Take Care Era
March 14, 2011
The drought is over...and Drake breaks it with a mean verse..."Take Care and Carter IV it won't be long till they can see the lights"
May 13, 2011
even though All of the Lights remix broke the drought, this is what really sparked the start of the Take care era ...arguably Drake's greatest hook.Changed Summer 2011 forever.
May 20, 2011
Often in people's top 10 Drizzy tracks...Dreams Money Can Buy
Wildfire Remix....Underrated verse
June 9, 2011 6:28 am
Marvin's Room...Simp Anthem, all those corny ass memes you see now originate from this track. Classic.
"Another piece of the story.
Single coming in July. Take Care coming Oct. 24th."
Single coming in July. Take Care coming Oct. 24th."
June 21, 2011 5:18 am
Trust Issues...Another Simp classic posted early am on the ovo blog
"Did my own little thing using some other thing I did. You know."
July 31, 2011 1:25 am
First Single posted on OVO blog...they know
August 18,2011
After promoting his first mixtape on the OVO blog, House of Balloons, Drizzy collabs with Toronto native The Weeknd for "The Zone" off of The Weeknd's 2nd mixtape, Thursday. The OVOXO era begins....A sub-era of the Take Care Era which undoubtedly played a significant part in the Take Care Era.
"That's that north north, that up top
That OVO and that XO"
That OVO and that XO"
September 11, 2011
Club Paradise, Free Spirit, Round of Applause remix all posted on OVO blog
"Dropping this for our boy Avery...this was his favorite shit during the recording process. 2 more songs coming tonight as well. ovoxo"
"I like to be a free spirit. Some don't like that, but that's the way I am. - Princess Diana"
"First Lex Luger beat I ever got to rap on...feel like I got seat B60 on Southwest...everybody has gone in before me...but we made it happen!"
Probably my 2nd favorite night behind leak night
September 23, 2011
Short paragraph by Drake + Take Care cover
"Feels like it's been so long. Is life moving so fast in this generation that when we desire something it begins to move in slow motion? Are we just used to getting what we want right away? Or do we require one another to feel right about all that is going on around us? Maybe our anticipation is justified by the fact that we genuinely cannot wait to share a moment again? Either way, your life and mine are scheduled to meet on October 24...I wouldn't miss it for the world.
See you soon.
Drake"
See you soon.
Drake"
October 8, 2011
Take care + Club Paradise Tour pushed back...another short paragraph
"The new date for Take Care is November 15th, 2011. I managed to create this album in my hometown of Toronto and the thoughts and stories I wanted to get across just became so clear. It truly felt like when I was here 3 years ago making So Far Gone. So I have completed 19 songs (17 on physical and 2 on bonus), and have run into a roadblock of clearing 3 samples in time to make the October 24th date. My options were to take the songs off and make the birthday release happen, or to take an extra couple weeks to get the paper work right and give you the album they way I NEED you to hear it. The choice was clear as day for me. November 15th you will get Take Care the exact way I created it with no trimmings. This music means too much to me to get attached to dates and I do apologize for the delay but I promise that it is only for the benefit of our experience together. Club Paradise Tour will also be moved to when students are back from the Christmas/New Year break so that I can get to more schools. New dates will be released in the next week...see you all soon.
Drake
TAKE CARE NOVEMBER 15"
Drake
TAKE CARE NOVEMBER 15"
October 13, 2011
2nd single "Make Me proud" feat. Nicki Minaj released
November 1, 2011
Drake feat. Lil Wayne- The Motto released on OVO blog
November 6, 2011
The moment it all lead up to...leak night. Drake was set to premiere crew love on a radio show late night but it leaked, followed by Lord Knows, and the title track before the whole album leaked. Except for The Ride. The rest was history.
Take Care *****
Take Care *****
Nothing Was The Same Era
February 1, 2013
The NWTS era begins...and what better way to kick it off than with a classic Drizzy paragraph. Wasting no time, Drizzy drops the 1st single off the album, Started from the Bottom. A track which was confirmed in December of 2012. The first solo material since Take Care
"My good friends,
It has truly been too long. I assume you're all keeping well and making the most of this year that has been given to us. Today is the day to begin sharing my newest work with you. This is the first single off of my upcoming album. I feel sometimes that people don't have enough information about my beginnings and therefore they make up a life story for me that isn't consistent with actual events. My family and my second family (consisting of the best friends anybody could ever have) all struggled and worked extremely hard to make all this happen. I did not buy my way into this spot and it was the furthest thing from easy to achieve. I am proud of every part of my past and I'm excited for this song to find a place in your life as well. I didn't feel I needed any interviews or radio or press to launch this song. It felt right to come back to the site that I started on and release it to the people that started here with me. Judging by this post, the tour that we've been planning, the conversations about new songs and album artwork...I think it's safe to say we're back together again. Looking forward to seeing you all soon.
"You don't have to ask me how I'm doing...just listen to the music" - K.Samir"
February 10, 2013
Drake announces title of 3rd studio album + releases SFTB music video after "Take Care" won the grammy for best rap album
March 7, 2013 1:22 am
Drake ~ 5 am in Toronto....Damn this shit could go on a tape. One of his hardest tracks. NWTS,
April 12, 2013
Drake on EVR....Confirms 2 new tracks dropping next week + Ethers Chris Brown. Legendary Interview.
April 15, 2013
DJ Khaled ~ No New Friends (SFTB Remix) Feat. Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne
Drake ~ Girls Love Beyonce Feat. James Fauntleroy. R&B Drizzy makes his return.
June 21, 2013
Drake takes to his OVO blog to drop 4 brand new tracks- Over here, Versace(Remix), The Motion, and Jodeci Freestyle during Owl hours. In addition, Drizzy announces the release date to NWTS. Similar to the night of September 11, 2011 of the take care Era.
PARTYNEXTDOOR ~ Over Here Feat. Drake
Migos ~ Versace Feat. Drake
Drake ~ The Motion Feat. Sampha
Drake ~ Jodeci Freestyle ft. J. Cole
June 23, 2013
Drake announces NWTS release date + posts a video of him and hs OVO crew taking shots out of his grammy.
August 1, 2013
Drake takes to his OVO blog to release "All Me" feat. 2 Chainz and Big Sean
August 5, 2013
Following the 4th annual OVO fest, Drake releases his 2nd single "Hold On, We're Going Home" featuring OVO sound's newest signing, Majid Jordan, through the radio.
Drake ~ Hold On, We're Going Home Feat. Majid Jordan
August 21, 2013
Drake reveals NWTS standard + deluxe edition covers, pushes back release date to Sept. 24th
September 5, 2013
Drake reveals Deluxe + Standard tracklists
September 10, 2013
NWTS trailer released though OVO blog. People speculate that beat in the video is "Trophies" produced by Hit-Boy
September 12, 2013
"Wu-Tang Forever" is released as a preorder single on itunes.
September 14, 2013
Drake premieres new Track on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon featuring Sampha titled "Too Much".
September 15, 2013
Leak night. Just as the case with Drake's albums, NWTS was leaking track by track. Connect, Tuscan Leather, 305, until eventually all the tracks hit the e-streets and set them on fire. Song titles were trending for days and Drizzy dropped another great album.
October 28th, 2013
Drake plays a snippet of "Trophies" at the Barclays arena , a track which was rumored to appear on NWTS, and the instrumental was played in the NWTS trailer, but didn't make it because Drizzy was unable to complete a hook on time
December 28, 2013
Drake hops on Soulja Boy's We Made It, which seems to appear out of the blue.
December 29, 2013
An unfinished version of "Trophies" that seemed to be making its ways around leaks with the full CDQ expected to drop any minute. This version had no hook and a different instrumental on the hook. Everyone was eager to hear how the CDQ version sounded after hearing this rough cut.
December 30, 2013
The long-awaited final version of Trophies is finally released and Drizzy delivered. The production was sensational and the hook was made the song 10x better.
January 28, 2014
Drake hosts and performs in the season-opener of Saturday Night Live and delivers a classic episode. Drake Impersonated the likes of Lil Wayne, Katt Williams, and A-Rod, and was praised for an all-around spectacular performance.
I know the NWTS era isn't really over yet, bu I'll update it as videos are released, and so forth. Also, let me know if I'm missing something or got something wrong. This was off the top of my head so i'm sure I missed something. My vote goes to the Take care era. That nostalgia gets to me. I don't think he'll ever top the Take Care era. Classic Era.
) era was a special time in my life, or atleast was the soundtrack to a special time. Will never forget it 
