With twelve number-one singles, Drake has more than any other artist on Billboard's Hot Rap Songs chart. His work has earned him a Grammy Award, three Juno Awards, three BET Awards, and holds several significant Billboard records. It was supported by the single 'Started from the Bottom'.ĭrake has sold over 5 million albums worldwide. His third studio album Nothing Was the Same is scheduled for release on September 17, 2013. He embarked on the worldwide Club Paradise Tour, which became the most successful hip-hop tour of 2012, grossing over $42 million. His second album, Take Care (2011), is his most successful to date, topping charts in the United States and Canada and producing multiple hit singles, including 'Headlines', 'Take Care', 'Make Me Proud', and 'The Motto', the last of which is also credited for popularizing the widely used acronym YOLO. It was certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). His first studio album, Thank Me Later (2010), debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 and spawned the successful singles 'Over' and 'Find Your Love'. ĭrake's EP, So Far Gone (2009), spawned the hit single 'Best I Ever Had' and the moderate hit 'Successful'. He later rose to prominence as a rapper, releasing several mixtapes before signing to Young Money Entertainment. He was born in Toronto, Ontario, and became known for playing Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. Drake (entertainer)Īubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986), who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian recording artist, rapper, songwriter, and actor.

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