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YOUR QUICK GUIDE
TO
DRAKE
Aubrey Drake Graham is one of the
biggest artists of all time. There
hasn’t been a rapper/RnB singer
that’s been able to do what Drake
has done. In case you’ve been
living under a rock for the past 10
years then you may know who
Drake is. If not here is a quick
beginners guide to getting into Mr.
OVO.
Name: Aubrey Drake Graham a.k.a
6God
D.O.B: 24th October 1986
Years Active: Since 2001
Born: Toronto, Canada a.k.a The 6
Net Worth: at least $100milli
He started his career as an actor
on Canada’s popular teen drama tv
show Degrassi: The Next
Generation, where he played
Jimmy in seven seasons and was
involved in some of Degrassi’s
hardest hitting storylines. Since
leaving the show, Drake left his
acting days behind him.
In 2009 Drake began his rap career
by dropping one of the best
mixtape’s ‘so far gone’. It was
downloaded 2000 times in two
hours: a shocking amount for an
unsigned, relatively unknown artist.
His mixtape also gained not 1, but
2 Grammy nominations (which is
pretty much unheard of these
days).
Drake signed to Young Money
(Universal) later that same year,
who re-released the tape as an EP,
that still holds its own today. Also
becoming Lil Wayne’s protege.
In 2012 Drake started his own label
called October’s Very Own, mostly
referred to as OVO. Fast becoming
a power lane in the hip hop / R&B
scene. Throughout the years OVO
has signed great acts like Boi-1da,
Majid Jordan, PartyNextDoor &
Roy Woods.
He has had three major beefs with
fellow hip hop artist Kanye West,
Pusha T, and Meek Mill. Although
he has made up with Meek Mill and
dropped a great feature on Meek’s
Championship album.