Nah this didn’t suffer at all. This is one of the best pop rap albums ever

But yeah he was outta here once that MTV special dropped with the airplane with his face on it

I’m sure it’s outdated and corny but the nostalgia is too strong with this 1

Classic to me idc

The context of the time was any debut that wasn’t received like Illmatic or The College Dropout would be considered a disappointment. There was a desire for one of the new rappers to make a critically acclaimed “classic” out the gate.

I loved TML so much personally. But after the artistic triumph of So Far Gone, as a whole project TML was a slight disappointment. Take Care was what people wanted, and I think even Drake was conscious with making Take Care a return to form, a return to the magic of SFG

People were waiting for a more cohesive debut in this era. There was fatigue of mixtape rappers having to compromise for pop rap debuts. Take Care was what people actually wanted and wouldn’t have been as disappointing. TML is an amazing debut for what it is tho

Oh you fancy huh

amazing album and era
the lead in from Fear's last line into Fireworks first line
cars blasing fireworks when July 4th came
I'm still on track 1

Suuuuper underrated project IMO, always feel nostalgic listening back to it

Like MJP, my formal introduction to Drake and at a time where I was becoming a fan of hip-hop and R&B so holds a special place for me, despite it not being my favourite project of his.

“Money just changed everything…”

9AM In Dallas goes so crazy

Agreed but it has aged incredibly well. Some of the best music Drake made from 2009-2011 is on this album.

Love hearing stories like this

Agreed, the opening 3 tracks is probably my favorite Drake music and moment. Fireworks, Karaoke and The Resistance are all top 10 or 20 Drake songs for me

I wonder how life without it would go…

I’m 23 with a money tree

this album was too cold.

a modern classic….

i thanked him last night

Still one of my favorite songs .

blows my mind he used to make songs like karaoke. he was special

Top 5

great album

Good album but it's second least fav Drake album.

Fav. track: The Resistance

Huge nostalgia factor with this album for me, man...

I remember being 18 years old, in love with a girl I knew I had no future with, stuck in college with no clear future in mind career wise. Summer vacation in full swing, nothing smart to do all day & listening to this for the first time on a cool summer night, windows down in my room, looking at the city lights in the distance.

Album hit harder than anything I've ever heard by that point in my life, never heard anything more relatable than his tracks.

It was really special to be a fan of his since 2009 onwards, don't think anything like his first years in the game will be replicated again...

Love this album.

AND YOU WONDER WHY
MAN YOU KNOW, YOU KNOW

He used to love music.

Jazz Hands Drizzy, we cannoh replace him