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Drake has rapped about several pivotal dates in his life throughout the course of his career, but there's only one timestamp that means the most to him.
On October 24, 1986, Aubrey "Drake" Graham was born in Toronto, Canada, to his parents, Sandi and Dennis Graham. Drizzy celebrated his 39th birthday at an intimate gathering with his family and friends on Thursday night. In photos that surfaced on social media, you can see the multi-platinum rapper surrounded by his guests as his mom, Sandi, gave a speech about her son. Producer Boi-1da was also in attendance and posted a dope tribute to The Boy on Instagram.
Drake was only 15 when he launched his acting career by landing his breakthrough role in the teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation. During that time, he also embraced his love for music. He eventually released his first mixtape Room For Improvement in 2006. A year later, the actor-rapper dropped his second project Comeback Season in 2007 via his newly founded imprint October's Very Own.
His song "Replacement Girl" featuring Trey Songz was featured on the second project. It later caught the attention of Lil Wayne, who later invited him to join him on his tour for Tha Carter III. During that time, Wayne and Drake recorded several tracks together including "Brand New" (Remix), "Ransom" and "Forever." From then on, Drake and Lil Wayne started an amazing friendship that would benefit both of their careers.
In 2009, Drake released his breakthrough mixtape So Far Gone featuring Wayne, Trey Songz, Bun B, Omarion and Lloyd. The tape contains fan favorites like "Best I Ever Had," "Successful," "Uptown" and more. Later that year, Drizzy secured his first major record deal with Young Money/Cash Money Records, and the rest is history.
After he was signed to Young Money, Drake delivered numerous chart-topping studio albums including his debut LP Thank Me Later (2010) and Take Care (2011). Back in 2012, the rapper-actor turned his original imprint into OVO Sound and established it as a formal label with producer Noah "40" Shebib and business partner Oliver El-Khatib. He continued to deliver projects like Nothing Was the Same (2013), Views (2016) and Scorpion (2018) until he completed his contract with YMCMB.
Over the years, Drake also released other mixtapes like If You're Reading This It's Too Late (2015), More Life (2017), and Dark Lane Demo Tapes (2020) as well as EP's like Scary Hours (2018) and Scary Hours 2 (2021). Recently, Drake dropped his most recent projects Certified Lover Boy (2021) and Honestly, Nevermind (2022). His collaborations with other artists, like his joint albums What A Time To Be Alive with Future, and Her Loss with 21 Savage will always stand out. In 2023, Drake dropped For All The Dogs and is currently prepping his next solo album, ICEMAN.
Happy birthday Drizzy!