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Drake

Drake is a Toronto rapper and singer whose music moves between hip-hop and R&B, from Take Care and Views to his 2026 albums ICEMAN, MAID OF HONOUR and HABIBTI.

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Overview

Full name: Aubrey Drake Graham
Born: October 24, 1986, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Work: Rapper, singer, songwriter and actor
Early screen role: Jimmy Brooks in Degrassi: The Next Generation
Music breakout: So Far Gone and “Best I Ever Had” in 2009

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How it started.

Before the records, there was Degrassi. Toronto-born Aubrey Drake Graham played Jimmy Brooks on the teen drama while developing his music. His early independent mixtapes were Room for Improvement in 2006 and Comeback Season in 2007.

The breakthrough.

So Far Gone arrived in 2009, and “Best I Ever Had” became his first US top-ten hit, reaching No. 2. His debut studio album, Thank Me Later, followed in 2010 and topped the Billboard 200.

The sound fans know.

Take Care brought his singing and rapping together with longtime collaborator Noah “40” Shebib. Nothing Was the Same and Views continued that blend of personal writing, melody and rap. Take Care earned his first Grammy, for Best Rap Album, in 2013.

Still making new connections.

His collaborative albums include What a Time to Be Alive with Future, Her Loss with 21 Savage and $ome $exy $ongs 4 U with PARTYNEXTDOOR. In 2026, he released ICEMAN, MAID OF HONOUR and HABIBTI, then returned to HABIBTI with the FOMO edition.

Creditschronological, newest first

2026ICEMANRecording artist
2026MAID OF HONOURRecording artist
2026HABIBTIRecording artist
2025$ome $exy $ongs 4 UJoint recording artist with PARTYNEXTDOOR
2016ViewsRecording artist
2013Nothing Was the SameRecording artist
2011Take CareRecording artist

Awards

Quotes

What works for me is being able to see everything laid out.Drake, AllHipHop

In a November 2008 interview, he explained why he preferred writing verses on his BlackBerry.

Trivia

In 2008, he told AllHipHop that he wrote verses on his BlackBerry and used the internet to look up definitions and quotations.
His father is from Memphis, where Drake said he spent many childhood summers.
Before his rap breakthrough, he appeared in commercials for retailers including Sears.