Aubrey Drake Graham
Aubrey Drake Graham, better known as Drake, is a rapper, actor and r&b singer from Canada, he’s known too for playing Jimmy Brooks on the teen drama series called Degrassi High: The Next Generation.
In June 2009 rapper Lil’ Wayne made official and public, Drake’s joining to his label ‘‘Young Money Entertainment’’. Later that year, in November, Dwayne Carter A.K.A Lil’ Wayne announced Drake’s first studio album ‘‘Thank Me Later’’ had been completed. The album was supposed to be released on March but it pushed back to June 15th, Thank Me Later was one of the most expected albums in 2010. Drake’s debut album sold the first week 400, 000 copies being number one on the billboard charts. Drake released his second sophomore album called Take Care, it sold 700, 000 copies on its debut week.
With the unexpected mind blowing success of his So Far Gone mixtape and EP, Drake has won many awards like Juno’s, Rap Recording of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and many others, such as the first Grammy nomination to an unsigned artist.
Aubrey Drake Graham was born on October 24th of 1986 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Son of musician Dennis Graham and educator Sandi Graham. His father lives in Memphis, Tennessee where he spent most of the summers. Drake’s parents got divorced when he was only five and was raised by his mom back in Canada; he attended to Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, where he started his acting career but did not graduate. In 2001, Drake started his professional acting career playing Jimmy Brooks character on the television series Degrassi High: The Next Generation and ended it in 2009.
Drake started to rap at a young age and most of his family claim that he got his rapping and writing talent from his father and he spent a lot of time with him at the studio where he had the honor of watching bands record, great soul bands like The Temptations, The Blue Notes and remarkable soul and r&b stars like Al Green, Marvin Gaye and many others.
In 2007 he released
In June 2009 rapper Lil’ Wayne made official and public, Drake’s joining to his label ‘‘Young Money Entertainment’’. Later that year, in November, Dwayne Carter A.K.A Lil’ Wayne announced Drake’s first studio album ‘‘Thank Me Later’’ had been completed. The album was supposed to be released on March but it pushed back to June 15th, Thank Me Later was one of the most expected albums in 2010. Drake’s debut album sold the first week 400, 000 copies being number one on the billboard charts. Drake released his second sophomore album called Take Care, it sold 700, 000 copies on its debut week.
With the unexpected mind blowing success of his So Far Gone mixtape and EP, Drake has won many awards like Juno’s, Rap Recording of the Year, Songwriter of the Year and many others, such as the first Grammy nomination to an unsigned artist.
Aubrey Drake Graham was born on October 24th of 1986 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Son of musician Dennis Graham and educator Sandi Graham. His father lives in Memphis, Tennessee where he spent most of the summers. Drake’s parents got divorced when he was only five and was raised by his mom back in Canada; he attended to Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, where he started his acting career but did not graduate. In 2001, Drake started his professional acting career playing Jimmy Brooks character on the television series Degrassi High: The Next Generation and ended it in 2009.
Drake started to rap at a young age and most of his family claim that he got his rapping and writing talent from his father and he spent a lot of time with him at the studio where he had the honor of watching bands record, great soul bands like The Temptations, The Blue Notes and remarkable soul and r&b stars like Al Green, Marvin Gaye and many others.
In 2007 he released