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Drake
Aubrey Drake Graham[1] (born October 24, 1986), who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian recording artist and actor. He originally became known for playing character Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation.
In June 2009, Drake signed a recording contract with Lil Wayne 's Young Money Entertainment.[2] In November 2009, Lil Wayne released a statement announcing that Drake 's first studio album, Thank Me Later, had been completed. The album was released on June 15, 2010, and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.[3] The album has since gone platinum. He will release his second studio album on October 24, 2011 titled Take Care. Drake will release an R&B mixtape sometime in the future and will release a collaboration album with Lil Wayne.
Drake has worked with several other hip-hop artists such as Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Kanye West, Eminem, and Jay-Z. With the success of his mixtape turned EP So Far Gone, Drake has been nominated for several awards including Grammys, even being selected to perform at the 2010 Grammy award ceremony. Drake has also won several awards, including two Juno Awards in 2010 for Best New Artist, and Rap Recording of the Year.
Contents
• 1 Early life
• 2 Acting career
• 3 Music career o 3.1 2006–09: Career beginnings and mixtapes o 3.2 2010–present: Thank Me Later and Take Care o 3.3 As composer
• 4 Personal life
• 5 Discography
• 6 Filmography
• 7 See also
• 8 References
• 9 External links

Early life
Aubrey Drake Graham was born on October 24, 1986, in Toronto, Ontario. He is the son of Dennis Graham, a drummer who worked with Jerry Lee Lewis, and Sandi Graham, an educator. Two of his uncles, Larry Graham and Teenie Hodges, are also musicians.[4][5][6] Drake 's father is an African American from Memphis, Tennessee, and Drake 's mother is a Jewish Canadian. He attended a Jewish day school and had a Bar Mitzvah.[7][8][9] His parents divorced when he was five years old, and he was


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Retrieved February 21, 2011. 9. ^ Jones, Jen (December 2006). "School 's In for Degrassi". JVibe (Jewish Family & Life). ISSN. http://www.jvibe.com/Pop_culture/Degrassi.php. Retrieved December 15, 2006. 10. ^ Ostroff, Joshua (March 23, 2009). "Aubrey Graham: from Degrassi to Drake". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved March 24, 2009. 11. ^ Infantry, Ashante (June 21, 2009). "Chasing Drake". Toronto Star. http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/Television/article/653906. Retrieved June 21, 2009. 13. ^ Garraud, Tracy (February 25, 2009). "Drake Discusses Degrassi, High School Years, and So Far Gone with Vibe Magazine". Vibe. http://www.vibe.com/news/online_exclusives/2009/02/drake_day/. Retrieved February 25, 2009. 14. ^ McKinnon, Matthew (May 2010). "Almost Famous". The Walrus. http://www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2010.05-music-almost-famous/2/. Retrieved April 22, 2010. 15. ^ "Drake Reveals Childhood Struggles: ‘I Had To Become A Man Very Quickly’". Neon Limelight. July 15, 2009. http://neonlimelight.com/2009/07/15/drake-reveals-childhood-struggles-i-had-to-become-a-man-very-quickly/. Retrieved December 7, 2010. 16. ^ "Drake To Star In 'Gears of War 3 '". MTV. June 11, 2010. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1641341/20100611/drake.jhtml. Retrieved September 22, 2010. 17. ^ "Exclusive: Hip Hop Star Drake in Talks to Star in 'Arbitrage '", TheWrap, January 21, 2011 (Accessed January 21, 2011) 18. ^ "Quick News", All-Things Fresh – Drake 's Official Fansite, April 11, 2011 (Accessed April 11, 2011) 19. ^ "Str8hiphop.com Alumni Artist Drake Has Made It to BET’s 106 & Park". Str8 Hip Hop. May 7, 2007. http://www.str8hiphop.com/node/2462. Retrieved July 14, 2009.[dead link] 20. ^ "MTV.com Drake 's So Far Gone Is The Hottest Mixtape Of 2009 (So Far)" 21. ^ "UPDATE: Drake Not Signed To Universal Motown, Close To Inking Deal". XXL. May 5, 2009. http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=45502. 22. ^ Concepcion, Mariel (June 5, 2009). "Exclusive: Fake Drake Album Sold On iTunes, Lawsuit Planned Against Label". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/exclusive-fake-drake-album-sold-on-itunes-1003980865.story. Retrieved June 7, 2009. 23. ^ Reid, Shaheem (June 29, 2009). "Drake Signs With Lil Wayne 's Young Money Label". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1614953/20090629/lil_wayne.jhtml. Retrieved July 14, 2009. 24. ^ Concepcion, Mariel (June 3, 2009). "Drake 's Major Label Bidding War Heats Up, Universal Signing Likely". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/drake-s-major-label-bidding-war-heats-up-1003979201.story. Retrieved July 14, 2009. 25. ^ Drake Injured During Concert Fall HipHopDX. Retrieved on August 11, 2009. 26. ^ "Drizzy Drake (drakkardnoir) on Twitter" (Twitter). http://www.twitter.com/drakkardnoir. Retrieved September 5, 2009. 27. ^ "CBC News – Canada – Bublé scores Juno triumph in St. John 's". Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. April 18, 2010. http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/04/18/juno-awards.html?ref=rss. Retrieved May 8, 2010. 28. ^ a b Rodriguez, Jayson (December 30, 2009). "Drake Calls 'Light Up, ' His Collabo With Jay-Z, 'Phenomenal '". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1628944/20091230/drake.jhtml. Retrieved January 4, 2010. 31. ^ Drake: Artist Profile The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved on June 24, 2009. 32. ^ a b Roberson, Gee (March 29, 2009). "Drake: Biography". HipHopSince1978.com. http://www.hiphopsince1978.com/clients/drake/. 33. ^ Drake – Over JefeMedia. Retrieved on March 10, 2010. 34. ^ "Over". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/news/rihanna-rules-hot-100-with-rude-boy-track-1004076296.story#/song/drake/over/18132468. Retrieved May 4, 2010. 35. ^ "Drake Finishes 'Thank Me Later, ' Reveals Next Single". The Boombox. April 28, 2010. http://www.theboombox.com/2010/04/28/drake-finishes-thank-me-later-reveals-next-single/. Retrieved May 8, 2010. 36. ^ "Drake – "Find Your Love" Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/song/drake/find-your-love/20027498. Retrieved May 4, 2010. 37. ^ Drake (September 14, 2009). "Drake 's Leaked 'Fireworks ' Addresses Rihanna Relationship". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/news/drake-s-leaked-fireworks-addresses-rihanna-1004094358.story?tag=hpfeed. Retrieved September 6, 2010. 38. ^ "Drake Chart History – Singles". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/Drake/chart-history/855020?f=379&g=Singles. Retrieved May 4, 2010. 41. ^ Kuperstein, Slava (August 2, 2010). "Drake Brings Eminem, Jay-Z, Rick Ross, Others Onstage". HipHopDX.com. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.11842/title.drake-brings-eminem-jay-z-rick-ross-others-onstage. Retrieved August 3, 2010. 42. ^ "Drake Lights Up Miami at Tour Kickoff". Rap-Up.com. September 20, 2010. http://www.rap-up.com/2010/09/21/drake-lights-up-miami-at-tour-kickoff. Retrieved September 23, 2010. 43. ^ "Drake Goes Platinum, Maps Out Fall Tour". Rap-Up.com. http://www.rap-up.com/2010/07/23/drake-goes-platinum-maps-out-fall-tour. Retrieved September 23, 2010. 44. ^ Kaufman, Gil (November 17, 2010). "Drake Reveals Next Album To Be Called Take Care – Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1652500/20101117/drake.jhtml. Retrieved February 21, 2011. 45. ^ a b June 9, 2011 (June 9, 2011). "Drake – "Marvin 's Room" from Take Care | New Music". SoulCulture. http://www.soulculture.co.uk/blogs/music-blog/newmusic/drake-marvins-room-from-take-care-new-music/. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 47. ^ "Q-Tip Talks Working With Drake, New Book [VIDEO] | XXL". Xxlmag.com. http://www.xxlmag.com/online/?p=99995. Retrieved February 21, 2011. 51. ^ Jeffries, David (December 14, 2010). "Last Train to Paris – Diddy". AllMusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/last-train-to-paris-r1819601. Retrieved July 4, 2011. 53. ^ "Drake attends Coach Calipari 's post-game radio broadcast following UK-UL game". Twitpic.com. January 3, 2010. http://twitpic.com/wfgs2. Retrieved February 21, 2011. 55. ^ "Drake Covers GQ; New Album "Take Care" | Drake". Rap Basement. November 17, 2010. http://www.rapbasement.com/drake/111710-drake-says-his-second-album-will-be-titled-take-care-plus-covers-gq-details-and-view-here.html. Retrieved February 21, 2011. 56. ^ Monday (October 25, 2010). "Drake To Appear In Cameo Of 'Breakaway '". That Film Kid. http://www.thatfilmkid.com/that-film-kid/2010/10/25/drake-to-appear-in-cameo-of-breakaway.html. Retrieved February 21, 2011. 57. ^ "Anupam Kher shoots with Drake for 'Breakaway '". Cinehour.com. http://www.cinehour.com/news/bollywood/6163/anupam-kher-shoots-with-drake-for-amp039breakawayamp039.html. Retrieved February 21, 2011. 58. ^ RapFix (April 27, 2011). "Drake To Star In Upcoming 'Ice Age ' Film". MTV.
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