Aubrey Drake Graham (Toronto, October 24th 1986) is a rapper, songwriter, producer, actor and businessman.
His father, Dennis Graham, is an African-American from Memphis, Tennessee, who worked as a drummer for the rock-n’-roll legend Jarry Lee Lewis and his mother, Sandra Graham, is a Jewish-Canadian who worked as an English teacher and florist.
Drake’s ethnic and religious background was described by him as “a cool twist, it makes me unique“.
Drake started his career as an actor in Canadian teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation playing Jimmy Brooks, the basketball star who became disabled after he got shot by a classmate.
Drake became worldwide known and appreciated by millions of fans through his music.
He started in June 2009 when he signed a contract with Lil Wayne’s label Young Money Entertainment releasing the EP So Far Gone, winning Best New Artist and Best Rap Song Of The Year and deserving a nomination for the Grammy Awards and Juno Awards.
Drake has yet released 5 studio albums, Thank Me Later (2010) Take Care (2011) Nothing Was The Same (2013) Views (2016) Scorpion (2018), 3 extended plays, So Far Gone (2009) Scary Hours (2018) The Best In The World Pack (2019), 6 mixtapes, Room For Improvement (2006) Comeback Season (2007) So Far Gone (2009) If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late (2015) What A Time To Be Alive (2015) More Life (2017), 133 singles (75 as a featured artist), 5 promotional singles and 84 music videos.
Drake has the most #1 singles in the US Hot Rap Songs Chart (15) and the most #1 singles in the US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart (19).
He won 181 awards from 636 nominations and 4 Grammy Awards from 44 nominations.
He his one of the most richest rapper in the world with a Net Worth of $175M.
Between 2010 and 2019, Drake earned $383M (before taxes) and only in 2019 he earned a $75M salary.
His Net Worth in Real Estate is $25M with a California home called Hidden Hills (6,7 acres) and a Toronto chateau-style mansion (35,000 square-foot).
He has endorsed many famous brands like Sprite, Burger King, Whataburger, Nike and Apple.
In 2012 he formed his own record label, OVO Sound, distributed by Warner Bros. Records, and launched his own brand of whiskeys, Virginia Black, selling 4,000 bottles only in the first week.
Drake is also Ambassador of Toronto Raptors.
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