in “Fancy” left Drake somewhat upstaged by these rap veterans. Some of these collabs meshed well for Drake on this album but others such as his collaboration with Jay-Z in “Light Up” and T.I. Thank Me Later is a lot less Drake than what most people are used to from his mixtape start where he often rapped for 3 and 4 straight minutes.ĭrake’s Thank Me Later features guest appearances from T.I., Swizz Beatz, Nicki Minaj, Alicia Keys, Jay-Z, The-Dream, Young Jeezy and Lil Wayne with production from Timbaland, Crada, 40, Francis and the Lights, Jeff Bhasker, Al Khaliq, Kanye West, No I.D., Omen, Swizz Beatz, Boi-1da and Tone Mason. But this may have hurt the overall feel to the album. Drake mixes a 50 cent like flow with and 808’s and Heartbreak sound giving listeners something different.īecause of Drake’s pre-album success he was able to work with some of the game best artist and producers.

Thank Me Later will be categorized into Hip Hop or R&B because the general public feels the need to put each musical album into their own category.īut Thank Me Later is a combination of both, which creates good music.

This album is exactly what it is meant to be for Drake-his first “Studio” album. Those that are looking for the mixtape feel of “So Far Gone” or some of the harder, rougher collaborations that Drake has been featured on in the last year and a half, are going to be highly disappointed.

Drake says “I know wayt too many people here right now, that I didn’t know last year. “Over,” the first single from the album, suggest that he has come in contact with so many new people over the last year that it makes him hard to distinguish who is who.

Thank me later album review