Biography

Canadian actor and musician Drake (full name Aubrey Drake Graham) was born in 1986 in Toronto. His father played drums with a famous singer and pianist Jerry Lee Lewis, that is why Aubrey has been familiar with music since his very childhood. When Drake was five years old, his parents divorced, and he was raised by his mother, however Aubrey spent almost every summer with his father in Memphis.

Drake’s musical career started in 2006, when he released the first mixtape Room for Improvement. Everybody could check Drake’s creativity on his official myspace page, and in a year he issued the second work titled Comeback Season. In 2007 Drake was featured on BET channel with his single Replacement Girl. The young singer was noticed in no time, and later he collaborated with the famous rapper Lil' Wayne. The musicians recorded several songs, including Ransom, I Want This Forever and remix for Drake’s composition Brand New.

[Intro] Cash money shit Cash money shit [Hook] I can tell that moneys got you working We've been talking for so long Now we're finally here in person.

In 2009 Drake released his third official mixtape titled So Far Gone. Graham managed to get a reputation of a very talented singer in a short period of time, since his first works were issued. Thereby, So Far Gone received more than two thousands downloads in the first two hours of release. That record turned out to be successful and really called-for, so it went to the radio pretty soon. Later the EP So Far Gone appeared, including several songs from the mixtape, such as Best I Ever Had and Successful. After the release of So Far Gone Drake found himself in the higher league: he worked jointly with Jay-Z, Kanye West, Timbaland and other famous performers. The hit song Best I Ever Had was nominated for Grammy in Best Rap Song and Best Rap Solo Performance. In 2009 Graham signed the contract with Young Money Entertainment and soon after that he went on a America's Most Wanted Tour with many famous rappers. In 2010 Drake won a Juno Award for his work So Far Gone in the nomination Rap Recording of the Year, which is extremely important for the young singer.

Drake’s debut studio album Thank Me Later was released in 2010. That record included collaborations with such famous rappers as Kanye West, Jay-Z and Lil Wayne, and that proves the level and the quality of that album. The young artist made a reputation of creative and original musician, and his songs prove it very well.

Studio Albums

Take Care (Deluxe Edition)

Thank Me Later

Singles

EP

Compilation albums

Take Care (Deluxe Edition) review

Unexplainable Drake effect

Take Care Deluxe Version

Canadian Drake, a unique phenomenon of the contemporary pop music scene, remains a mystery for many of us. If you apply science, analysis, terminology and thorough study of genre history, you will still fail to explain how his album Thank Me Later turned out to be one of 2010 top records. With one foot on the rap ground and the other on the RnB soil, Drake, seemingly effortlessly, conquered both audiences. In the meantime it is no secret that there are rappers with wittier statements and faster mouths than his, and there are singers with stronger voices and wider ranges than his as well. Musically, Drake did not come to surprise anyone either. Unable to solve it, left with banal phrases, we just admit that Drake’s songs hook, touch, move, etc. Besides, another big thing that counts is the expected interest to Thank Me Later as a debut effort by a fresher who had been granted a decent promotion. He also was supported by a whole group of established stars in whose presence the young man was supposed to flush. But… A year came to pass, and Drake surfaced with another CD, Take Care. And the story repeats.

He will definitely tell every thing about himself

The lyrical core of Drake’s last year record was a young man in whom we were doomed to recognize the singer himself. The Canadian did nit break this line, yet he drew it even further and thicker throughout the second album, Take Care. Once the opening piece, Over My Dead Body, starts, we hear the continuation of the same lad’s story. In a year, he has gained some confidence, at times turning into self-assurance, which is a traditional attribute to performers of this genre. After a song about his view on his prospects, Drake lets us in his private matters. Slow Shoot For Me is a set of simple, yet pretty appealing phrases to his ex. Since Drake’s affairs are a big and important question, it is touched upon in several more songs, including charming Doing It Wrong. This one even features Stevie Wonder playing harmonica. Now, can you name a couple of other hip hop tracks with harmonica? Another successful collaboration is the title song where Drake sings alongside Rihanna, and the music is delivered by Jamie Smith from the British the xx band.

Take Care unfailing machine

The variety of well-known guests made Take Care quite a multi-faceted effort with a good deal of surprises. Probably, the most original track here is Crew Love crafted by the open-minded guys from The Weekend who managed to mix typical ballad crooning, piano passages, dynamic drums, and computerized effects into a very pleasant piece. There are songs where Drake is the only start and the whole attention is glued to him, like in ironical Marvin’s Room. And there are songs where the listeners will better remember other performers. Among them, one would rather mention drive-ridden Lord Knows headed by Rick Ross, and another low-tempo attempt, The Real Her, with Lil Wayne and Andre 3000. On the whole, Take Care walks confidently down the road trodden by Thank Me Later, and Drake is loyal to what he is. He still enjoys singing about himself, but he does it with the sincerity and straightness that disarm you. For now, it works.

Drake Take Care Deluxe Edition