Drake - Thank Me Later - FIRST EVER LISTEN

Does this complete the Drake set? My first ever listen to Drizzy's 2010 album Thank Me Later.
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[@SolidSnake240]

Im not really a fan of Drake but this album dropped at a significant time in my life when I was in highschool. It's one of those "you had to be there" moments in music. This is where Drake truly became a superstar.

[@xzotic6]

"You had to be there" moments are just cap in music. Sure they exist, but the true timeless music lasts generations.

[@YoungYahtz94]

Fax

[@wasabiicatt]

@@xzotic6 i disagree because sometimes if you listen to music later than it was released and the artist has already made better music, you won’t like it as much because you already know what they’re capable of but if you listen to it at the time it’s released you’ll feel it more because you have nothing to compare it too (idk if this makes sense i’m bad at explaining)

[@YoungYahtz94]

@@renee7271 i think they moreso meant this is where Drake became a star in the hip hop realm. Like to “us” this is when he really blew up. He def became more known to a wider audience with Hotling Bling tho

[@FollowerOfChrist144]

@@xzotic6 not even remotely true opinion. Listening to Drake in 2010 when he was the next new thing, you digest the music differently because your perception of what’s “good” is different. Come back when your frontal lobe fully develops 🤣

[@MFBloosh]

This album is just pure nostalgia. I'm not even a Drake fan like that, but being fresh outta high school in 2011 driving down lake shore drive bumping Miss Me on repeat is engrained in my head.

[@KaruYT]

i was 13 living in a group home, we had radios in our rooms, would hear this fancy, whats my name ft. rihanna, moment for life, successful all time young drake nostalgia was real with this video

[@MrAsianKid]

Broo, I was in grade 5 when this came out haha, it was crazy seeing somebody from your city get features like Jay Z and Alicia Keys. Now look at where he is a decade later, crazy inspirational.

[@YoungYahtz94]

Word, this came out during my freshman year of HS lol. I’m not as big of a Drake fan anymore as I was but man this whole era of hip hop means a lot to me

[@billyjor7617]

yuppp couldn’t have said it better

[@ThEReApEr352321]

Nothing beats summertime chi

[@baldur7424]

Timestamps: 0:28 Fireworks ft. Alicia Keys 3:03 Karaoke 4:30 The Resistance 7:34 Over 9:19 Show Me A Good Time 10:53 Up All Night ft. Nicki Minaj 12:07 Fancy ft. T.I. 14:59 Shut It Down ft. The-Dream 17:34 Unforgettable ft. Jeezy 18:47 Light Up ft. Jay-Z 21:21 Miss Me ft. Lil Wayne 23:18 Cece's Interlude 24:05 Find Your Love 24:53 Thank Me Now 27:12 Best I Ever Had

[@streyy1740]

Goat

[@khaledjammal4452]

King 👑

[@jfamosonyt6621]

I don’t need this. Bangers all the way, but thanks anyways.

[@tbj4855]

Good lookin

[@icommentonreactions1619]

@@jfamosonyt6621 no one asked

[@nattyvandross]

The Resistance is a top 5 drake track of all time honestly. the realness and relatability of the song is unmatched wether you’re famous or not. production is incredible as well

[@andreb2183]

Thank you i’m glad someone else said this

[@AckeeandSaltfish]

My fav song on the album… shit used to put me in a contemplative trance. Crazy good song

[@nattyvandross]

@@AckeeandSaltfish still does put me in a trance tbh

[@Rand0m_Us3r_]

absolutely

[@collin_tsh]

My fav song on the album

[@jorwin2002]

Easily my favorite Drake album. The rawness and hunger to make it in the game translates perfectly, and its crazy to see how far he’s come. The Resistance is a perfect drake track. All the features on this album are great, maybe it’s the nostalgia but I just love this record.

[@felix3033]

Easily top 3 Drake album. These young cats don’t even know

[@rome4060]

100 percent agree, you could hear the hunger of him wanting to succeed in this album.

[@karabomodibane3557]

I have made a tradition of listening to it coming back from school, unforgettable hits every time

[@midnightdriv333]

@@karabomodibane3557 best track on the album

[@Hawaii567]

It’s the nostalgia for sure

[@angelicakeller8266]

Fancy had a chokehold on me. Such a classic album.

[@Ya_boy_Nique]

Kelsey Grammer was the executive producer of the show "Girlfriends" that premiered in 99 and ran for 8 seasons about a group of black women (all friends) going through ups and downs in their everyday lives. Great reaction as always! 🙌🏽❤️

[@rationaltexan]

It’s also a play on the fact that Kelsey is a common girls name, and he wrote it (Grammer = grammar) for your girlfriends.

[@jason8929]

The resistance still one of my favorite songs he’s ever made

[@aaronmomoh7642]

You have great taste

[@Sparks0114]

He was more or less pushed by the label to make this album to ride the success of So Far Gone, and it’s one of the most expensive debut Rap albums ever (You can tell by the features and the production), hence why it sounds so commercial. That being said this album is a nostalgia trip, one of the Soundtracks to a great 2010 summer after my junior year of High School. It’s not his best but I’ll always hold it close to my heart

[@gotworc]

It's good though. Album is a classic

[@onmymomma1766]

u can say that this was hungry drake

[@MrEOM41]

I agree however it’s a great album and full of hits 🔥🎶

[@bradleyanderson359]

This is legit my second favorite drake album. You just can’t beat the nostalgia vibe of these songs and we’ll never get it again from drake

[@dylanmurphy9389]

My second favourite after take care

[@YoungYahtz94]

This is a tie for 2nd with Take care for me. #1 is NWTS personally

[@bradleyanderson359]

@@dylanmurphy9389 probably same. Take care is definitely one though

[@FearFang1000]

such a nostalgic album fax

[@vishwamistry]

what’s your #1?

[@NicholasLightTV]

Albums full of pure nostalgic hits

[@barelyhermes]

You stopped reacting to music . Why?

[@jarredwoodard2134]

Real shit! same here....gezz good times

[@Whis__]

It’s so sad that this album is mostly forgotten to time. It’s really solid and definitely top 3 Drake album for me at least.

[@mjarjue]

you’re 100% right but i think its a top 4

[@gotworc]

I don't even have a nostalgia factor to this album because I was in elementary school when this came out and I never listened to this when it came out (except for the songs that were on the radio). But I think this album is really good

[@TUN3MODE]

Easily one of the best debuts in recent hip hop.

[@badmeetsevil6163]

Listened to it back when I first started college. It’s top 2 right behind Take Care imo. No skips but not that many classic tracks either imo.

[@CARBONHAWK1]

Anyone older than 20 would recognize it

[@jackdaniels6531]

The nostalgia is hitting hard right now 😩

[@KaisTestKitchen1]

I remember buying this album on CD. It's still a solid Drake album

[@ConorOG]

So Far Gone & Thank Me Later are some of the best in his discography and deserve to be in the conversation with projects like Take Care and Nothing Was The Same

[@romaretaylor9953]

Thank me later doesn’t have the consistency as those 3 nor did it age as well. I like it but I’d prolly take views over this tbh

[@YoMomsGynecologist]

Thank Me Later just hasn’t aged well compared to other Drake albums. it just doesn’t measure up to a lot of his newer albums i’d definitely take More Life, Views over Thank Me Later

[@Twilight.Princess]

Take Care, NWTS & Thank Me Later are my top 3 Drake albums. These 3 albums have so many Drake classics to me.

[@AckeeandSaltfish]

@@Twilight.Princesssameeee!

[@Rand0m_Us3r_]

thank me later is better than NWTS, im sorry. and the highlights on NWTS were better than any song on thank me later. its just that there were some horrible songs on that record

[@TexasBrinksTruck]

13:52 Whatttt?!?! losing smh 🤦🏾‍♂️ thts pure greatness right there jon.. tht nostalgia is so rare

[@WhipItSBreezy]

Jon definitely wasn't feeling this album. Clearly not indicative of how Drake fans feel about this album, shit is easily top 3 Drake album 🔥

[@TexasBrinksTruck]

@@WhipItSBreezy Fax

[@lukem6202]

@@WhipItSBreezy yeah I was like 😔

[@billross9132]

I'm actually shocked he doesn't like it. This album is literally wat drake's known for, rap with pop and r'n'b.

[@Willdunkley]

That second half of fancy always hits

[@ABOBeats]

This version of Drake hit at the EXACT moment it needed to for my life. I started college in 09/10 and met my future wife at the end of freshman year. All the music from this era shaped the fuckery we got into lmaoooo

[@WhipItSBreezy]

Loved this comment. Much love to you and yours!

[@masaaki538]

man this album, songs like fancy, the resistance fireworks, over, find your love, best i ever had, i was 6/7 years old hearing those songs not really thinking much of it but now that i’m 20, and listening to music i heard when i was 6, i can truly say wow. At the time i thought nothing of these songs but now these songs are amazing. And they give me a sense of nostalgia

[@Thegangsta00711]

This is probably my favorite Drake album for the nostalgia, the production is so good and gorgeous at times on this. I was in 6th grade when this dropped I was like 11. Now I'm 24 now I think that's the age Drake was around this time so it hits me harder now...

[@treyalger6870]

this is definitely an album that you had to be there for to get the full effect of it. drake’s ability to take you back to an exact time in your life is what makes his music so timeless. so much nostalgia in this album and most of the songs on this record was the soundtrack to summer when i was 16.

[@King7VN]

Kanye’s production on Find Your Love is sooo great. Kanye and Drake together never missed

[@johnoszust3041]

That production is genuinely horrible😂 the drums are mixed soooo terribly

[@T7K209]

Top 5 for this album personally 1. The resistance 2.Fireworks 3.Ceces interlude 4.Over 5.Shut it down

[@FromUpNorth9345]

Fancy over the resistance easily

[@x5p_]

Possibly my favorite Drake album tbh. Also, Ye produced Show Me A Good Time, and Find Your Love was a leftover from 808's if i'm not mistaken. Great era.

[@YoungYahtz94]

Me and my friend were just going back over old Drake a few weeks ago. This and Take Care and NWTS came out between 9th grade - freshman year of college for us. Drakes sound paired very well with that “coming of age” stage for us and as such this era of Drake kinda has a real special place in my heart

[@PRODJUN]

Bro that era was so diffy. I wish time travel existed. 2007 - 2017 Drake > 2017 - Now Drake

[@YoungYahtz94]

@@PRODJUN i miss that era of hip hop in general bro. Back when Drake, Cole, Kendrick, Wiz Khalifa, Big Sean, Kid Cudi, Mac Miller, and many more were fresh on the scene and hungry. Back when Wayne and Kanye were still running the game. To me that was the closest thing to a modern golden era of rap that we had. Before the mumbling, before the clout chasing, you didn’t have to rap about killing, it was just about making good music and rapping your heart out and being yourself with a lil bit of singing and harmony added in. Hell even the trap music back then was better IMO lol I’ll take old Jeezy, Gucci, Waka and OJ da juiceman over these new dudes any day

[@Bill-st1oi]

@@YoungYahtz94 all factual. feels like a time machine listening to that cudi

[@louisgarcia8570]

This brings me back to high school all over again. Needed this throwback bro glad you did your Thang on this 🙌 💯

[@arvi132]

this album came out when i was 10 years old. still timeless

[@gray7even61]

same

[@rohanragoowansi2089]

BEEN WAITING FOR THIS REACTION THANK YOU JON😁

[@hathbeenslain]

As a major Drake fan, it’s difficult for me to determine what my top 3 projects of his would be but I really do believe this album has a chance of making it, I love the young, raw, on the come up Drake energy throughout the tracks, it takes me back to my late middle school/ early high school years, and I really love the production of this album. It’s very commercial but admittedly, it’s sonically pleasing. Also as Jon said, I’ve listened to these tracks hundreds of times each so they’ve obviously only aged like fine wine for me.

[@reedbeavers6223]

I feel the exact same way! Haven’t come to this album in a while but the production is inspiring! Forgot how crazy it was! I have such a hard time placing his top 3 albums cause the third place is kinda interchangeable with any album of his lol. They are all 8/10 or better so it’s a minuscule point difference. Take care will always be my favorite album ever though!

[@MrEOM41]

This album has that signature Drake/Boi 1da/Noah 40 production, it really takes you back to that era and where you were when it came out. 😌

[@Amb252]

This is a part of my childhood I could never get back I remember bumping this shit during my high school years and every day after this is a timeless classic

[@FutureHNDRXX]

Fireworks gets me every time.

[@demo5120]

Some of the greatest Drake songs ever

[@danreynolds929]

Missed 9am in Dallas 🔥

[@pizzabear123]

This was his prime for me. The energy in the music is pure

[@TheEPSD2]

Drake has spoken about this record as it kind of being a rushed project, pressure from the label to work with big names, big producers, to make a standout debut album. Which really took away from what Drake is as an artist, not having a lot of 40 on the record really hurt the sound of this album overall. You hear it a ton in the lyrics of this album, everything is moving so fast in his life as he's skyrocketed to superstardom in mere months since So Far Gone. FYI, you still have 2 mixtapes - Room for Improvement (his very first project - very old Jay-Z inspired) and Comeback Season.

[@javontaepinder9945]

He gotta Atleast do comeback season man. Some real gems on there

[@JustAguy25548]

Room for improvement is Joe budden inspired not jay same with comeback season

[@lulanokonwo6274]

Nothing about this album felt rushed to me at all I have no clue what people he talkin about when they listen to this album it was perfect from the jump only thing this album was missing was 9am and you know you know .

[@TheEPSD2]

@@lulanokonwo6274 So Far Gone came out in Feb. 2009, Thank Me Later came out in June 2010. That's not a lot of time to blow up into superstardom, tour with Lil Wayne, meet all of these artists you looked up to, and then proceed to working with them and writing dozens of songs for an album. Hip-Hop is held to a higher standard of how quickly artists fizzle out and how quickly they need to put out music. The label rushed him into creating a debut project. Thank Me Later had many songs that leaked early on, so the album was presumably finished at least a month or two before release. With Take Care, he approached it differently. He locked in with 40, he took his time, and they worked on the album until the final hours before release, as they do now. They've followed the Take Care formula ever since.

[@lulanokonwo6274]

@@TheEPSD2 okay makes more sense

[@kikoferras7369]

Such a nostalgic Album to me, barely in my top 5 Drake Albums but still love it for what it is

[@isaacsmith3901]

This Drake 1st studio album and is a classic Drake project man…. Extremely underrated in his discography…. Top 5 Drake project imo 🔥

[@felix3033]

Top 3

[@isaacsmith3901]

@@felix3033 Oh I can respect that…. Whats ur top 3 Drake projects?

[@joemamma4575]

@@felix3033 ur smoking 😭

[@felix3033]

@@joemamma4575 IYRTITL, NWTS , Thank me Later 🤷‍♂️

[@isaacsmith3901]

@@felix3033 🔥 List… my Top 5 prolly 1.Take Care 2)NWTS 3)CLB 4)IYRTITL 5)Thank Me Later

[@dylanmurphy9389]

Karaoke was when I realised I like more music than just real hip hop, I still remember fading away into my bed while listening to it lol it’s so chill. Also, resistance is easily in my top 5 drake songs

[@bmarty748]

Karaoke is so fucking slept on

[@matrixofleadership]

Yeah Karaoke prob my favourite song on the album

[@tumelomosholi4326]

You got taste..

[@tlanda6]

This album is an absolute classic. Even when just Best I Ever Had dropped it was everywhere & anywhere. Radios would play it 24/7 and just bleep half the song. It was actually crazy how big it was

[@dankster10]

Jon was experiencing peak music at 13:32 without even knowing it

[@steelproven]

This album is a classic. The time period of this project.. epic times bruv

[@MyWordsReignSupreme]

You are by far my favourite reviewer on YT. You celebrate what should be celebrated without fanboy revelry or bias. You take the piss out of things when they need to be but it’s not done with vitriol. The seagulls man. Enough said.

[@bethanys.5111]

i would love to experience hearing this for the first time again, album is a 10/10.

[@jguavalaker12]

it’s always disappointing when he doesn’t like some of the older stuff he reacts to but then i remember part of the reason we love these songs is the nostalgia and that isn’t a factor for him

[@trevorsmith836]

swear this was already a video, like I have memories of him reacting to this, especially best I ever had and he said it was the first song that didn't do anything for him but it's a good radio song.

[@colemanpetree5865]

Every album strikes a different feeling and a memory from a certain time in their life that brings back good memories

[@DJG0810]

There was a remix of Light Up that mixed a Biggie Smalls verse into it. I was absolutely obsessed with it for so long. Put it on a few mixtapes for my friends. That being said, top 3 for me is: Up All Night Light Up Miss Me The features really made this album for me. Fireworks is a close 4th. Shut it Down is 5th. A classic.

[@soulyptic]

there’s just something about the way drake used to rap & sing from like 09-16. shit was special

[@MegaTyler97]

The Resistance is just distilled nostalgia. Possibly my Fav track off the album

[@Trunksytube]

There’s a sitcom called Girlfriends starting Tracee Ellis Ross that was produced by Kelsey Grammer. This came out early though idk if that was already explained.

[@parisnr1091]

The beat of Show Me A Good Time sounding like seagulls and the next song being Up All Night is too perfect 😂😭

[@idkyoutellme1236]

One of my favorite albums by Drake. This is the Drake 10 year old me gravitated towards, even as a young kid. Fancy still a top 5 Drake song IDCCCCC. Also I feel like even though Find Your Love is one of my favorite Drake songs, Kanye should have kept it for 808s. Their concert a few months ago confirmed that it would have made 808s even better.

[@footballpicks1851]

Miss me, over, find your love and best I ever had were bangers back in the day.

[@ruslanborisenko6759]

F THE SEAGULLS! 😂 A true classic! Love the reaction, Jon! 😎

[@polopena3337]

This album is a pure classic dont need to say anything else Drake has been top of the game since 2009. That is is why he is one of the goats. Btw Over has one of the coldest beats of all time. Favourite tracks The Resistance Over Show Me A Good Time Up All Night Unforgettable Light Up Miss Me Find Your Love Thank Me Now Best I Ever Had F the seagulls

[@akadivs]

Find Your Love will forever be my fav drake song

[@matthewandujo812]

Remember being in 7th grade when this dropped and just playing it all day while playing Modern Warfare 2 all summer. The days man

[@KFordmusic]

This was my soundtrack before basketball games in high school. Memories man 😂

[@str8Agnew]

Thanks for doing this Jon, summer 2010 this was all I bumped! Classic and underrated album. No skips!

[@kennyj1669]

"F the Seagulls" Peace to You and Your Loved Ones Jon!!🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@samis.y9059]

Pure pure pure nostalgia!! Up all night is a freakin CLASSIC!!!!

[@sebastianarrindell4076]

i cant believe you never heard this one, i thought it was kinda mid at first but after a second listen it’s just crazy nostalgic. Shut It Down is definitely the best song on this album btw

[@jamielee5695]

oh my this makes me feel so nostalgic

[@kiddhumble3519]

From being turned down by record labels to being Crowned The Artist of the decade... Now Thats one hell of a success story

[@Undeniable18]

9:43 the beat impression made me spit out my food lmao, love that beat

[@dabs.47]

Crazy I was in elementary school when this came out lol everyone was on this album, such great nostalgia .

[@CKdaMen]

Unforgettable, light up, fireworks, the resistance all my favs . Pure nostalgia. Love this video

[@CKdaMen]

Also “over” to me is one of the most iconic drake songs ever… I’m sure you have heard it Lolol

[@gaming_sportsaaron1365]

Find your love???

[@greyscale2539]

NWTS is Drake's best album. To me that's when Drake went Ultra Instinct Drake. However this album came out in a significant moment in my life, first year living on campus, you can imagine the parties. Up All Night had everyone going, both him and Nicki killed it. But again, Light Up is the best song on here.

[@TheOrderofDylan]

Kelsey Grammer was a producer on the UPN show Girlfriends.

[@juusan]

pleasant surprise, this is such a nostalgic album for me

[@mariusjohnson675]

its crazy to hear how much drake back then sounds like lil wayne. this album brings back so many memories. great review!!

[@Twilight.Princess]

Thank Me Later is easily my top 3 favorite Drake albums. Nostalgic and great! I still remember my mothers co-worker handing me this CD when it releases since he knew I liked So Far Gone.

[@Desnes7]

Ahhhh, summer 2010, Florida. The memories.

[@chrish6649]

First concert I went to was the Thank Me Later tour. Shit was 🔥🔥🔥

[@tsunamipapi1343]

Karaoke and The Resistance always make me think of memories and being younger

[@kikoferras7369]

Btw Drake said that he didn't really have much creative freedom on this album like he had on Take Care or NWTS. The label was too fixated on getting him to collaborate with big names and making super mainstream songs. That's why it kinda lacks some identity (it's still good tho)

[@andrewp5712]

Man brings back the mw2 memories, this was a staple back then

[@edred7780]

A lot of these songs are just vibes … I don’t think it’s an easy listen in this capacity …. But just driving around with the windows down at night hits …. Definitely Nostalgia helps too like Jon alluded to…. This was the soundtrack to my sophomore year of high school so the memories associated are heavy …. Great reaction still 👌🏽🔥

[@callmeviper7723]

This was dropped during my high school glory days. I graduated in 2011. Man those were the times.

[@drewskitv1]

Still a classic record because it shifted the sound of hiphop

[@erikamarie1303]

This is my fav Drake album

[@mikecolts21]

I remember playing this album in my first car driving through the city 😎

[@az2ca]

I still get chills and emotional over this album. I was in high school just enjoying life and enjoying the early rise of the 🐐 Drake. Thankful for this album

[@michaelcarrier7833]

This is one of his most underrated albums. some legendary tracks!

[@SPACEDOUT19]

there are some true underrated gems here. i remember listening to this in summer 2010, great memories

[@Mopar300S]

Thank Me Later is a legit top 10 album of all time.

[@TUN3MODE]

A top 10 debut for sure.

[@zaperator4449]

@@TUN3MODE yea

[@FromUpNorth9345]

Easily one of the best debut albums. The features and the quality of the songs sounded so commercial like he was already in the game years ago.

[@lehakoethots5381]

I was literally listening to this album this past weekend...always bump to it every now and again. Easily my favourite Drake project🔥🙌

[@durandwinnale2358]

some pretty incredible nostalgia listening to some of these songs again! like all drake projects i think this one grows on you more with time but as always loved getting to listen along/hear your thoughts! oh & F THE SEAGULLS

[@devontei7671]

This album is slept on

[@KDbeats19]

Karaoke is so underrated classic af🔥. i hope that one grows on you jon

[@helinsaid]

I don’t really understand how people hate on this album. Even Aubrey said that this is his least favorite album. I know that there was a lot of label shit behind it but this album has some of his BEST fkn songs he’s ever done. Fireworks, Up all night, UNFORGETTABLE, Light up, FIND YOUR LOVE!!!!!!!

[@helinsaid]

THE RESISTANCE!!!!!!! Top 5 best song of his WHOLE catalog

[@FromUpNorth9345]

And Fancy

[@thatboydre8649]

Thank me lateris never spoken about it’s definitely one of my favorites

[@Jay-pd9kc]

Over was a classic probably one of my fav drake songs ever

[@jobthanxx]

Find Your Love was actually written by Kanye West for Rihanna but she didn’t want it so Drake used it

[@reneab117]

Hate be that person but you really had to be there 🫠🫠 this album is everything 🥹🤌🏾

[@scarboroughhammer9684]

Karoake and resistance are in my top 10 Drake songs of all time. Such a great album

[@jobthanxx]

Best I Ever Had was actually on So Far Gone not Thank Me Later

[@proppaperez]

I graduated high school 2010 when this album dropped pure bliss to me 🤌🏽

[@jasondixon8976]

Man this album is so nostalgic

[@Charli3cho]

fancy & find your love were definitely the two tracks that you couldn’t get away from back in the day. here in the states (washington DC) you can sometimes can stil hear find your love on the radio on the right stations.