State Of Mind Wir schreiben das Jahr It helped spearhead the artistic renaissance of New York hip-hop in the post-Chronic era, leading a return to street aesthetics. One of the outstanding songs from Nas' 2nd entry was "The Message," which 2Pac saw as a personal attack because of the lines "Fake thugs, no love, you get the slug" and "Across the street you was wildin, talking 'bout how you ran the Island in eighty-nine. Drake also stated that Marvin Gaye 's double album Here, My Dear had been a big influence on his current musical direction to ballads rather than "straight rap" and he had been doing recording in Gaye's old studio Marvin's Room.Meaning of Illmatic. I think for the first time in an album I'm content-not satisfied-but proud of where I'm at as a person. I don't need these things that I maybe once thought that I needed to feel normal and feel righteous about myself. Now, I'm 26, I'm with my friends, I'm making jobs for people, I'm making memories for people that will last a lifetime. Take Care was about connecting with my city and connecting with my past and sort of still feeling guilty that I'm not in love with one of these girls that cared about me from back in the day. During an interview with Ryan Seacrest on the red carpet, Drake told E! You're constantly figuring out what works for you. To say what he has to say.Īnd I'm trying to make it last. It's my story…I'm trying to get back to that kid in the basement. This is due to his different mindset and his recent move to the Hidden Hills - Calabasas area, where he is Kanye West 's neighbor. While touring the United Kingdom in support of Take Care during MarchDrake announced in an interview that he had begun work on his third studio album. It also debuted at number one in Canada and Denmark, and number two in Australia and the United Kingdom. Within three months of its release, the album became the seventh best-selling album of in the United States.
Nothing Was the Same was a commercial success, debuting at number one on the US Billboard withcopies sold in its first week of release. The album received generally positive reviews from critics and was named among the best albums of by several publications. The album's production features the use of percussion and piano loops, while writers noted that additional inspiration is drawn from British electronic producers, including James Blakeand Detroit techno. Drake cited Gaye as an inspiration for his artistic direction from not just making hip hop but also featuring ballads. Work on the record began in and continued through According to Drake, Nothing Was the Same has a different "style and tempo" and is "more concise, more clear" compared to Take Carewhile its theme revolves around the "world's triumphs and problems".Īmong the several studios where recording sessions took place were in Marvin Gaye 's former studio Marvin's Room. Nothing Was the Same is the third studio album by Canadian rapper Drake.