’10 Best Albums: #5 Drake Thank Me Later

Friday, January 07 2011 3:03 PM EST | Posted by: YN | Posted in: Album Reviews, Blog

Warning: This one might get a lil Blackout-ish. But I’m sick and muthafuckin’ tired of people frontin’ on this album. Yeah “9 Am In Dallas” and “You Know You Know” were dope but their exclusions didn’t do anything to damage this excellent effort. You So Far Gone stans need to get over it. Nitpickin’ nitwits. I’ll admit I still respect “Over” more than I like it but there’s some songs that are undeniable like the three formidable features with Minaj (“Up All Night”) Jay-Z (“Light Up”) and Young Jeezy (“Unforgettable”). And are you really gonna try to diss “Miss Me”? C’mon son. I like “Karaoke” too! Shoot me! But damn the individual selections! What makes TML a must listen is the sequence. There’s a beginnning, middle and end to the story. That’s what the best albums do, kids. I guess Aubrey was clairvoyant. One day, Mr. Graham’s gonna no longer have radio hostage and you’re gonna go back and thank his half-Jewish ass for this dandy debut. L’chaim! A toast to you douchebags.

Comments (68)

  1. ZoomZoom says:

    SHOULD HAVE BEEN TOP 3

  2. ayoO!! says:

    drizzy kills.

  3. Hornsby32 says:

    Boom. Haters.

  4. EsatD says:

    this album is to me great music.! yall suckaz just dont digg him and his stuff.

  5. Nathaniel says:

    “There’s a beginnning, middle and end to the story. That’s what the best albums do, kids.”

    ^can’t argue with that. sequencing makes even the most sub par of individual records fit, make sense, and gives them purpose. a true “album” doesn’t need 15 BANGERS. it needs to tell a story.

    anyway, Thank Me Later fits fine @5 in my book.

  6. Pusha T says:

    Thank Me Later >>>Recovery

  7. I RUN THIS.. says:

    This album is just ok YN..just ok hear me..Thank u.

  8. Spivey says:

    This album is top 3

  9. Guest says:

    i thought that this shit can´t get worse

    fuck this bubble gum rapper

  10. AJ says:

    This is exactly where it should be.

  11. THANK ME NOW says:

    Finally you set these haters straight!

    Good choice Drake is the man!

    “without a response from me you really fail to exist”

  12. belly says:

    lol looks like all the hate getting to u yn

  13. Later says:

    Well said! Fuck the haters this is one of the best albums I’ve heard in years but I agree with ZoomZoom, this should definitely be top 3. Only albums I think that compete with this album is Recovery and MBDTF. Idk what other two albums you guys think is better than this

  14. Tt says:

    surprised this isn’t in the top 3 but agree with the decision. there’s been some appalling choices in the other lists but this is going well so far. however, i can just see it being ricky rozay’s shitserpiece being number 1. dickriding galore on here

  15. Later says:

    @Nathaniel: Excuse me, I’m sorry but where the fuck did you read that a “true album” = telling a story?

  16. ET says:

    OH YOU FANCY HUH

  17. Dashing says:

    This one’s fair. Drizzy deserves to be right around there.

    Does that mean Big Boi is #4 or does he not make the list at all? And what about B.o.B? We know Em, Ye, and Ross are top 3.

  18. ZoomZoom says:

    Later says:
    Friday, January 07 2011 at 3:11 PM EST
    Well said! Fuck the haters this is one of the best albums I’ve heard in years but I agree with ZoomZoom, this should definitely be top 3. Only albums I think that compete with this album is Recovery and MBDTF. Idk what other two albums you guys think is better than this
    ———————————————————————————————————————————–

    I CAN SEE TEFLON DON, RECOVERY, AND KANYE JOINT BEING AHEAD OF THIS

  19. belly says:

    4. Big boi, 3. Teflon don, 2. Recovery 1 mbdtf

  20. Nathaniel says:

    @Later

    i didn’t read it and didn’t need to. i decided it for myself. not a fairytale story, nigga. not mark twain. all i’m saying is true… or maybe, the BEST albums, in my opinion, are cohesive groups of songs. not just a bunch of random shit slung on a cd.

  21. Ac@pella! says:

    Yeah, I agree with YN. Niggaz jus like to complain about shit, and Drake is one of those things. This was a solid bangin ALBUM from start 2 finish. I actually played this on my way to work a few hours ago. Shut tha fuck up and enjoy the music.

  22. Dashing says:

    @Later, the best albums aren’t just compliations of singles. They create a flow or a narrative or whatever you want to call it that makes you listen to the whole shit all the way through.(i.e. Kanye’s album) Otherwise just download 3 or 4 songs off iTunes.

    TML was a real good first effort but his next album will be better, I’m sure.

  23. Nathaniel says:

    and i would also say Thank Me Later was better than Recovery… but album sales and success are being factored in, i’m sure.

  24. slimshady says:

    THIS ALBUM AINT NOTHING TO SING HOME ABOUT, THERES AN ENDING YN?? YOU HEAR “THANK ME NOW”??????? WHAT THE FUCK ENDING WAS THAT???????? SMFH

  25. MinajBangher! says:

    Na,you should eat a dick with half the picks you motherfuckers put up on your list!This album just like Drake are overated!toast to you tone deaf motherfuckers!!!

  26. RAP RADAR? MORE LIKE CRAP RADAR says:

    FUCK Y’ALL AND THAT CAMEL FACE CANADIAN NIGGER. HIP HOP IS OFFICIALLY DEAD.

  27. Money Mitch says:

    I was listening to lupes the cool last night and even thought how nice one song goes to the next it just flows so nice, I haven’t listened to this whole album so I can’t judge but personally I’d rather listen to black thought over this

  28. meezy says:

    @ belly

    I think you’re right, lol.

  29. COLD BLOOD says:

    #5 BEST RAP ALBUM? NAH! #T BEST TEEN-POP ALBUM!

    YOU CAN HATE ME NOW

  30. NihilTimendumEst says:

    Feel Let Down YN!!
    Thought This Would Definatly Be In Top 3 Even
    Top 5 They Ain’t No Way Rick Ross Or Drake’s Shit’s Better Then This Even Kanye’s
    My Top 10
    Adventures Of Bobby Ray-B.O.B
    Recovery-Eminem
    Apollo Kids-GFK
    H.F.M.2-llyod Banks
    How I Got Over-The Roots
    The Gates Mixed Plate-Tech N9ne
    Trill O.G.-Bun B
    Album Of The Year-Black Milk
    Trunk Muzik 0-60-Yelawolf
    Sir Luscious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty-Big Boi

    I Couldn’t Include Drake or Kanye’s I Ain’t Doing A RnB Top 10

  31. D says:

    Great album. I just don’t how is it possible that Recovery is higher than TML. ?

  32. A Sinister Kid says:

    Y.N…….you Penguin Lookin Muthafucka listen here…………….So Far Gone on this “debut album”……The only thing Karaoke is good for is BONING YOUR MOMS TO which is what you mustve did (You Incest havin trick) if you enjoyed that track.

  33. NihilTimendumEst says:

    @D Go Die Light Up The Only REAL Hip-Hop Song!!

  34. ben says:

    the resistance was dope. i like drake, but the album was ok. i dont get what he is about? he got spits though.

  35. LO says:

    Yep the sequence of the songs might be the best of any CD this year….other than Dark Fantasy.

  36. Alfie says:

    @NihilTimendumEst
    It’s only been 7 days so far this year, but you are the biggest fool of the year.

  37. TruthBeTold says:

    Recovery is higher than TLM because its a better album.
    Kanye will be nr 1 and Ross nr 3

  38. NoWAy says:

    This album should be like 8 or 9..not 5!

  39. jburg says:

    Took it a while to grow on me but eventually realized it was damn near a classic. Still think he needs to change his flow every now and then.

  40. PITRI says:

    Didnt really like this album..not my cup of tea..to each his own tho..

  41. Citylivin' says:

    i thought y’all did the R&B albums yesterday??…….

  42. HOOD says:

    album was iite

  43. Nicholas says:

    This album blew.

  44. Mk says:

    Kanyes album wasn’t that great. Recovery was better it should be #1

  45. Ashin Kusher says:

    People will always hate on someone who made it out the underground, when they used to be the only one to bump his music. But guess what? You liked that shit for a reason! The music was good enough to shoot into the mainstream. And the same people complaining about this are the ones who hate the fact #1 underrated album was flokavelli, those who rightfully call for lyricism and a level of intellect in rap…well its here in TML! Don’t hate just because he’s not rapping about guns, drugs and crime. This is life.

  46. Donn says:

    Great album

  47. Coroner says:

    Isn’t “Thank Me Later” an R&B album??? I hardly could listen to this once!!! Shit was fucking disappointing!

  48. Nijea says:

    This is the dumbest shit. Who’s making this list? The cast off Jersey Shore? Y’all obviously made a mistake if Big Boi’s album is ranked higher. Smh! This album didn’t make him bigger than what he is. It really didn’t do shit!

  49. yung silv says:

    How I got over shoulda been ahead of it I’m just glad yn didn’t make it #1

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