Posted on September 10, 2010.
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As a rapper, he performs under the moony Drake, it is only the best MC in the scene right now and he has what it takes to make it at first. Here's a little more about him.
Biography
Graham was born in Toronto, Ontario, is a musician Teenie Hodges uncle Drakes a popular musician. Drake's father is African-American and her mother is a white Canadian Jewish. Drake was raised by his mother to Toronto in a wealthy neighborhood, Drake went to the School Forest Hill Public School and high school at Forest Hill Collegiate
Early in his musical career, Graham has already collaborated with Lil Wayne, Birdman, and Kanye West.
He has also worked with hip-hop mogul Jay-Z and Eminem. With the success of his mixtape So Far Gone, Graham won and been nominated for several awards, including Grammys. He played the 2010 Grammys. Graham has also won two Juno Awards in 2010 for best new artist and rap album of the year.
On the Billboard Hot 100 July 4, 2009, both "Best I Ever Had" and "Every Girl" by Young Money Entertainment entered the top ten positions 3 and 10 respectively. Graham is only the second artist to have his first two Top Ten hits in the same week. The first fellow was Nelly Furtado, who entered the top ten in 2001 with "I'm Like A Bird" the same week that Missy Elliott "Get Ur Freak On", a remix of which included a contribution credit Furtado . On June 29, 2009, it was confirmed that Graham had signed a record deal with Young Money Entertainment.
This follows the Billboard supposed to be "one of the biggest bidding wars ever." Graham toured with Wayne and other rap artists Most Wanted Tour of America.
With all the expectations, for his Drizzy Thank Me Later upcoming LP (due June 15), the Canadian 23-year-old knows he is not in any way to fill the shoes of Wayne. Drake correct you if you say he is "holding the key" to Weezy for the time of the firefighter in New Orleans is in prison.
"You know what, man? I rap and I rap so confident. But in my head because I could never hold Young Money, because I'm not Lil Wayne." Lil Wayne is who we turn. He is our mentor. I will certainly do everything to keep the brand goes, keep young money on people's minds. But Lil Wayne is the only - it is the epicenter of the whole. I am certainly not take this responsibility. I just want to make this album, give the people great music and have people understand that it comes from Young Money. If you do enjoy it, then please, give any credit to young money because that is what I represent. But as far as I am able to take 'It Down ", this is not even a conversation. Lil Wayne Lil Wayne is. He is my hero, my mentor and the reason I'm here. I do this in honor of him rather than fill the void. "
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