Aubrey Drake Graham – Bio, Wiki, Career, Height, Age, Social Media Accounts, Net Worth, Family, Hobbies, Interesting Facts, Controversies, And, More

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Aubrey Drake Graham

Drake, real name Aubrey Drake Graham, is a Canadian rapper, singer, and Songwriter who initially rose to fame as an actor on the acclaimed TV adolescent drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation before starting a successful and essential music career. On October 24, 1986, Drake was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He gained a significant following because of his distinctive blend of singing and lyrical rapping as well as braggadocio and real vulnerability. Drake, a key figure in contemporary popular music, is credited with increasing the prevalence of singing and R&B influences in hip-hop.

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BIOGRAPHY

Drake Graham was born in Toronto, Ontario. He had multiple appearances in advertisements as a young man for companies including GMC and Sears. Drake’s music career began in 2006 when he released his first mixtape, “Room for Improvement“. Three years later, his third mixtape, “So Far Gone“, brought him both critical and financial success. The following year, to mostly favorable reviews, he released his formal debut album, “Thank Me Later“. Young Canadian Drake has made a name for himself as a multi-talented artist, and the entertainment business has high hopes for him.

Aubrey Drake Graham Biography

WIKI

Here are some quick Wiki facts about Drake.

Full NameAubrey Drake Graham
Nick NameAub
Drizzy Drake
Champagne Papi
6 God
GenderMale
Date of BirthOctober 24, 1986
Zodiac SignScorpio
Age36 years old
BirthplaceToronto, Canada
Home townToronto, Canada
Current ResidenceForest Hill, Toronto
NationalityCanadian
United States
ReligionJewish
EducationHigh School 
ProfessionRapper
Singer
Songwriter
Actor
Entrepreneur 
Net Worth250M $
Weight80kgs
Height6 Feet
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorBlack
Body TypeHealthy
Body MeasurementBust-45
Waist-33
Biceps-16
Shoe Size13(US)
Marital StatusIn a Relationship
GirlfriendSophie Brussaux
Children Adonis Graham
HobbiesIce Skating
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SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS

Drake is active on different social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube. He has millions of followers like Cristiano Ronaldo.

Facebook52M Followers
Instagram143M Followers
Twitter39.3M Followers
YouTube28.6M Subscribers
WebsiteDrake related.com

ZODIAC SIGN

Drake’s zodiac sign is Scorpio like Emma Stone,  Hero Fiennes TiffinLeonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio, and Yasir Shoro. The people with the scorpion zodiac sign are very strong and courageous.

FAMILY

Drake was born into a musical family. Dennis Graham, his father, played drums for the late rock and roll icon Jerry Lee Lewis. Drake claims that Sandi Graham, his mother, comes from a “highly musical” family. Drake hails from a diverse and distinctive racial and religious background. His mother was a white Canadian Jew, while his father was an African-American Catholic. He has an uncle named Larry Graham.

Aubrey Drake Graham family

PERSONAL LIFE AND RELATIONSHIPS

From 2009 to 2016, Drake and Rihanna were romantically involved, but the union was rocky and conflict-ridden, making it difficult for it to last. Drake acknowledges that his desire to have a family with her made him feel quite unhappy. As a result of his relationship with French adult film actress Sophie Brussaux, he gave birth to a son named Adonis Graham in 2017. Drake revealed on his album Scorpion in 2018 that he was indeed the father, despite numerous suspicions surrounding the pregnancy.

Aubrey Drake Graham personal life and relationships

EARLY LIFE

Drake was born into a musical family.  Drake hails from a diverse and distinctive racial and religious background. Discussing his identity personally. Drake says:

“At the end of the day, I consider myself a Black man because I’m more immersed in Black culture than any other. Being Jewish is kind of a cool twist. It makes me unique”.

Drake’s mother raised him in Forest Hill, a wealthy and predominantly Jewish area of Toronto after his parents separated when he was five years old. He went to a Jewish day school, celebrated his Bar Mitzvah at the age of 13, and kept the Jewish High Holy Days with his mother. Drake remembers that his mother

“Always made Hanukkah exciting”.

When I was younger, she used to prepare latkes and give interesting things. Drake claims that despite coming from a Jewish family, attending the largely white Forest Hill Collegiate Institute made him feel alone. Although he stated that

“Being different from everyone else just made me a lot stronger,”

he claimed that

“Nobody knew what it was like to be Black and Jewish”.

Aubrey Drake Graham early life

EDUCATION

Drake went to Vaughan Road Academy, an International Business high school in Toronto, Canada, and then Forest Hill Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Canada. He was frequently bullied for being mixed and Jewish, so he left high school to pursue an acting career. He secured a role in the Canadian drama television series Degrassi: The Next Generation in 2001, playing the part of Jimmy Brooks.

MUSICAL CAREER

Graham appeared on Degrassi in 2001 as basketball legend Jimmy Brooks. However, his actual passion was music, therefore he started rapping at that time under the alias “nom de hip-hop” of his middle name. In 2006, he released Room for Improvement, which was his debut mixtape. The follow-up, Comeback Season (2007), featured the Trey Songz-featuring single “Replacement Girl”. The song was featured on BET’s music video program 106 & Park, which raised Drake’s profile. He left Degrassi in 2008 to concentrate on his singing career.

Aubrey Drake Graham musical career

Drake achieved success in 2009 with the release of the mixtape So Far Gone and the accompanying number-one hit “Best I Ever Had”. After a bidding battle between labels, Drake eventually agreed to a deal with Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment, a branch of Cash Money. Later that year, the label issued So Far Gone as an EP. Drake was chosen New Artist of the Year, and they won the Juno Award for Best Rap Recording of the Year. The release of Drake’s debut studio album, Thank Me Later, helped him establish himself as a household figure throughout the world. Following the record was the critically praised Take Care (2011) album. That record won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Record as well as the Juno Award for Best Rap Recording of the Year. Nothing Was the Same (2013), a subsequent studio album, also won a Juno. His collaborators, especially Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj, were evident in those albums, which were more commercially focused than his early mixtapes.

ACTING CAREER

After leaving Degrassi, Drake started acting, and one of his early jobs was as a baby mammoth in the 2012 animated film Ice Age 4: Continental Drift. He later won praise for his comedic work as a host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live in 2014 and 2016. Drake takes on the role of executive producer in 2019 for the Emmy Award-winning Zendaya’s HBO series Euphoria.

Aubrey Drake Graham acting career

DISCOGRAPHY

Drake surprisingly released “If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late”, a 17-track mixtape/album, in 2015, which he revealed via Twitter. Rapper Future and Drake later 2015 put out the mixtape “What a Time to Be Alive”. Along with Drake’s fourth studio albumViews” (2016), which included the iconic singles “One Dance” and “Hotline Bling,” it debuted at the top of the Billboard 200. The former became Spotify’s most-streamed track at the time, and the latter garnered Drake two Grammys for best rap song and best rap performance.

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“Care Package”, a collection of B-sides, covers, and other songs, Dark Lane Demo Tapes, which had the Billboard Hot 100 singleToosie Slide“, and the EP Scary Hours 2 (2020), which featured “What’s Next“, were the following releases. “Certified Lover Boy”, Drake’s sixth album, came out in 2021. Later that year, he pulled “Way 2 Sexy” from nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance, as well as the album as a whole. Unexpectedly, Drake followed up his previous albums in 2022 with “Honestly, Nevermind”, which had more vocals and dance club music. The lead song of the album was “Falling Back”.

MUSICAL ALBUMS

TitleYear
Thank Me Later2010
Take Care2011
Nothing Was the Same2013
Views2016
What a Time to be Alive2015
Scorpion2018
Certified Lover Boy2021
Honestly, Nevermind2022
For All the Dogs2023
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FILMOGRAPHY

Here is a list of films in which Drake worked.

TitleYear
Charlie Bartlett2007
Mookie’s Law2008
Breakaway2011
Ice Age: Continental Drift2012
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues2013
Think Like a Man Too2014
6ix Rising2014
The Carter Effect2017
Remember Me, Toronto2019
Black Ice2022

TELEVISION

Drake performed in the following television shows.

TitleYear
Blue Murder2001
Degrassi: The Next Generation2001-2008
Soul Food2002
Best Friend’s Date2005
Instant Star2005
The Border2008
Being Erica2009
Beyond the Break2009
Sophie2009
When I Was 172010
Saturday Night Live2011
Saturday Night Live20142016
The Shop2018
The Egos2018
Euphoria2019
Top Boy2019
Saint X2023(Upcoming)
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AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Drake started working as an actor in 2001 using his legal name. His portrayal of Jimmy Brooks in the CTV teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation earned him five nominations for Young Artist Awards over his acting career. He also achieved the 2002 Young Artist Award for Best Ensemble in a TV Series (Comedy or Drama). In 2006, he started a music career for which he has since received accolades.

From 51 nominations, Drake has received 193 awards overall, including 5 Grammys. From 81 nominations, he has received a record-breaking 29 Billboard Music Awards wins, including Artist of the Decade.

AwardsWon
American Music Awards6
All Africa Music Awards1
BET Awards15
BET Hip Hop Awards20
Billboard Music Awards34
BMI Awards49
Brit Awards2
Clio Awards1
Fonogram Awards1
Grammy Awards5
iHeartRadio Much Music Video Awards18
iHeartRadio Titanium Awards5
Juno Awards6
Latin American Music Awards1
MOBO Awards2
MTV1
NAACP Image Awards2
SOCAN Awards13
Soul Train Music Awards6
Sucker Free Award1
Teen Choice Awards3
Young Artist Award1
Ranked #3 Hottest MC by MTV2009
Ranked #4 Hottest MC by MTV2010
Ranked #2 Hottest MC by MTV2011
Ranked #2 Hottest MC by MTV2012
GQ Man of The Year for “Breakout of the Year” 2010
Named #4 Man of The Year by MTV2010
Aubrey Drake Graham awards and achievements

NET WORTH

The net worth of Drake is estimated to be $ 250M.

SOURCE OF INCOME

The major sources of income of Drake are the following.

  • Singing
  • Acting
  • Production
  • OVO Brand
  • Business Brands
  • Brand Endorsement
  • Investments

BUSINESS VENTURES

ENDORSEMENTS

Drake has garnered several endorsement deals with multiple brands such as

  • Sprite
  • Meek Mill
  • Burger King
  • White Castle
  • Whataburger
  • Forbes
  • Stake.com
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OVO

Drake co-founded Toronto-based October’s Very Own (OVO) alongside Oliver El-Khatib and Noah (“40”) Shebib, two of his regular producers, in addition to producing music. It established itself as a record label (OVO Sound) in 2012 and signed artists including the R&B duo Majid Jordan and the Canadian singer, songwriter, and producer PartyNextDoor. Since Care Package was released in 2019, Drake has always released his albums via OVO Sound. The annual OVO Festival, which was first held in Toronto in 2010, was also organized by OVO.

The company’s fashion line, however, was its main revenue generator. Everything began in 2010 when OVO and the clothing brand Canada Goose collaborated to produce a limited-edition bomber jacket. Soon after, new partnerships with companies like Nike and Timberland emerged.

. OVO opened its first retail shop in Toronto in 2014 due to its popularity, and it later expanded to other cities like Los Angeles, New York, and London.

Aubrey Drake Graham OVO

TORONTO RAPTORS

The Toronto Raptors named Drake as their new “global ambassador” on September 30, 2013, at a news conference with the CEO of Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment Tim Leiweke. Drake will now be a member of the NBA team’s executive committee.

APPLE MUSIC

At their Worldwide Developers Conference in 2015, Apple Inc. announced Drake as the face of their music and video streaming service, Apple Music. The artist also signed an exclusivity deal with the service for a reported $19 million.

DREAMCREW

Having roles in management and entertainment, Drake and Adel “Future” Nur co-founded the production business DreamCrew in 2017. Euphoria and Top Boy are two television shows created by the firm. Sports documentary The Carter Effect, which examined Vince Carter’s influence in Canada, was the first movie they made. On August 5, 2022, Drake’s role as a producer on the drama series Euphoria earned him a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.

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100 THIEVES

Drake joined as a co-founder and co-owner of the gaming company 100 Thieves in 2018 after purchasing a share in the company. Scooter Braun, a music executive, and Dan Gilbert, the owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers, contributed to the venture.

CUISINE

Drake announced the creation of Virginia Black, a whiskey made with bourbon, two months before the release of Views. His first venture into the food industry was when he opened Fring’s Restaurant with renowned chef Susur Lee.

Launched in June 2016, the product included two, three, and four-year-old Bourbon whiskey. In the first week, the company sold more than 4,000 bottles domestically.

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FASHION

Drake said,

“I’m sure we all idolized Michael Jordan growing up”.

In December 2013, Drake revealed he was signing with Nike and Air Jordan. I am now formally a member of the Team Jordan family. In addition, Drake unveiled his line of Air Jordans, known as the “Air Jordan OVOs”. This anticipated partnership between OVO and Canada Goose resulted in the creation of different clothing pieces. Drake and A Bathing Ape will work together to release an OVO x BAPE clothing line in 2020. Revolve and A Bathing Ape will collaborate to develop the “Better World Fragrance” brand of scented candles.

FAVORITES

Below is a list of favorites of Drake.

Favorite Fast FoodMacdonald’s
Favorite ColorBrown
Favorite ActorDenzel Washington
Favorite BookAutobiography of Quincy Jones
Favorite BandN.E.R.D
Favorite MoviesRounders (1998) Two Can Play That Game (2001)
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INTERESTING FACTS

  • Up until August 2017, Drake has had at least one song on the Billboard Hot 100 every single week for 430 weeks, or 8 years.
  • Drake, who earlier tied The Beatles’ record with 14 Billboard Hot 100 entries in a week, now holds the record with 20 entries. Justin Bieber later overtook Drake’s record with 17 entries.
  • Is such a fan of Harry Potter that he bought down an original first-edition copy of The Sorcerer’s Stone for $160,000.
  • He declared his affection for Rihanna when giving her the MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
  • Drake holds dual citizenship in both the US and Canada, although he exclusively uses his US residence for tax purposes.
  • He owns tattoos of Aaliyah, Denzel Washington, Sade, Robin Givens, Lil Wayne, Skepta, Popcaan, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and his deceased friend Fif, among many more.
  • After the release of his fifth album, “Scorpion,” he is the first artist to exceed 1 billion streams in a single week.
  • He has two pet dogs, Diamond and Winter.
  • One of the two tracks on Drake’s micro-EP “Scary Hours,” “God’s Plan,” made its Billboard Hot 100 debut at No. 1, making it the artist’s second solo record to do so. Drake became the first artist to premiere two singles in the top 10 at the same time with “Diplomatic Immunity“, the second song, which peaked at No. 7. In just two days, Spotify declared that “God’s Plan” had surpassed Taylor Swift’s Look What You Made Me Do” record for the most US streams in a single day.
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CONTROVERSIES

  • He and fellow entertainer Chris Brown have recently developed a rivalry over singer Rihanna. Violence between the two broke out in a New York nightclub during the summer of 2012. Drake and Brown’s altercation resulted in numerous injuries. Despite there being no criminal charges for the incident, Drake and Brown have both found themselves in legal trouble as a result of their behavior. Among those suing the performers are professional basketball player Tony Parker, a male model, and two ladies who were injured in the altercation. Additionally, Drake and Brown started suing one another in court in early 2013 regarding who started the violent altercation.
  • Drake resolved a different legal dispute outside of court. About Ericka Lee’s contributions to the song “Marvin’s Room“, they came to an understanding. To claim credit for co-writing the song, Lee sued Drake in 2012.
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  • A producer named Noel Fisher filed a lawsuit against Drake in 2017 about an alleged assault that occurred in 2014. Nessel “Chubbs” Beezer, Drake’s bodyguard, allegedly hit Fisher in the face and broke his jaw as a result of disagreements around money and songs, according to Fisher. Fisher also claimed that the injuries required him to spend days in the hospital and required him to have many operations. As a result, he filed a lawsuit seeking compensation for his financial losses as well as his bodily and mental anguish. After Fisher skipped a final status conference, Superior Court Judge Elaine Lu decided to dismiss the case, which was scheduled to go to trial in May 2018. Beezer, according to Lu, only acted in self-defense.

RECENT CONTROVERSIES

  • The Swedish police seized Drake on July 14, 2022, allegedly due to drug use in a Stockholm nightclub. The publisher of Vogue, Condé Nast, filed a lawsuit against Drake and 21 Savage in November of that year for utilizing the Vogue name without authorization to promote their joint album Her Loss; In response to a preliminary injunction ordering them to stop using the Vogue trademarks to promote their album, Drake and 21 Savage “voluntarily ceased”, and later settled with Condé Nast.
  • Drake was subpoenaed a month earlier and failed to appear for his scheduled deposition date of January 27. The new date for the deposition was February 24. Drake was required to appear for a deposition in the XXXTentacion murder trial in February 2023 after his name was cited as a potential witness by Dedrick Williams‘ defense team, one of the three accused.
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Where is Aubrey Graham Drake from?

Drake is from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and was born on October 24, 1986,

What are the nicknames of Aubrey Drake Graham?

He has multiple nicknames such as Aub, Drizzy Drake, Champagne Papi, and 6 God.

Did Aubrey Drake Graham love Rihanna?

From 2009 to 2016, Drake and Rihanna were romantically involved, but the union was rocky and conflict-ridden, making it difficult for it to last. Drake acknowledges that his desire to have a family with her made him feel quite unhappy.

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