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Drake is a legendary Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, actor, and entrepreneur. This Rap Genius has turned the hip-hop co-sign into a fine art. Discover interesting facts about Drake with this fun challenge.
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Drake was born in Toronto, Canada, and grew up with music in his blood. His father Dennis Graham was an African-American musician born in Memphis, Tennessee. His mother Sandi Graham, is a Canadian Jewish educator.
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Aubrey is the first name his parents gave him. Drake belongs to an eclectic and unique ethnic and religious background. His father is an African American Catholic and his mother is a white Canadian Jew.
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Drake was born on October 24, 1986. Unfortunately when he was five years old, his parents got divorced Hence, he was raised by his mother in Forest Hill, an affluent and predominantly Jewish neighborhood in Toronto.
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One of Drake's classmates at Forest Hill, gave him his start in entertainment industry. Drake soon landed a role on the Canadian teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation, produced by Epitome Pictures.
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Drake played "Jimmy Brooks" in Degrassi. It followed the dramatic lives of a group of teenagers at Degrassi High School, where Jimmy, also known as "Wheelchair Jimmy," is a basketball star who becomes permanently wheelchair-bound when he is shot by a classmate.
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In June 2009, Drake inked a record deal with Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment, where he was offered a $2 million advance, distributed through Universal Republic.
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While Drake was still acting on the show Degrassi, he began attempting crossover in the world of hip hop. He released his first mixtape, Room for Improvement, in 2006, achieving modest sales of approx. 6,000 copies.
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Drake released his third mixtape, So Far Gone, in February 2009. It featured the infectious single "Best I Ever Had," which peaked at No. 2 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart, while "Successful," made Rolling Stone’s "25 Best Songs of 2009" list.
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The contemporary sportswear line, OVO (October's Very Own) founded in 2011 is co-owned by Canadian rapper Drake and business partners Oliver El-Khatib and Noah "40" Shebib.
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Drake has won four Grammy awards from 44 nominations. In 2013, he won the Grammy for best Rap album "Take Care", and in 2016 he won 2 Grammy awards for the song “Hotline Bling”. In 2019 he won the Grammy for best Rap song "God's Plan".
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Drake announced that he's dropping his sixth album called "Certified Lover Boy" for release in January 2021. Recently Drake released a short teaser on his 34th birthday via his record label, OVO Sound, on social media.
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Drake has an estimated net worth of $150 million and ranked 5th richest rapper as per Forbes. According to Celebrity Net Worth, along with owning different business projects, Drake has sold more digital singles than any other artist, selling over 163 million.
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