Biography On Drake The American Rapper

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Biography on Drake

Introduction

Drake is among most popular Canadian songwriter, rapper, and singer who manifested

himself as among the best singers in recent times. Drake initially was an actor in the country’s

TV series 'Degrassi’ where his career emerged, and with time, he proved that he was best

suited for the music, and therefore, he engaged to music since it was his passion from his

childhood. He set off his musical move with mix-tapes which were self-released. This paper

explains in details the Biography of Drake.

Drake’s Childhood and Early Life

Aubrey Drake Graham was born on 24th October 1986, to Dennis Graham and Sandi

Graham in Toronto, Canada. His father took part in drummer for legendary musician while his

mother worked as a florist and an English teacher. Drake has unique religious and racial

backgrounds since he is a son of a Canadian mother and an African-American father. According

to Drake, he is more driven by black culture whereas his mother being Jewish is said to be a cool

twist to his culture.

While Aubrey Drake was a young child, his parents divorced, and he was brought up by

his Canadian mother, although in most cases he also used to spend time with his father who

motivated his career as well as his music is linked family of his father who was an African-

American drummer. Drake first comes to public limelight during his career as an actor, on the

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acclaimed Canadian TV where he performed the teenage drama series which was referred to as

Degrassi, The Next Generation. While he was Drake, an actor, he proved his passion for music by

rapping and acting at the same time. He mostly used his middle name during his performance.

Drake spent his childhood in the city's working-class neighborhood near Weston Road. After he

attained his sixth grade, the family decided to move to the Forest Hill. During his schooling, Drake

went to Vaughan Academy and later to Forest Hill Institute. Unfortunately, he left the school but

returned to complete his diploma in 2012 after he witnessed challenges in his early life. For

example, his father was detained as he tried to cross the border, his mother fell sick, and she was

the breadwinner although she struggled with the situation to sustain the family with the basic needs.

Drake in his predominantly white school, he faced severing bullying since he was only the black

Jew on the ground.

Drake as an Actor and His Early Career

Drake started acting in 2001 after an acting agent, who was his friend’s father, offered him

a role act the teen drama series in the Canadian TV (Foxx 142). In the drama, he took part in Jimmy

Brooks, who was a former basketball player bound on a wheel-chair for 145 episodes. Drake has

also over the years acted in several other television series, which includes but not limited to Sophie,

Soul Food, and Being Erica (Foxx 162). He also participated in making visitor appearances on

Punk'd, Beyond the Break, and Saturday Night Live. For the film Ice Age Continental Drift, he

also did voice acting.

Drake as Musician His Passionate Career

Due to his effort and excellence in early career as an actor, Drake gained a lot of fame, and

following such acting popularity, he decided it was time to have self-released his debut mixtape,

which was termed as Room for Improvement. This was followed by another mix-tape which he

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released the following year, known as Comeback Season (Foxx 162). The second release contained

a single Replacement Girl, and this earned him recognition as a singer in the entire country for the

first time. Additionally, to release the mixtape, he founded October's Very Own label. Later,

Drake's third mix-tape hit was released which was titled, So Far Gone, and this could be freely

downloaded from internet in his record label (Foxx 162). It contained tracks released which include

hits like Trey, so like, Successful, Best I Ever Had, and featuring Lil Wayne Songs, and this enabled

him to succeed in a commercial (Foxx 162). Drake in a short while, he produced his debut EP

using the same name which was due to the success of the mix-tape. The release was number 6 on

the Billboard 200.

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of June 2010, drake’s hit of Debut studio album known as Thank Me Later was

released. This album was said to have taken two years under production, and it featured artists like

Kanye West, Nicki Minaj, and Lil Wayne (Foxx 162). Similarly, Find Your Love, which was a

single hit, reached up to top-10 on the Billboard Hot 100. On 15

November 2011, Drake released

Take Care, his second studio album. The singles contained in this album were Take Care, featuring

Rihanna, and Make Me Proud, featuring Nicki Minaj. The album enabled him to receive the first

Grammy Award. Nothing Was the Same his third album, which he released in 2013, he maintained

his fame, leading to practical opinions as for its predecessors (Foxx 162). This was his first studio

album released from OVO Sound, his label. The album contained seven singles, and all of them

were commercially successful.

Drake’s Best Releases that Hit

Thank Me Later, was his first studio album to be debuted number one on the Billboard 200

chart of US and this made Drake’s fame to rise. This studio album was able to receive Platinum

certification in US and Canada after it sold 1.83 million copies in the US (Foxx 162). Additionally,

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Take Care, his second studio album also reached number one on the same US chart, and it managed

to sell over six hundred and thirty-one thousand copies within the one week. It becomes popular

after being debuted number one in Billboard 200 chart, to receive Certification Platinum from UK,

US, and Canada. His third studio album, Nothing Was the Same, received both commercial and

critical acclaim success (Foxx 162). Multiple magazines named the album as the Best Album of

the Year. It managed to sell over 1.78 million copies in the U.S and was given Platinum status in

UK, US, and Canada.

Rewards from His Major Works

To date, Drake has been in possession of thee Grammy prizes from thirty-five

nominations. In 2013, his album Take Care was said to be the Best Rap Album (Foxx 162).

Additionally, Hotline Bling, his song that hit in 2017, earned him two rewards.

Accumulatively, Drake has received eighty awards from three hundred and thirty

nominations.

Drake’s Relationships

Several women have been romantically linked with Drake from the entertainment industry

(Singapore 159). However, Drake is popularly associated with an on-and-off relationship with

Rihanna, the Barbadian singer (Singapore 159). Their first time to meet was back 2005 after Drake

had a crush on Rihanna after which they came together and co-worked for several times. Later,

Rihanna had a crush on Chris Brown, and this brought about their break.

In 2012, Drake and Chris Brown were involved in a fight, and this believed to be over

Rihanna. Brown released a song criticizing him and blamed him on social. Incidentally, Drake and

Brown, performed together at the 2014 ESPY Awards, whereby they reconciled after the

performance. In 2012, Ericka Lee claimed to be Drake's ex-girlfriend and reported that he used her

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voice in most his songs such as Marvins Room. She decided to file a lawsuit to seek royalties and

credits. In 2013, they reached out-of-court agreement although Drake’s lawyer initially refuted the

claims.

Later in 2016, Drake proposed to the singer, Jennifer Lopez and they began dating. They

went to the extent of posting their pictures on their respective platforms. However, it is true that

Drake is interested in Rihanna and is trying his level best to get her back and this has been reported

to have affected their relationship with his new catch, Lopez (Singapore 174).

Drake’s Accomplishment

Drake has managed to release many songs with different singers like Rihanna. Also, he has

made it dominate the top position by releasing hitting raps like Thank Me Later which he released

on 15 June 2010. The album was among the most successful hits by Drake. Drake has created fame

of many singes in the country including those he featured with like team YMCMB, Kenya West,

Rihanna, and the weekend. All these achievements have made Drake a successful rapper. He has

been named to be the best rapper alive because he goes with the flow. Additionally, he has

influenced many singers in the country, and through that, he has become a country's celebrity.

Conclusion

Drake is a famous singer, songwriter, and a rapper. From his childhood, he had a passion

for music and his father positively influenced his career. Drake started as an actor in Canadian TV

program series where he gained fame and finally ended up joining music. As a musician, Drake

uplifted many other singers by incorporating them in his performance. The music has earned him

many rewards. Although he has been associated with broken relationships and scandal, this has

not deterred him from his work, and most of his fans have kept on promoting him. Through his

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effort in incorporating emerging singers in his performance, he has influenced music culture in the

country, and many prospective musicians are expected to emerge in future dates.

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Works Cited

Strähle, Jochen, and Charline Susan Jackson. "Merchandising in the music business." Fashion &

Music. Springer, Singapore, 2018. 159-176.

Graham, Aubrey Drake. "Drake (entertainer)." The Jamie Foxx Handbook-Everything you need

to know about Jamie Foxx(2013): 162.

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