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Drake says that his mother, Sandi Graham, also hails from a "very musical" family — his grandmother babysat Aretha Franklin. Drake comes from an eclectic and unique ethnic and religious background.

Speaking about his personal identity, Drake says: "At the end of the day, I consider myself a Black man because I'm more immersed in Black culture than any other. Being Jewish is kind of a cool twist. It makes me unique. Drake's parents divorced when he was five years old, and he was raised by his mother in Forest Hill, an affluent and predominantly Jewish neighborhood in Toronto.

He has said that "nobody understood what it was like to be Black and Jewish," but added that "being different from everyone else just made me a lot stronger.

It was one of Drake's classmates at Forest Hill who gave him his start in the entertainment industry. The show followed the dramatic lives of a group of teenagers at Degrassi High School, and Drake played the part of Jimmy Brooks, sometimes dubbed "Wheelchair Jimmy," a basketball star who becomes permanently wheelchair-bound when he is shot by a classmate.

Drake dropped out of school to pursue his acting career, only graduating from high school in He starred on Degrassi for seven years , earning a Young Artist Award in for best ensemble in a TV series, among other honors. The show quickly developed a devoted cult following — "There are very few subtle Degrassi fans," Drake has said — propelling him to celebrity status in Canada, even while he remained relatively anonymous in the United States.

While he was still appearing on Degrassi , Drake began attempting to cross over into the world of hip hop. He released his first mixtape, Room for Improvement , in , achieving modest sales of approximately 6, copies. In , the producers of Degrassi overhauled the cast, eliminating Drake's character. Without his steady source of income, and not yet making significant money as a rapper, Drake was on the verge of looking for a day job.

I might have to work at a restaurant or something just to keep things going," he remembers. But early in , he received an unexpected call from Lil Wayne, who asked him to board a flight to Houston that night to join his Carter III tour.

However, it would only be onwards and upwards from then on. His new persona as the cocksure prince of hip-hop "Last name ever, first name greatest," he brags on "Forever" seemed to clash with his middle-class Jewish upbringing and former career as a teenage soap star.

Nevertheless, Drake attempted to fuse these seemingly incongruous stages of his life into one persona. Put on a Drake record and get lost in his soulful voice. Before he was a rapper, Drake made a name for himself as an actor on the ahead-of-its-time teen soap "Degrassi: The Next Generation.

The music video for Drake's single "Hotline Bling" burned up YouTube, in part because of Drake's distinctive and highly meme-able dance moves. Put the song on and see which of your friends has the best "Hotline" dance. The strangely-proportioned profile of Drake from the cover of his album "Nothing Was The Same" has been photoshopped with all manner of different hats, backgrounds, and other characters to humorous effect.

Drake's penchant for confessional lyrics filled with emotion and drama have led to the "Depressed Drake" joke, where Drake has an everyday interaction that ends with Drake admitting he's heartbroken over a woman. For example, Drake might be filling his car's gas tank and think "now only one of us is empty.

An image of Drake looking disgusted at a mostly-finished lollipop he's holding has inspired internet meme-makers to make jokes about things that sound good until you experience them. Drake's uplifting single "God's Plan" — and its accompanying video — has struck a chord with the internet's cynical jokesters. The "God's Plan" meme format involves a very unremarkable stroke of luck or good deed "Would you like a receipt? We keep track of fun holidays and special moments on the cultural calendar — giving you exciting activities, deals, local events, brand promotions, and other exciting ways to celebrate.

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Education Indian Holidays. Loosen Up Lighten Up Day. Lifestyle Mental Health. Naraka Chaturdashi. National American Teddy Bear Day. Children Family. National Pickle Day. National Pupusa Day. Cooking Ethnic Food. National Spicy Guacamole Day. On September 20, , Drake released a collaborative mixtape with Future, which was recorded in Atlanta in just under a week.

What a Time to Be Alive debuted at number one on the Billboard , making Drake the first hip hop artist to have two projects reach number one in the same year since It was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA for combined sales, streaming and track-sales equivalent of over 1 million units.

Drake also appeared on the cover of The Fader for their th issue. Drake announced in January that his fourth studio album would be launched during the spring, releasing the promotional single "Summer Sixteen" later that month.

The album was originally titled Views from the 6, but was later shortened to Views. This move divided many contemporary music critics, describing his self-comparison as "goodly brash" or "conventionally disrespectful. Drake soon released the album's lead singles, "Pop Style" and the dancehall-infused "One Dance", on April 5.

Both debuted within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot ; however, the latter proved more commercially successful, with "One Dance" becoming Drake's first number-one single in Canada and the US as a leading artist.

The single also became Drake's first number one single as a lead artist in the United Kingdom, and peaked at number one in Germany, France, Australia, Brazil, Sweden, Belgium, Norway and the Netherlands. During an episode for OVO Sound Radio, Drake confirmed the album's release date of April 29, and followed it up with various promotional videos. On October 15, "One Dance" became Spotify's most-streamed song ever, amassing over million plays as of October Views was previewed in London before its premiere on Beats 1 a day later.

It was released as an Apple Music and iTunes exclusive on April 29 before being made available to various other platforms later that week. Views would become Drake's most commercially successful album, sitting atop the Billboard for ten nonconsecutive weeks, as well as simultaneously leading the Billboard Hot and the Billboard for eight weeks. It also achieved double-platinum status in the U. Despite its success, critical opinion towards the album remained much divided, drawing criticism for being overlong and lacking in a cohesive theme, while also claiming Drake was not challenging himself artistically, as opposed to his contemporaries.

Drake returned to host Saturday Night Live on May 14, serving as the show's musical guest. Later, Drake was named as a member of the Forbes Five, which ranks the wealthiest artists in hip-hop, placing fifth after Birdman, Jay Z , Dr. Dre , and Diddy respectively.

Drake and Future then announced the Summer Sixteen Tour to showcase their collective mixtape, as well as their respective studio albums.

This marked Drake's third co-headlining tour, which began in Austin, Texas on July On July 23, Drake announced that he was working on a new project, scheduled to be released in early , and was later named as the headline act for the iHeartRadio Music Festival. The latter dates of the Summer Sixteen Tour were postponed, however, due to Drake suffering an ankle injury. Soon after, the music video for "Child's Play" was released, depicting Drake and Tyra Banks playing a couple encountering relationship issues at the Cheesecake Factory in a reference to one of the song's lyrics.

It ran a total of 25 minutes, and featured music from Views. Drake later announced the Boy Meets World Tour on October 10, with twenty-six dates announced for the course of the tour in Europe. Seven additional dates were added a day later due to overwhelming demand. However, he later pushed the date back to the new year.

The project was described as a "playlist of original music", rather than being classified as a traditional mixtape or solo album. He was later revealed to be Spotify's most streamed artist for the second consecutive year in , amassing a total 4.

Despite multiple setbacks, Drake announced More Life would be released on March 18, , via a series of multiple video commercials released through Instagram. Upon release, More Life received mostly positive reviews, and debuted atop the Billboard , earning , album-equivalent units in its first week.

It also set a streaming record, becoming the highest ever streamed album in 24 hours, with a total of The album also garnered Billboard also reported Drake had been present on the Hot chart for eight consecutive years, and has the most recorded entries by a solo artist. He then released the single "Signs" on June 24, as well as reuniting with Metro Boomin on a single with Offset. The singles marked his first releases since More Life, with "Signs" was initially released as a collaboration between Drake and French fashion house Louis Vuitton, as part of the "Louis Vuitton Men's Spring-Summer " fashion show.

Drake hosted the first annual NBA Awards on June 26, and starred in multiple commercials alongside his father in promotion of Virginia Black. Drake also appeared in The Carter Effect documentary, honoring the basketball career of Vince Carter, who was the first superstar player to play for the Toronto Raptors since the franchise's inception in After rumors circulated of Drake possibly collaborating with various artists, including rapper Trippie Redd and producer Pi'erre Bourne, for his new studio album, multiple snippets of songs were leaked near the closing end of Two songs would later be released as members of a mini EP, titled Scary Hours, on January 20, , marking Drake's first solo release since More Life, as well as his first appearance on any song after featuring on a remix of the Jay-Z song "Family Feud" with Lil Wayne , as the lead single of the latter's Dedication 6: Reloaded mixtape.

Scary Hours featured the songs "Diplomatic Immunity" and "God's Plan", which both debuted within the top-ten, with the latter eventually breaking various streaming records as it debuted at number one on the US Billboard Hot The song was Drake's first song as a solo artist to reach number one, as well as his second chart topper as a lead artist.

Drake earned his 70th top 40 entry after featuring on the Migos song "Walk It Talk It", which debuted at number eighteen, and peaked at number ten. The song's entry at number six on the Hot made Drake the rapper with the most top 10 hits on the Hot , with He then featured on a remix to "Lemon", a song originally released as a collaboration between band N.

D and Rihanna. On April 5, Drake announced he was finishing his fifth studio album and he was releasing a single later that night. On April 6, "Nice for What" was released, alongside a music video directed by Karena Evans, which featured several female celebrities.

After "Nice For What" replaced his own "God's Plan" on the Billboard Hot at number one, making him the first artist to have a new number-one debut replace their former number-one debut, Drake announced the title of his fifth studio album as Scorpion, with a planned release date of June 29,