Aubrey Drake Graham By: Amanpreet Karara 603

Drake Drake was known for his rapping and acting. He was a small screen actor when he was little but then got into the music industry. Drake had sung or had rapped in about 35 songs. His 10 most popular songs that became big hits were: Forever- Drake Best I ever had- Drake Find your Love- Drake Over- Drake Marvin's Room- Drake Houstanlantavegas- Drake Right above it- Drake Money- Drake Headlines- Drake Congratulation- Drake

Drake's Personal Life Aubrey Drake Graham also known as Drake who was born on October 24, 1986 in Toronto, Ontario. Drake is also known for rapping and acting. He has been raised by only his mother in Toronto because his parents were divorced, in summer he would also spend time with his father in Memphis. Drake had started his showbiz as a small screen actor and had done many screen shots in drama and TV serials. He has also been writing songs since he was ten! Drake became friends with Lil Wayne and had done a rapping remix for "Man Of The Year." In his personal life he had dated Keshia Chante, along with his breakup he had wrote a song called "Deceiving." Drake is also currently single! Unfortunately he has two celebrity crushes, Meagan Good and Eva Mendes.

Drake's Influences The top 5 artist's who influenced Drake and motivated him to be a singer and actor were Leonardo DiCaprio, Jimi Hendrix, Jay-z, Andre 3000 and Lil Wayne. Leonardo DiCaprio was an actor born on November 11, 1974. Jimi Hendrix was a songwriter and a singer born on November 27, 1942. Jay-z was a rapper who was born on December 4, 1979. Andre 3000 was also known for rapping and was born on May 27, 1975. Lil Wayne was known for rapping and was born on September 27 1982.

Drake's Showbiz Drake's first role was Jimmy Brooks in Degrassi :The Next Generation. After, he played in many drama serial's such as "Conviction", "Soul Food", " Best Friend's Date", "Being Erica", The Borders" and "Sophie." Later, after being a small screen actor he got into the music industry and released his first mix tape, "Room for Improvement." Another mix tape of his was "Comeback Season" and his first single was "Replacement Girl that released on February 2006. Drake was different from the other artist because he did not yet have a record label. Long after Drake sued a Label, he had many deals for major record labels. One of the record label companies had offered $2 million dollars so that he can join them.

Drake's Interesting Facts Some interesting facts about Aubrey Drake Graham: Drake’s favourite sport is basketball and he wishes to play 1 on 1 against Bow Wow. Some of Aubrey’s nicknames are Aub and Drake, his astrological sign is a Scorpio and he is 6’3 ½”. He is an African American and he is currently living in Toronto, Ontario. His two favourite Idols are Pharell William and Denzel Washington, his favourite band is N.E.R.D. In 2005, Aubrey was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a TV Series, supporting Young Actor for Degrassi: The Next Generation. In 2005, Aubrey was nominated for a Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Performers in a TV Series for Degrassi: The Next Generation. In 2002 and 2003, Aubrey won a Young Artist Award for Best Ensemble in a TV Series for his role on Degrassi: The Next Generation. Drake’s dream and wish is to own his very own record company. Aubrey’s favourite place to visit and be is at Los Angelo’s and Montreal.

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