Two of Drake’s uncles are also successful musicians: famed bassist Larry Graham played with Sly and the Family Stone, and Prince and Drake’s father, who did time in prison during Drake’s childhood, played drums for Jerry Lee Lewis. In the summers he visited his father in Memphis, often accompanying him to He worked as a child model in commercials and print catalogues, played minor hockey and acted in the Young People’s Theatre. With his mother in the Weston Road area of Toronto. Early Years and Educationĭrake’s parents - Jewish teacher Sandi Graham of Toronto and African American musician Dennis Graham of Memphis, Tennessee - divorced when he was five years old. In 2013, he was named global ambassador for the National Basketball Association’s Toronto Raptors. He has also had 100 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, ranking him fourth all-time, ahead of Jamesīrown and behind Elvis Presley. 1 singles on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop and Hot Rap Songs charts in 2012. Called “hip hop’s current center of gravity” by the New York Times in 2011, the Juno and Grammy Award winner set the record for the most No. His atmospheric, ambient sound has proven highly influential. Lyrical approach, which often explores his personal relationships. His musical style is distinguished by his R&B-influenced singing voice and his introspective Hit Canadian television series Degrasssi: The Next Generation before becoming one of the most popular and influential figures in contemporary hip hop. A child actor turned hip hop superstar, Drake first gained attention for his role on the No.Drake performing at the Oslo Spektrum, 2014.Īubrey Drake Graham, rapper, singer, songwriter, actor (born 24 October 1986 in Toronto, ON). 42 - "Company" Featuring Travis Scott" (Debut) 22 - "Blessings," Big Sean, featuring Drake
16 - "Tuesday," iLOVEMAKONNEN, featuring Drake 5 - "Truffle Butter," Nicki Minaj, featuring Drake & Lil Wayne 4 - "Only," Nicki Minaj featuring Drake, Lil Wayne & Chris Brown Here's the list of songs courtesy of Billboard: Of the songs that have charted from the project, fan favorite "Energy" leads them all, with the rousing anthem of "Know Yourself" debuting on the chart most recently at No. The fact that the mixtape was released digitally certainly helped matters a lot, with 1.8 million U.S. The rapper now has a total of 21 songs on the charts after adding four other songs that he is featured on, an unprecedented feat for any artist. Billboard reports that all 17 songs on the mixtape are charting on Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, breaking the previous record of 14 which he matched a week ago. Drake has already started off 2015 in an epic way with the release of his surprise mixtape, and now he's breaking more records on the charts.
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