Only some, though: I could go the rest of my life never listening to this track a second time, and I would be just fine. There aren't many rappers not named Kanye West or KiD CuDi who would ever even attempt to write this kind of song, so Drake deserves some kudos for that.
“Are you drunk right now?”, the female voice mumbles throughout, and “Marvin's Room” is a surprisingly coherent inebriated response. 40's minimalist beat is as cold and calculated as Drake's ulterior motives, which involve bragging about how many girls he's fucked this week and having that somehow cause his ex to drop the panties.
In that respect, I can agree with our host: an artist shouldn't be overly concerned with how he appears as long as the message resonates. I don't think that “Marvin's Room” is especially different from anything else Drake has released to date: the man has never been afraid to reveal his feelings, regardless of how the listener may react and regardless of how he comes across. Just to get a quick piece? Just to fuck with her head? All of the above? Probably. Some critics believe that it was kind of ballsy for Aubrey to release a song (and include it on his sophomore album, recorded at a time when he's still actively courting his audience) where he is portrayed as a complete fucking asshole who wants to break up his ex-girlfriend's new happy relationship. I've heard of bonus tracks, but including longer versions of actual album cuts? What a low blow, Aubrey.) (Side note: the version of “Headlines” on the iTunes version of Take Care is longer than on the copies available from every other fucking retailer. I have a feeling a lot of you two enjoy this song for what it is, but ask yourself a question: what exactly do you like about it? Because the odds are fairly good that you don't fucking relate to our host's self-imposed misery. There are only a handful of rappers who can get away with that, and Aubrey hasn't been around long enough yet to be listed as one of them. He literally wrote a song about how rich he is and how everything in his life is the same, but different, yet still the same, and oh so different simultaneously. But he has no actual lyrical content on this song. Drake sure spends a fuckload of time complaining about how rich and lonely he is, wearing his heart on his sleeve while on the receiving end of half-assed handjobs from drunk and hot twenty-two year old chicks in the VIP section of the club, doesn't he? Don't twist my words or my intentions here: I like Aubrey as a rapper, and he flows like water over this 40/Boi-1da instrumental as only he can. The music video even takes it a step further and showcases the ups and downs of a relationship by using animals, poaching and wildfires and then the iconic duo amongst it all holding on.This actual first single from Take Care, unlike all of those other aborted singles that apparently died in the sample wars but are readily available for resurrection to anybody with a wi-fi connection and half a clue, goes a long way toward proving to Drizzy's fanbase that the days of So Far Gone and the like are long over, as “Headlines” sounds like a rich asshole's natural extension on Thank Me Later's, um, “Over”. Representing two people who have been hurt in the past now promising to look after one another, ‘Take Care’ is a simple yet powerful ode to the one you love.
Not only did it spawn the magical and idealised romance between them both that we low-key still ship, but it was and still is just a perfect modern love song. In one of the greatest collabs between the two, Drake and Rihanna really did something with this hit. So, whether your loved one makes you feel like a teenager again or they’ve simply got you in your feelings, these are our 10 fave love songs from the 6 God to help you spread the admiration on this gooey day. It’s Valentine’s Day! And what better way to celebrate the one you love than with a classic Drake love song? Our sensitive king is no stranger to wearing his heart on his sleeve and throughout his lengthy career he’s dropped his fair share of emotional tracks that have totally pulled at our heartstrings.
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