Drake's father, Dennis Graham, was the drummer for rock and roll star Jerry Lee Lewis. His uncle played bass for Sly and the Family Stone, and his mother Sandi also comes from a musical family. Drake, whose parents separated when he was five, grew up with his mother in Forest Hill, a wealthy neighborhood in Toronto.
Aubrey Drake Graham, born October 24, 1986, is a Canadian actor and musician. He gained fame with his character Jimmy Brooks in the TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation. As a rapper, he uses the stage name "Drake". Before signing a contract with Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment record label in June 2009, he had close relations with this label.
Drake's first studio album, "Thank Me Later", was released on June 15, 2010, and his second studio album, "Take Care", was released on November 15, 2011. His first two albums debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 200 and sold millions of copies. Drake won Best Rap Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards for his album “Take Care.” His "Club Paradise Tour" in support of his album "Take Care" became the most successful hip-hop tour of 2012, grossing $42,000,000 worldwide.
Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986), known professionally as Drake, is a Canadian rapper and singer. An influential figure in contemporary popular music, Drake has been credited with popularizing singing and R&B sensibilities in hip hop. Gaining recognition by starring as Jimmy Brooks in the CTV teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–08), he pursued a recording career in 2006, releasing his debut mixtape Room for Improvement in February of that year. He followed up with the mixtapes Comeback Season (2007) and So Far Gone (2009) before signing with Young Money Entertainment.
Drake's album "Nothing Was The Same" was released on September 24, 2013. The album debuted at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 200 list, selling an incredible 658,000 units in the United States in its first week. The singles from this album, Started From The Bottom and Hold On We're Going Home, managed to enter the top five on the Billboard Hot 100 list. “Nothing Was The Same” has sold 1,116,000 copies worldwide as of October 18, 2013.
To date, Drake has sold nearly 6 million albums worldwide. He won 1 Grammy Award, 3 Juno Awards, 6 BET Awards. He became the most nominated singer, along with Rihanna, with 5 nominations at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards. He won the Best Hip-Hop Video award with his video for the song HYFR. Drake also holds many Billboard records.
He has reached number one 12 times, making him the artist with the most number 1 hits on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs chart. In August 2012, it reached its tenth No. 1 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, surpassing Jay-Z and taking the record. In October 2013, he reached her 11th number one hit with the song "Hold On We're Going Home", equaling her record in this field.
October 2022
HE BREAKS THE RECORD
Drake's hit One Dance was the most-played song in Spotify history after Ed Sheeran's song Shape Of You.
However, Taylor Swift's new album 'Midnights' surpassed Drake's record on Spotify. In its statement on Friday, Spotify stated that Swift's album Midnights broke a record in the history of the platform by becoming the most listened to album on its first day of release.
Discography
Studio albums
Thank Me Later (2010)
Take Care (2011)
Nothing Was the Same (2013)
Views (2016)[21]
Scorpion (2018)
Certified Lover Boy (2021)
Honestly, Nevermind (2022)
Her Loss (2022) (with 21 Savage)