Drake

The famous rap artist that has entranced many people all over the world, including myself, continues to show up other artists with his incredible work that he produces. Many outsiders of rap artists will tell you rap is a bunch of bull with some profanity to cover up the missing holes of the songs. However, what they don't realize, is that there is a decent amount of intelligence and patients that plays into rappers method of madness, and Drake displays it beautifully.

"Aubrey Drake Graham was born on October 24, 1986, in Toronto, Ontario, to parents Sandi Graham (née Sher), an educator, and Dennis Graham, a drummer who worked with Jerry Lee Lewis" (Wikipedia).  At the young age of just 15 Drake started his career after meeting an agent, the father of a friend in high school, that found Drake a role on the Canadian TV show Degrassi: The Next Generation as Jimmy Brooks. In the show, Drakes character Brooks is a basketball star who became physically disabled after he was shot by a classmate. He describes how his early acting career affected his family by stating that "My mother was very sick. We were very poor, like broke. The only money I had coming in was off of Canadian TV, which isn't that much money when you break it down. A season of Canadian television is under a teacher's salary, I'll tell you that much. It's definitely not something to go f****** get".  He continued his acting career on Degrassi: The Next Generation until 2009, when his character graduated from Degrassi. Overall, he appeared in a total of 138 episodes.

After his Degrassi experience Drake started to work on mixed tapes. His first few self-released mixed tapes achieved success and he was signed to Young Money Records on June of 2009. His first debuted album Thank Me Later blew up, and ever since Drake has been a rap icon. With a fan base of many who can relate and feel his lyrics, Drake has easily become one of the most respected rap artists out there. As of now, he continues to write and inspire many throughout the world with a career that is no where near burnout.