[1] He later confirmed he would continue to work extensively with longtime collaborator Noah "40" Shebib, who he wished to handle most of the production as he felt that Thank Me Later's sound had been too disparate, partly due to the large number of producers involved.
[2] He also noted in an interview with BBC Radio 1 that Thank Me Later had been "rushed", and that his new album's title of Take Care was partly attributed to the attitude he attempted to maintain whilst recording.
[8][9][10] Priya Elan of NME described the song as "emo-hop", and compared the backing track to the work of R&B singer and producer Frank Ocean.
[11] Writing for PopMatters, David Amidon noticed the use of low-pass filters in the instrumentation, and quipped that they allowed Drake to "[dance] between rapping and alto vocals more nimbly than ever".
Throughout the song, although Drake boasts about his lifestyle on several occasions, his claims are often "undercut... with a tinge of sadness", in part due to the "poignant pianos and synth streaks" found in the production.
[12] Other lyrics, such as "just performed at a Bar Mitzvah over in the States / used half of the money to beat my brother's case" see him taking on a "defiantly cocky" tone, which Rob Markman of MTV News claimed shows "how his success ultimately supports his people in the struggle".
[12] Erika Ramirez of Billboard noticed that parts of the song make up a "mounting ode to his competition", highlighting the line "jealousy is just love and hate at the same time" as an example of this.