During his interview with Google music, Drake discusses making quality music, his collaboration with Rihanna, having Lil' Wayne as a boss, and getting into the minds of females.
Here's a "hidden" bonus track that will be on the November 15th release of "Take Care".
Enjoy.
It's no secret that Drake has now been labeled as the industry's "emotional" rapper. He raps about his lost loves, hopes to find new loves, and his infatuation with strippers, dancers, and girl's just "trying to get by". Some of the jokes, of course, are funny, but honestly, it's obvious that I am a Drake fan & I think it takes a lot to have a boss such as Lil' Wayne & change the whole pace of your label & rap around the things that most dudes sit home & think about, whether their pride allows them to admit it or not. Anyways, Drake recently sat down with 'GQ' magazine went into detail about things that he is commonly judged on from being in the public eye.
GQ: You announced the title of this album, Take Care, with us back in December. What does it mean?
Drake: No one has actually asked me that yet. I came up with the name when I was on a bus in Birmingham, England, going to a show. "Take Care" is this thing we use in passing conversation to dismiss bullshit like, "Oh, you couldn't make it on time? Oh, take care, take care." We've always used that and then I really took so much care making this album. I knew I was going to go home and take longer than six months, I knew that I was literally going to take care of making this project and be attentive, be clear, be immersed in it. "Take Care" worked.
GQ: You said that, "Just by buying your album, you know a lot of shit about me." So let's break down some lyrics. "Why is this so familiar? Just met/already feel like I know the real her."
Drake: I guess sometimes I feel like I'm laying next to the same woman over and over again. The things that they say, the place they are in their life, the concerns they have about me and my life. I feel like I deal with the same women repetitively. The ones I'm referring to in that song have all fucked the same rappers. So, yeah, that's why I say we just met but I think I've already met the real her, because I've already met you so many times, in different shapes and forms—it all feels familiar.
GQ: Who's the ideal girl for Drake?
Drake: Who's the ideal girl? She is very funny, very supportive, understands that right now I'm trying to build with somebody. The ideal girl is driven, working on something other than modeling or being a singer... Or being seen! She's probably in New York to be honest with you. There are a lot of good women in New York.
GQ: On to something a little lighter. We're GQ, so we have to ask: What's up with the sweaters?
Drake: [laughs] Now, this I have been asked about several times.
GQ: Do you have a favorite?
Drake: Yes, I do. It's a toss-up between three sweaters. I'd say one would be obviously the OVO Owl Sweater. I can wear it repetitively and no one calls me out on it. I have a cashmere Hermes sweater that I love. Lastly, any of my Missoni sweaters. I don't give a fuck what anybody says about my Missoni sweaters! Fuck you, if you don't like my sweater! [Editor's note: A middle-aged couple sitting next to us sharply turn their heads.] It's funny because people only talk about me and sweaters because I don't give them anything else to talk about. I live in Canada, so any dirt I do you'll never see because we don't have the paparazzi up there! It's the stupidest thing, man, but I'll embrace it. Hopefully Missoni hollers at me and we get a sweater line popping!
GQ: People talk a lot of shit, anything you wish they'd stop saying?
Drake: That's tough. I wish that we lived in a time and a generation where people would stop viewing my honesty as overly emotional. People always act like I spend my life crying in a dark room. I don't, I'm good. I'm a man. I want to be remembered as an artist that gave you a piece of me, as opposed to some surface bullshit. I don't think people realize that we die, we leave here, and either they forget about you or remember you. And how they remember you is up to you. I just want to be remembered as a poet that was open and honest because I wake up every morning and I'm me.
Source: GQ
I was browsing around online and supposedly this has leaked from "Take Care". I'm not 100% sure so I can't back that up just yet, but it is a good track, so, if it is a leak, then I'm getting more and more excited for the official album to drop.
Due to some "technical difficulties," Drake has decided to push his album release date back to November 15, 2011 instead of the originally planned October 24th.
"The new date for Take Care is November 15th, 2011. I managed to create this album in my hometown of Toronto and the thoughts and stories I wanted to get across just became so clear. It truly felt like when I was here 3 years ago making So Far Gone. So I have completed 19 songs (17 on physical and 2 on bonus), and have run into a roadblock of clearing 3 samples in time to make the October 24th date. My options were to take the songs off and make the birthday release happen, or to take an extra couple weeks to get the paper work right and give you the album they way I NEED you to hear it. The choice was clear as day for me. November 15th you will get Take Care the exact way I created it with no trimmings. This music means too much to me to get attached to dates and I do apologize for the delay but I promise that it is only for the benefit of our experience together. Club Paradise Tour will also be moved to when students are back from the Christmas/New Year break so that I can get to more schools. New dates will be released in the next week...see you all soon.
Drake"
Source: October's Very Own
TAKE CARE NOVEMBER 15
