Early Years and Educationĭrake’s parents - Jewish teacher Sandi Graham of Toronto and African American musician Dennis Graham of Memphis, Tennessee - divorced when he was five years old. In 2013, he was named global ambassador for the National Basketball Association’s Toronto Raptors. He has also had 100 songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, ranking him fourth all-time, ahead of Jamesīrown and behind Elvis Presley. 1 singles on Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop and Hot Rap Songs charts in 2012. Called “hip hop’s current center of gravity” by the New York Times in 2011, the Juno and Grammy Award winner set the record for the most No. His atmospheric, ambient sound has proven highly influential. Lyrical approach, which often explores his personal relationships. His musical style is distinguished by his R&B-influenced singing voice and his introspective
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Hit Canadian television series Degrasssi: The Next Generation before becoming one of the most popular and influential figures in contemporary hip hop. A child actor turned hip hop superstar, Drake first gained attention for his role on the
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No matter how hard it gets You got my blood in yaīigger than the picture they paint us to be There ainʼt no drought here bloom into our Understand that the truth about that question in your soulīecause weʼre fighting something way bigger
Bigger than the picture they framed us to see