10 Facts about Drake

Facts about Drake tell the readers about the famous Canadian rapper, actor, record producer, singer and songwriter. He was born on 24th October 1986.  His full name is Aubrey Drake Graham. In the beginning of 2000s, Drake rose to prominence when he appeared in Degrassi: The Next Generation.  It was a teen drama TV series. Let us get other interesting facts about Drake below:

Facts about Drake 1: leaving the drama series

In 2007, he decided to leave the drama series for he wanted to pursue his career as a rapper. Room for Improvement was the title of his debut mixtape.

Facts about Drake 2: the other independent projects

Comeback Season and So Far Gone were the two other independent projects of Drake.

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Facts about Drake 3: a record label

In June 2009, Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment signed him.

Facts about Drake 4: the debut studio album

In 2010, the debut studio album of Drake with the title Thank Me Later was released in the market. In United States Billboard 200, it took number one. Due to the success, the RIAA certified it platinum.

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Facts about Drake 5: the other albums

Take Care was released in 2011, while Nothing Was the Same was released in 2013. The former one was certified quadruple. The triple platinum is given for the latter one.

Facts about Drake 6: a Grammy award

Drake got his first Grammy Award for Take Care 2011 for Best Rap Album. Check facts about Doris Day here.

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Facts about Drake 7: the fourth album

In 2016, the fourth album of Drake entitled Views was released. It dominated the top of Billboard music charts 200 for 10 nonconsecutive weeks. During the first week of the release, the album got more than one million album equivalent units. In United States, the album also earned triple platinum.

Facts about Drake 8: other activities

Besides singing and rapping, Drake also does other activities such as being a producer.  He selects the pseudonym of Champagne Papi for his credit as a producer.

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Facts about Drake 9: the ventures

He develops long time collaboration with Noah “40” Shebib to establish OVO Sound record label. Drake has his channel on Beats 1 and clothing line using his moniker of OVO.

Facts about Drake 10: the birthplace of Drake

As I have stated before, Drake was from Canada. His birthplace was located in Toronto, Ontario. Get other facts about Dove Cameron here.

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