Drake

Facts about Drake that you didn’t know

Drake is not his real name, Its just his stage name.

Not Drake, Not Champagne Papi or 6 God his actual name is Aubrey Drake Graham

Is drake Jewish?

He was born to an African American father from Memphis, Tennessee his mother is a Jewish, Canadian.

Does he have Music in his blood?

Drake’s father, Dennis Graham was a drummer and his uncle Larry Graham played bass for Prince.

Started his career as an Actor

He started his celebrity career as a character Jimmy Brooks on the show Degrassi: The Next Generation for which he even won an award in 2002 as the Young Artist Award for the best ensemble.

Wrote songs for other famous artists

Aside from being a rapper Drake is also a great song writer and has written the song Un-Thinkable for Alicia Keys and wrote a song for Jamie Foxx called Fall for your type.

Has had a crush on Nicki Minaj

The song Unthinkable was inspired by Nicki Minaj and he admitted this in 2010.

Fights in public

Drake had a fight with Chris Brown over Rihanna in a nightclub after which led to Chris landing up in hospital. Drake also had beef with artists like Meek Mill and Kanye West.

Started his career through Mixtapes

When he was 20 inspired by artists like Jay-Z so he released his own Mixtapes for 3 years before he was actually signed to Universal Motown in 2009.

Dated famous women

Drake has had romantic relationships with many famous ladies like Serena Williams, Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Karrueche Tranand Zoe Kravitz.

Sued by an Ex-Girlfriend

He was sued by his ex-girlfriend for using her voice in the song Marvin’s Room and was sued for using her voice without her permission and paying her in royalties.

Drake has a son

He has a son called Adonis whose mother is a French artist called Sophie Brussaunx.


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