In 2001, Drake became a part of the Canadian teen series, Degrassi: The Next Generation. He starred as Jimmy Brooks and was later on known as “Wheelchair Jimmy.” He received the name, Wheelchair Jimmy, after he became physically disabled from the waist down as a result of being shot by a classmate and was wheelchair bound in the first season. The character, Jimmy Brooks was a basketball star before he was shot. Later on in the series, Jimmy joined a band with some of his fellow classmates in which rap music was involved. He was generally the drummer but also rapped and sang. This is when Drake made the transition into the world of hip hop. Drake starred as Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi: The Next Generation for a total of seven years. His role on the show ended in 2009, when the producers cut most of the cast and replaced the original cast with an all new group of actors. This took away his source of income, forcing him to look for a day job. This was a very difficult time in Drake’s life and brought about many struggles. Even though, the TV series, Degrassi: The Next Generation wasn’t very popular in the United States, in Canada, Degrassi: The Next Generation made Drake into a celebrity. His small fame from his acting period in his life helped bring about his next successful career in the music industry. After his debut in the TV series, Drake then started his next step in his career, music.
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Entry 2:
Drake began his career in music with the release of his first mixtape, Room for Improvement, in 2006. Since then, his music career has brought about great success for Drake. After that, he began sending more mixtape to different music producers until finally, in 2009, he signed a record deal. Ever since, he has made platinum albums and chart-topping songs. Some of his most popular songs include, Forever, Best I Ever Had, Headlines, and Marvin’s Room. Drake’s music includes many different moods such as arrogance, self-pity, sadness, and tenderness which attract a lot of fans on a level that they can relate to. Drake’s music reflects different aspects of his life- family, relationships, and fame. “We live in a generation of not being in love,” he states in one of his newest songs, Doing It Wrong, which explains his problems in his relationship. In the song, Up All Night, featuring fellow rapper, Nicki Minaj, Drake speaks of his fame; “Famous like a drug that I’ve taken too much of.” Drake is featured on many other artist’s albums including, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, and Trey Songz. As stated in the magazine, Rolling Stone, “Hip-Hop has never produced anything like Drake – a guy with a Jay-Z ego and a Charlie Brown soul.” His platinum album released in 2010, was his first album released, while the album, Take Care, followed later on. Drake is now a part of the record label, Young Money, since he signed with them in 2009. Their slogan, “Young Money Cash Money Business” has recently become very famous as well as Drake’s personal motto mentioned in one of his recent songs, YOLO: You Only Live Once.
Entry 3:
Drake became famous very quickly because he has potential of being a very successful rapper. The Young Rapper started writing songs and raps when he was ten years old. Furthermore, he began his career as a small screen actor and got his first role as a high-schooler named Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi: The Next Generation. As years passed by, his rise to fame came closer as he got more roles in other TV series. After his career as a screenplay actor he decided to move on to the music industry where he became a star rapper. On February 2006, Drake released his first mix tape “Room for Improvement” and through the years he released more. Drake was found by Young Money where he worked with other famous rappers Lil Wayne, Trey Songz, Nicki Minaj, Lloyd, Kanye West, and many more. Drake is famous for his song, Forever. Drake’s Best I Ever Had in his first album “So Far Gone”, released in 2009 soon gained his popularity. Drake made his debut at number one on Billboard hot rap tracks with Best I Ever Had the single in the album “So Far Gone”. What raised his popularity and fame was the fact that he started as an indie singer before he was signed into Lil Wayne’s label, Young Money. The latest album of Drake “Take Care” came out big which released on November 15, 2011. The album includes features from Rihanna, Nicki Minaj, Andre 3000, Rick Ross and Drake’s mentor Lil Wayne.
Reflection:
Drake is one of the most successful rappers today. Many people believe that fame changes a person; they become arrogant and self-centered. That may be true in some cases, but my personal opinion is that with all the recent fame that has been brought towards Drake, he hasn’t changed in a negative way. Drake takes past bad experiences and uses them in his music. He claims that his hard childhood has made him stronger as a person and has taught him a lot. If anything, I believe that Drake has changed in a positive way. He uses his experiences and includes them in his music, which helps his fans that have gone through similar situations. His fans can relate to his music, which has a major positive impact on his fame and success.“The realest people say your lyrics do a lot for me. I took my story and made it history.” –Drake
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