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Which other artist is featured in the song "Take Care" by Drake?
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The album follows the success of Drake's 2010 debut album "Thank Me Later", which became a commercial success and was well received by music critics. It also continued Drake's creative partnership with record producer and audio engineer Noah "40" Shebib, who had first introduced his distinct sound on Drake's breakthrough mixtape "So Far Gone" (2009). Prior to "Take Care", Drake also expanded his repertoire as a live performer. For the album, he intended to have Shebib handle most of the production and record a more cohesive sound than on "Thank Me Later", which featured disparate production duties by Shebib and others. In November 2010, Drake revealed the title of his next studio album would be "Take Care". In comparison to his debut album Drake revealed to Y.C Radio 1 that "Thank Me Later" was a rushed album, stating, "I didn’t get to take the time that I wanted to on that record. I rushed a lot of the songs and sonically I didn’t get to sit with the record and say, 'I should change this verse.' "Once it was done, it was done. That’s why my new album is called Take Care because I get to take my time this go-round." Drake mentioned after OVO Fest 2011 that Take Care could have up to 18 songs on it, and added that Stevie Wonder contributed to the creative direction of the album and will be featured on the album as well. Drake also revealed that the album was recorded mainly in Toronto. Debating whether to submit his final cut or not, Drake's preferred release date motivated him to create a Birthday Edition, much like a deluxe edition to be released on the iTunes Store. Some producers that were revealed to be working with Drake on "Take Care" other than Noah "40" Shebib (who is the main producer of the album) include T-Minus, Jamie Smith from The xx, and Boi-1da (who is a long-time Drake collaborator). He had initially recruited 9th Wonder for the album. He even appeared on 9th's documentary "The Wonder Year" and expressed his desire to make a number one hit with him. However, in an interview about a month prior to the slated release date, 9th said that he was not on the album. 9th states that part of the reason was because he was going through an A&R and playing beats for them as opposed to the artist himself, which he is opposed to. Drake had also planned on having Q-Tip, DJ Premier, and The Neptunes produce on the album, but those projects fell through as well. Some artists that were confirmed to be collaborators with Drake on "Take Care" consist of Stevie Wonder, Kendrick Lamar, Chantal Kreviazuk, André 3000, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, and Rihanna. He had initially reached out to Phonte of the former group Little Brother, who is a major influence on his career. A track was made for "Take Care" but it did not make the album due to an issue with the producer. Drake admits in an interview to "dropping the ball" on the project and is optimistic about a future collaboration with Phonte. He also wanted to collaborate with Justin Timberlake stating, "The song was gonna be dope," it was produced by Noah "40" Shebib. "It was solid, a solid little look. But he's so immersed in the acting thing, and I don't blame him, he's doing great at it. He was just like, 'I really want to work. I just can't do it right now. But we'll work as soon as I'm back in the studio. 
Drake and producer Noah "40" Shebib formed a record label named OVO Sound in early 2012. Drake and 40 represented OVO (October's Very Own) since his previous mixtapes were released. The label is currently distributed by Warner Bros. Records. The label signed its first artist who goes by PartyNextDoor and also signed producers Boi-1da, T-Minus, and Mike Zombie. In 2012, Jake One produced a song for Drake, originally expected to be released ahead of the third annual OVO Fest. A video of Drake previewing the untitled song while smoking a hookah was released on June 26, 2012 through Vimeo. In the event, the previously unissued "Enough Said" by Aaliyah featuring verses added by Drake was released instead on the day of the concert. While touring in the UK in support of "Take Care", Drake announced in an interview that he had begun work on his third studio album. He had recently worked with 40, and was hoping to work with Jamie xx, who produced "Take Care"'s title track, while in the UK, stating that he wants him to "have a bigger presence on my third record". Drake has stated that the album will have a different style than that of "Take Care". Drake was featured on Rick Ross's single "Diced Pineapples" from "God Forgives, I Don't", Kendrick Lamar's song "Poetic Justice" from "Good Kid, M.A.A.D City", and ASAP Rocky's "Fuckin' Problems" from "Long. Live. ASAP", which also features Kendrick Lamar and 2 Chainz. On December 5, 2012, it was announced Drake's record label, October's Very Own, inked a distribution deal with Warner Bros. Records. In January 2013, Drake was seen filming the music video for a new song titled "Started from the Bottom" and was being directed by Director X. Drake later announced that he will release the song as the first single off his third studio album on the night of the 55th Grammy Awards. The single was instead premiered on February 1, 2013 and released to iTunes five days later. At the 55th Grammy Awards, he won the award for Best Rap Album for "Take Care" and announced his third studio album would be titled "Nothing Was the Same". In March 2013 he would premiere a song off the album titled "5 AM in Toronto", a sequel to the "Thank Me Later" track "9 AM in Dallas". Later in the month he would film a music video for the song and it would be released on April 1, 2013. Drake also would release two more songs on April 15, 2013 titled "No New Friends", a song that will be featured on DJ Khaled's "Suffering from Success" album, and "Girls Love Beyonce", which contains a samples from Destiny's Child song "Say My Name". On September 14, 2013, Drake performed an unreleased song from his upcoming album "Nothing Was the Same", titled "Too Much", featuring London singer Sampha on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon". He also announced that his "Would You like a Tour?" tour will begin in October 2013. Drake made his "Saturday Night Live" hosting debut on January 19, 2014; also serving as the musical guest. The episode received acclaim from critics who praised Drake's acting ability and comedic timing. 
The first artist to publicly diss Drake on a song was Pusha T. He remixed Drake's "Dream Money Can Buy" and released a single called "Exodus 23:1" on Kanye West's GOOD Music label. Lil Wayne and Drake both responded to the track. Pusha T has stated that he has failed to respond to Lil Wayne's diss because he felt it was not good enough to respond to. The beef between Drake and Pusha T has not been squashed. During the "Take Care" era, Drake had numerous attacks from other rappers. Common made a song titled "Sweet" (See "The Dreamer/The Believer") although it was not specifically aimed at Drake. Drake took offense (as the song had lyrics critical of rappers who sing on their tracks) and released "Stay Schemin'", a song with Rick Ross and French Montana, with subliminal attacks. Common commented on the feud by saying it was over. Drake and Chris Brown were allegedly involved in a physical altercation on June 14, 2012, when Drake and his entourage allegedly threw glass bottles towards Chris Brown at a nightclub called WIP in the SoHo neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Chris Brown tweeted personal information involving the situation but afterwards deleted the tweets and made a seemingly direct diss record to Drake a few weeks later. It is unclear why they clashed. Drake dated Rihanna (not long after the domestic violence case caused by her ex) in 2009. They have remained as romantic friends since then. Ludacris dissed Drake, Big Sean, and Shawn Jay from Field Mob on his song "Bada Boom". Big Sean felt that he invented the "supa dupa flow". Ludacris mimicked the flow in his song "My Chick Bad". Drake also mimicked the flow on his song "Forever". Ludacris and Big Sean have put this behind them. 
"Take Care" is a club song that samples Jamie xx's 2011 remix of Gil Scott-Heron's cover song "I'll Take Care of You", which was originally recorded by Bobby Bland in 1959. The production of the song was helmed by the latter under his production name 40, who worked on Jamie xx's original remix, respectively. Drake additionally makes reference to Leslie Gore's 1963 number one hit single, "It's My Party" by re-working the lyrics, ""It's my birthday, I'll get high if I want to, can't deny that I want you, but I'll lie if I have to. ""The song features guest vocals from Rihanna, marking the second collaboration of the pair, the first being Rihanna's number one single "What's My Name?" from her fifth studio album, "Loud" (2010), on which Drake was featured. The vocal range in the song spans two octaves, from the lower note of B♯3 to the higher note of E♯5, between Drake, Rihanna, and the original sample of Scott-Heron. 
Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986), who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian recording artist, rapper, songwriter, and actor. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. He first garnered recognition for his role as on the television series "". He later rose to prominence as a rapper, releasing several mixtapes like "Room for Improvement" before signing to Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment in June 2009. Drake's EP, "So Far Gone" (2009), spawned the hit single "Best I Ever Had" and the moderate hit "Successful". His first studio album, "Thank Me Later" (2010), debuted at number one on the "Billboard" 200 and generated notable singles, "Over" and "Find Your Love". It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His second album, "Take Care" (2011), is his most successful to date, topping charts in the United States and Canada and producing multiple hit singles, including "Headlines", "Take Care", "Make Me Proud", and "The Motto", the last of which is also credited for popularizing the widely used acronym YOLO. In promotion of "Take Care", Drake embarked on the worldwide Club Paradise Tour, which became the most successful hip-hop tour of 2012, grossing over $42 million. His third studio album "Nothing Was the Same" was released on September 24, 2013. It has so far been supported by the singles "Started from the Bottom" and "Hold On, We're Going Home". Drake has sold over 5 million albums worldwide. His work has earned him a Grammy Award, three Juno Awards, six BET Awards, and set several significant "Billboard" records. With twelve number-one singles, Drake has more than any other artist on "Billboard'"s Hot Rap Songs chart. With ten number-one singles, he also has more than any other rapper on "Billboard"s Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, passing Jay-Z in August 2012. He is one of two artists (the other being 50 Cent) that has simultaneously occupied the chart's top three positions. Drake, along with being a record producer under the pseudonym C. Papi, has also written songs for other artists, including Alicia Keys and Jamie Foxx and Trey Songz. He featured as a voice actor in "" as the mammoth Ethan. Drake was tied with Rihanna for the most nominations at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. He was ranked No. 2 on MTV's Hottest MCs in the Game VII list in 2012. Drake became the #1 Rhythmic artist of 2012 based on Mediabase. 