Drake began his career in the show business as a teen actor on a popular TV Show Degrassi: the next generation. He quickly transized into rap and became the most successful Canadian rapper and the richest one in the world. He published his work through the Lil Wayne company, young money entertainment.
He was born in Toronto, Canada, as Aubrey Graham in 1986. After his parents divorced when he was five years old, he lived with his mother, while his father moved to Memphis to pursue a music career as a drummer.
Since his Jewish mother, he raised Drake as one too, gave him the Mitzvah bar. The background of race and religious is a constant source of intimidation at school, to the point when he leaves it.
One of his friends’s father was an acting agent and he got a drake audition for Degrassi: the next generation. He got the role of Jimmy Brooks, a secondary school basketball star who was shot by classmates and became a physical disability.
He has some collaboration with Lil’s Wayne and even followed him on one of his tours at the beginning of his career. Then, Drake collaborated with almost every significant rap artist in the world, including DJ Khaled, Eminem, Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, Rihanna, and many others.
In 2021, Drake’s net wealth was estimated at $ 140 million, making it one of the most successful rapper of all time. He has won several awards in his career, including two American Music Awards, Brit and Grammy.
