whiskey business - he launched the brand Virginia Black in 2016.
record sales - as he is one of the world's best-selling music artists, with over 170 million records sold.
Spending the wealth:
Private Jets - He owns a Boeing 767 private jet which he calls "Air Drake" that worths at least $75M.
Houses -Drake bought a $7.7 million house in Hidden Hills, California in 2012. It's called the YOLO Estate, and it's gigantic (14,000 square-foot), with equestrian stables, movie theater, basketball court, volleyball court, and lots of pools. This is just an example, Drake owning multiple properties, valuing more than $25M.
Rise to fame - after his role in TV series (teen drama) Degrassi: The Next Generation.
Switch to music - As he wanted so badly to become a rapper, he left the TV series in 2007 and released his first mixtape called Room for Improvement, then Comeback Season and So Far Gone. He signed then to Young Money Entertainment in June 2009 (Lil Wayne's company).
Debut album - it was called Thank Me Later and was released in 2010, debuted at no 1 in U.S. Billboard 200, being certified platinum.
Next albums - Take Care (2011) - quadruple platinum + Grammy Award for Best Rap Album, and Nothing Was the Same (2013) - triple platinum in the U.S. Mixtape If You're Reading This It's Too Late from 2015 was certified double platinum in the US.
2016 - He released his fourth album called Views, which was no. 1 in Billboard 200 for 13 non-consecutive weeks.
2017 - mixtape More Life was launched, and it set multiple streaming records.
2018 - he released the album Scorpion, which includes three number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
2020 - the mixtape Dark Lane Demo Tapes gave the Hot 100 number-one single "Toosie Slide".
Award winner & record-breaker - He has won four Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, a record 27 Billboard Music Awards, two Brit Awards, and three Juno Awards. He has the most top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, the most charted songs (209) of any artists ever on the Billboard Hot 100, the most simultaneously charted Hot 100 songs in a single week (27), the most continuous time on the Hot 100 (431 weeks), and the most Hot 100 debuts in a week (22). He also has the most number-one singles on the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot Rap Songs, and Rhythmic Airplay charts.
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Education
Young People’s Theater - acting school
Jewish Day School
Forest Hill Collegiate Institute in Toronto, Ontario
Vaughan Road Academy in Toronto, Ontario
Quotes
“People like to build their own story about my life. I don’t know if it makes them feel better, or if it makes it okay for them to not like me, but the last thing I grew up as was rich.” – Drake
“Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.” – Drake
“There will be days when I walk in an arena and people will cheer and then there might be days when I walk in an arena and people might boo, but it all sounds the same to me because it’s all just noise that lets me know that I’m relevant.” – Drake
“Haters will broadcast your failures, but whisper your success.” – Drake
“I was born to make mistakes, not to fake perfection.” – Drake
“Tables turn, bridges burn, you live and learn.” – Drake