12 Facts About Drake You Might Haven't Heard About

12 Facts About Drake You Might Haven't Heard About

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Drake is best known in Canada for playing wheelchair-bound Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi: The Next Generation, and internationally for hit songs and he got the latest song trending on youtube.


1./ Drake is just his stage name, his full name is Aubrey Drake Graham.

2./He was born on October 24, 1986, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

3./His father is an African American from Memphis, Tennessee and his mom is a Canadian.

4./Drake father's name is Dennis Graham and he was a drummer who worked with Jerry Lee Lewis.

5./He attended Forest Hill Collegiate Institute but in the end didn't graduate.

6./He starred on Degrassi for eight years, earning a 2002 Young Artist Award for best ensemble in a TV series.

7./In 2006, Drake began circulating mixtapes of his raps and signed a record deal in 2009.

8./Rap-A-Lot founder, J. Prince's son, Jas Prince introduced Lil Wayne to Drake's music. From there Wayne invited Drake to Houston to tour with him!

9./Drake has done some voice acting also. He appeared in the movie Ice Age: Continental Drift, as Ethan, the young mammoth.

10./On June 15, 2010, Drake released his first full studio album, which debuted at No. 1 on both American and Canadian album charts and has since been certified platinum.

11./He has written songs for artists. Drake has won awards for his songwriting abilities.

12./He was supposed to play a role in the popular video game Gears of War 3 but he didn't.

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