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Drake

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Also known as Aubrey Drake Graham, Drizzy, Champagne Papi, 6 God, The Boy

Canadian-American rapper and singer (born 1986)

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Drake, born Aubrey Drake Graham in Toronto, is a Canadian and American rapper, singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur. He began his work period in 2001 and is associated with the genres of hip-hop, contemporary R&B, pop music, trap music, and alternative R&B. His record labels include OVO Sound, Republic Records, Young Money Entertainment, and Cash Money Records. He is also known by the pseudonyms Champagne Papi, Drizzy, 6 God, and The Boy.

Drake has received several awards, including the Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, the Grammy Award for Best Melodic Rap Performance, the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song, and induction into Canada's Walk of Fame. He was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. He speaks English and Spanish and practices Judaism. His discography is listed as the Drake discography. He has one child and is related to Larry Graham.

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986), known professionally as Drake, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. An influential figure in contemporary popular music, Drake has been credited with popularizing singing and R&B sensibilities in hip hop artists. Gaining recognition by starring as Jimmy Brooks in the CTV teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–08), he…

Known for

  • ICEMAN EPISODE 4 — Drake2026
  • Degrassi: Whatever It Takes — Self2025
  • In Whose Name? — Self2025
  • $$$ Film — Self (voice)2025
  • Serious People — Drake2025
  • The French Montana Story: For Khadija — Self2023
  • Black Note — Self (archive footage)2023
  • Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby — Self2022
  • Post Malone: Runaway — Self2022
  • The Evolution of Black British Music — Self2022

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6,797,347
Total plays
1,219,323,601

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Aubrey "Drake" Graham (born October 24, 1986) is an Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and businessman. Drake was an actor on the teen drama television series Degrassi: The Next Generation in the early 2000s. Intent on pursuing a career in music, he left the series in 2007 after releasing his debut mixtape, Room for Improvement. He released two further independent projects, Comeback Season and So Far Gone, before signing to Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment in June 2009. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Drake">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Drake Related – The Official Website of Drake

Drake Related is the official website of Drake. Shop Drake products • Certified Lover Boy • NOCTA • Better World Fragrance House • El Chico Studios

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Family name
Graham
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Toronto
Occupation
record producer
Languages spoken
Spanish
Native language
English language
Religion
Judaism
Genre
contemporary R&B
Instrument
voice
Record label
OVO Sound
Discography
Drake discography
Official website
drakerelated.com
Image
Drake July 2016.jpg
Number of children
1
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Commons category
Drake
date of birth
1986-10-24
topic's main category
Category:Drake (musician)
birth name
Aubrey Drake Graham
start of work period
2001-00-00
topic has template
Template:Drake
net worth
150000000
pseudonym
The Boy
ethnic group
Black Canadians
social media followers
30900000
nominated for
Grammy Award for Best New Artist
copyright representative
Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada
writing language
English language
unmarried partner
Serena Williams
partner in business or sport
Nipsey Hussle
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Encyclopedic overview

Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, and actor. Often referred to as one of the greatest rappers of all time, he is credited with popularizing R&B sensibilities in hip-hop music through rap-singing. Drake first gained recognition as Jimmy Brooks in the CTV teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–2008) and began his music career by independently releasing the mixtapes Room for Improvement (2006), Comeback Season (2007), and So Far Gone (2009), before signing with Young Money Entertainment.

Drake's debut album, Thank Me Later (2010), debuted atop the Billboard 200 and included his breakthrough hit "Best I Ever Had". He followed it with the albums Take Care (2011) and Nothing Was the Same (2013); the former was included on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Albums of All Time" list. His fourth studio album, Views (2016), led the Billboard 200 for 13 weeks. Its second single, "One Dance", became the first song to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify. In 2018, Drake released his fifth studio album, Scorpion, spending 29 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 with its singles: "God's Plan", "Nice for What" and "In My Feelings". Throughout the 2020s, Drake amassed six US number-one albums, including Certified Lover Boy (2021) and Iceman (2026), which respectively spawned nine and ten US top ten singles. In 2026, he became the first artist to occupy the top three spots on the Billboard 200.

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