Drake's 2011 album Take Care is considered by many of his fans to be his masterpiece. The album was the peak of "sensitive Drake" (see "Marvin's Room") and featured his most memorable (and arguably meme-able) album cover. But in the years following the release of Take Care, the 30-year-old Toronto rap mogul has embraced a much more machismo persona that has coincided with some serious gains in the gym. (Gains Drake has had no problem sharing on Instagram.) He also has sported a much more cropped hairdo for much of the past five years. However, now Drake has seemingly returned to the style he sported on the Take Care cover, and fans have taken notice. It helps that the self-proclaimed 6 God also took to Instagram to post a photo that is almost identical to the cover.

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Does this mean "Sad Drake" is back? Some think his new hair and the above Instagram photo have something to do with Drake's "one that got away"—Rihanna. Others think this means Take Care 2 is on the way. (You won't hear us arguing with that idea.) At the same time, this is also the hairstyle Drake wore when he was taking cooking lessons from Guy Fieri, so it's important not to have too much selective memory when it comes to these things.

Still, this is Drake. He may have played the part of a brolic tough-talking superstar and the fun-loving hitmaker over the past half-decade, but he also has continued sprinkle his albums with sad songs like More Life's "Do Not Disturb." The sadness hasn't left his soul as much as shifted in new directions. The difference is many of his new feelings seem to be about struggling with fame more than with romantic relationships, and his new old haircut might signal a shift back to his old source material.

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Feelings and music aside, in general it looks out of balance to have a beard that's longer than the hair on your head (unless you're actually bald), so we have to say we like Drake with a fade more than a perfectly shaped buzz. Whether or not this leads to more "Marvin's Room" level classics we'll just have to wait and see.

Watch Now:The 17 Mightiest Hair Gods of All-TimeJake Woolf is a writer who has covered men’s style for over ten years and has contributed to GQ since 2014. A graduate of Parsons The New School for Design (good school, long name), he also has bylines at Robb Report, HighSnobiety, Pitchfork, and the defunct #menswear website Four Pins... Read moreWriterXRelated Stories for GQDrakeHairCelebrities