

It’s easy to read it as a sign of the times: Is this boom in bummer rap a reaction to the recession, or the sound of hip-hop shuffling into middle age? But more than anything, the sultry production gives Later a coherent vibe - it’s an album meant to be listened to from start to finish. When the Dickenson clan sits down for Thanksgiving dinner in 2016, it is the last holiday when their tight-knit family will ever be the same. Thank Me Later‘s downtempo beats, many by Canadian producer 40, call to mind Kanye West’s 808s & Heartbreak and Kid Cudi’s Man on the Moon. After a mixtape propelled Drake from Canadian soap star to bona fide hitmaker, Thank Me Later confirmed his star status. A short and sweet audio novella that’ll leave listeners wanting second helpings, You Can Thank Me Later follows an unforgettable family over the course of three Thanksgivings. He isn’t the most naturally charismatic MC, but he is one of the wittiest, packing his songs with clever images (“I’m 23/With a money tree”) and punch lines that land with a snap (“I live for the nights that I can’t remember/With the people I won’t forget”), even next to guests like Jay-Z, Young Jeezy, T.I. Zayn Malik on Leaving One Direction: 'We Got Sick of Each Other'ĭrake is in total command of a style that would have been hard to imagine dominating hip-hop a few years ago: He’s subtle and rueful rather than loud and lively emotionally transparent rather than thuggy. Drake Thank Me Later Young Money Entertainment Cash Money Records The Resistance, drake, album, monochrome, fictional Character png 1000x1001px 46.26KB.
