Drake
By:
Surya
Dewan
General Information
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Aubrey Drake Graham is Drake’s real
name.
Born on October 24, 1986. he is
currently 25 years old and born in
Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Drake is a
artist and actor.
Drake started his career in high school
when he did not graduate but started
acting and that started his career.
Drake is also called Drizzy Drake. Drake’s
genres are Hip hop, R&B, and pop.
Drake’s claim to fame is “Best I Ever
Had” which had came out in 2009.
Drake’s first mix tape was “ Room For
Improvement”
Then Drake had became Lil Wayne’s
protégé and made the song “Man Of The
Year” by Drake ft. Lil Wayne and that
made a very close relationship with Lil
Wayne.
Drake is 6' 4“ for his height.
Drakes parents are Dennis Graham his
dad and his mother is Sandi Graham
They got divorced when Drake was 5
years old so it was a very hard time for
him, he had also said that “ my parents
divorce was the best thing that ever
happened to me ” had said.
These are links to songs he had made .
Look under.
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nnE
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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mT
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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BGb4OQSqNU
 These are also one of my favorite
songs from Drake.
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Influences
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Drake’s influences are Lil Wayne , Kanye
West ,, Jimi Hendrix, and at last Jay-z
Kanye West influenced Drake by the way he
dressed, his crew, his songs and that had
intriguing Drake and that made a influence
on Drake to be a rapper or singer but they
are the same things.
Lil Wayne influenced Drake because a since
Lil Wayne was in Jail Drake had been
talking and became a really close friend to
Lil Wayne while he was a singer so that
inspired him to become singer or rapper and
Lil Wayne is still a rapper and singer.
Jimi Hendrix is a late rocker and he
influenced Drake because he would perform
under pressure and he would love the way
he performed and influenced Drake.
Leonardo DiCaprio influenced Drake
because he thought and still does that his
work was lively and he knew how to carries
himself
Jay-z influenced Drake by being intelligence
and he knows the game rap so decided that
he was a role model
Drake has many great influences and they
are known to the world as well.
Original Artists
Pop
R&b
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1. Stevie Wonder
1. James Brown
2. Led Zeppelin
2. Ray Charles
3. Elton John
3. Stevie Wonder
4. Pink Floyd
4. Aretha Franklin
5. Rolling Stones
5. Marvin Gaye
6. The Eagles
6. Sam Cooke
7. Marvin Gaye
7. Fats Domino
8. Queen
8. Louis Jordan
9. James Brown
9. The Temptations
10. The Who
10. Otis Redding
11. Black Sabbath
11. Little Richard
12. Aretha Franklin
12. Sly & the Family Stone
13. David Bowie
13. Michael Jackson
14. Paul McCartney/Wings14. Chuck Berry
15. Parliament/Funkadelic15. Curtis Mayfield / The
16. The Isley Brothers
Impressions
17. Fleetwood Mac
16. Al Green
18. John Lennon
17. Diana Ross & the
1. Run-D.M.C.
2. Public Enemy
3. 2Pac
4. Eric B. & Rakim
5. Jay-Z
6. OutKast
7. N.W.A
8. Notorious B.I.G.
9. Grandmaster Flash & the
Furious Five
10. A Tribe Called Quest
11. Nas
12. Ice Cube
13. LL Cool J
14. De La Soul
15. Kanye West
16. Scarface
17. Big Daddy Kane
18. Dr. Dre
About His Music
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Drake is famous for his hit singles
“ Miss Me” , “ Find Your Love” and
the best for last “ Fancy feat. T.I
and Swizz Beatz”
Drake’s genres are Pop, Hip hop,
and R&B are Drake’s genres.
Drake is known for his three hit
singles “ Fancy feat. T.I and Swizz
Beatz” and “Best I Ever Had” and
at last “Man Of The Year”
Drake’s music is about he relates
to people and how he express’s
himself
Drake’s first type of music was on
a mixtape then on cd’s then he
came very popular
Drake’s Favorites
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Drake’s favorite song is Fireworks feat.
Alica Keys because she is so creative
cause when Drake was working with her
she had such creative ideas so that is
Drake likes Alica as a singer Drake also
likes many other artists songs but this is
his favorite song not including his own
songs
Biography
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Drake aka Aubrey Drake
Graham is already spitting out
epic raps
He is collaborated with Lil
Wayne, Jay-Z, and Young
Jeezy
Drake is a Hip hop, Pop, and
R&B artist
Drake already has some
famous girlfriends
Drake’s label is Young Money
Entertainment and that is also
Lil Wayne label
While Drake’s daddy was in jail
he met a rapper named
Poverty and they often
switched lyrics and gave each
other advise
Drake
By:
Surya
Dewan