D R A K E
o n e o f c a n a d a s b i g g e s t u r b a n e x p o r t
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. 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, 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.
LIFESTYLES MAGAZINE AMERICA