Biography
Aubrey Drake Graham is a Canadian rapper, singer and actor. He is credited with popularizing R&B sensibilities in hip-hop music through rap-singing. Drake first gained recognition as Jimmy Brooks in the CTV teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–2008) and began his music career by independently releasing the mixtapes Room for Improvement (2006), Comeback Season (2007), and So Far Gone (2009), before signing with Young Money Entertainment.
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Awards & recognition
- Brit Award — International Male Solo Artist · 2019
- Grammy Award — Best Rap Song · 2019
- American Music Award — Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist · 2017
- Brit Award — International Male Solo Artist · 2017
- Echo Pop Award — the Hit of the Year · 2017
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- Grammy Award — Best Rap Song · 2017
- Grammy Award — Best Melodic Rap Performance · 2017
- American Music Award — Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Album · 2016
- American Music Award — Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song · 2016
- American Music Award — Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Artist · 2016
- American Music Award — Favorite Soul/R&B Song · 2016
- Grammy Award — Best Rap Album · 2013
- Canada's Walk of Fame · 2011
- Grammy Award — Best New Artist · 2011 · nominated
Filmography34 titles
Magic City: An American Fantasy
Euphoria
Travis Barker: Louder Than Fear
Post Malone: Runaway
Top Boy
MTV Video Music Awards
Degrassi
Black Ice
Dave
More Than a Game
The Carter Effect
In Whose Name?
Saturday Night Live
Being Erica
Charlie Bartlett
WWE NXT
Chiefsaholic: A Wolf in Chiefs Clothing
Spree
Think Like a Man Too
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Instant Star
Amsterdam
Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
In the Hand of Dante
Ready for War
The Shop
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Punk'd
Serious People
The French Montana Story: For Khadija
The Melt Goes on Forever: The Art & Times of David Hammons
The Game: The Documentary 2