Drake

Also Known As:
Drizzy, Drizzy Drake

Hometown:
Toronto

Details

Bio:
Drake (born Aubrey Drake Graham in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada on October 24,
1986) is an American hip hop and R&B
artist. Drake first became known for
playing Jimmy Brooks on the television
series Degrassi: The Next Generation. In
June 2009, Drake signed a recording
contract with Lil Wayne’s Young Money
Entertainment and released his second
studio album, Thank Me Later , on June
15, 2010, debuting at number one on the
Billboard 200. Drake released his third
studio album on November 15, 2011 titled
Take Care. Drake is Grammy-nominated
and even performed at the 2010
ceremony. He released his fourth
album, Nothing Was The Same , in 2013.
Drake, who has written songs for artists
such as Alicia Keys, Jamie Foxx, and P.
Diddy, currently has more number-one
singles, twelve, on Billboard’s Rap Songs
Chart than any other artist, and is, other
than 50 Cent, the only artist to
simultaneously occupy the chart’s top
three positions.
Drake reportedly hooked up with
Rihanna sometime in 2010. His hit song
“Fireworks” is rumored to be about the
pop princess.

Best Known For:
Conquering the rap game with hits like
“HYFR,” “Best I Ever Had,” and “Just Hold
On, We’re Going Home.”

Personal Life:
Drake manages to keep his personal life
private, but has admitted that his ex-
girlfriends inspire his music. He has been
linked to Rihanna on off since 2010, and
their relationship was the source of a
violent club fight that broke out between
him and Chris Brown in the summer of
2012.