Lil Wayne: 'I'm Not Bothered By Low Sales Of Drake's 'Take Care' Album'

Drizzy has received mixed reviews for his second studio album, with critics slamming him for being too emotional on the LP. Now, the rapper's Young Money boss Weezy has stepped in to publicly defend Drizzy's poor album sales, saying they are not important.


"As far as expectations, we don't have those around here," Weezy told MTV News. "Expectations are a weakness in the music business because if you expect anything, 10 times out of 10 its not gonna happen, so we don't have expectations around here."


"What we do expect is... to work very hard and we expect people to respect our hard work and our effort. Now as far as going to buy the album, as far as going to get 750,000 copies, that's never a problem with us; that's never important to us."


Drizzy will be waiting to see if Take Care can top the US Billboard charts on Wednesday.


Can he do it? Should he and Wayne be worried by the low album sales predictions?

10 Things That Should Be on Drake's List of Dressing Room Demands

In case you haven't noticed by now, Drake is a bona fide superstar. His first album, Thank Me Later, went platinum. His new album, Take Care, that just hit stores this week is bound to do the same. He's got a half-dozen singles that have hit the top of the Billboard charts. And, well, the guy is seeminglyeverywhere right now. From other artists' songs to stages across the country, Drizzy is doing it big these days.

So it should come as no surprise that Drake gets treated like a superstar everywhere he goes—even when he's simply going to his dressing room to get ready for a show. Late last week, a copy of Drake's dressing room rider(pictured above) made the rounds on the 'net. And, amongst the things Drakeneeds delivered to his dressing room every night? Chicken wings, a cheese tray, fresh fruit, sour gummy bears, large bottles of Hennessy, Grey Goose, and Patron, chapstick, electric fans, and—gulp—scented candles. Yeah, dude gets the superstar treatment.

But, after seeing the rider, we couldn't help wonder: Aren't there some other items you'd expect to see on Drake's list of dressing room demands? Like, with all of the emo content contained on his new album, wouldn't you expect scented candles to be just the start for Drake? We would. We love Drake and wish him nothing but the best. But, after hearing the sad substance contained on Take Care, we think that these 10 things should also be on his long list of dressing room demands. Because if he plans on performing some of the stuff on Take Care night in and night out, he's gonna need them

What got Drizzy So Emotional on 'Take Care'

Drizzy Drake is a true gentleman. Last night, when his sophomore album Take Care made an early arrival to listeners’ ears, Mr. “Headlines” gracefully urged his Twitter followers to take in his album at their will. With only 8 days before its official release date, Drake took the leak as a blessing. VIBE listened to Young Money’s latest project and in the process took note of the people, places, name drops and references made on the album. Read below for a breakdown of the references on Take Care.

Song: “Over My Dead Body”

References:  “Don’t I got the shit people wanna hear again/ Don’t Michael Jordan still got his hoop earring in”

“My city love me like Mac Dre in the Bay/ The second album I’m back paving the way”

“Oh you wanna be a muthafuckin’ funny guy/Don’t make me break your Kevin Hart boy”

Song: “Shot For Me”

Reference:  “It’s a shame you ain’t keep it/ Alicia, Kateya, I know you gonna hear this I’m the man”

Song: “Headlines”  

Reference:  “Soap opera rappers all these niggas sound like All My Children”

Song: “Marvin’s Room/Buried Alive (Interlude)” 

Reference: Kendrick Lamar (Guest feature):  “Bright lights and Rihanna has a lady friend”  and “A Black Maybach, 40 pulled up, Jeep no doors, All that nigga was missin’ was Aaliyah”

Song: “Underground Kings” 

Drake brings back Wayne’s hook on Baby’s “Neck of the Woods” and “Playaz Circle “Duffle Bag Boyz”

References: “Walkin like a man/Finger on the trigger got money in my pocket I'm a uptown Nigga”

“And If I don't do nothing I’m a ball/ I’m countin all day like a clock on the wall”

“Memphis Tennesse know, see I start to go deep back, in Ridgecrest with my see back with Yo Gotti and E-Mack”

 

Song: “We’ll Be Fine”

Reference: “Since I saw Aaliyah’s precious life go too soon/She deserve the credit for how I’m about to get it”

“Heard Nicki just bought a brand new crib/ Godamn man, She’s beauty and the beast”

Song: “Lord Knows”

Reference: “With my new bitch that’s living in Palm Springs

“But Weezy and Baby my only role models” 

“I’m a descendent of either Marley or Hendrix”

Song: “Doing It Wrong” 

Reference: Lil Wayne: (Guest Feature)Sometimes I Stevie Wonder about her” - Wayne

Song: “The Real Her” – 

Reference: Andre 3000:  "Sitting here sad as hell, listening to Adele, I feel you baby"

Song: Look What You’ve Done”

Reference: “It’s like 09 in your basement and I’m still in love with Nebbie”

“And tell me I’m just like my father, my one button you push me”

“And my father living in Memphis now he can’t come this way”

“Wayne called my phone/ conversation wasn’t that long”

Song: “Hell Yea Fuckin’ Right”  -  

Reference:  “All my exes live in Texas like I’m George Strait or they go to Georgia State where tuition is handled my some random nigga that live in Atlanta”

Song: “Practice” 

Drake rehashes Juvenile’s “Back That Azz Up” hook

Reference: "Girl, you looks good, won't you back that azz up/You'se a fine motherfucker, won't you back that azz up/ Call me Big Daddy when you back that azz up/ Girl, who is you playin wit? Back that azz up"

Drake Unveils 'Take Care' Coverart

YMCMB's young superstar, Drake, has come a long way since dropping his breakout mixtape, So Far Gone, in 2009. The free released introduced him to the U.S. mainstream, spawned the hit single "Best I Ever Had", and sparked a bidding war among record label.
In the end, the Canadian entertainer chose Young Money, and it turned out to be the right fit.
Last summer, he went on to drop his platinum-certified debut, Thank Me later, and is now considered an international rap star.
Over a year later, Drizzy is readying his sophomore album, titled Take Care. So far, he's dropped the singles, "Headlines" and "Marvin's Room" ... and this week, unveiled it's coverart.
On the cover, the rapper sits at a plush table, surrounded by gold-framed paintings, gold table decor, a gold chalice, and has gold draped around his next and wrist. It is scheduled for late October.
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