Who is Drake? All You Need To Know About Canadian Rapper

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Key Facts About Drake

He is a performer and rapper from Canada.
Aubrey Drake Graham is his full name.
He was born on October 24, 1986, in Toronto, Canada.
He is a citizen of two countries: the USA and Canada.
His parents are Sandi Graham and Denis Graham.
He is the parent of Adonis Graham.
He serves as the Toronto Raptors’ global ambassador.
His net worth is currently $260 million.

Who is Drake?

Drake is a rapper and performer from Canada. Drake is widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians of our time due to his successful incorporation of singing and R&B influences into hip-hop. He first gained widespread attention for his role as Jimmy Brooks on the CTV teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001-08). Aubrey Drake Graham is his full name, and he was born on October 24, 1986. His debut mixtape, Room for Improvement, was released in 2006. Before joining Young Money Entertainment, he released Comeback Season (2007) and So Far Gone (2009).

Drake Early Life

Drake was born on October 24, 1986, in Toronto, Canada. His father, Dennis Graham, is an African-American Catholic from Memphis, Tennessee. Sandi Graham is the name of his mother. Drake holds citizenship in both the United States of America and Canada.

Drake Education

Drake got his bar mitzvah while he was a teenager and went to a Jewish day school. He continued his education at Forest Hill Collegiate Institute and then transferred to the Oakwood-Vaughan campus of Vaughan Road Academy in Toronto’s diverse Oakwood-Vaughan community for his senior year.

Drake Career

Drake’s representation helped him secure a part in the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation. Drake takes on the role of basketball superstar Jimmy Brooks, who is physically disabled after being shot by a student. Drake disliked this plot point since he felt he was being used as a token in the show. Also, he was worried that it would hurt his career as a musician. James Hurst, the longtime writer for the series, claims that Drake threatened to sue if the screenplay wasn’t rewritten to his liking.

Drake was motivated to create music by Jay-Z and Clipse, and he did so in 2006 with the release of his self-released mixtape Room for Improvement. The mixtape featured Trey Songz, Lupe Fiasco, and a tonne of production work by Boi-1da and Frank Dukes. When asked about the mixtape, Drake said it was “very straightforward, radio-friendly, with very little content in it.” Exclusively published, Room for Improvement sold roughly 6,000 copies and generated $304.04 in royalties. On August 19, 2006, he performed at the Kool Haus nightclub for the first time as the opening act for Ice Cube and made $100. In 2007, he dropped Comeback Season, his second mixtape.

In 2009, Drake released his third mixtape, titled So Far Gone. It featured Trey Songz, Lil Wayne, Omarion, Bun B, and Lloyd and was made available for free download through his OVO blog website. Over 2,000 copies were downloaded in the first two hours after its release, and singles “Best I Ever Had” and “Successful” both charted highly enough on the Billboard Hot 100 to get Gold certification from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). For this reason, the mixtape was reissued as an extended play (EP), with four songs from the original mixtape and two new songs (“I’m Goin’ In” and “Fear”) added.

The singles “Back to Back,” “Charged Up,” “Hotline Bling,” and “Right Hand” were all released by Drake on July 31, 2015. Drake and Future dropped a joint mixtape on September 20, 2015, which they recorded in Atlanta over a week. Drake announced the start of recording for his third studio album during an interview during the European leg of his Club Paradise Tour. Drake praised Jamie xx and said he wanted to work with him on his future album, adding that he plans to expand upon the British producer’s current role. Drake has also suggested that the album will be stylistically distinct from Take Care, abandoning the ambient sound and gloomy lyrics that were prominent in the former.

In January 2013, Drizzy promised that the first single from his upcoming third album would drop following the 55th Annual Grammy Awards. Despite several delays, it was released after Drake won Best Rap Album at the Grammys, and it accurately predicted that his third album would be titled Nothing Was the Same. Multiple song samples were revealed at the end of 2017 amid rumours that Drake would be working with several musicians on his upcoming studio album. These artists were speculated to include producer Pi’erre Bourne and rapper Trippie Redd.

Drake’s first solo release since 2016’s More Life and his first appearance on any song since Lil Wayne’s Dedication 6: Reloaded mixtape’s first single, a remix of Jay-song Z’s “Family Feud,” dropped on January 20, 2018, with Drake providing guest vocals. The album Scary Hours featured the hit singles “Diplomatic Immunity” and “God’s Plan,” both of which debuted in the top ten and went on to shatter many streaming records. Drake has stated that several hip-hop artists influenced his rhyming style, including Kanye West, Jay-Z, MF Doom, and Lil Wayne, and many R&B artists, such as Aaliyah and Usher, inspired him to include R&B in his music. Drake has said that later influences on his Caribbean-tinged style include several dancehall artists, including Vybz Kartel.

With 142 million units sold across sales and on-demand streams, Drake is the most successful digital singles artist in the United States. He has more top 10 singles (54) than any other artist, more top 10 performances in a week (9) than any other artist, more top 10 hits in theatres (39) than any other artist, and more continuous time on the list than any other artist (39). His most successful hit is “God’s Plan,” certified 11 times platinum. His second most successful single is “Hotline Bling,” certified eight times platinum.

Drake is also a global ambassador for the Toronto Raptors, and in December 2013, he confirmed his contract with Nike and Air Jordan.

Drake Parents

Sandi Graham and Denis Graham are Drake’s mother and father, respectively.

Drake Siblings

There is no information available on the specifics of Drake’s siblings.

Drake Ethnicity

Drake’s s ancestry can be traced back to Africa and the Americas.

Drake Religion

Drake practises Judaism as his religion of choice.

Drake Wife

Drake is a single father, but he and Sophie Braussaux did have a son together. He has also dated the singer Rihanna on and off for some time.

Drake Children

Drake has a child named Adonis Graham.

Drake Social Media

Drake’s Twitter account, which can be found at @Drake, is an excellent resource for learning more about him and following his career. He is also on Instagram with the handle @champagnepapi.