CHAPTER 9: 'I CAN TAKE YOUR GIRL'

(Originally Published Monday December 8, 2014)

This next song I am going to present was the second song I’d heard in which Drake was actually singing. The first time I'd heard it was in “B!#ch Is Crazy”, an amusing track from off of Comeback Season; and the second time was in “I Can Take Your Girl” with Lil Wayne and Kid Kid. I’m always a tad behind when it comes to keeping up in any scene, call it my ‘rebel’ spirit if you will, but from what I recall, I had taken to, and was still going through, a lot of Drake’s earlier works, or miscellaneous mixtapes including Drake, before I’d gotten to So Far Gone, and I remember this being one of those tracks. 

          Now, while the singing on B!#ch Is Crazy is very smooth and controlled, the singing on I Can Take Your Girl is a lot more fun and free-flowing. The track is clearly a fun (and possibly inebriated) one, and so it only makes sense that Drake’s singing would follow-suit. It’s probably the most I’ve ever heard Drake let go with singing, and that’s what makes it different. He takes risks with it, playing around vocally, and although a little shaky here and there, he doesn’t sound half-bad. There’s even a part where he sounds exactly like R. Kelly and I’ve had to wonder if R. Kelly was in the room! Of course he wasn’t, and I’m not comparing them, but that is just a testament to Drake’s capabilities when he lets go. And even though unpolished, I think this song emanates the best of Drake’s singing ability. Plus his verse is pretty dope too. 

I CAN TAKE YOUR GIRL - 

DRAKE & LIL WAYNE 
(FT. KIDD KIDD - who kills the track BTW!)

Chapter 9: I Can Take Your Girl. / Written By: Jae Antoinette

AFFION:

I haven’t stopped smiling since my night with Kendra. She took everything I gave her like a pro and wasn’t afraid to ask for more in all of her sordid ways. I miss her. Haven’t stopped missing her. And I can’t with to show her everything I’ve been feeling for her since she’s been away.

            I saw her on the street the other day shopping with her man. They didn’t see me pass by, but I definitely saw them. She was all hugged up on him and smiling, pointing to things as they passed the market, and, besides the jealousy I felt, all I could think was: Whatever, homie. Little do you know I can take your girl straight from you.

And now I plan to.   

            It’s been a minute since I’ve felt the need to carry out an action such as this one, but I accept the challenge and plan to execute it within the next few weeks. It might be tough since Kendra obviously would’ve left her man already if that was her intention, but I’m hopeful. And Kendra is as Kendra does, so if I put on the pressure and turn up the heat, she might just exploit herself and make my job that much easier. It doesn’t take rocket science to make a girl trip up. Placement and strategy will be my key objectives here, and once I’ve created a formula, I can test my theory until it is fact. I’d rather do that than cop her boy’s number and send him anonymous texts. That’s just a little too down and dirty for my tastes. But if I can’t get by on plan A, ‘… By Any Means Necessary’ will have to be my plan B. I’m not one to stay on the sidelines for longer than I want to be, and right about now, I’m feeling like it’s time to take over the game … 

TO BE CONTINUED ...