdrum and unimaginative. Yes, he's ableIt seems that Drake has done it again. I manage to like some of his songs, but there really isn't much praise for HIS talent. His producers know how to lay down good beats for his vocal aesthetic, but when you listen to what he's saying, how "good" is it? There nothing special about what he's saying or how he's saying it. The lyrics are very often humdrum and unimaginative. Yes, he's able to involve emotion in his songs, but they're illustrated very blandly,plus he's already expressed these same emotions to us in his previous music. A lot of these guests don't really offer much, except The Weeknd & Andre 3000. Lil Wayne can be very distracting and has some lyrics even weaker than Drake's. Stevie Wonder's harmonica solo does little other than put his name on the album. This album could have easily been parred down from 80 minutes to create a much tighter, concentrated effort, but he just meanders around talking about nothing new. Maybe he wanted to top Kanye's MBDTF (which he does, timewise), but he doesn't even touch it in quality. Pharoahe Monch, Big K.R.I.T. (mixtape, whatever), Talib Kweli, & The Beastie Boys have released much better hip-hop albums this year. I have no idea why this is being called the best of the year. 5.5/10, rounded down since almost everyone else is hyping it up.… Expand
  8. CentristFiasco
    Nov 18, 2011
    5
    From time to time we see new artist in this Hip Hop game that gets attention in regards to his or her style or spoken lyrics and there's not a doubt that Drake is one of those artists. It wasn't until he signed to Cash Money Records that his spoken lyrics tone downed and went towards a monotonic or hypnotic style that will utterly most attract female listeners with its "sex appeal" andFrom time to time we see new artist in this Hip Hop game that gets attention in regards to his or her style or spoken lyrics and there's not a doubt that Drake is one of those artists. It wasn't until he signed to Cash Money Records that his spoken lyrics tone downed and went towards a monotonic or hypnotic style that will utterly most attract female listeners with its "sex appeal" and quite frankly depressing love scenarios. Drake's "Thank Me Later" was in fact filled with such monotonic or hypnotic depressing love songs but with "Take Care", he balances it out but it all sounds like his ego is forever increasing. This is not a good thing for a creation of an album...… Expand
  9. WarriorV1
    Nov 16, 2011
    4
    I wanted a rap album and instead got an R&B Album. There are a few tracks I acknowledge as pretty good such as Shot For Me, Over My Dead Body, Lord Knows, The Motto, and Headlines, but most of it is singing, and I wanted a rap album. It shouldn't be classified as rap. Album was average in my opinion.
  10. Rebbie
    Nov 17, 2011
    4
    I wanted to like this one a lot more than I did. The replay value is slim for me, as I have to be in a certain mood (depressed) to get into the bulk of these songs.

    Drake is starting to feel very one-note to me. He says the same things over and over, just refines the music and words a bit. But the subject matter never changes with this guy. Is it narcissism that causes him to not be able    I wanted to like this one a lot more than I did. The replay value is slim for me, as I have to be in a certain mood (depressed) to get into the bulk of these songs.

    Drake is starting to feel very one-note to me. He says the same things over and over, just refines the music and words a bit. But the subject matter never changes with this guy. Is it narcissism that causes him to not be able to venture onto other topics besides his immediate world? I guess he really meant it when he said "I only care about money & the city that I'm from". That's fine, but why should I care about his money and the city that he's from??? I wouldn't even call this CD a hip-hop CD. It's an R&B CD with hip-hop leanings, really. And it's kinda lifeless.    … Expand
  11. blogfirstlast
    Jun 13, 2013
    4
    To be honest the only songs I could really feel myself liking is Headlines and Look What You've Done.

    This album was kind of slow and I didn't like it. I don't like music that bores me and this was pretty damn boring compared to all the great music that I am currently being surrounded with. This may have been an okay album if it was 2005, but with all the juicy hip-hop and r & b that    To be honest the only songs I could really feel myself liking is Headlines and Look What You've Done.

    This album was kind of slow and I didn't like it. I don't like music that bores me and this was pretty damn boring compared to all the great music that I am currently being surrounded with.

    This may have been an okay album if it was 2005, but with all the juicy hip-hop and r & b that I am listening to, this seems a bit stale.    … Expand
  12. andyn823
    Jun 6, 2020
    4
    I give this album a 4 because it's actually an OK album. And I don't understand why this album get so overhyped and over-praised. This album is overrated. Nothing new and nothing special. The only song that I like from this album is "Take Care" with Rihanna which is well-balanced, has great production and nice catchy beats. All of his other tracks are OK. Some tracks are bad. This album isI give this album a 4 because it's actually an OK album. And I don't understand why this album get so overhyped and over-praised. This album is overrated. Nothing new and nothing special. The only song that I like from this album is "Take Care" with Rihanna which is well-balanced, has great production and nice catchy beats. All of his other tracks are OK. Some tracks are bad. This album is nothing memorable.… Expand
  13. john595
    Nov 15, 2011
    1
    Are u Judging this as a Hiphop Album Or A R&B Album?

    Because as a Hiphop Album this is a disgrace to the genre 90 percent of the album is singing last time I checked Hiphop was rapping but even if You look at this as a R&B album its still trash No men should be able to listen to a album talking about saving strippers and hating on another men on top of that the features are horrible    Are u Judging this as a Hiphop Album Or A R&B Album?



    Because as a Hiphop Album this is a disgrace to the genre 90 percent of the album is singing last time I checked Hiphop was rapping but even if You look at this as a R&B album its still trash No men should be able to listen to a album talking about saving strippers and hating on another men on top of that the features are horrible Nicki minji and the 3 songs with lil wayne are trash    … Expand
  14. brashadcarr23
    Nov 10, 2018
    1
    young money is the most overrated group in history lil wayne **** that up by signing all that trash
  15. kash
    Dec 13, 2011
    0
    I wanted to write a great review about this album. I Purchased "Thank Me Later" and was not impressed. That is because the album contained Drake's version of singing. I'm not going to say that a person that is not really a singer (ie- Lil' Wayne) can't necessarily make a catchy singing track; however, for people to allow Drake to say he is a legitimate singer and to give him high ratingsI wanted to write a great review about this album. I Purchased "Thank Me Later" and was not impressed. That is because the album contained Drake's version of singing. I'm not going to say that a person that is not really a singer (ie- Lil' Wayne) can't necessarily make a catchy singing track; however, for people to allow Drake to say he is a legitimate singer and to give him high ratings like they don't know what a singer is really concerns me. I believe Drake is very talented as a rapper, but he should leave the singing to someone who can. All that said, even with the "singing" on the album (which even makes Rihanna sound weak), the album has achieved a deep monotone. All of the songs SOUND EXACTLY THE SAME. There is no reason for this with all of the great producers and beat makers out there. I have no problem with music about relationships and heartbreak, but the monotone turns this into mood music. And the 82 positives that he has received on Metacritic so far have to be die hard fans. I think a person who has never heard Drake and listens to this album will surely be disappointed and I sincerely hope that no one paid over $5 for this album. If you did, take it as a life experience and download this kind of crap on a singles basis only.… Expand
  16. dolph
    Dec 6, 2011
    0
    Pathetic excuse for a record. I gave it multiple chances. The fact that THIS is what's at the apex of popularity tells us that society collectively has a terrible, unrefined taste in music.
  17. TrayBlaze
    Nov 24, 2011
    0
    Artists like this is the reason for a near-dying genre. i can not take listenin to this guy, i gave him a chance w/o bein biased downloaded this album...and every song just made me say wtf is you talking bout...stop crying on every track...some rappers can get away with talking about relationships, pain, struggle, hardships...but this dude crying about girls in every song. smh. this ALBUMArtists like this is the reason for a near-dying genre. i can not take listenin to this guy, i gave him a chance w/o bein biased downloaded this album...and every song just made me say wtf is you talking bout...stop crying on every track...some rappers can get away with talking about relationships, pain, struggle, hardships...but this dude crying about girls in every song. smh. this ALBUM FOR THE LADIES!… Expand
  18. EmptyFilmStock
    Nov 4, 2012
    0
    Quite frankly, I will never understand the hype and praise behind 'Take Care'. It's just another album, plain and simple. Or really, another album with overproduction that is a cross between hip-hop/R&B (woo, how different and original) by an untalented hack who uses autotune to no end that calls himself an artist. Yeah, this is quite an album alright.
  19. LegitReviewer
    Apr 28, 2013
    0
    One of the most overrated album of all time, I don't how people can call this "music", a rapper that is more feminine than Nicki Minaj, the best word to describe this "albm" is trash, straight up.
  20. JafarTheGod
    Apr 20, 2015
    0
    Most overrated album of all-time. It's not even rap, he makes pop and r&b music. Plus, all he does is cry and whine over his ex, he doesn't talk about anything interesting, his lyrics are very simple, he can't even tell a story.
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Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 34
  3. Negative: 1 out of 34
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    Sep 17, 2012
    80
    Considering Take Care is an affecting masterpiece easily on par with his debut, there could be no greater accolade for the genius of this man.
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  2. The Wire
    Jan 23, 2012
    50
    He's tightened his flow ever so slightly, but the brutal artlessness of his writing and character remains. [Jan 2012, p.69]
  3. Q Magazine
    Dec 22, 2011
    60
    It's great at times, but far more work than it should be. [Jan 2012, p.127]
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