Aubrey Drake Graham was born on October 24th, 1986 to Dennis and Sandy Graham. He was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. His family was very uniquely diverse, his mom being a white Canadian Jew and his father a African-American Catholic. Drake says that him being Jewish …show more content…
Not only did he come from a biracial couple, but one of his parents being Catholic and the other being Jewish. But also, I think this is why a lot of people are drawn to them. He’s an extremely marketable person. He can relate to a lot of people. He’s so diverse in this sense and in his music. He is often celebrated for his “sensitive and introspective approach to rap and R&B” (Drake). He has changed the way lots of artists approach their music. Instead of having lots music that is just meant for parties like most artists, he tells stories from his childhood and frequently refers to his hometown, “the 6” or Toronto. In one of his songs, “You & The 6”, he talks to his mom about his personal life and their relationship with their father. He has changed music forever and in my opinion will go down as one of the greatest artists of all-time.
Drake will be remembered and recognized for a long time to come because of the diversity in his life and in his music. His legacy is displayed through his family life, acting career, and music career. Many rappers leave a negative legacy but Drake’s will be different than that. He will be remembered as the “the world’s only black Jewish-Canadian rap star” who approached hip-hop and rap different than anyone else. Drake is a textbook example of if you put your mind to something, you can achieve anything you want