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Do you know of any modern day rap artist? Do you even like rap? If you answered yes to any of these questions stay tuned as I tell you about a man named Drake. Drake was born in Toronto, Canada on October 24, 1986. He started off as an actor and played in a show called Degrassi. After acting he made mixtapes and was starting to be heard and signed a record deal in 2009. His hit songs were "Every Girl," "Best I Ever Had," "Money to Blow" and "Take Care." This was only the beginning for Drake.

Aubrey Drake Graham was born into a musical family. His father Dennis Graham played drums for Jerry Lee Lewis. Even his mother was muscically talented. She too had music in her blood. Drake was Black Jewish and Canadian. His mother was Canadian and Jewish

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