Drake is a Canadian rapper and singer from Toronto, active since 2006, whose blend of rapping and melodic singing became the defining template of 2010s hip hop. He holds the most Hot 100 entries of any artist — Take Care (2011) and Nothing Was the Same (2013) are the essential starting points. Explore Drake vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Aubrey Drake Graham was born in Toronto, Ontario on October 24, 1986. He acted on the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation from 2001 to 2009 before pursuing music full-time. His 2009 mixtape So Far Gone earned him a major-label signing with Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment (under Cash Money / Universal). His debut album Thank Me Later (2010) and follow-up Take Care (2011) established his approach combining rapping and melodic singing. He co-founded OVO Sound with longtime collaborator Noah 40 Shebib and Oliver El-Khatib. He has won five Grammy Awards and holds the most Billboard Hot 100 entries of any artist in history. His 2024 dispute with Kendrick Lamar produced multiple diss tracks across both artists' catalogs.
Drake's sound combines hip hop, R&B, pop rap, and contemporary R&B with his hybrid approach to rapping and melodic singing - widely cited as one of the defining stylistic templates of 2010s mainstream hip hop. His collaborations with producer Noah 40 Shebib have established a distinctive sonic identity across multiple albums.
Republic and OVO Sound pressings of the Drake catalog have been issued in multiple color variant editions and retailer-exclusive pressings.
Listeners new to Drake typically start with Take Care (2011) or Nothing Was the Same (2013).
