Thank Me Later Review

To the dismay of record executives nation wide, the inevitable has occurred & Drake's debut album, Thank Me Later, has leaked in its entirety. With great anticipation comes the cold reality that the first time an album is heard by fans is not on its proper release date. But the question remains, after a year of buzz, does Young Money's premier artist deliver? In short, the answer is yes & no. While the album is filled with clever quips that afforded his mixtape, So Far Gone to chart on Billboard, the album fails to reach the standard that were set by said mixtape. That mixtape, released last summer, achieved an unprecedented success for a free album. A bidding war to sign Drake was the outcome of the release. The problem with his debut studio is that he seems to be trying to recreate the feel of his previous release instead of focusing on trying to evolve his sound. There are, however, a few tracks that I'd consider classic material. The first of these is the albums first cut: Fireworks with Alicia Keys sharing singing duties with Drake on the hook. The others are the songs that feature Jeezy & Jay-Z,respectively. All other songs feel flat & lack the feelings that someone under so much scrutiny would want to express. It's a solid listen but it will by no means be considered a classic album. I believe it's entitled Thank Me Later because the best is yet to come...or for Drake's sake,I hope it will be.
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