Did you know the rapper Drake's real name is Aubrey? He also grew up with divorced parents. Drake, the rapper, Singer, Music Producer, Comedian, Composer, and Child Actor, had to grow up with faith and trust in others due to a challenging past. You might know him from his most recent song God's Plan and that's not all. He has sold over 10 million albums only in the US.
Drake's early life has been just the start of his career. Born October 24, 1986, his childhood was split between two avenues of midtown Toronto. He grew up with his mother being Jewish and his father being African American. He had a lot of time on his hands because his parents divorced when he was at the age of four so he didn't really get to experience having two parents in the house. Though he came from split parents, he grew up in a Jewish household and he was with his mom most of the time. …show more content…
His music was very unique due to his lyrics and many people started to notice. Drake began performing when he was only fifteen years old and he acted in 2001 on the show Degrassi: The Next Generation. He got fired from that show in 2008 and met Lil Wayne, who also became his mentor. This was the start of his singing career. In February the Canadian rapper and singer released an album length mixtape called ¨If You're Reading This It's Too Late¨ (Cox 57).
While he was unknown the mixtape that really started his career was called ¨So Far Gone¨. Drake and Lil Wayne worked together in Houston, Texas on that mixtape that launched his career (Cox 57). In 2007, Drake releases his second mixtape ¨Comeback Season¨. Then his 3rd Mixtape was called ¨So Far Gone¨ and these two Mixtapes landed on the billboard ¨Hot 100¨. He was seen on TVs all across the US and Canada. He has had six number one albums in a row. This is when most people started to hear about
Drake's early life has been just the start of his career. Born October 24, 1986, his childhood was split between two avenues of midtown Toronto. He grew up with his mother being Jewish and his father being African American. He had a lot of time on his hands because his parents divorced when he was at the age of four so he didn't really get to experience having two parents in the house. Though he came from split parents, he grew up in a Jewish household and he was with his mom most of the time. …show more content…
His music was very unique due to his lyrics and many people started to notice. Drake began performing when he was only fifteen years old and he acted in 2001 on the show Degrassi: The Next Generation. He got fired from that show in 2008 and met Lil Wayne, who also became his mentor. This was the start of his singing career. In February the Canadian rapper and singer released an album length mixtape called ¨If You're Reading This It's Too Late¨ (Cox 57).
While he was unknown the mixtape that really started his career was called ¨So Far Gone¨. Drake and Lil Wayne worked together in Houston, Texas on that mixtape that launched his career (Cox 57). In 2007, Drake releases his second mixtape ¨Comeback Season¨. Then his 3rd Mixtape was called ¨So Far Gone¨ and these two Mixtapes landed on the billboard ¨Hot 100¨. He was seen on TVs all across the US and Canada. He has had six number one albums in a row. This is when most people started to hear about