Talk:Drake (musician)

Did you know nomination

The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by BorgQueen (talk) 08:35, 17 April 2023 (UTC)

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• ... that Drake has the personal approval of Barack Obama to portray the U.S. president in a biopic if the opportunity came? Source: Variety
  • ALT1: ... that Drake took a hiatus from his musical career to return to television as executive producer of Euphoria? Source: The Hollywood Reporter
  • Reviewed: Drew O'Connor
  • Comment: Tried to go with lesser known trivia than ‘Did you know that… Drake shattered x record?’ QPQ review coming later as my battery is currently at 6%

Improved to Good Article status by Trillfendi (talk). Self-nominated at 19:30, 26 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Drake (musician); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: No issues with anything as far as the actual hook or article are concerned (I'd definitely go with ALT0 over ALT1 personally) but holding off on giving it the all clear until the QPQ has been done. Turnagra (talk) 07:48, 29 March 2023 (UTC)

@Turnagra: qpq done now. Trillfendi (talk) 18:10, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Thanks - happy to go ahead and approve this with ALT0 now! Turnagra (talk) 18:53, 1 April 2023 (UTC)

Trillfendi, any objection to me getting an image from the article and putting this in the lead slot? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 00:46, 13 April 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 10 January 2024

Peppalover123 (talk) 03:18, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

Drake is one of the most popular singers. Did you know over 83 million people listen to him monthly? Thats more then Taylor Swift. I think Drake is the best singer.

1. Than*
2. No
3. Wikipedia contains objective fact, not opinions.

Akamaikai (talk) 03:29, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: Marked as answered. @Akamaikai, in future please use a edit request template in your responses, and remember to set the parameter to "answered=yes". EphemeralPerpetuals (they/them) (talk) 03:43, 10 January 2024 (UTC)

"My Man Freestyle" listed at Redirects for discussion

The redirect My Man Freestyle has been listed at redirects for discussion to determine whether its use and function meets the redirect guidelines. Readers of this page are welcome to comment on this redirect at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2024 January 25 § My Man Freestyle until a consensus is reached. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 08:11, 25 January 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 February 2024

bbc 2601:192:8802:6310:4D4F:2990:FCEC:CDE8 (talk) 23:53, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Nope. IPs do not get the privilege to edit Drake. If there is something valid, we do it for you. dannymusiceditor ^oops 23:55, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

Cuts to career section

The article's length was previously well over 14,000 words, placing it firmly in the zone of the guidance at WP:TOOBIG. This was mostly due to a bloated career section, which seemingly included every minor detail and track Drake has ever been involved in, as well as unclear, poor-quality prose.

I have removed much of this information per WP:NOTEVERYTHING ("A Wikipedia article should not be a complete exposition of all possible details, but a summary of accepted knowledge regarding its subject.") and WP:INDISCRIMINATE ("...merely being true, or even verifiable, does not automatically make something suitable for inclusion in the encyclopedia.").

The removal of 3,000 words of trivia has thus made it easier for an uninformed reader to follow the key points, without getting bogged down in minor details. Please do not restore this information without replying here (preferably with a ping to me). I would also suggest cutting down what looks like a horrifically bloated "Controversies" section. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 02:37, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

An aside, some of the facts cut from this page might be more appropriate for an individual work of Drake's rather than his own biography, if they are not already present. dannymusiceditor ^oops 06:11, 9 February 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 6 March 2024

Change the line "In his youth, he attended a Jewish day school and became a bar mitzvah." to "In his youth, he attended a Jewish day school and had a bar mitzvah." since a bar mitzvah is an event, not something that one becomes. JoeTheOtherSnake (talk) 00:38, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: There is a note in the article text explaining this:

"becoming a bar mitzah" is grammatically correct. "Having a bar mitzvah" is a misnomer.

The same syntax is used at Bar and bat mitzvah, this appears to be correct. I didn't realize this either. Jamedeus (talk) 00:47, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

Jobs in first sentence

Hi, I'd argue Drake isn't commonly described as an actor and hasn't been nominated for any important acting award. Thedarkknightli (talk) 00:10, 30 March 2024 (UTC)

He got famous for acting first, he then started rapping and found more success in the music business, but he started out gaining recognition as an actor and continued pursuing that career throughout the years; as stated in MOS:LEADBIO -> One, or possibly more, noteworthy positions, activities, or roles that the person is mainly known for, he got famous for acting first so that's one of the most noteworthy positions that Drake is known for DollysOnMyMind (talk) 14:21, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

He starred in more than 10 high profile movies, and almost 20 television shows - definitely an actor DollysOnMyMind (talk) 14:23, 4 April 2024 (UTC)

I'm not saying he isn't notable for being such but I don't consider it one of his most notable jobs either. Its inclusion in the infobox is sufficient imo. Thedarkknightli (talk) 23:43, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

What do you consider is beyond irrelevant if it goes against MOS:LEADBIO. Now, while you contemplate about considering whatever you want, please stop edit warring like a soldier, I'm reverting you back and I will report you if you continue this disruptive pattern. DollysOnMyMind (talk) 14:13, 18 April 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 22 April 2024

Add "push ups" to his career page. He just dropped this single. OftenCheap (talk) 18:19, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: see WP:NOTNEWS, unless this is a particularly notable single it doesn't need to be included in his biography. It has already been added to Drake singles discography. Jamedeus (talk) 18:32, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

Drake leak

Should I add drake leak to the controversies tab Zosoyu (talk) 19:35, 3 May 2024 (UTC)

New subsection in career for 2024-present

Reached the max amount of main articles (3) for old subsection, should make new one? ModlordD (talk) 03:26, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

I think so 24.121.41.160 (talk) 05:15, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 4 May 2024

Hello Editor Lords, Please correct This line "An hour later on May 4th, Kendrick Lamar released "Meet the Grahams." "[X] to this line corrected to "20 minutes later on May 3rd, Kendrick Lamar released "Meet the Grahams." "[Y]

Source: Youtube Video Upload Create Timestamps, Meet the Grahams Create Date minus Family Matters video timestamp. Both are on the same Date within a time difference of 20mins. Meet The grahams: Video Upload/Create date May 3rd. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QiFl9Dc7D0&ab_channel=KendrickLamar

DRAKE - FAMILY MATTERS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkXG3ZrXlbc&ab_channel=Drake

Thank you, LG LordMilkGod (talk) 05:33, 4 May 2024 (UTC)

 Done. Secondary reliable sources are preferred for citations, so I've used this BBC article for the 20 minutes figure. — Newslinger talk 03:54, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 5 May 2024

Change 2 kids to 2 kids (that we know of) 74.105.243.143 (talk) 19:21, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. A diss track is a questionable primary source, and is not considered a reliable source for the proposed edit. — Newslinger talk 03:22, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 5 May 2024

In the controversies section the sentence 'In 2019 Drake payed a $350,000 settlement to a woman accusing him of sexual assault.' should be changed, swapping payed for the correct spelling paid. Rentre (talk) 19:54, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

 Fixed in Special:Diff/1222464958. Thank you for suggesting this. — Newslinger talk 03:22, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 5 May 2024 (2)

Drake is said to have more than 1 kid. While there is only 1 confirmed one, there have been many women who claim that the father of their child is Drake, and a good amount of these women have good evidence. In Kendrick Lamar's diss-track against Drake, called 'meet the grahams', he says that he is hiding a daughter. Here are the verses that claim this. "Dear baby girl, I'm sorry that your father not active inside your world. He don't commit to much but his music, yeah, that's for sure. He a narcissist, misogynist, livin' inside his songs, try destroy families rather than takin' care of his own. Should be teachin' you time tables or watchin' Frozen with you, Or at your eleventh birthday singin' poems with you." Because of this and many more reasons, I believe that we should change the amount of children Drake has from 1, to at least 2. Carterzoro (talk) 23:45, 5 May 2024 (UTC)

I stopped reading after "only 1 confirmed one". mftp dan ^oops 00:48, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

 Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. A diss track is a questionable primary source, and is not considered a reliable source for the proposed edit. — Newslinger talk 03:22, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Adding sub-section to Controversies regarding allegations of sexual impropriety

Allegations of Drake engaging in pedophilic behavior have been discussed before by public figures (consider non hip-hop related comedian Shane Gillis stating that Drake "likes them young" in this podcast at mark 1:49:00), and within publications like Business Insider, with discussion of a video of Drake fondling a 17 year old girl on stage at a concert early in his career.

However, these allegations had not received mainstream notoriety before the Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud, certainly not to the degree they are currently receiving with public + musical accusations from Drake's musical contemporaries. I think now, with Drake responding directly to these allegations in his response to Kendrick, "The Heart Part 6" released on May 5th, a section in his article detailing the several allegations is justified. This would include his personal relationship to an underage Millie Bobby Brown and to model Bella Harris before and after she turned 18 (both mentioned in the Business Insider article above). SCSQ3 (talk) 17:11, 6 May 2024 (UTC)

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 7 May 2024

The article lists Drake as having "at least 1" children. Either he has more than one children, or only has one. Wikipedia shouldn't add qualifiers like this that imply what is essentially gossip is a fact—see WP:GRAPEVINE. The accusation of more than one child is already made in the "Family and relationships" section. I propose changing it back to "1". AbsoluteWissen (talk) 08:01, 7 May 2024 (UTC)