Drake is a rapper whose original entertainment roots were in acting. Born as Aubrey Drake Graham in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on October 24, 1986, Drake is also known for his role in the Canadian series Degrassi: The Next Generation as Jimmy Brooks.http://www.billboard.com/column-viralvideos/drake-channels-frank-sinatra-for-vma-promo-1004110702.story#/artist/drake/bio/855020 Drake's early recordings of his rap came as a part of the television series through his Jimmy Brooks character.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KBaTITqCOU0

Drake's debut album contained songs performed with other successful musicians like Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, and Kanye West. Many of the songs leaked before the actual album but because Drake had published his music for free previously, the leaks did not damage the musicians outlook.http://mikesblogmarketingtips.com/2175/drakes-album-has-leaked-through-the-internet/ In August 2010, Drake was named by Forbes magazine as the eleventh highest paid rapper in the industry. The reports indicated Drakes made $10 million in the previous year with a portion of that coming from his Sprite and Virgin American advertising agreements.http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2010/08/18/forbes-richest-rappers.html

In 2010, Drake released his album '"Thank Me Later" which included the song "Find Your Love".http://www.mahalo.com/drake-thank-me-later-album The song's video yielded a nomination for the young musician as the MTV Music Video Award's Best Male Video for the year.http://www.mahalo.com/mtv-video-music-awards-2010 In addition to being a nominee, Drake was invited to perform at the event and was joined by producer Swizz Beatz and Mary J. Blige in a Sinatra style performance of the song.http://rapfix.mtv.com/2010/09/11/swizz-beatz-perform-vmas/

Drake kicked off his rap music career using mixtapes in 2006. Even though he didn't have an immediate success and was not signed by a label, he was featured on BET's 106 & Park program in 2007 for his song "Replacement Girl". Drake's support from best selling musicians like Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Lil Wayne boosted his success and in June 2009, a promotional single "Best I Ever Had," hit the number two spot on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.http://www.billboard.com/column-viralvideos/drake-channels-frank-sinatra-for-vma-promo-1004110702.story#/artist/drake/bio/855020

Drake released an EP called So Far Gone a mix of his popular songs and followed it with the 2010 album named Thank Me Later.http://www.amazon.com/Drake/e/B001LHSZ0I/ref=ntt_mus_dp_pel