Thank Me Later was Drake’s official debut album, and probably the most experimental of everything he’s released. In celebration of his influential journey, we take a look through the star’s stunning line-up of studio albums.Īfter signing with Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment, a fresh-eyed Drake ditched his acting efforts on Degrassi to really and try and make something out of rapping. He’s become America’s highest-certified digital sales artist (a fancy way of saying his hits get a whole lot of streams), holds several Billboard chart records, beating out The Beatles, and has been nominated for a Grammy Award 42 times.įrom pop culture to music formalities, Drake has had his hand on the pulse for more than a decade.
The Canadian rapper has become a veteran of the game and one of the most popular artists of the 21 st century, turning his heartbroken woes into a completely new genre of hip hop. Drake's emotionally transparent, self-deprecating lyrics are delivered in both rapped and subtly sung verses, and explore feelings of doubt, insecurity, and heartbreak.It’s hard to picture a world without Drake in it. Thematically, the album focuses on Drake's introduction to fame and his romances over the course of confessional, club-oriented, and sexual songs.
Thank Me Later has a languorous, ambient production that incorporates moody synthesizers, sparse beats, obscured keyboards, minor keys, and subtle arrangements. It also featured contributions from Timbaland, Swizz Beatz, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, The-Dream, and Kanye West, among others. Production for the album took place at various recording studios during 2009 to 2010 and was mostly produced by longtime collaborators 40 and Boi-1da. It was released on June 15, 2010, by Young Money Entertainment, Cash Money Records, and Universal Motown Records. Thank Me Later is the debut studio album by Drake.
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