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DRAKE
one of canadas biggest urban export

Most of his songs contain R&B and 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. 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. He is one of two
artists (the other being 50
Cent) 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. Drake is also currently
the global ambassador for
the Toronto Raptors, his
hometown NBA team.
Drake, along with being a
record producer under the
pseudonym Champagne
Papi, has also written songs
for other artists, including
Alicia Keys ("Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)"),
Rita Ora ("R.I.P."), Jamie Foxx and Trey
Songz.

In July of 2014, Drake announced his
fourth studio album.[146] 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 pro-

motional 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. 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. In addition, the song also
throws a jab at rival Meek Mill and allegedly, fellow Toronto native Tory Lanez.
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. During
Episode 19 of OVO Sound Radio, Drake

formed 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. 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 Hungary, Bulgaria and Slovakia.
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.[161][162] On
May 14, 2016 Drake
hosted
Saturday
Night Live for the
second time and
served as the musical
guest.

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. Drake
later the confirmed the release date himself with a tweet and promotional video.
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.

Drake performed at a Bat Mitzvah in New
York on February 20, 2016. A few days
later, Drake joined Rihanna and per-

The tour supporting
the album will kick off in Austin, Texas.
Additional cities including Edmonton,
Montreal, Brooklyn and Des Moines were
announced on May 20, 2016. The tour will
end in Newark, New Jersey. According to
The New York Times, Views received halfbillion mark in streams. Hot singles out by
Drake..One Dance (remix feat. WizKid &
Kyla),Too Good (feat. Rihanna),Controlla
(feat. Popcaan) & Fake Love.

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