Genius Meanings
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Drake (Ft. Rihanna) – Take Care
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This track uses the beat and hook from the song “I’ll Take Care of U” from the Jamie XX and Gil Scott Heron album that dropped last year
The source material for all this is the
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Drake – Shot for Me
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Drake does an ode to his exes (at least those who don’t live in Texas) on the second cut off of his Take Care LP. Here Drake demonstrates his ability to create ambiguous texts by
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Drake – Cameras
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This track was coupled with “Good Ones Go (Interlude)” on the Take Care tracklist. Features a sample of “Calling On You” by Jon B.
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Drake – Over My Dead Body
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The introductory track on Take Care finds Drake luxuriating in his own success and clapping back at the haters… or is that luxuriating in the haters and clapping back at his own
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Drake (Ft. André 3000 & Lil Wayne) – The Real Her
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On “The Real Her,” Drake praises a female stripper for her independence and being able to take care of herself. Even though they barely just met, he sees himself falling in love
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Drake – Look What You've Done
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Drake gives a legitimately touching tribute to his mother, Sandi, his grandmother, Evelyn, and his uncle, Steve, in this Take Care highlight.
The low-key vibe set the song apart
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Drake (Ft. Lil Wayne) – The Motto
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On this bonus track from Take Care, Drake enlists his Young Money mentor Lil Wayne for an ode to his motto in life: YOLO.
https://www.twitter.com/drake/status/131969860388397057
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Drake – Headlines
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This song features production from Drake’s frequent collaborators who’ve shaped his sound—Boi-1da and Noah “40″ Shebib. It was the first song that Drake dropped for his album Take
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Drake – Redemption
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This song is about a relationship Drake had with a former flame. He expresses conflicting emotions about romantic commitment throughout “Redemption.” On the first three verses, he
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Drake (Ft. Kendrick Lamar) – Buried Alive Interlude
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Kendrick’s thoughts on his ascension to fame and how it’s going to change him and his art. Or maybe he’ll overcome his vanity, the ego that comes with power.
Because of power
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Drake – Trophies
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“Trophies” is a track that did not make the final cut for Nothing Was The Same because it wasn’t finished in time.
This beat was originally sent to Childish Gambino, but he didn’t
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Drake (Ft. The Weeknd) – The Ride
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“The Ride” is Drake’s way of steering the audience through three distinct stages in his career, all of which that detail the artist’s evolving outlook on wealth, fame, and fortune
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Drake (Ft. Lil Wayne) – HYFR (Hell Ya Fucking Right)
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Stands for Hell Ya Fucking Right. Drizzy talks about ex-girls and lessons learned from Tupac songs, while Weezy turns in an inspired cameo talking about, more or less, “Wayne
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Drake (Ft. The Weeknd) – Crew Love
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Drake calls upon frequent collaborator The Weeknd for “Crew Love,” a melodic banger dedicated to their respective posses. The two team up to discuss their privileged lifestyles and
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Drake (Ft. Nicki Minaj) – Make Me Proud
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The second single from Drake’s album Take Care.
A love note to Drake’s main squeeze/Nicki Minaj asserting the fact that she’s the queen of the game. Drake’s verse is deliberately
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Drake (Ft. Rick Ross) – Lord Knows
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Drake and Ross lay down some inspiration over great Just Blaze production. This song was dropped days before the intentional leak of Take Care. On the day of its release, Just
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Drake (Ft. dvsn & Pimp C) – Faithful
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“Faithful” mirrors the sensitive and emotional vibe on Drake’s 2011 album Take Care. Drake explains his fondness for a girl; however she’s too busy working to engage in a
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Drake (Ft. Sexyy Red & SZA) – Rich Baby Daddy
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[Part I] / [Intro: Jessica Domingo] / Is it all / I could be enough / Is it all / I could be enough / Is it / [Chorus: Sexyy Red] / Bend that ass over (Baow), let that coochie
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Drake – Good Ones Go (Interlude)
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On “Good Ones Go,” Drizzy begs an old flame to keep waiting around for him and tries to claim a whole season for himself.
This song features vocals from frequent collaborator, The
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Drake – Doing It Wrong
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“Doing It Wrong” is soft, low-tempo, break-up ballad with a harmonica solo from the legendary Stevie Wonder.
The song interpolates Don McLean’s 1977 song “The Wrong Thing To Do.”
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Drake – Practice
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Drake pays homage to a classic Cash Money song, sampling and interpolating Juvenile’s 1998 classic “Back That Azz Up.”
This song can be seen as Drake speaking about a stripper or
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Drake – Hate Sleeping Alone
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Bonus Track (only on iTunes) off of Take Care.
Here, Drake details a complicated relationship that he’s staying in just because he hates sleeping alone.
This song also contains
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Drake – Dreams Money Can Buy
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1st of four songs that Drake dropped in anticipation for his upcoming album, Take Care, on his OVO Blog with the text:
A song that I felt the need to share. Not my single. Just a
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Drake (Ft. Birdman) – We'll Be Fine
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[Intro: Drake] / Yeah / [Verse 1: Drake] / Never thoughts of suicide, I'm too alive / But I still treat it like it's do or die / Even though dying isn't in the plans / But neither
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Drake – Marvins Room
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The title is a reference to Marvin Gaye’s studio (popularly known as “Marvin’s Room”) where Drizzy recorded the track.
In the song, a drunk Drake calls up an old flame and vents
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Becky G. – Take Care (Cover)
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[Chorus] / I know you've been hurt / You give so much / If you look into my eyes / Give me your trust / If you let me, here's what I'll do / I'll be real with you / [Post-Chorus
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Nicki Minaj (Ft. Drake & Lil Wayne) – Truffle Butter
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“Truffle Butter” was released as an iTunes-exclusive track off of the deluxe version of Nicki Minaj’s fourth album, The Pinkprint, and features longtime collaborators and
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Kendrick Lamar (Ft. Drake) – Poetic Justice
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Kendrick explained “Poetic Justice” in a 2012 interview with Complex magazine, saying:
If you listen to ‘Poetic Justice,’ it’s a song about a chick saying these legs are poems. On
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Drake – Under Ground Kings
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Drake pays homage to the late Pimp C, who was a member of the legendary southern duo Underground Kingz (UGK) with Bun B.
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Drake – Lose You
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In “Lose You” Drake speaks to his lover, his family, and his friends, asking them if he has lost them due to his commitment to his career as a rapper taking most of his time and
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Drake – Trust Issues
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The second of four songs that Drake dropped in anticipation for his album, Take Care.
“Trust Issues” is produced by 40 and Adrian X – the hook features a sample from “I’m On One
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Drake – Club Paradise
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Club Paradise is the third of four songs that Drake dropped in anticipation for his upcoming album, Take Care. The chorus features backup vocals by The Weeknd.
On August 2, 2019
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Rihanna (Ft. Drake) – Work
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On “Work,” Rihanna seeks a deep, meaningful connection, however the male character she sings to (played by Drake) is only interested in sex. This narrative is similar to Rihanna
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Drake & 21 Savage – On BS
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[Intro: 21 Savage] / Yeah, woah, woah, woah / [Verse 1: 21 Savage & Drake] / I had to cut some niggas off, they didn't mean me no good / I come from the ghetto, so my trunk is in
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The Kid LAROI – Shot for Me
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[Verse] / I can see it in your eyes, you angry / Regret got shit on what you're feelin' now / Mad 'cause he ain't like me / Oh, you mad 'cause nobody ever did it like me / All the
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Beach House – Take Care
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“Take Care”, bookends Teen Dream with what seem like promises to her younger self, and the listener: “I’ll take care of you” she sings, like a nightingale taking flight.
The song
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Florence + the Machine – Take Care (BBC Live at Maida Vale)
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[Chorus] / Know you've been hurt by someone else / I can tell by the way you carry yourself / If you let me, here's what I'll do / I'll take care of you / 'Cause I've loved and I'
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Dermot Kennedy – Power Trip/Take Care (SiriusXM)
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[Chorus] / Got me up all night / All I'm singin' is love songs / She got me up all night / Constant drinkin' and love songs / She got me up all night / Down-and-out with these love
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Drake (Ft. Rick Ross) – Free Spirit
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4th of four songs that Drake dropped in anticipation for his upcoming album, Take Care. It samples Sade’s “I Will Be Your Friend”
October’s Very Own and the world’s most dangerous
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Drake (Ft. JAY-Z) – Love All
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“Love All” is a collaboration of Drake with rapper JAY-Z for the album Certified Lover Boy. Before its release, the song was leaked on June 23, 2020, and was likely recorded in
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