In 2015, he came back hotter than ever, releasing a plethora of singles, including the Jeremih-featuring “Like Me” and the DeJ Loaf-featuring viral sensation, “My Beyoncé.” Drake ft. In 2013, he continued his hot streak with “Dis Ain’t What U Want,” a conscious reflection on his perception in the media and throughout his city. In 2012, his career took off with the release of “L’s Anthem” and its French Montana-featuring remix. These issues eventually led to his shows being canceled. Although he was closely associated with Chief Keef’s Glory Boyz Entertainment imprint, he was never signed.ĭurk’s early career was, like many drill artists, plagued with legal issues and accusations of violence. In 2013, Durk signed to French Montana’s Coke Boy’s label. Lil Durk (real name Durk Banks) is a drill rapper from Englewood, Chicago, who is most known for his involvement in the drill wave that took the music world by storm in the early 2010s. Drake was nominated for a Grammy for “Best Rap Performance” for “Back to Back.” CONTRIBUTOR This started the whole conspiracy over “Drake has a ghostwriter.” Drake fired back immediately with “Charged Up” and with no response from Meek, he dropped another diss track four days later titled “Back to Back.” Meek then released his diss track titled “Wanna Know.”. His most eventful beef was with Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill. Dark Lane Demo Tapes, Drake’s 5th official mixtape, was released on with the promise of a new studio album for summer 2020.ĭrizzy has also been involved in many beefs, including ones with Common and Tyga. A month later, Drake would drop two tracks: “When to Say When” and “Chicago Freestyle.” On April 3, 2020, Drake released “Toosie Slide,” the first official single from his upcoming material. He followed this statement up by releasing two songs with Future, “Life is Good” and “Desires,” on January 10, 2020, and January 31, 2020, respectively. In a Deceminterview with Rap Radar, Drake confirmed upcoming music. Upon release, it set the single day album streaming record on both Apple Music and Spotify and broke the first-week streaming record for an album in a mere three days.
It featured 25 tracks and was released as a double album. Drake went on to release his fifth studio album Scorpion on June 29, 2018. “Nice for What” would go on to replace “God’s Plan” as the #1 song on the Hot 100. After “God’s Plan” debuted and spent 11 consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard, Drake released “Nice For What” to continue the streak of a successful 2018. In the following weeks Drake would make a song with his friend BlocBoy JB called “Look Alive”, the song would debut at #6 on the billboard and would mark Drake’s 23rd Top 10 Billboard hit. On January 19, 2018, Drake surprisingly released a two-track EP, which was titled Scary Hours. Following the release of Views, Drake announced the release of his new “playlist,” More Life, on OVOSOUND Radio. His fourth studio album, Views, was released on April 29, 2016. Just months after that, he released a collaborative mixtape with American rapper Future, called What A Time To Be Alive. Two years later on February 13, 2015, Drake released If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late. His third studio album, Nothing Was The Same, was released September 24th, 2013. The album has been certified 4x platinum as of March 29, 2016.
His second album, Take Care, was released in November 2011 and ultimately led to celebration with his crew for earning his first Grammy Award (for Best Rap Album). The next year, he released his debut album Thank Me Later. During this period, Drake also made a slew of guest appearances on tracks by artists from DJ Khaled to JAY-Z.Īfter years without a record deal, Drake finally signed to Lil Wayne’s Young Money Entertainment label in 2009. These mixtapes got him the attention of Lil Wayne, and spawned the hit singles “Forever” and “Best I Ever Had,” the latter coming from his critically acclaimed mixtape So Far Gone. Drizzy put out three mixtapes from 2006 to 2009: Room for Improvement, Comeback Season, and So Far Gone. Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur.ĭrake is part of a generation of rappers, along with Wiz Khalifa, Kid Cudi and others, who came up through internet mixtapes.