Drake

Aubrey Drake Graham, known by his stage name Drake, is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and businessman. He gained his first recognition as an actor on the teen drama television series Degrassi: The Next Generation in the 2000s. Intent on pursuing a career in music, he left the series in 2007 after releasing his debut mixtape Room for Improvement.

Drake released his debut studio album "Thank Me Later" in 2010, which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 and was soon certified platinum. His next two releases, "Take Care" and "Nothing Was the Same," were critically and commercially successful; the former earned him his first Grammy Award for Best Rap Album. In 2012, Drake founded the OVO Sound record label and he became the "global ambassador" for the Toronto Raptors in 2013.

In 2015, he released the trap-influenced mixtape "If You're Reading This It's Too Late" and a collaboration with Future titled "What a Time to Be Alive" — both of which earned platinum certification in the U.S. Drake's fourth and dancehall-influenced album, "Views", broke several chart records and sat atop the Billboard 200 for 13 nonconsecutive weeks.

Drake's contributions to music expanded when he collaborated on projects like the bourbon whiskey Virginia Black. In 2018, he released the double album "Scorpion," which also broke several streaming records and contains the Grammy Award-winning number-one single "God's Plan," and the bounce-infused #1 singles "Nice for What" and "In My Feelings."

Drake's more recent albums include "Honestly, Nevermind" and "For All the Dogs". He has collaborated with artists such as 21 Savage on the album "Her Loss" and has announced a collaborative album with PartyNextDoor titled "Some Sexy Songs 4 U." As of 2023, Drake holds the most Billboard Hot 100 records, including the most top 10 singles (81) and the most charted songs (359), earning him the Billboard title of Artist of the Decade for the 2010s and Top Artist of the Year in 2021.