Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986), who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian recording artist and actor. He originally became known for playing character Jimmy Brooks on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. In June 2009,
Drake signed a recording contract with Lil Wayne's Young Money Entertainment.[1] In November 2009, Lil Wayne released a statement announcing that Drake's first studio album, Thank Me Later, had been completed. The album was released on June 15, 2010, and debuted
at number one on the Billboard 200.[2] The album has since gone platinum. He will release his second studio album on October 24, 2011 titled Take Care. Drake will release an R&B mixtape sometime in the future and will release a collaboration album with Lil
Wayne.