Despite the album leak, Drake's sophomore album "Take Care" sat at the No. 1 spot on the iTunes album downloads list as of Wednesday night.
The release of "Take Care" has been highly anticipated, resulting in a week-early leak on the night of Nov. 6. The album sold in stores Tuesday with three tracks that weren't included on the version leaked on the Internet.
On Nov. 6, tracks from the album slowly appeared on YouTube one by one, eventually leading to the leak of practically the entire album, except for "The Ride," featuring The Weeknd, and two bonus tracks, "Hate Sleeping Alone" and "The Motto," featuring Lil Wayne.
The artist tweeted that night, "I am not sure if the album leaked. But if it did, thank god it doesn't happen a month early anymore."
He later added, "Listen, enjoy it, buy it if you like it ... and take care until next time."
The 20-track album features Billboard Hot 100 hit singles "Headlines" and "Make Me Proud," featuring Young Money labelmate Nicki Minaj. The summer radio hit "Marvins Room" is included on the album as well.
The album features well-known artists such as Rihanna, Rick Ross, Andre 3000 and Stevie Wonder.
On the track "Over My Dead Body," Drake raps about his career success and the impact this album will have on the music industry. Lines from the first verse are:
"Are these people really discussing my career again?
Asking if I'll be going platinum in a year again?
Don't I got the sh*t the world wanna hear again?
Don't Michael Jordan still got his hoop earring in?"
Drake's career has indeed skyrocketed in the last year. Unlike his first album and numerous mixtapes, a different side of the Canadian rapper is revealed with each track. Heed Drake's advice: Listen, enjoy and "Take Care."
Drake's sophomore album, "Take Care," dropped Tuesday.
