Room for Improvement
| Room for Improvement | ||||
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| Mixtape by Drake | ||||
| Released | February 14, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 1:08:00 | |||
| Label | All Things Fresh | |||
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Room for Improvement is the first official mixtape from Canadian rapper Drake.[1] It was self-released in 2006.[2][3][4] The mixtape was originally intended for sale only and had sold 6,000 copies in 2006.[5]
Background
In an interview with thabiz.com in February 2006, he talked about the mixtape, "It's a mix CD and I did it with DJ Smallz who does the Southern Smoke Series. He's done mix tapes with everyone. Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, a lot of people and he's hosting it for me. It's called Room for Improvement. It's seventeen original tracks and a couple of remixes and stuff like that. 22 tracks in total. I have the Clipse on there, I got Trey Songz in there, I got Lupe Fiasco on there, I have Nickelus F who is this amazing artist from Virginia who I'm very very tight with and we work together a lot, we worked together. I have Voyce on there, he's a singer from Toronto. Production wise I don't really have any major producers on there. I have a song I did with Trey Songz. I have an individual by the name of Nick Rashur from Harlem he's a really cool cat. Amir; Boi-1da did the majority of the singles, who else should I mention DJ Ra from DC, a lot of people on the CD."
The mixtape was re-released in 2009 featuring only 11 selected songs with no DJs along with a remix of 'Do What You Do'.[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 0:52 | |
| 2. | "Pianist Hands" (Interlude) | 1:11 | |
| 3. | "Special" (featuring Voyce) | 4:52 | |
| 4. | "Do What You Do" | Boi-1da | 3:48 |
| 5. | "Money" (Remix) (featuring Nickelus F) | Frank Dukes | 2:25 |
| 6. | "AM 2 PM" (featuring Nickelus F) | 3:28 | |
| 7. | "City Is Mine" | Boi-1da | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Drake's Voice Mail Box #1" | 1:12 | |
| 9. | "Bad Meaning Good" (featuring Slakah the Beatchild) | 2:32 | |
| 10. | "Thrill Is Gone" | AmiR | 3:02 |
| 11. | "Make Things Right" (featuring Slakah the Beatchild) |
| 2:41 |
| 12. | "Video Girl" | Dan "DFS" Johnson | 3:46 |
| 13. | "Drake's Voice Mail Box #2" | 0:16 | |
| 14. | "Come Winter" | AmiR | 5:28 |
| 15. | "Extra Special" | 2:58 | |
| 16. | "About the Game" (Freestyle) | 1:45 | |
| 17. | "All This Love" (featuring Voyce) | Exchange Student | 3:20 |
| 18. | "Drake's Voice Mail Box #3" | 1:12 | |
| 19. | "A Scorpio's Mind" (featuring Nickelus F) | AmiR | 3:52 |
| 20. | "S.T.R.E.S.S." (featuring Nickelus F) | 3:43 | |
| 21. | "Try Harder" | AmiR | 2:22 |
| 22. | "Kick, Push" (Remix) (Lupe Fiasco featuring Drake) | Soundtrakk | 4:44 |
| 23. | "U.P.A." (Outro) | 2:14 |
References
- ↑ Errett, Joshua (January 14, 2009). "Mixtape massacre", Now 28 (20). Retrieved October 7, 2009.
- ↑ Patch, Nick (December 10, 2009). "Drake becomes one of Canada's biggest rap exports", Canadian Press. Convenience link.
- ↑ Lee, Chris (July 21, 2009). "Drake lands top 10 hits", Toronto Star. Retrieved March 18, 2010.
- ↑ "Drake - Room for Improvement (Special Edition) Hosted by DJ Smallz // Free Mixtape at". Datpiff.com. January 16, 2007. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Re-Up On Drake: "Comeback Season" & "Room For Improvement" (2 Mixtapes) : Get Right Music – The Best In Free Mixtape Downloads". Getrightmusic.com. May 5, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2010.
- ↑ "Urban Entertainment & Pop Culture 'Zine-Drake interview". Thabiz.com. Retrieved May 8, 2010.