Drake performing at The Joint at Hard Rock

Liver-imploding levels of boozing, strip club dalliances, dubious decision making and a boulder-sized hunk of regret -- sounds like the cliched Vegas weekend, right?

Instead, it's the grist of "Take Care," the second disc from hip-hop/R&B wunderkind Drake, who, at 25, is one of the more compelling figures in either genre.

Don't believe us?

Just ask him.

"I might be too strung out on compliments / Overdosed on confidence," he rhymes on "Headlines." "Drinking every night because we drink to my accomplishments."

Drake is Drake's biggest fan.

As such, "Take Care" just might be the most likable unlikable record of the year, the cutting edge in radio-friendly narcissism.

This from a dude who titled his debut "Thank Me Later."

Thanks.

Later.

Contact reporter Jason Bracelin at jbracelin@ reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0476.