Drake - Take Care (Parental Advisory) [PA] (Music CD)

After becoming one of the decade’s biggest newcomers with his 2010 debut, hip-hop star Drake makes a fast return with this sophomore album, released a year and a half after the platinum-selling Thank Me Later. Although Take Care builds off the brainy, dynamic hip-hop template that Thank Me Later established, it also features more guest spots than its predecessor, with artists like T-Pain, Stevie Wonder, Rick Ross, Florence and the Machine, and TLC also making cameo appearances. The real star is Drake, who balances the heavy setlist with self-aware witticisms and a sharp, measured delivery.