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Drake's sound is labeled as "soft" to hip hop connoisseurs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/mar/29/drake-why-hate-me-so-much|title=Drake: 'Why do you hate me so much?'|work=The Guardian|date=March 29, 2011|location=London|first=Paul|last=Lester}}</ref>
Drake's sound is labeled as "soft" to hip hop connoisseurs.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/mar/29/drake-why-hate-me-so-much|title=Drake: 'Why do you hate me so much?'|work=The Guardian|date=March 29, 2011|location=London|first=Paul|last=Lester}}</ref>

Drake is inspired by "real, hood, gutter music" from [[Chicago, Illinois]] and has stated he listen to [[Drill music]] artists such as [[Lil Herb]], [[Lil Reese]], [[Lil Bibby]] and [[Chief Keef]]. In 2012, Drake co-signed Chief Keef and claimed he played his song "[[Love Sosa]]" 130 times in three days.<ref>[http://www.atlnightspots.com/drake-says-he-is-influenced-by-chicagos-drill-scene/]</ref><ref>http://www.hotnewhiphop.com/glovo-is-there-a-drake-and-chief-keef-collaboration-coming-news.13628.html</ref><ref>http://hiphopdx.com/news/id.21597/title.drake-co-signs-chief-keefs-love-sosa</ref>


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Drake
Drake at the Cisco Ottawa Bluesfest in 2010 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
Born
Aubrey Drake Graham

(1986-10-24) October 24, 1986 (age 38)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • singer
  • songwriter
  • record producer
  • actor
Years active2001–present
Musical career
Genres
InstrumentVocals
Labels
Websitedrakeofficial.com

Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986),[2] better known as Drake, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor, born and raised in Toronto, Ontario.[3] He first garnered recognition for his role as Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. He later rose to prominence as a rapper, releasing several independent mixtapes before signing to Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment in June 2009.[4] Drake's EP, So Far Gone (2009), spawned the singles "Best I Ever Had" and "I'm Goin' In", which reached the top ten of the U.S. Billboard Hot 100.

His first studio album, Thank Me Later (2010), debuted at number one on the U.S. Billboard 200 and was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His second album, Take Care (2011), topped charts in the United States and Canada and produced the Hot 100 top-ten singles "Take Care" and "The Motto". In promotion of his second album, Drake embarked on the international Club Paradise Tour, which became the most successful hip-hop tour of 2012, grossing over $42 million.[5] It went on to earn Drake his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. His third studio album, Nothing Was the Same (2013), achieved commercial success and was supported by the singles "Started from the Bottom" and "Hold On, We're Going Home". In 2015, Drake debuted two mixtapes, If You're Reading This It's Too Late and What a Time to Be Alive, with the former being certified double platinum. His fourth studio album, Views (2016), earned over 1 million equivalent album units in the first week of release,[6][7] being supported with the singles, "Hotline Bling", "One Dance", and "Pop Style". He is set to headline the Summer Sixteen Tour, with rapper Future in promotion of his latest album and mixtape.

Most of his songs contain R&B and Canadian hip hop elements, and he combines rapping with singing.[8] His work has earned him a Grammy Award, three Juno Awards, six BET Awards, and set several significant Billboard charts records. On the Billboard Hot 100 chart, Drake has attained 3 number-one singles as well as 16 number-one singles on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. [9][10] He leads all three of the Hot Rap Songs, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay and Rhythmic charts with 15 number-one singles on the former two and 14 number-one singles on the latter.[11][12][13] He is one of two artists to have simultaneously occupied the top three positions on both charts. Drake formed a record label named OVO Sound in early 2012. He produces records under the pseudonym Champagne Papi. Drake appeared on the Forbes Five list for 2016, which ranks hip hop's wealthiest artists; placed fifth.[14] Drake is also currently the global ambassador for the Toronto Raptors, his hometown NBA team.

Early life

Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, where Drake attended high school.

Aubrey Drake Graham was born on October 24, 1986, in Toronto, Ontario to parents Sandi Graham (née Sher), an educator, and Dennis Graham, a drummer who worked with Jerry Lee Lewis. On his father's side, he is related to American musicians Larry Graham and Teenie Hodges, who are his uncles.[15][16][17][18][19] Drake's father is an African American Christian from Memphis, Tennessee, and Drake's mother is a Jewish Canadian. He attended a Jewish day school and had a Bar Mitzvah.[20][21][22] His parents divorced when he was five years old, and he was raised by his mother in two Toronto neighbourhoods; he lived on Weston Road in the city's working-class west end,[23] until the sixth grade, when he moved to the affluent suburb Forest Hill.[24][25] In his youth, he played minor hockey with the Weston Red Wings.[26] Drake has commented on the move to Forest Hill and his mother's struggle, saying that "She wanted the best for her family. She found us a half of a house we could live in. The other people had the top half, we had the bottom half. I lived in the basement, my mom lived on the first floor. It was not big, it was not luxurious. It was what we could afford." Drake then began attending Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, where he began acting,[27] but did not graduate.[28] It was the first of two high schools he attended; he later went to Vaughan Road Academy, describing it as "not by any means the easiest school to go to. It's a tough school."[23] Despite dropping out of high school, years later, he graduated in October 2012.[29]

Drake was born and raised in the city of Toronto. He references his hometown in many of his songs. Drake has stated "Toronto is the reason why I do this".[30]

In his early life, Drake lived in two different set of circumstances because of his parents' divorce; he lived in an upper-class part of Toronto, and, when in Memphis, was told [by whom?] he was "the furthest thing from hood." He witnessed his father's arrest, which he describes by saying: "The fact that I didn't have a father, because he was in jail two separate times. He did a two-year bid and a three-year bid, I was there when he got taken down. We had just gotten back from Memphis." However, Drake comments on his childhood experiences by saying "I've seen things that didn't make me happy. They were character building. That's why I think people in the hood can still connect with what I'm saying even though I'm not saying 'yeah I got crack in my pocket' 'cause that wasn't my struggle necessarily, [but] I speak from a place that's just human emotion." Drake stated that his parents' divorce greatly affected him as a person, saying, "I had to become a man very quickly and be the backbone for a woman who I love with all my heart, my mother." At the age of 24, Drake commented on his early life by saying "I've seen a lot, man. I've seen a lot of life, put it that way. I've been with the most blessed kids in the world. I've been with people whose life is right at the bottom of the barrel. I was on a TV show, I went to art school, I went to hood schools. I've lived. I've lived a full 24 years, man."[23][31]

Career

2001–05: Degrassi: The Next Generation

At the age of 15, Drake met an agent, the father of a high school friend.[32] The agent found Drake a role on the Canadian TV show Degrassi: The Next Generation as Jimmy Brooks.[33] In the show, Brooks is a basketball star who became physically disabled after he was shot by a classmate. Drake describes how his early acting career affected his family, "My mother was very sick. We were very poor, like broke. The only money I had coming in was off of Canadian TV, which isn't that much money when you break it down. A season of Canadian television is under a teacher's salary, I'll tell you that much. It's definitely not something to go fucking get."[23] He would continue his acting career on Degrassi: The Next Generation until 2009, when his character graduated from Degrassi. Overall, he appeared in a total of 145 episodes.[34]

2006–09: Mixtapes and So Far Gone

In 2006, Drake self-released his first mixtape Room for Improvement. The mixtape features artists Trey Songz and Lupe Fiasco. He described it as "pretty straightforward, radio friendly, not much content to it." In a TeenNick interview from that time, he cited his influences as rappers Jay Z, Clipse, Talib Kweli, Mos Def and singers Anthony Hamilton and Maxwell.[33] In 2007, he released another mixtape, Comeback Season, spawning a single and a music video for "Replacement Girl" featuring Trey Songz. Also in 2007, Drake became the first unsigned Canadian rapper to have his music video featured on BET when his first single, "Replacement Girl" was featured as the "New Joint of the Day" on April 30, 2007.[35] It also contained a freestyle over a song with Lil Wayne, a remix of "Man of the Year" originally by Brisco and Flo Rida. In 2008, Lil Wayne was given some of Drake's music from Rap-A-Lot founder, J. Prince's son, Jas Prince, and he immediately called Drake to invite him to fly to Houston and tour with him. Drake and Wayne recorded a couple of songs during this time, including "Ransom", the original version of "I Want This Forever", and the remix to Drake's song, "Brand New". Though now part of Lil Wayne's crew, Young Money, Drake was not signed. On February 13, 2009, Drake released his third official mixtape, So Far Gone, for free download on his blog site, which included Drake's mentor Lil Wayne, Bun B, Omarion, Lloyd and his friend, Trey Songz. It received over 2,000 downloads in the first 2 hours of release. It was extremely successful in the underground and eventually made its way to radio. Due to the success of the mixtape's two singles, "Best I Ever Had" and "Successful", it was released as an EP featuring only five songs from the mix tape and one new song. MTV named it "The Hottest Mixtape of 2009 (So Far)".[36] Since So Far Gone, Drake worked with Rihanna, DJ Khaled, Young Money, Jay Z, Kanye West, Young Jeezy, Mary J. Blige, Timbaland, Birdman, Trey Songz, and Jamie Foxx. Drake has also written for Alicia Keys, and Dr. Dre. So Far Gone is credited as being his commercial and critical breakthrough as it was much more critically acclaimed and commercially successful than his previous two releases.

He achieved success before signing to a major record label, according to his management Hip Hop Since 1978.[37] In June 2009, it was revealed that an unauthorized album entitled The Girls Love Drake and credited to Drake was up for sale on iTunes. A lawsuit was planned against the label.[38] On the Billboard Hot 100 chart of July 4, 2009, both "Best I Ever Had", and "Every Girl" by Young Money Entertainment entered the top ten at positions 3 and 10 respectively. On June 29, 2009, it was confirmed, that Drake signed a record deal with Young Money Entertainment.[39] This followed what Billboard purported to be "one of the biggest bidding wars ever".[40] Drake toured with Wayne and other rap artists on the America's Most Wanted Tour. On July 31, 2009, Drake, who was performing on an already injured knee, fell on stage while performing "Best I Ever Had", with Lil Wayne in Camden, New Jersey.[41] Drake underwent surgery on September 8, 2009 for a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee. He underwent rehabilitation and was soon able to walk.[42] On September 15, 2009, So Far Gone was released as a seven-track EP in which five of the tracks were from the original mixtape. It debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard 200. Since then the album was certified gold by the RIAA with over 500,000 copies sold in the United States. On April 18, 2010, the album won Rap Recording of the Year at the 2010 Juno Awards.[43]

2010–11: Thank Me Later

Drake performing at the Fox Theater in 2010

Drake planned to release his official debut album, Thank Me Later, in late 2008, but the album's release date was postponed, first to March 2010,[44] then May 25, 2010.[45] Universal Motown then stated the album had been pushed back three weeks for a June 15, 2010, release.[44][46] Thank Me Later was finally released on June 15, 2010. On that day, 25,000 fans gathered at New York's South Street Seaport for a free concert by Drake and Hanson. A near-riot ensued after police cancelled the show due to overflowing crowds.[47] The week of the album's release, the album sold 447,000 copies and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.[48] Due to his first week sales, Drake had sold the most records for any hip hop artist in one week in 2010.[49] Eminem surpassed that accomplishment a week later.[50] The album has collaborations with the likes of Kanye West, Jay Z[51] and Lil Wayne while forgoing planned duets with Trey Songz[52] and Danny!.[52] On March 9, 2010, Drake released the first single from his Thank Me Later album, titled "Over".[53] The song was well-received and performed well both commercially and critically. The song reached a peak of No. 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Rap Songs chart. The song also received a nomination for Best Rap Solo Performance at the 53rd Grammy Awards.[54] On March 12, 2010, a version of K'naan's "Wavin' Flag" recorded by a collective of Canadian musicians known as Young Artists for Haiti was released. Drake is featured in the song, performing a solo verse near the end of the song. In June 2010, it was announced that Drake would have a prominent role in the video game Gears of War 3. He was scheduled to play the part of Jace Stratton, but a scheduling conflict meant it went to someone else.[55] Drake began his college tour in Charleston, Illinois.[56] On April 29, 2010, it was announced that Drake had finished Thank Me Later. According to reports, Drake announced the completion of the album during his April 26, 2010, show at the University of Missouri in Kansas City, Missouri.[57]

"Find Your Love" was released as the second single on May 5, 2010. Critics commended Drake's move toward more singing in the song, and compared it to Kanye West's work on 808s & Heartbreak. The single became the most successful single from the album, peaking at number 5 on the Hot 100 and receiving a Platinum certification by the RIAA.[58] "Find Your Love" also performed well internationally and was Drake's first top 40 appearance in the United Kingdom and Italy. The music video for the single was shot in Kingston, Jamaica and tells the story of Drake being involved in an encounter with a gang-affiliated woman. The video was criticized by Jamaica's minister of tourism, Edmund Bartlett who said "care has to be taken by all, including our creative artists, in portraying images of our destination and people, Gun culture, while not unique to Jamaica, is not enhancing [the island's image]"[59] The third single from the album, "Miss Me", featuring Lil Wayne, was released on June 1, 2010.[60] The single proved to be moderately successful, and reached No. 15 on the Hot 100.[61] The fourth and final single released from the album was "Fancy". The song was performed at the MTV Music Video Awards in 2010 with appearances by Swizz Beatz and Mary J. Blige in the performance. The song proved to be his least successful single of the era, peaking at No. 25 on the Billboard Hot 100. However, it managed to reach No. 1 on the Billboard Rap Songs chart and received a nomination at the 53rd Grammy Awards for Best Rap Performance By A Duo Or Group. Drake hosted the first annual OVO (October's Very Own) Festival. In that festival he brought out the VIP list of rappers. Drake kicked off his "Lights Dreams and Nightmares Tour" on September 20, 2010 in Miami, Florida.[62] The tour travelled to major cities in the United States, winding down on November 6.[63]

2011–12: Take Care

Drake's second studio album, Take Care, was announced on November 17, 2010.[64] It was originally scheduled to be released on October 24, 2011,[65] though it was later delayed to November 15, 2011.[66] In late January 2011, Indiewire announced that Drake was in negotiations to join Eva Green and Susan Sarandon in the cast of Nicholas Jarecki's forthcoming feature-film Arbitrage.[67] In April 2011, it was announced that he would no longer star in the movie to focus on the album. "Dreams Money Can Buy" and "Marvins Room" were released on Drake's October's Very Own Blog on May 20[68] and June 9,[65] respectively. The former was not featured on the official tracklisting, while the latter was released as a promotional single through iTunes on July 22 after it gained considerable airplay on Urban radio.[69] The song was certified Gold by the RIAA,[70] peaked at number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100,[71] and reached the top 10 of the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[72] On June 28, the music video for "Marvins Room" was released, featuring him feeling depressed in a club.[73]

"Headlines" was released as Take Care's lead single on August 9, 2011. It was met with positive critical and commercial responses, reaching number 13 on the Hot 100 and was eventually certified Platinum in the United States and Canada.[74] The song also became his tenth single to reach the summit of the Billboard Hot Rap Songs chart, which led him to be the artist with the most number one singles on the chart, a record that he still presently holds with 12 number one singles.[11] The music video for the single was released on October 2, 2011, depicting Drake rapping in various locations around Toronto such as Guild Park and Rogers Centre. He performed "Headlines" on ice during the second intermission of the NHL All Star Game in his home country of Canada in January 2012.[75]

Drake performing at Bun-B's "The Come Up Show" Concert in 2011

"Make Me Proud" was released as the second single from the album on October 16, 2011, and features Trinidadian rapper Nicki Minaj.[76] The single was commercially successful, reaching a peak position of number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.[71] It ties the record for largest jump on the Billboard Hot 100 for a male artist (with Akon's "Smack That"), when the song vaulted from number 97 to number 9 in an 88 position jump.[77] The song also reached the peak of both the Billboard Rap Songs chart and the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, marking Drake's eleventh and eighth number ones on both charts respectively.[78] "Make Me Proud" became Drake's fourth consecutive single to receive a Platinum certification by the RIAA.[79]

"The Motto" was released as Take Care's third single on November 29, 2011, and features American rapper Lil Wayne. It peaked at number 14 on the Hot 100 and topped the Rap and R&B/Hip-Hop songs charts, further extending his lead for most number one singles on the rap chart and matching a record set by fellow rapper Jay Z, for most chart-topping singles on Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for a Rap artist.[71][80] It is credited for popularizing the phrase "YOLO" in the United States, with the song's hook stating, "You only live once: that's the motto, nigga, YOLO."[81][82] The song's music video was released on February 10, 2012, and features appearances by fellow Young Money rapper Tyga, E-40, and Mistah F.A.B.[83]

The album's title track was released as the fourth single on February 21, 2012, and features Barbadian recording artist Rihanna. The song became his first top 10 single in Australia, Denmark, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.[84] The single was certified 2× Platinum in the United States for sales of over 2,000,000 units, being the second single after "The Motto" to do so.[70] The music video for the single was released after many delays on April 6, 2012, simultaneously with the music video for the fifth single "HYFR".[85] The video for "Take Care" depicts various scenes of both Drake and Rihanna embracing along with various scenes of natural landscapes and wildlife. Critically, the video was praised, with MTV stating, "None of his contemporaries — not even the ever-obtuse Kanye [West] - make videos like this, mostly because no one else can get away with it."[86] The music video received four nominations at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards for Best Male Video, Best Art Direction, Best Cinematography, and Video of the Year.[87] The fifth single from Take Care, "HYFR" was released on April 24, 2012 and was the least successful single from the album, peaking at No. 62 on the Billboard Hot 100.[88] It was certified Gold by the RIAA, indicating sales of over half a million units.[70] The video for the song won the MTV Video Music Award for Best Hip-Hop Video. In December 2012, FUSE TV named "HYFR" one of the top 40 songs of 2012.[89] In 2012, MTV also ranked Drake as No. 2 on the MTV's Hottest MCs in the Game VII list in 2011.[90] In 2012, he also featured as a voice actor in Ice Age: Continental Drift as the mammoth Ethan.[91]

Drake and his mentor Lil Wayne planned to make a collaborative album with each other but the album was scrapped due to the success of Watch the Throne.[92][93][94] Drake was expected to drop a joint mixtape with Rick Ross called YOLO but that project was postponed also for mysterious reasons.[95]

2012–15: OVO Sound, Nothing Was the Same and other releases

Drake formed a record label named OVO Sound in early 2012. Drake and 40 represented OVO (October's Very Own) since his previous mixtapes were released. The label is currently distributed by Warner Bros. Records. The label signed its first artist who goes by PartyNextDoor and also signed producers Boi-1da, T-Minus, and Mike Zombie. In the event, the previously unissued "Enough Said" by Aaliyah featuring verses added by Drake was released instead on the day of the concert.[96] While touring in the UK in support of Take Care, Drake announced in an interview that he had begun work on his third studio album. He had recently worked with 40, and was hoping to work with Jamie xx, who produced the title track for Take Care, while in the UK, stating that he wants him to "have a bigger presence on my third record".[97] Drake has stated that the album will have a different style than that of Take Care.[98] With the OVO Sound label, features with acts like Roy Woods and Majid Jordan collabed with Drake. Along with underground artist like dvsn.[99][100]

In January 2013, Drake was seen filming the music video for a new song titled "Started from the Bottom" and was being directed by Director X.[101] Drake later announced that he will release the song as the first single off his third studio album on the night of the 55th Grammy Awards.[102] The single was instead premiered on February 1, 2013 and released to iTunes five days later. At the 55th Grammy Awards, he won the award for Best Rap Album for Take Care and announced his third studio album would be titled Nothing Was the Same.[103] Many rappers including Kap G have remixed the song.[104][105] The music video for the song was filmed in Toronto and the Dominican Republic. In March 2013 he would premiere a song off the album titled "5 AM in Toronto", a sequel to the Thank Me Later track "9 AM in Dallas". Later in the month he would film a music video for the song and it would be released on April 1, 2013. Drake also would release two more songs on April 15, 2013.[106][107] On September 14, 2013, Drake performed an unreleased song from his upcoming album Nothing Was the Same, titled "Too Much", featuring London singer Sampha on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.[108] He also announced that his "Would You like a Tour?" tour will begin in October 2013.[109] The music video for his single "Hold On, We're Going Home" was filmed in Miami, Florida and was released in September 2013.[110][111] The music video featured cameos from rappers A$AP Rocky, Fredo Santana and more.[112][113] It was the most successful single off the album, peaking at number-one the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.[114]

Drake made his Saturday Night Live hosting debut on January 19, 2014; also serving as the musical guest. Critics praised Drake's acting ability and comedic timing.[115][116][117] Drake will host and perform again on May 14, 2016.

Nothing Was the Same is a shortlisted nominee for the 2014 Polaris Music Prize.[118] Drake collaborated with bachata singer Romeo Santos on his song "Odio".[119] On February 12, 2015, Drake released If You're Reading This It's Too Late onto iTunes, with no prior announcement, making it his fourth retail project with Cash Money.[120][121][122][123] As of August 11, 2015, the If You're Reading This It's Too Late mixtape had sold over 1 million copies, making Drake the first artist with a platinum album in 2015. It also marks the rapper's fourth platinum album.[124]

Drake performed for the first time in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in March 2015.[125]

In July 2015, rapper Meek Mill dissed Drake on Twitter, calling him out for not tweeting his album out.[126] On July 25, 2015, Drake premiered a track, titled "Charged Up" that is seen as a response to Meek Mill's allegations.[127] On July 28, 2015, Drake dropped yet another diss track about Meek Mill called "Back to Back" in which he addressed ghostwriting accusations, among other topics.[128] The lyrics of "Back to Back" went viral, especially the phrases "Trigger fingers turn to Twitter fingers" (calling Meek out for hiding behind Twitter) and "Is that a world tour or your girl's tour?" (calling Meek out for being overshadowed by his girlfriend, Nicki Minaj, while on tour).[129] Meek Mill responded to Drake's diss with a track of his own titled "Wanna Know", in which he poked fun at some of his rival's embarrassing moments in the public eye, as well as revealing the ghostwritten verse Drake sampled for his song "Know Yourself".[130] Funkmaster Flex released multiple audio recordings of reference tracks featuring Quentin Miller performing the soon-to-be Drake songs, "10 Bands", "Used To" and his guest verse on "R.I.C.O."[131]

On September 20, 2015, Drake released a joint-mixtape with Atlanta rapper Future, What a Time to Be Alive.[132][133] The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, marking the first time a rapper was able to score two number 1's in a year in 11 years, since Jay Z back in 2004.[134] As of January 27, 2016, What a Time to Be Alive has sold 519,000 copies in the United States.[135] The same month, Drake appeared on Fader's 100th issue.[136]

As of 2016, Drake has three consecutive platinum albums and the most number one singles in the Billboard Rap chart history. At times even a mild association with his "brand" has helped to promote events and the careers of his fellow artists.[137]

Drake performed at the Landmark Music Festival in Washington, D.C. on September 26, 2015.[138]

2016: Views

In July of 2014, Drake announced his fourth studio album.[139] Throughout 2014, Drake kept quite and was featured on Lil Wayne's single "Believe Me" and on a remix of Tinashe's single "2 On". He also released a few throwaway songs. In 2015, Drake released a surprised mixtape and the album was delayed.

On January 30, 2016, Drake released a promotional single called "Summer Sixteen", to promote his upcoming fourth studio album Views. The album was originally titled Views from the 6, but it was renamed to simply Views.[140][141] The single debuted at number 6 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and contains several lines which reference the likes of Barack Obama, Jay Z, and Kanye West.[142][143][144] In addition, the song also throws a jab at rival Meek Mill and allegedly, fellow Toronto native Tory Lanez.[145][146] On April 5, 2016, Drake released two leading singles from Views "Pop Style" and "One Dance", which debuted within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100.[147] During Episode 19 of OVO Sound Radio, Drake had announced that Views would be released on April 29, 2016. The album was initially teased in London, England in the same month of its announcement.[148] Drake later the confirmed the release date himself with a tweet and promotional video.[149] In 2016, Drake became a member of the Forbes Five, which ranks Hip Hop's Wealthiest Artists; listed fifth, he follows rappers Birdman, Jay Z, Dr. Dre, and Diddy.[14]

Drake performed at a Bat Mitzvah in New York on February 20, 2016.[150] A few days later, Drake joined Rihanna and performed at the 2016 Brit Awards on 24 February 2016.

"One Dance" was Drake's first number-one single in Canada and on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 as a leading artist.[151][152] The single features Nigerian rapper Wizkid from Lagos, Nigeria and British singer Kyla from Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England. The single was also very successful reaching number-one in other countries such as The Netherlands, New Zealand, Switzerland, The UK, Ireland, Germany, Australia, Sweden, France and Belgium. It also received moderate success in Austria, Finland and Spain.[153]

Views premiered on Apple Music's OVO Sound Radio on April 28, 2016, following an interview with Beats 1 host Zane Lowe, and was released the same night exclusively on Apple Music and iTunes.[154][155] On May 14, 2016 Drake hosted Saturday Night Live for the second time and served as the musical guest.[156]

The tour supporting the album will kick off in Austin, Texas. Additional cities including Edmonton, Montreal, Brooklyn, Detroit and Des Moines were announced on May 20, 2016. The tour will end in Newark, New Jersey.[157]

According to The New York Times, Views received half-billion mark in streams.[158]

Artistry

Rapping and singing

Drake is known for his egotistical lyrics, technical ability, and integration of personal backstory. Most of his songs contain R&B and hip hop elements, and he combines rapping with singing.[8] He credits his father with the introduction of singing into his rap mixtapes, which have become a staple in his musical repertoire. His incorporation of melody into technically complex lyrics was supported by his mentor Lil Wayne and has subsequently been a critically acclaimed component to Drake's singles and albums.[159] His rapping ability has been noted as "polarizing", and has contributed to him being named one of the most divisive rappers of his generation by multiple critics and media publications.[160] R&B singer The-Dream commented on Drake's singing, stating that it was one of his most powerful tools to differentiate himself from other Hip Hop artists.[161] The sentiment was reiterated by prominent members of the music industry such as rapper Nelly,[162] singer Usher,[163] rapper Ghostface KIllah,[164] comedian Charlamagne tha God,[160] and R&B singer The Weeknd. His vocal abilities have been critically acclaimed for an audible contrast between typical hip-hop beats and melody with sometimes abrasive rapping coupled with softer accents delivered on technical lyricism.

Themes and lyricism

Drake credits Lil Wayne as his influence and idol. Drake also claimed Lil Wayne is his favorite person to work with in a interview.[165]

The lyrical content that Drake is most known for is considered to be emotional or boastful.[166] However, Drake is often revered for incorporating "degrading" themes of money, drug use, and women into new contexts. He does this through his augmentation of the typical meaning of phrases in which he combines an objective and subjective perspective into one vocal delivery. His songs often maintain tension between "pause and pace, tone timbre, and volume and vocal fermata."[167] Drake is credited with innovating what has been referred to as "hyper-reality rap" which is characterized by its focus on themes of celebrity as distinct from the "real world."[168] Drake has stated that he has been heavily influenced by Kanye West,[169] Jay Z,[170] Aaliyah,[171] and Lil Wayne.[172] Other influences involve Nas, Usher, Common and Twista.[173][174]

Drake stated that him and his mentor Lil Wayne write music for each other and has confessed that Lil Wayne ghostwritten for him before.[175]

Drake's sound is labeled as "soft" to hip hop connoisseurs.[176]

Drake is inspired by "real, hood, gutter music" from Chicago, Illinois and has stated he listen to Drill music artists such as Lil Herb, Lil Reese, Lil Bibby and Chief Keef. In 2012, Drake co-signed Chief Keef and claimed he played his song "Love Sosa" 130 times in three days.[177][178][179]

Public image

Drake is credited for popularizing the phrase "YOLO" in the United States, with his single, "The Motto" stating: "You only live once: that's the motto, nigga, YOLO."[81] The term has been widely adopted by the general public used to advocate for a carpe diem lifestyle, it has been used to name restaurants,[180] albums, and countless of other popular culture institutions.[181][182] Drake began referring to his hometown of Toronto as "The Six" in early 2015, and has subsequently popularized the term to reference to town.[183]

His release of the music video for "Hotline Bling", went viral due to Drake's artistic choices in singing and dancing.[184] The video has been remixed, memed, and was heavily commented on due to Drake's emotional side on the track as well as its production, while others were critical of its lyrical content, considering it sexist.[citation needed][185] It subsequently gained popularity on YouTube and spawned several parodies of it.[186]

His public image began to become established with his portrayal of as Jimmy Brooks, in Degrassi: The Next Generation,[33] in which he was viewed as "freshmen uncool." Through artistic reinvention and musical compulsion his public image was changed to portray a highly technical rapper capable of showing his softer side while remaining versatile in his artistry.[187] Drake made his most notable debut into Hip Hop, with So Far Gone, which introduced his emotional side and showcased his integration of public relationships with public figures in his music. Due to the high emotional value of his songs, his lyrics have been widely used on social media to as captions to photos or to reference emotions or personal situations.[188][189]

The fast food chains Burger King and White Castle used Drake and Meek Mill's feud as a marketing tool on Twitter.[190] June 10 is declared "Drake Day" in Houston, Texas.[191][192][193]

Drake has an endorsement deal with Sprite and has admitted to drinking purple drank, a drink from Houston, Texas that is popular in the hip-hop community which contains promethazine, codeine, candy and Sprite.[194][195]

Fashion

Drake's fashion choices have been covered on media platforms for their style, expensiveness, and product placement.[citation needed] Drake collaborated with Canada Goose, to produce a clothing line in conjunction with his own fashion label, October's Very Own.[196] Drake has been critiqued for his attire in his music videos and noted for his wearing of expensive clothing as exampled in his Hotline Bling video, in which he wore a $1,500 Moncler Puffer Jacket, a $400 Acne Studios turtleneck, and a pair of limited edition Timberland 6" Classic Boots.[197][198] He is an avid wearer of sweaters often wearing them on tour, at basketball games, in interviews and in general; it was reported that he had over 1,000 sweaters in his possession.[199] Drake has also been named (along with fellow collaborator Future) as one of "the most stylish men alive" by GQ magazine.[200] Drake released his own collection of Air Jordans.[201]

Controversies

In 2012, an ex-girlfriend sued Drake for using her voice without permission in his song "Marvins Room".[202] In 2014, Drake was charged $300,000 for sampling a 1982 song called "Jimmy Smith Rap", on one of his songs for not properly licensing it.[203][204] Later that year, Drake was again sued for $100,000 by rapper Rappin' 4-Tay for misusing his lyrics on the song "Who Do You Love?".[205]

Drake caused a club called Dollhouse Lounge & Burlesque in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to temporarily shut down after his use of drugs.[206][207]

Drake held a widely covered feud with rapper Meek Mill which contested lyrical originality,[126][127][128][130] Mill's relationship with Nicki Minaj,[129][208] and their respective cities with respect to their NBA teams performance.[209][210][211]

Rapper Pusha T began a brief feud with Drake featuring commentary on his single, "Exodus 23:1"[212] that disparaged Drake's connection to Lil Wayne's Young Money Records. Both rappers replied to the commentary in live shows ending the feud.[213][214][215]

Common released a song titled "Sweet", which included lyrics critical of Drake given a recent MTV publicity stunt where Drake imitated Frank Sinatra. Drake responded to the criticism with his single "Stay Schemin'",[216][217] ending the feud.[218][219]

Drake and Chris Brown were allegedly involved in a physical altercation in June 2012, when Drake and his entourage threw glass bottles at Brown in a SoHo nightclub in Manhattan, New York City.[220] Chris Brown tweeted about the incident and released a remix of Chicago rapper Chief Keef's song "I Don't Like", addressing the situation on the record.[221][222] Many people were injured including French basketball player Tony Parker, who claimed he almost lost his eye during the braul.[223][224] However, Brown and Drake both appeared in a comedic skit for the 2014 ESPY Awards, and rehearsed the skit together prior to the televised airing.[225] The feud was believed to be over Barbadian pop star Rihanna, who is Drake's on and off lover.[226] Rihanna was seen calling Drake a "asshole" before Drake's acceptance speech at an award ceremony and made work Chris Brown after the event.[227]

Drake's Young Money labelmate Tyga called Drake "fake" in an interview and said he "doesn't like him as a person" in an interview with Vibe. Tyga has also mentioned his friendship with Drake and Nicki Minaj were forced by Lil Wayne.[228][229] Drake later then responded to him on his song "6PM in New York" from the mixtape If You're Reading This It's Too Late.[230]

Drake has been in a recent dispute with fellow Canadian rapper, Tory Lanez.[dubious – discuss][citation needed]Tory Lanez stated on Twitter he did not like the idea of Toronto being called "The 6".[231][232]

In June 2016, Drake was sued by hip hop producer Detail. Drake had his bodyguards to beat him up. Drake wanted Detail to exclusively work for him but the producer declined because he wanted to produce records for other artists instead. Drake later prompted goons to attack him. Detail was left with a broken jaw.[233] In the same year, Canadian rapper from Toronto, Mo-G claimed Drake stealed his style and called Drake and his OVO crew "culture vultures". He claimed Drake has many ghostwriters and doesn't credit the people who write his songs. Mo-G posted a photo of him injured on Instagram. Drake's bodyguards also beated him up and attacked him.[234]

Two people were shot and killed at Drake's afterparty in 2015.[235]

Toronto Raptors

On September 30, 2013, Drake was announced as the new "global ambassador" for the Toronto Raptors, thereby joining the executive committee of his hometown's National Basketball Association (NBA) team, in conjunction with the announcement of the 2016 NBA All-Star Game being awarded to the Air Canada Centre in Toronto.[236][237][238] In this role, he will help promote and serve as a host of festivities for the 2016 NBA All-Star Game, to be held in Toronto, as well as provide consulting services to rebrand the team and redesign its image and clothing line, in honour of its upcoming 20th anniversary, in the 2014–15 season.[239][240] The job includes his own staff, located in an office next to that of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment CEO Tim Leiweke.[240] In announcing the position, Drake noted that, "obviously, I won't be able to be in the building every day but I am extremely dedicated to it ... I do take it very seriously as a new job and a new chapter in my life."[241] During the 2013–14 season Drake along with the Toronto Raptors organization began hosting "Drake Nights" which started January 11, 2014.[242] On February 12, 2016, at the 2016 NBA All-Stars in his home town of Toronto, Drake was given The Key to the City.[243]

Discography

Main article: Drake discography
Studio albums
Commercial mixtapes

Concert tours

Headlining
Co-headlining

Filmography

Film[246]
Year Film Role Notes
2008 Charlie Bartlett A/V Jones
2008 Mookie's Law Chet Walters Short film
2011 Breakaway[247][248] Himself Cameo
2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift Ethan Voice
2013 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Ron Burgundy fan Cameo
2014 Think Like a Man Too Himself Cameo
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2001 Blue Murder Joey Tamarin Episode: "Out-of-Towners: Part 1"
2001–2009 Degrassi: The Next Generation Jimmy Brooks 139 episodes
2002 Soul Food Fredrick Episode: "From Dreams to Nightmares"
2002 Conviction Teen Fish Television movie
2005 Best Friend's Date Dater Episode: "Season Finale"
2005 Instant Star Himself Episode: "Personality Crisis"
2008 The Border PFC Gordon Harvey Episode: "Stop Loss"
2009 Being Erica Ken Episode: "What I Am Is What I Am"
2009 Sophie Ken Episode: "An Outing with Sophie"
2009 Beyond the Break Himself Episode: "One 'Elle' of a Party"
2011 Saturday Night Live Himself (musical guest) Episode: "Anna Faris/Drake"(Season 37, Episode 4)
2012 Punk'd Himself
2014 Saturday Night Live Himself (host/musical guest) Episode: "Drake" (Season 39, Episode 11)[249]
2016 Saturday Night Live Himself (host/musical guest) Episode: "Drake" (Season 41, Episode 20)

See also

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