


In his review for AllMusic, Fred Thomas described the album as a "masterful artistic statement" with "Beautifully minimal production supports the feeling of emptiness" Writing for HipHopDX, Justin Ivey stated "With Care for Me, Saba accomplished his objective by making an album that can endure for years to come. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 93, based on 5 reviews.
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Towards near completion of the album, Saba recalled a moment to review his progress saying: "I was listening with one of the producers and he actually pointed it out: ‘Damn dude, all of these songs are about Walt,' I didn’t even realize." Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scoresĬare for Me was met with widespread critical acclaim from music critics. The track was initially planned to be the outro of the album however Saba felt the song was too depressing and didn't want to leave listeners with that feeling. The festive mood suddenly turns dangerous when the date's brother arrives and threatens to stab him. The blind date is a success and the pair head to an afterparty. The penultimate track "Prom / King" recounts a story of being set up a blind prom date by Walt, who saves him from the potential embarrassment of public loneliness. Music and lyrics Ĭare for Me is a concept album dedicated to the memory of his late-cousin, which Saba started working on in December 2017. I think why Care For Me is so important is because it talks about mental health in a lot of ways that are simple but I just haven’t heard it done in hip-hop music that way. A lot of it had to do with losing my best friend and older cousin, Walt, which is throughout the album. In an interview, Saba spoke about the mental process and how writing the songs on the album were therapeutic saying:Ĭare For Me is the first time I delve into talking about depression and anxiety, and then all of these factors as to why I am the way I am.

"John Walt" Long was stabbed to death in Chicago. In February 2017, Saba's cousin and fellow Pivot Gang member, Walter E.
