Drake

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**Aubrey Drake Graham** Template:Post-nominals (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and entrepreneur who has sold over five million album copies. He was born in Toronto, Ontario. He was the character Jimmy Brooks for eight seasons on the television show *Degrassi: The Next Generation*.

Drake has worked with a lot of other musicians. Drake collaborated with Rihanna on the number-one singles "What's My Name?" (2010) and "Work" (2016). He also rapped on "Moment 4 Life" (2011) by Nicki Minaj. "Moment 4 Life" was nominated for a 2012 Grammy Award in the category Best Rap Performance. His third album *Take Care* won the award for Best Rap Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards.

On September 30, 2013, he was named as the "global ambassador" for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA).

In 2016, he released *Views*, an album that was only on iTunes at first. His single "One Dance" became his first number-one single on the US *Billboard* Hot 100 as a main artist.

On March 18, 2017, Drake released *More Life*, which he referred to as a "playlist" instead of an album. The singles "Fake Love" and "Passionfruit" reached the top ten in countries worldwide.

In 2018, Drake worked with Travis Scott and published "Sicko Mode". It was nominated for the Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance.

Drake's single, "God's Plan", from the EP *Scary Hours*, entered at the top of the US *Billboard* Hot 100. After 11 weeks at number one, the single "Nice for What" also entered at number one, making Drake the first artist to have a number-one entry replace another number-one entry at the top of the chart. "Nice for What" became Drake's fifth American chart-topper. Drake released the single "I'm Upset" in May 2018 and announced he would release his next album, *Scorpion*, in June. Despite rumors, particularly a beef with rapper Pusha T, Drake revealed in the album that he has a child, a son named Adonis, with French artist Sophie Brussaux.

On April 2, 2020, Drake released the single "Toosie Slide", based on the dance of the same name that had been posted to social media app TikTok. It became his third number-one entrance on the *Billboard* Hot 100, tying him with Mariah Carey as having the most songs enter at the top. It became his seventh US number-one single overall.

## Discography

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### Studio albums

* *Thank Me Later* (2010)
* *Take Care* (2011)
* *Nothing Was the Same* (2013)
* *Views* (2016)
* *Scorpion* (2018)

### Extended plays

* *So Far Gone* (2009)
* *Scary Hours* (2018)
* *The Best in the World Pack* (2019)

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### Mixtapes

* *Room for Improvement* (2006)
* *Comeback Season* (2007)
* *If You're Reading This It's Too Late* (2015)
* *What a Time to Be Alive* (with Future) (2015)
* *More Life* (2017)
* *Dark Lane Demo Tapes* (2020)

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## Other websites

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9. ↑ Holmes, Charles (2020-04-03). Before Drake Released 'Toosie Slide,' He Turned to a Few Dancers for Help (en-US).