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It can be difficult to remember how risky "Take Care" was for Drake at the time — to release such a self-conscious, gothic record when everyone wanted classic rap songs for the radio.

Drake featured Lamar on "Buried Alive Interlude," a song from Drake's second album, "Take Care." Lamar also told XXL Mag in an interview, that Drake's "a real good dude. He got a real genuine soul.