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|align="left"|"[[Every Girl (Lil Wayne song)|Every Girl]]" <small>(with [[Young Money]])</small> |
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Revision as of 20:51, 2 May 2009
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Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian actor, rapper and singer. He is known for playing Jimmy Brooks, the physically disabled character on Degrassi: The Next Generation. As a rapper, Graham uses the stage name Drake, and is often billed as the new version of The Fresh Prince.[1] After rumors of signing with Young Money Entertainment, it was later confirmed that Drake is only affiliated with the label, and has officially signed with Interscope Records. He is managed by Hip Hop Since 1978.
Life and career
Graham was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Dennis Graham, a drummer who worked with Jerry Lee Lewis; his uncle is musician Teenie Hodges.[2] His father is African American (a native of Memphis, Tennessee) and his mother is a white Jewish Canadian.[3][4][5] His parents divorced when he was five, and he was raised by his mother in Toronto's wealthy Forest Hill neighbourhood,[6] attending elementary school at Forest Hill Public School, and high school at Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, where he began acting.[4] He also spent many summers with his father in Memphis. Drake is also apart of the crew ATF, which consists of Niko, Bishop Brigante Oliver, 40/40, D-10, Photo Will, Andreena Mill, Azuka, Jazz Cartier, Boi 1da, JD Era, P-Reign, Reps Up and many more. Many of them are under the Heartfelt Music Imprint/Wise Guys Entertainment.
While working on his mixtapes, Drake has worked with Lil Wayne, Trey Songz, Robin Thicke and Little Brother. Drake has also written for Jazz Cartier, Bishop Brigante, Lil Wayne, Keisha Chante and Dr. Dre. The success of his first two mixtapes, Room for Improvement and Comback Season led to the success of the newly titles "Mixtape of the Year" So Far Gone. Aubrey is currently working on his album, Thank Me Later... with Jay-Z, Just Blaze and Lil Wayne.
Discography
Mixtapes
- 2009: So Far Gone
- 2007: Comeback Season
- 2006: Room for Improvement
Charted songs
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | |
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| U.S. Hot 100 |
U.S. R&B | |||
| 2007 | "Replacement Girl" (feat. Trey Songz) | — | 121 | Comeback Season |
| 2009 | "Every Girl" (with Young Money) | — | 49 | TBA |
| "Best I Ever Had" | — | 113 | So Far Gone | |
References
- ^ STR8HIPHOP.COM "New Jacks Interview: Drake". http://www.str8hiphop.com January 7th, 2007.
- ^ Moore, Tracy. Graduating Degrassi". sceneandheard.ca, 2005.
- ^ HipHopCanada.com :: Interview with Drake - July 12th 2006
- ^ a b Jordan, Harrison (2006-12-20). "Degrassi actor says being different made him stronger". The Canadian Jewish News. Retrieved 2006-12-20.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Jones, Jen (12/06). "School's In for Degrassi". JV!be. Jewish Family & Life. ISSN. Retrieved 2006-12-15.
{{cite journal}}: Check date values in:|date=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameters:|coauthors=and|unused_data=(help); More than one of|author=and|last=specified (help) - ^ "2 cool 4 school". Joshua Ostroff, The Globe and Mail, March 22, 2009. Retrieved on 2009-03-24.