Título: Drake (musician)
Seção: 2006-2009: Early mixtapes and So Far Gone
Background: Aubrey Drake Graham was born on October 24, 1986, in Toronto, Ontario. His father, Dennis Graham, is an African American and a practising Catholic from Memphis, Tennessee, and worked as a drummer, performing alongside country musician Jerry Lee Lewis. Bass guitarist Larry Graham and the late songwriter Teenie Hodges are his paternal uncles. Drake's mother, Sandi Graham (nee Sher), is an Ashkenazi Jewish Canadian who worked as an English teacher and florist.

Conteúdo: After becoming musically inspired by Jay Z and Clipse, Drake self-released his debut mixtape, Room for Improvement, in 2006. The mixtape featured Trey Songz and Lupe Fiasco, and included vast production from Canadian producers Boi-1da, and Frank Dukes. When asked about the mixtape, Drake described the project as "pretty straightforward, radio friendly, [and] not much content to it." The mixtape was released for sale only, and confirmed to have sold over 6,000 copies. In 2007, he released his second mixtape, Comeback Season. Released from his recently founded October's Very Own label, it spawned the single "Replacement Girl", featuring Trey Songz. The song made Drake become the first ever unsigned Canadian rapper to have his music video featured on BET, with "Replacement Girl" being featured on the channel's "New Joint of the Day" segment on April 30, 2007. The song also saw Drake sample "Man of the Year" by Brisco, Flo Rida and Lil Wayne, retaining Lil Wayne's verse, and adjoined his own to the song's earlier half. This caused Jas Prince to gift Lil Wayne the song, which prompted the rapper to invite Drake to Houston in order to join his Tha Carter III tour. Throughout the duration of the tour, Drake and Lil Wayne recorded multiple songs together, including "Ransom", "I Want This Forever", and a remix to "Brand New". Despite the collaborations between the duo, Drake was yet to be signed by Young Money Entertainment.  In 2009, Drake released his third mixtape, So Far Gone. It 

user: How were Drake's early mix tapes distributed?

assistant: Drake self-released his debut mixtape, Room for Improvement, in 2006.

user: How many copies sold?

assistant: The mixtape was released for sale only, and confirmed to have sold over 6,000 copies.

user: When did he create his next mix tape?

assistant: In 2007, he released his second mixtape, Comeback Season.

user: Did it sell better than his first tape?

assistant: The song made Drake become the first ever unsigned Canadian rapper to have his music video featured on BET,

user: Which single was featured on BET before he was signed with a label?

assistant: "Replacement Girl",

user: When did he sign with a label?

assistant: Despite this, Drake was rumoured to have secured a recording contract with Young Money Entertainment on June 29, 2009.

user: How much money did Drake get to sign with Young Money Entertainment?

assistant: CANNOTANSWER

user: Did he make any mix tapes after Comeback Season?

assistant: In 2009, Drake released his third mixtape, So Far Gone.

user: How well did So Far Gone sell?

assistant: B. It received over 2,000 downloads in the first 2 hours of release, finding mainstream commercial success due to the singles "Best I Ever Had"

user: What was another single on So Far Gone?

assistant: "Successful",

user: Was there a third single on So Far Gone?

assistant: "I'm Goin' In" and "Fear".