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''Thank Me Later'' is the debut studio album by Canadian rapper and singer
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. It was released on June 15, 2010, by
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,
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, and
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. Production for the album took place at various recording studios during 2009 to 2010 and was mostly produced by longtime collaborators 40 and
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. It features contributions from
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,
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,
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,
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, and
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, among others. ''Thank Me Later'' has a languorous, ambient production that incorporates moody
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s, sparse beats, obscured keyboards, minor keys, and subtle
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s. Thematically, the album focuses on Drake's introduction to fame and his romances over the course of confessional, club-oriented, and sexual songs. Drake's emotionally transparent, self-deprecating lyrics are delivered in both rapped and subtly sung verses, and explore feelings of doubt, insecurity, and heartbreak. Following an anticipated release, ''Thank Me Later'' debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 with first week sales of 447,000 copies in the US, eventually selling 1.8 million copies there by August 2015. It also topped the
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and attained a
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certification in Canada in its debut week. All four of the album's singles became top 40 hits on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, with "
Find Your Love "Find Your Love" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake. The song was written by Drake, Patrick Reynolds, Jeff Bhasker and Kanye West and produced by the latter two and No I.D. It serves as the second single from his debut album, ''Thank Me Later'' ( ...
" reaching number five. Reviews of ''Thank Me Later'' were generally positive, with critics applauding Drake's personal themes and drawing musical comparisons to the works of
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and West, particularly the latter's 2008 album ''
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''. It later ranked as one of 2010's best albums.


Background

Released in February 2009,
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's mixtape '' So Far Gone'' proceeded his series of early mixtapes and achieved unexpected critical and commercial success, earning him two
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-nominations and producing the hit single " Best I Ever Had". The single reappeared on his debut EP,Reid, Shaheem. Rodriguez, Jayson
Drake's Thank Me Later Among Our Top Five Most-Anticipated Rap Debuts
.
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. Retrieved June 15, 2010.
which was released after a bidding competition among labels and his signing with
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amid support from high-profile hip hop artists such as
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,
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, and
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.Kellman, Andy. Biography: Drake
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. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
Drake followed-up on ''So Far Gone''s success with several guest appearances on other rappers' works, adding to the hype surrounding him at the time. In an interview for ''
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'', Drake stated that his debut album will be "a solid hip hop album" and musically distinct from his ''So Far Gone'' mixtape, which received negative comparisons to Kanye West's ''
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'' (2008). He expressed a desire to work with
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,
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, and
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for the album. In an interview for
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, Drake cited
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and André 3000 as influences for parts of ''Thank Me Later'', stating "Nas was somebody that I used to listen to his raps and never understood how he did it. I always wanted to understand how he painted those pictures and his bar structure. I went back and really studied Nas and André 3000 and then came back with this album". In comparing the album to his previous work, he stated "It's gonna be bigger, it's gonna sound happier. More victorious, 'cause that's where I'm at in my life".Rodriguez, Jayson
Drake Says Thank Me Later Influenced By Nas, Andre 3000
.
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. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
He told ''
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'' that, "I didn't make this album for commercial purposes. A lot of the verses are extremely long. I just made it to share with people. I hope they can enjoy".


Recording and production

Drake resumed work on the album in October 2009, following an onstage injury from a July 2009 concert. Recording sessions for the album took place at several recording studios, including
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, BLD&DSTRY, and Cherry Beach Studios in
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, NightBird Recording Studios in
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, Gee Jam Studios in
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, The Setai Hotel Recording Studio and
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in
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, Blast Off Studios and Rock the Mic in
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, Glenwood Studios in
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, Triangle Sounds Studios in
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, Takeover Studios in
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, and Avex Recording Studio in
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. The track " Up All Night" was recorded on a bus "somewhere in Lexington", and "Unforgettable" was recorded on a bus "somewhere in
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". The album was mixed at Tree Sound Studios, Blast Off Studios, Gee Jam Studios, Cherry Beach Studios, The Setai Hotel Recording Studio, Metalworks Studios, Stadium Red in New York, and Studio 306 in Toronto. Lil Wayne, Cortez Bryant, Gee Roberson,
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, Oliver El-Khatib,
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, Derrick "E.I." Lawrence, Jas Prince, and Bryan "Birdman" Williams served as
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s for the album. Producers 40 and
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handled most of the tracks' programming and instrumentation. Besides his Toronto-based producer team, Drake also collaborated with European producer Crada, who previously worked on Kid Cudi's 2009 debut album '' Man on the Moon: The End of Day''. Drake told ''Entertainment Weekly'' that he collaborated with an
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band named
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.5 Things You Should Know About Drake's Album 'Thank Me Later'
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also participated in the album's recording, contributing with keyboards on "Show Me a Good Time" and "
Find Your Love "Find Your Love" is a song by Canadian rapper Drake. The song was written by Drake, Patrick Reynolds, Jeff Bhasker and Kanye West and produced by the latter two and No I.D. It serves as the second single from his debut album, ''Thank Me Later'' ( ...
". R&B singer
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contributed additional vocals to the track "
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". In March 2010, Drake confirmed that he had recorded a track with
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and
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.Drake Grabs Eminem & Dr Dre For Debut Album
. Rap Basement. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
In early November 2009, Lil Wayne released an official statement explaining that ''Thank Me Later'' had been completed, though Drake later commented that he was still working on the album. On April 26, 2010, Drake announced to a crowd during a show that he had finished recording and had turned in a final copy of the album.


Music and lyrics

''Thank Me Later'' has a languorous, ambient production and is characterized by subtle arrangements, obscured keyboards, skittering
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s, and reverbed percussion. Lyrically, ''Thank Me Later'' has moody, introspective subject matter, and mainly centers around Drake's introduction to fame and his romances. The ''
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'' describes the content as "about the sorts of doubts, excesses, betrayals and creeping paranoid suspicions that arrive hand-in-hand with celebrity". Music journalist
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describes the album as "personal and eccentric, the journal of a flawed, self-doubting regular guy rather than a strutting icon-in-waiting". The album's first-half generally discusses fame directly with confessional songs about
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, money, and women, followed by club-oriented and sexual songs. Drake's lyrics explore feelings of doubt, insecurity, and heartbreak, while exhibiting both emotional and grammatical
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s. He raps in a
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and sings subtly, with a flow generally in A-B-AB form. Music journalist
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observes "emotionally transparent" rapping that eschews the " thuggy" style previously popular in hip hop, finding Drake's style to be "subtle and rueful rather than loud and lively". Music writers liken ''Thank Me Later'' to Kanye West's ''808s & Heartbreak''.
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writes that, "musically, Drake favors warm washes of synthesizers that create a melancholy, fragile mood redolent of ''808s & Heartbreak''." Comparisons are also drawn to ''Man on the Moon: The End of Day'' by Kid Cudi, a protégé of West. By contrast, Joshua Ostroff of ''
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'' feels that ''Thank Me Later''s "emotional navel-gazing lacks West's often-suffocating self-pity and offers a proper synthesis of rap and R&B." Jeff Weiss of the ''
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'' views that the album ignores West's celebratory side "in search of anthems for the easily alienated". "Fireworks" references the divorce of Drake's parents and alludes to his brief fling with
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. "Karaoke" features background keyboards that add to the song's
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musical influence, with lyrics about the difficulty of relationships. In "The Resistance", Drake worries about fame changing him, with lyrics veering from his ailing grandmother to a
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that resulted in an abortion. "
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" incorporates an orchestral backdrop, and according to Michael Cragg of ''
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'', contains three hooks. The artful song is about the elation and confusion that accompanies fame. "Show Me a Good Time" opens and closes with a squeaky yelling sound. On the song, Drake talks addresses hip hop listeners who find him inauthentic. "Up All Night" has menacing strings, and Drake boastfully rapping about his nightlife, while trading lines with
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. The club song "Fancy" has a predominant
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, looped samples, and backwards strings. It is an ode to women who spend hours primping in preparation for the nightlife. The song features vocals by producer
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and T.I., with additional harmonies by Mary J. Blige at the song's conclusion. "Shut It Down" is a
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song, in the manner of a piano ballad and
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. "Light Up" features loud synth drums and plaintive
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. The Jay-Z-collaboration is a critique on the hip hop industry, its detrimental effects, and the trappings of being an artist: "While all my closest friends out partyin'/ I'm just here makin' the music that they party to," while Jay-Z gives advice: "Drake, here's how they gonna come at you / with silly rap feuds, trying to distract you." Jay-Z expands on the album's overarching theme of self-doubt: "And since no good deed go unpunished / I'm not as cool with niggaz as I once was / I once was cool as the
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was / But these bright lights turned me to a monster." "
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" has Lil Wayne rapping jokes, including a crude
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about sucking "the brown" off his penis and subsequently groaning, "Ewwww, that's nasty." "Cece's Interlude" has a
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-like
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and transparent lyrics addressing a girl: "I wish I / Wasn't famous / I wish I / Was still in school / So that I could have you in my dorm room / I would put it on you crazy." The pop song "Find Your Love" was produced by Kanye West and bears similarity to his 2008 song " Heartless".


Marketing and sales

''Thank Me Later'' was one of the most anticipated hip hop releases of 2010. Universal Motown Records announced its release date as June 15, 2010, before it leaked on June 1 in its entirety. Drake responded on
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: "I gave away free music for years so we're good over here... just allow it to be the soundtrack to your summer and Enjoy! June 15th!" The album was released June 15, 2010, by Aspire Music Group, with
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under a joint venture with
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and distribution by Universal Motown. When ''Thank Me Later'' was released, it debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200 in the United States and sold 447,000 copies in its first week.Caulfield, Keith
Drake Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200
. ''
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''. Retrieved June 23, 2010.
It also debuted at number one in Canada with first-week sales of 31,000 copies.Williams, John
Drake beats McLachlan to No. 1
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By August 2015, the album has sold 1.8 million copies in the United States. In promotion of ''Thank Me Later'', Drake performed at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. on June 13, 2010. On June 15, Drake made an in-store appearance at a
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in promotion of the album's release, interacting with fans and signing copies of the album. On the day of its release, Drake also made interviews for several radio stations through the phone. A planned free concert by Drake at
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's Pier 17 that day was cancelled by concert organizers and authorities after unruly behavior within crowds and unsafe overcrowding. Following the cancellation, Drake appeared at Manhattan nightspot Amnesia for an album-release party sponsored by radio station
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. Four singles were released from the album—"Over" on March 8, 2010, "Find Your Love" on May 5, "Miss Me" on June 1, and "Fancy" on August 3. All four singles reached the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, including "Miss Me" at number 15 and "Over" at number 14. "Find Your Love" charted at number five on the Hot 100 and also reached number 10 in Canada. "Shut It Down" was originally planned for release as the first single in late 2009 and "Show Me a Good Time" was planned to be the fifth single, but both releases failed to materialize.


Critical reception

''Thank Me Later'' was met with generally positive reviews. At
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score of 75, based on 26 reviews. Aggregator
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gave it 6.0 out of 10, based on their assessment of the critical consensus. Tim Sendra of
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complimented the album's "rich and nuanced production and Drake's thoughtful, playful, and intense lyrics", writing that his "willingness to be introspective and honest ... makes imunique and helps make ''Thank Me Later'' special." ''
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'' critic Ryan Dombal said "Drake vies for superstardom while embracing his non-drug-dealing, non-violent, non-dire history-- one that connects with most rap fans in a completely reasonable way." In ''
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'', Rabin wrote that "on his cohesive, bittersweet, assured debut, he proves himself worthy of the sometimes-blinding spotlight". Rosen, writing for ''
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'', found Drake to be "in total command of a style that would have been hard to imagine dominating hip-hop a few years ago". In the opinion of Ben Detrick from ''
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'', ''Thank Me Later'' had " dynamics like few other hip-hop albums before it", and while "Drake's personal anecdotes lack the bravado of bullet-wound boasts", they were "intimate and lyrically detailed enough to draw blood". ''Prefix'' critic Wilson McBee deemed it one of the few
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records "that comes close to being a classic". Some reviewers were less impressed. Daniel Roberts of ''
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'' said none of the songs are better than "Best I Ever Had" and believed Drake was suffering from an "identity crisis", finding the record "good at parts, but never great". Josuha Errett of ''
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'' felt Drake "complains about fame way too much" while calling him "humorless". In ''
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deemed Drake "neither thug nor thug wannabe ... plenty talented, but pretty shallow and without much focus as a mack". He wrote of the record: "Pleasing and hookful though it be, tconsistently bemoans the confusing emoluments and accoutrements of fame". Pete Cashmore from ''
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'' believed "it's those constant and predictable superstar interjections that prevent the album from standing out as much as it had potential to do." ''
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''s Jesse Cataldo viewed Drake's "insistent
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" as a flimsy "concept", but commended the album for "nail ngconfused introspection in a genre famous for willful misrepresentation of self." At the end of 2010, ''Thank Me Later'' appeared on several critics' top-ten lists of the year's best albums, including ''
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'', who ranked it fifth best, and ''Rolling Stone'', who named it the seventh best album of the year. At the
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, "Best I Ever Had" was nominated for
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and
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. In 2013 and 2022, ''Rolling Stone'' included ''Thank Me Later'' in its list of the 100 Best Debut Albums of All Time.


Track listing

Notes * signifies a co-producer Sample credits *"Fancy" contains elements and samples of "I Don't Want to Play Around", written by Aubrey Johnson and Henry Zant, published by Ace Spec Music (BMI). *"Unforgettable" contains elements and excerpts from " At Your Best", performed by
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, published by EMI April Music Inc (ASCAP). *"Miss Me" contains elements and excerpts from "Wild Flower", performed by Hank Crawford, written by Doug Edwards and Dave Richardson, published by Nettwerk Tunes (BMI). *"Miss Me" contains an interpolation of "What's Hannenin'", performed by
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Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.Track listing and credits as per liner notes for ''Thank Me Later'' album * Al-Khaaliq – producer, horns, keyboards, and strings (track 4) *
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– scratching (track 5) *
Jeff Bhasker Jeff Bhasker (born March 4, 1974) is an American record producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based in Los Angeles. He was awarded the Grammy Award for Producer of the Year in 2016 and nominated in 2013. An accomplished producer, he ...
– co-producer and keyboards (tracks 5, 13) *
Mary J. Blige Mary Jane Blige ( ; born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Often referred to as the " Queen of Hip-Hop Soul" and " Queen of R&B", Blige has won nine Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, four American Music Award ...
– additional vocals (track 7) *
Boi-1da Matthew Jehu Samuels (born October 12, 1986), known professionally as Boi-1da ( , a play on "boy wonder"), is a Jamaican-Canadian Record production, record producer and songwriter based in Toronto, Ontario. The Toronto raised producer has work ...
– producer (tracks 4, 6, 9, 11), co-producer (1), instrumentation (6, 11), drum programming (4, 9), additional keyboards (7), additional drum programming (1, 3) * Cortez Bryant – executive producer * Matthew Burnett – co-producer and strings (track 6) * Michael "Banger" Cadahia – engineer (track 11) * Noel Cadastre – engineer (tracks 5, 10), assistant engineer (1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 12), mixing assistant (6, 7, 13) * Noel "Gadget" Campbell – mixing (tracks 8–11) * Ariel Chobaz – engineer (track 6) * Crada – co-producer (track 1) * Drake – vocals (all tracks) *
The-Dream Terius Youngdell Nash (born September 20, 1977), better known by his stage name The-Dream, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. His co-writing credits include songs with "Me Against the Music" (2003) for Britney Spears, "Ride ...
– vocals (track 8) * Adrian "X" Eccleston – guitar (tracks 10–12) * Oliver El-Khatib – art direction, executive producer *
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– producer (tracks 1, 3, 8–12), co-producer (7), engineer (1–4, 6–14), mixing (1–7, 12, 13), instrumentation (1, 3, 12), keyboards (8–10), piano (10), additional programming (7), additional keyboards (2, 4, 7, 11), additional drum programming (8), executive producer *
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– producer (track 2) *
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– mastering * Chris Godbey – mixing (track 14) * Philip Golebiewski – artwork, photography * Travis Harrington – assistant engineer (track 8) * Ghazi Hourani – assistant engineer (track 14) *
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– rap (track 10) * Tandra "Lytes" Jhagroo – assistant engineer (track 2), mixing assistant (4) * Gimel "Young Guru" Keaton – engineer (track 10) *
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– vocals (track 1) * Anthony Kronfle – assistant engineer (tracks 1, 8, 10) * Derrick "E.I." Lawrence – executive producer *
Lil Wayne Dwayne Michael Carter Jr. (born September 27, 1982), known professionally as Lil Wayne, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. His career began in 1995, at the age of 12, when he was signed by rapper Birdman (rapper), ...
– rap (track 11), executive producer * Anthony Mandler – photography * Jonathan Mannion – photography * Mark "Darkie" Mayers – design *
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– rap (track 6) * Ann Mincieli – engineer and mixing (track 1) * Marq "MoodyMan" Moody – assistant engineer (track 11) * Greg Morrison – mixing assistant (tracks 8–11) *
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– co-producer and drum programming (tracks 5, 13) * Yashar Oghabi – mixing assistant (track 2) *
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– producer and drum programming (track 8) * Anthony Palman – assistant engineer (track 14) * Keith Parry – mixing assistant (track 5) * J. Prince – assistant engineer (track 14), executive producer * Kevin Randolf – keyboards (tracks 5, 13) * Patrick "Plain Pat" Reynolds – drum programming (track 13) *
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– executive producer * Miguel Scott – mixing assistant (tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 12) *
Francis Farewell Starlite Francis Farewell Starlite (born Abe Morre Katz-Milder; 14 June 1981) is an American musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, and dancer. He is best known as the founder and lead vocalist of the pop band Francis and the Lights. He is prim ...
– instrumentation (track 2) * David "Gordo" Strickland – mixing assistant (tracks 8–11) *
Swizz Beatz Kasseem Daoud Dean (born September 13, 1978), known professionally as Swizz Beatz, is an American record producer, rapper, disc jockey (DJ) and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, Dean embarked on his musical career as a DJ. At the ag ...
– vocals, producer, and instrumentation (track 7) * T.I. – rap (track 7) * Pat Thrall – engineer (track 8) *
Timbaland Timothy Zachery Mosley (born March 10, 1972), known professionally as Timbaland, is an American record producer, rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. He has received widespread acclaim for his innovative production work and distinc ...
– producer and instrumentation (track 14) *
Tone Mason Tone Mason is a Canadian hip-hop and R&B production team from Toronto, Ontario, composed of Mellenius, Don D, and formerly, Aloysius Brown. Tone Mason speaks to a deep-rooted dedication to craftsmanship, quality and originality. With over 15 year ...
– producer and drum programming (track 10) * Dale "Dizzle" Virgo – assistant engineer (track 2), mixing assistant (4) *
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– producer (tracks 5, 13) * Bryan "Baby Birdman" Williams – executive producer * Ronald "Slim Tha Don" Williams – executive producer *
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– rap (track 9)


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See also

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* List of ''Billboard'' 200 number-one albums of 2010 * List of UK R&B Albums Chart number ones of 2010


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