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What's My Name?
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What's My Name?
Released: Nov 1, 2010
Label: def jam

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Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986), who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian recording artist and actor. He originally became known for playing character Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation.

In June 2009 Graham signed a recording contract with Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment. In November 2009, Lil Wayne released a statement announcing that Drake's first studio album, Thank Me Later, had been completed. The album was released on June 15, 2010, and debuted at number one on the Billboard 200.

Graham has worked with several other hip-hop artists such as Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Kanye West, Eminem, and Jay-Z. With the success of his mixtape turned EP So Far Gone, Graham has been nominated for several awards including Grammys, even being selected to perform at the 2010 Grammy award ceremony. Graham has also won several awards, including two Juno Awards in 2010 for Best New Artist, and Rap Recording of the Year.

Early life
Aubrey Drake Graham was born on October 24, 1986, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He is the son of Dennis Graham, a drummer who worked with Jerry Lee Lewis, and Sandi Graham, an educator. Two of his uncles, Larry Graham and Teenie Hodges, are also musicians. Graham's father is an African American from Memphis, Tennessee, while Graham's mother is a white Jewish Canadian. Aubrey was raised Jewish. He attended a Jewish day school and had a Bar Mitzvah. His parents divorced when he was five years old, and he was raised by his mother in Toronto's Forest Hill neighborhood. Graham attended high school at Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, where he began acting, but did not graduate. He spent most summers with his father in Memphis.

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  • Genre: Hip Hop / Rap

    Location Toronto, Ontario, CA

    Profile Views: 39084942

    Last Login: 11/17/2010

    Member Since 6/1/2005

    Website DrakeOfficial.com

    Record Label ATF

    Type of Label Major

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