Drake is a global music icon born in Toronto, Canada, on October 24, 1986.
He played Jimmy Brooks in the CTV adolescent drama Degrassi: The Next Generation, and he then turned to music, releasing his debut mixtape Room for Improvement in 2006.
He joined Young Money Entertainment in 2009, and they helped him put out the mixtapes Comeback Season and So Far Gone.
Drake parents: Meet Sandi Graham, Dennis Graham
Drake’s father Dennis is an African-American who worked as a drummer for the famous American country musician, Jerry Lewis. His mother, a Canadian worked as a florist and a school teacher.
When Drake was five years old, his parents separated. Dennis, his father, spent a considerable amount of time behind bars for drug-related offenses.
Drake has written songs depicting the kind of tough childhood he had due to a largely absentee father. His father however came out later on to debunk all of his son’s claims.
According to him, he grossly embellished some of the things he put across in his tracks to sell more records.
