Drake

Aubrey Drake Graham born October 24 1986 known professionally as Drake is a Canadian rapper singer songwriter and actor An influential figure in contemporary popular music Drake has been credited with popularizing singing and RB sensibilities in hip hop artists Gaining recognition by starring as Jimmy Brooks in the CTV teen drama series Degrassi The Next Generation 200108 he pursued a recording career in 2006 releasing his debut mixtape Room for Improvement in February of that year He followed up with the mixtapes Comeback Season 2007 and So Far Gone 2009 before signing with Young Money Entertainment Known for frequent accompanying releases to his albums Drake achieved critical and commercial success with the mixtapes If Youre Reading This Its Too Late 2015 and More Life 2017 As an entrepreneur Drake founded the OVO Sound record label with longtime collaborator 40 in 2012 In 2013 Drake became the global ambassador of the Toronto Raptors joining their executive committee and later obtaining naming rights to their practice facility OVO Athletic Centre Among the worlds bestselling music artists with over 170 million records sold Drake is ranked as the highestcertified digital singles artist in the United States by the RIAA He has won five Grammy Awards six American Music Awards a record 34 Billboard Music Awards two Brit Awards and three Juno Awards Drake has achieved 13 numberone hits on the Billboard Hot 100 14 counting Sicko Mode and holds further Hot 100 records including the most top 10 singles 76 and the most charted songs 321 From 2018 to 2023 he held the record for the most simultaneously charted songs in one week 27 the most Hot 100 debuts in one week 22 and held the most continuous time on the Hot 100 431 weeks He additionally has the most numberone singles on the RBHipHop Airplay Hot RBHipHop Songs Hot Rap Songs and Rhythmic Airplay charts