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Drake

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 or Drizzy, and is often billed as the new version of The Fresh Prince.[1]

Personal life

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] Aubrey Graham's father is African American (a native of Memphis, Tennessee) and his mother is a white Jewish Canadian.[3][4][5] He attended Forest Hill Collegiate Institute and began acting during high school.[4]

Career

Since 2001, Graham has played Jimmy Brooks, the student who was injured in a school shooting at Degrassi Community School, making him the first main character with a physical disability on Degrassi: The Next Generation. He also appeared in the film Charlie Bartlett, co-starring Anton Yelchin and Robert Downey, Jr., which was released on February 22, 2008.

As a rapper, Graham has two self-published mixtapes, Room for Improvement and Comeback Season, under the stage name Drake.[6] He shot a video for his debut single "Replacement Girl" which features R&B singer Trey Songz.[7][8] He also made a cameo appearance in Trey Songz's "Wonder Woman" video. Graham also has an independent record label called ATF. ATF consists of T-Slack, Olivier, Photo Will, Future the God, Boi-1da, hustleGRL, Trizzy Trane, Ozuka, Mayhem Mohearty, JD Era, P-Reign, 40-40 and many more. They are apart of the imprint The Wise Guys and October's Very Own. The whole crew stems from Toronto and many of them have ventured off into their own realm of music but still have that affliation.[9] During the process of recording and writing for both mixtapes, Drake worked with a fair amount of artists to get publicity. Trey Songz was featured on both mixtapes, and Lil Wayne and Robin Thicke worked on Comeback Season. Drake has been in works with Lil Wayne in 2008 releasing songs such as "Ransom", "I Want This Forever", "Stunt Hard", "Stuntin", "I Can Take Your Girl"and "Brand New (Remix)". As well as the hot new single "Get Over it". He has recently signed with Interscope Records.[10]

Drake announced he has a new mixtape coming out early 2009 entitled Money Over Everything. "M.O.E" will feature writings from the past two to three years. A collection of thoughts from 40, Jazz, Mayhem, JD and many more. Along with the progression of "So Far Gone", Drake & friends will be featured on DJ Wristpects newest mixtape, "BTG V.3". [11] He also is reportedly working on an album called Thank Me Later[12][13]

Discography

Official Mixtapes

  • 2006: Room for Improvement
  • 2007: Comeback Season
  • 2008: Heartbreak Drake
  • 2009: Money Over Everything

Single: "Replacement Girl"

"Replacement Girl" is the first single by Drake, released in late 2006. The song was produced by Boi-1da and T.Williams. R&B singer Trey Songz is prominently featured in the song as well. The music video was the first video by an unsigned Canadian artist to premiere and play on BET's 106 & Park. Additional to his fame to being a rapper is the track called "Ransom" along with Lil' Wayne.

Mixtape Singles

References

  1. ^ STR8HIPHOP.COM "New Jacks Interview: Drake". http://www.str8hiphop.com January 7th, 2007.
  2. ^ Moore, Tracy. "Graduating Degrassi". sceneandheard.ca, 2005.
  3. ^ HipHopCanada.com :: Interview with Drake - July 12th 2006
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ This Is Drake, website for Graham's musical ambitions.
  7. ^ "Concrete Loop: Replacement Girl". 2006-12-17. Retrieved 2008-02-10. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
  8. ^ Replacement Girl, video for Graham's debut single.
  9. ^ Notable Interviews: Aubrey "Drake" Graham Interview with NotableInterviews.com
  10. ^ All Things Fresh, official fan website of ATF.
  11. ^ "NEW MIXTAPE", News update from http://allthings-fresh.net/, June 19th 2008
  12. ^ ♫ THE NEW MUSIC REVIEW ♫ Accessed September 1, 2008
  13. ^ OCTOBER'S VERY OWN: Drake - Ransom ft. Lil Wayne, September 04th, 2008.

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