Room for Improvement (mixtape)
Room for Improvement is the debut mixtape by Canadian rapper Drake.[1] It was self-released on February 14, 2006, by All Things Fresh.[2][3][4] Issued as a retail project, it sold 6,000 copies by its year of release. It features contributions from Toronto natives Slakah the Beatchild, Frank Dukes, and Boi-1da; as well as American singer Trey Songz and American rapper Nickelus F.[5]
Room for Improvement
February 14, 2006
2005-2006
- Elsadig Residence
- Positive Vibes
- BCP
65:36
- Boi-1da
- DJ Ra
- Frank Dukes
- DFS
- Amir
- Soundtrakk
Background[edit]
In February 2006, in an interview with thabiz.com, Drake 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 mixtapes 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]