Room for Improvement

Room for Improvement
Mixtape by
Drake
ReleasedFebruary 14, 2006
Recorded2005–2006
GenreHip hop
Length65:36
LabelAll Things Fresh
Producer
  • Boi-1da
  • DJ Ra
  • Frank Dukes
  • DFS
  • Amir
  • Soundtrakk
Drake chronology
Room for Improvement
(2006) 		Comeback Season
(2007)

Room for Improvement is the first mixtape by Canadian rapper Drake. Room for Improvement was released on February 14, 2006.[1]

During an interview with thebiz, Drake would reveal Room for Improvement as the title of his mixtape. He would talk about working with producer DJ Smallz, who also worked with rappers such as Lil Wayne and Young Jeezy. Drake had created an entirely different album at first but it was never released because the computer that they were recording it on got a virus and crashed so they had lost all their work. When working on the mixtape somebody had broken into their studio but did not take anything. Drake would re-release the mixtape in 2008.[2]

In 2018, a notebook that featured handwritten lyrics written for the album by Drake appeared up for auction. It features the songs "Special", "Do Me So Good", "Try Harder", "City Is Mine", "Do What You Do", "A Scorpio's Mind" and "Bad Meaning Good".[3][4]

Songs

Room for Improvement track listing
No. Title Length
1. "Intro"   0:52
2. "Pianist Hands" (Interlude) 1:11
3. "Special" (featuring Voyce) 4:52
4. "Do What You Do"   4:48
5. "Money (Remix)" (featuring Nickelus F) 2:25
6. "AM 2 PM" (featuring Nickelus F) 3:28
7. "City Is Mine"   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"   3:02
11. "Make Things Right" (featuring Slakah the Beatchild) 2:41
12. "Video Girl"   3:46
13. "Drake's Voice Mail Box #2"   0:16
14. "Come Winter"   5:28
15. "Extra Special"   2:58
16. "About the Game (Freestyle)" (featuring Trey Songz) 1:45
17. "All This Love" (featuring Voyce) 3:20
18. "Drake's Voice Mail Box #3"   1:12
19. "A Scorpio's Mind" (featuring Nickelus F) 3:52
20. "S.T.R.E.S.S." (featuring Nickelus F) 3:43
21. "Try Harder"   2:22
22. "Kick, Push (Remix)" (performed by Lupe Fiasco featuring Drake) 4:44
23. "U.P.A. (Outro)"   2:14

References

  1. ↑ "'Room For Improvement': How Drake Set The Bar For Himself". UDiscover Music. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Drake Interview February 2006". thebiz. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved August 15, 2024.{cite web}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  3. ↑ "Drake's 'Room for Improvement' Handwritten Lyrics Are Up for Auction (UPDATE)". Complex. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  4. ↑ "Drake's Personal, Signed Notebook for His First Mixtape, Room For Improvement -- Includes 80 Handwritten Pages of Lyrics, His My First Album Todo List, Motivational Quotes, Signatures & More". Nate D. Sanders Auctions. Retrieved August 15, 2024.