Throughout the compilation, from the after-the-afterparty trap of “Days in the East” to the versatile performance and soft-bellied synth twinkle of “The Motion” to the music-blog-friendly “Dreams Money Can Buy,” Drake is also presented not only as a versatile pop vocalist who could impress himself on almost any trending sound, but also as someone who could add a new dimension to that sound. It’s a huge sound, by design-in producer Noah “40” Shebib’s production, Drake could easily find pockets to rap, pockets to sing, or both. “Paris Morton Music,” the oldest song on the collection, is a throwback to the time immediately before the entire radio started to sound like Drake featuring Drake, with a blurry-streetlight score that would become a rap radio formula for the first half of the decade. Drake could hardly miss during this period, a fact that Care Package definitively underscores. Several songs once served as warm-ups for eventual full-lengths, musical mile-markers from a guy overflowing with great ideas. There are tracks here that winningly delve into vulnerability, defeat, fear of failure-subjects his music rarely addresses anymore.
(Drake, a seasoned product pitchman at this point, described the release as “Some of our most important moments together available in one place.”) Many of these songs find Drake dredging up his rawest emotions while utilizing R&B textures and moods, speaking to a broad audience while still maintaining a singular perspective. While many of the songs on Care Package had logistics-related reasons for never seeing wider release-for instance, “Dreams Money Can Buy,” “Girls Love Beyoncé,” and “Draft Day” all contain expensive samples-they were all easy to find online, and quickly emerged as fan favorites. For Drake, who has had a relatively quiet year musically, now’s as good a time as ever to reflect on where he’s been. It’s an accessible time capsule, a concise document of his growth as a musician and a primary source for his OVO imprint’s signature sound, which has since anchored multiple careers. In that same spirit comes Care Package, an odds-and-ends set that collects tracks that were originally released between 20. His OVO imprint celebrated the occasion with a physical release and digital release, and So Far Gone made its debut on the Billboard albums chart, hitting No. Or at least, to remember-and reap streaming royalties from-them.
Yes, he still breaks records, but his albums and songs now seem to be in service of the bigger, more lucrative business of being Drake.īut when his breakthrough mixtape So Far Gone turned 10 earlier this year, Drake decided it might be time to relive some formative memories. His music has become more of a narrative running alongside his celebrity than the main product. Drake will be 33 in October, and he’s no longer that person.
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