Care Package

Rare cuts from 2010 to 2016, finally available for streaming.

Care Package is the first compilation album by Canadian rapper Drake, released on August 2, 2019, via OVO Sound. The project assembles songs originally issued between 2010 and 2016 that were previously unavailable for purchase or commercial streaming. Featuring guest appearances from J. Cole, Rick Ross, and James Fauntleroy, alongside additional vocals by Sampha and Beyoncé, the collection serves as a curated archive of rare tracks. The release coincided with the start of Drake's ninth annual OVO Fest in Toronto, following the February 2019 re-release of his mixtape So Far Gone.

Quick Facts

Artist: Drake
Released: 2 August 2019
Recorded: 2010–2016
Genre: Hip-hop, R&B
Length: 73:37
Label: OVO

Lore & Background

The tracks on Care Package originated as promotional material released alongside various albums and projects over several years. The earliest entries, "I Get Lonely" (a cover of TLC's "FanMail") and "Paris Morton Music," dropped in 2010 after Thank Me Later. In 2011, before Take Care, Drake released "Dreams Money Can Buy," "Trust Issues," "Club Paradise," and "Free Spirit." The year 2013 saw the arrival of "5AM in Toronto," "Girls Love Beyoncé," and "Jodeci Freestyle" prior to Nothing Was the Same. Other notable moments include "The Motion," which appeared on the Best Buy exclusive edition of that album, and tracks like "Draft Day" and "Days in the East," released via OVO's SoundCloud in April 2014. Leaks also played a role, with "Heat of the Moment," "How About Now," and "6 God" surfacing online in 2014, while "Can I" featuring Beyoncé leaked in 2015.

Reader's Guide

Care Package debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with 109,000 album-equivalent units, including 16,000 in pure album sales. This achievement marked Drake's ninth US number-one album, though it was displaced by Slipknot's We Are Not Your Kind after just one week. The success extended to Canada, where the album debuted at number one on the Canadian Albums Chart with 10,000 units, securing his ninth Canadian number-one hit. The tracklist includes specific production details and samples: "Dreams Money Can Buy" samples Jai Paul's "BTSTU (Demo)," while "Trust Issues" interpolates DJ Khaled's "I'm on One." "Can I" features additional vocals by Beyoncé, and "The Motion" includes background vocals by Sampha. Other samples range from Lauryn Hill on "Draft Day" to Destiny's Child on "Girls Love Beyoncé," creating a dense web of musical references spanning decades.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1	Dreams Money Can Buy	Aubrey Graham, Noah Shebib, Jai Paul	4:13
2	The Motion	Graham, Shebib, Sampha Sisay	4:00
3	How Bout Now	Graham, Matthew Samuels, Jordan Evans, Donald DeGrate Jr., Cedric Hailey	3:55
4	Trust Issues	Graham, Shebib, Tyler Williams, Nikhil Seetharam, Dwayne Carter, Khaled Khaled, William Roberts	4:41
5	Days in the East	Graham, Shebib, Jahron Braithwaite, Mikky Ekko, Justin Parker, Elgin Lumpkin, Timothy Mosley, Robert Reives	5:53
6	Draft Day	Graham, Samuels, Charles Singleton, Joshua Scruggs, Lauryn Hill	4:26
7	4PM in Calabasas	Graham, Anderson Hernandez, Adam Feeney, Allen Ritter, Clifton Chase, Edward Fletcher, Melvin Glover, Greg Prestopino, Sylvia Robinson, Matthew Wilder, Brian Morgan, Oliver Scott, Ric Wilson	4:00
8	5AM in Toronto	Graham, Samuels, Hernandez, Ritter, Seetharam, Bobbie Gentry	3:25
9	I Get Lonely	Graham, Shebib, Dallas Austin	4:13
10	My Side	Graham, Shebib, Noel Cadastre, Samuels, Brathwaite	4:54
11	Jodeci Freestyle (featuring J. Cole)	Graham, Shebib, Roosevelt Harrell III, Jermaine Cole, DeGrate Jr., Roger Troutman, Thomas Troutman, Andreao Heard, James Lloyd, Jeff Lorber, Christopher Wallace	4:14
12	Club Paradise	Graham, Shebib	4:43
13	Free Spirit (featuring Rick Ross)	Graham, Shebib, Roberts, Stuart Matthewman, Sade Adu	4:12
14	Heat of the Moment	Graham, Shebib, Myron Avant, Stephen Huff	5:43
15	Girls Love Beyoncé (featuring James Fauntleroy)	Graham, Shebib, James Fauntleroy, Wade Brown, LaShawn Daniels, Fred Jerkins III, Rodney Jerkins, Beyoncé Knowles, LeToya Luckett, LaTavia Roberson, Kelly Rowland	3:45
16	Paris Morton Music	Graham, Shebib, Kevin Crowe, Erik Oritz, Chrisette Payne, Roberts	4:11
17	Can I	Graham, Shebib, Knowles, Johnny Marr	3:09
Total length			73:37

Did You Know?

"4PM in Calabasas" is the latest track recorded on the album, premiered in June 2016.
"Can I" contains a sample of "The Draize Train" by The Smiths.
The album received an average score of 77 on Metacritic based on five reviews.