Aubrey “Drake” Graham was born to a white, Canadian, Jewish mother, and an African-American father (Official Website). This odd combination has created a modern-day renaissance man as Drake excels at nearly everything. Drake has won multiple GRAMMY’s, along with awards from Billboard, American Music Awards, BET, and People’s Choice. Drake is also an entrepreneur, as he has even started his own label, OVO Sound (AceShowbiz). Drake is the most-worthy nominee for induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Drake is not only a grammy awarded singer/songwriter, he was a very successful actor, and continues to develop new songs, beats, and artists.
Drake’s claim to fame began in an irregular place. Drake was an actor and starred on the show “Degrassi: …show more content…
His first two albums were not instant classics, but showed that Drake had lots of promising potential. Then, Drake came out with “So Far Gone,” and this album changed hip-hop forever. Drake’s new approach to hip-hop in this album changed the minds of everyone listening and even inspired other artists. In 2010, Drake came out with “Thank Me Later,” and this album wasn’t an award winner, but still captured the heart of its listeners. That very next year, Drake released his greatest album. “Take Care,” won a GRAMMY for Best Rap Album, and went on to sell over 4,000,000 copies, going double-platinum (AceShowbiz). Drake has also won 80 major awards, and nominated for over …show more content…
One major example is that Drake has only won 3 GRAMMY’s which is rather low for such a successful artist. Drake has never won Record of the Year, or even Album of the Year. This is a valid argument, but can be easily shot down. Drake is the most successful artist right now, commercially wise. He has nearly sold 10 million albums between 7 albums, and all debuted at #1 when released (Billboard).
Drake is the most successful artist of our time, and the numbers prove it. Drake not only creates music, but creates a loving culture in his home city of Toronto. After a short, but successful acting career, Drake has became the most worthy candidate to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of
Drake’s claim to fame began in an irregular place. Drake was an actor and starred on the show “Degrassi: …show more content…
His first two albums were not instant classics, but showed that Drake had lots of promising potential. Then, Drake came out with “So Far Gone,” and this album changed hip-hop forever. Drake’s new approach to hip-hop in this album changed the minds of everyone listening and even inspired other artists. In 2010, Drake came out with “Thank Me Later,” and this album wasn’t an award winner, but still captured the heart of its listeners. That very next year, Drake released his greatest album. “Take Care,” won a GRAMMY for Best Rap Album, and went on to sell over 4,000,000 copies, going double-platinum (AceShowbiz). Drake has also won 80 major awards, and nominated for over …show more content…
One major example is that Drake has only won 3 GRAMMY’s which is rather low for such a successful artist. Drake has never won Record of the Year, or even Album of the Year. This is a valid argument, but can be easily shot down. Drake is the most successful artist right now, commercially wise. He has nearly sold 10 million albums between 7 albums, and all debuted at #1 when released (Billboard).
Drake is the most successful artist of our time, and the numbers prove it. Drake not only creates music, but creates a loving culture in his home city of Toronto. After a short, but successful acting career, Drake has became the most worthy candidate to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of