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Drake
$\"Drake,$ Drake in 2016
Born	Aubrey Drake Graham (1986-10-24) October 24, 1986 (age 38) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Other names	\n Champagne Papi^[1] \n Drizzy^[2] \n 6 God^[3] \n The Boy^[4] \n
Citizenship	Canada United States
Occupations	Rapper singer songwriter entrepreneur actor
Years active	2001\u2013present
Works	Singles albums videography
Children	1
Relatives	Larry Graham (uncle) Teenie Hodges (uncle)
Awards	Full list
Musical career
Genres	\n Hip-hop \n pop rap \n R&B \n pop \n trap \n
Instruments	Vocals
Labels	\n OVO Sound \n Republic \n Young Money \n Cash Money \n Aspire \n
\n Musical artist
Website	drakerelated.com
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Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, and actor. As a figure in popular music, he has been credited with popularizing R&B sensibilities in hip-hop artists. Gaining recognition by starring as Jimmy Brooks in the CTV teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001\u20132008), Drake began his recording career in 2006 with the release of his debut mixtape, Room for Improvement (2006). He followed up with the mixtapes Comeback Season (2007) and So Far Gone (2009) before signing with Young Money Entertainment.^[5]\n

Drake's first three albums, Thank Me Later (2010), Take Care (2011) and Nothing Was the Same (2013) each debuted atop the Billboard 200 and spawned the Billboard Hot 100-top ten singles \"Find Your Love\", \"Take Care\" (featuring Rihanna), \"Started from the Bottom\", and \"Hold On, We're Going Home\" (featuring Majid Jordan).^[6] His fourth album Views (2016) lead the Billboard 200 for 13 non-consecutive weeks and contained the singles \"Hotline Bling\" and the US number one \"One Dance\" (featuring WizKid and Kyla), which has been credited for helping popularize dancehall and Afrobeats in contemporary American music.^[7]^[8] Views was followed by the double album Scorpion (2018), which included the three US number-one singles: \"God's Plan\", \"Nice for What\", and \"In My Feelings\". His sixth album, Certified Lover Boy (2021), set the then-record (9) for most US top-ten songs from one album with its lead single, \"Way 2 Sexy\" (featuring Future and Young Thug), reaching number one. In 2022, he released the house-inspired album Honestly, Nevermind and his collaborative album with 21 Savage: Her Loss, the former of which yielded the number-one single \"Jimmy Cooks\", while the latter spawned eight simultaneous top-ten songs on the Billboard Hot 100. His eighth album, For All the Dogs (2023), featured his twelfth and thirteenth number ones, \"Slime You Out\" (featuring SZA) and \"First Person Shooter\" (featuring J. Cole). In 2024, Drake was involved in a high-profile rap feud with Kendrick Lamar, producing the diss songs \"Push Ups, \"Taylor Made Freestyle\",^[a] \"Family Matters\", and \"The Heart Part 6\". Drake's second collaborative album Some Sexy Songs 4 U (with PartyNextDoor) is set for release on February 14, 2025.\n

As an entrepreneur, Drake founded the OVO Sound record label with longtime collaborator 40 in 2012. In 2013, he became the \"global ambassador\" of the Toronto Raptors, joining their executive committee and later obtaining naming rights to their practice facility OVO Athletic Centre. In 2016, he began collaborating with Brent Hocking on the bourbon whiskey Virginia Black.^[10] Drake heads the OVO fashion label and the Nocta collaboration with Nike, Inc., and founded the production company DreamCrew and the fragrance house Better World. In 2018, he was reportedly responsible for 5 percent (CAD$440 million) of Toronto's CAD$8.8 billion annual tourism income.^[11]\n

Among the world's best-selling music artists, with over 200 million units sold, Drake is ranked as the highest-certified digital singles artist in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[12] His accolades consist of five Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, 39 Billboard Music Awards, two Brit Awards, and three Juno Awards. He has achieved 13 number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100, a joint-record for the most number-one singles by a male solo artist (tied with Michael Jackson).^[13] Drake holds further Hot 100 records, including the most top 10 singles (78), and the most charted songs (338).^[14] From 2018 to 2023, Drake held the record for the most simultaneously charted songs in one week (27), the most Hot 100 debuts in one week (22);^[15] and held the most continuous time on the Hot 100 (431 weeks).^[b] He additionally has the most number-one singles on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot Rap Songs, and Rhythmic Airplay charts.\n

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Year\n	Film\n	Role\n	Notes\n
2007\n	Charlie Bartlett\n	A/V Jones\n	Minor role\n
2008\n	Mookie's Law\n	Chet Walters\n	Short film\n
2011\n	Breakaway^[531]\n	Himself\n	Cameo\n
2012\n	Ice Age: Continental Drift\n	Ethan\n	Voice role\n
2013\n	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues\n	Ron Burgundy fan\n	Cameo\n
2014\n	Think Like a Man Too\n	Himself\n
2017\n	6ix Rising^[532]\n	Noisey documentary\n
The Carter Effect\n	Documentary, also executive producer\n
2019\n	Remember Me, Toronto\n	Documentary by Mustafa the Poet^[533]\n
2022\n	Black Ice^[534]\n	None\n	Documentary, executive producer\n
2023\n	For Khadija^[535]\n	None\n

Year\n	Title\n	Role\n	Notes\n
2001\n	Blue Murder\n	Joey Tamarin\n	Episode: \"Out-of-Towners: Part 1\"\n
2001\u20132008\n	Degrassi: The Next Generation\n	James \"Jimmy\" Brooks\n	Main role; 100 episodes\n
2002\n	Soul Food\n	Fredrick\n	Episode: \"From Dreams to Nightmares\"\n
Conviction\n	Teen Fish\n	Television film\n
2005\n	Best Friend's Date\n	Dater\n	Episode: \"Season Finale\"\n
Instant Star\n	Himself\n	Episode: \"Personality Crisis\"\n
2008\n	The Border\n	PFC Gordon Harvey\n	Episode: \"Stop Loss\"\n
2009\n	Being Erica\n	Ken\n	Episode: \"What I Am Is What I Am\"\n
Sophie\n	Ken\n	Episode: \"An Outing with Sophie\"\n
Beyond the Break\n	Himself\n	Episode: \"One 'Elle' of a Party\"\n
2010\n	When I Was 17\n	Episode: \"Drake, Jennie Finch & Queen Latifah\"\n
Drake: Better Than Good Enough\n	Himself\n	MTV documentary\n
2011\n	Juno Awards\n	Host\n	Television special\n
Saturday Night Live\n	Himself (musical guest)\n	Episode: \"Anna Faris/Drake\"\n
2012\n	Punk'd\n	Himself\n	Episode: \"Drake/Kim Kardashian\"\n
2014, 2016\n	Saturday Night Live\n	Himself (host/musical guest)\n	Episode: \"Drake\"\n
2018\n	The Shop\n	Himself\n	Episode 2\n
The Egos\n	Episode: \"OMP: Drake\"\n
2019\u2013\n	Euphoria\n	None\n	Executive producer\n
2019\u20132023\n	Top Boy\n	None\n
2021\u20132022\n	Chillin' Island\n	None\n
2023\n	Saint X^[536]\n	None\n

v t e Drake
\n Albums \n Singles \n Awards and nominations \n Videography \n
Studio albums	\n Thank Me Later (2010) \n Take Care (2011) \n Nothing Was the Same (2013) \n Views (2016) \n Scorpion (2018) \n Certified Lover Boy (2021) \n Honestly, Nevermind (2022) \n Her Loss (with 21 Savage) (2022) \n For All the Dogs (2023) \n Some Sexy Songs 4 U (with PartyNextDoor) (2025) \n
Compilations	\n We Are Young Money (2009) \n Young Money: Rise of an Empire (2014) \n Care Package (2019) \n
EPs	\n So Far Gone (2009) \n Scary Hours (2018) \n The Best in the World Pack (2019) \n Scary Hours 2 (2021) \n For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition (2023) \n For All the Dogs Scary Hours Edition Instrumentals (2023) \n 100 Gigs (2024) \n
Mixtapes	\n Room for Improvement (2006) \n Comeback Season (2007) \n So Far Gone (2009) \n If You're Reading This It's Too Late (2015) \n What a Time to Be Alive (with Future) (2015) \n More Life (2017) \n Dark Lane Demo Tapes (2020) \n
Tours	\n America's Most Wanted Tour \n Away from Home Tour \n Club Paradise Tour \n Would You Like a Tour? \n Drake vs. Lil Wayne \n Summer Sixteen Tour \n Boy Meets World Tour \n Aubrey & the Three Migos Tour \n Assassination Vacation Tour \n It's All a Blur Tour \n Anita Max Win Tour \n
Related	\n OVO Sound \n DreamCrew \n Young Money Entertainment \n YOLO \n Lil Wayne \n Forest Hill Collegiate Institute \n Vaughan Road Academy \n \"Drake Would Love Me\" \n \"The Story of Adidon\" \n \"Heart on My Sleeve\" \n Virginia Black Whiskey \n Feud with Kanye West \n Feud with Kendrick Lamar \n \"Champagne Moments\" \n
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v t e Toronto Raptors
\n Founded in 1995 \n Based in Toronto, Ontario \n
Franchise	\n All-time roster \n Draft history\n 1995 \n Records \n Head coaches \n Seasons \n Current season \n
Arenas	\n SkyDome \n Maple Leaf Gardens \n Copps Coliseum \n Scotiabank Arena \n Amalie Arena \n
Personnel	\n Owner(s) \n Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment \n President \n Masai Ujiri \n General manager \n Bobby Webster \n Head coach \n Darko Rajakovi\u0107 \n
G League affiliate	\n Raptors 905 \n
Retired numbers	\n 15 \n
NBA championships	\n 2019 \n
Rivalries	\n Brooklyn Nets \n
Culture and lore	\n Basketball in Canada \n Broadcasters \n Drake \n Herbie Kuhn \n John Saunders \n Nav Bhatia \n \"Jurassic Park\" \n Naismith Cup \n Toronto Huskies \n 2016 NBA All-Star Game \n

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Early life

Career

2001\u20132009: Career beginnings

2010\u20132012: Musical breakthrough with Thank Me Later and Take Care

2013\u20132015: Nothing Was the Same and If You're Reading This It's Too Late

2015\u20132017: What a Time to Be Alive, Views, and More Life

2018\u20132019: Scorpion and Care Package; return to television

2019\u20132021: Dark Lane Demo Tapes and Certified Lover Boy

2022\u20132024: Honestly, Nevermind, Her Loss, For All the Dogs and Kendrick Lamar feud

2025\u2013present: Some Sexy Songs 4 U

Artistry

Influences

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Impact

Achievements

Controversies

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Feuds

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Endorsements

OVO Sound

Toronto Raptors

Entertainment

Apple Music

DreamCrew and investments

100 Thieves

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Family and relationships

Discography

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Headlining

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Filmography

Film

Television

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