Aubrey Drake Graham is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. Gaining recognition by starring as Jimmy Brooks in the CTV teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001-2008), Drake pursued a career in music releasing his debut mixtape Room for Improvement in 2006; he subsequently released the mixtapes Comeback Season (2007) and So Far Gone (2009) before signing with Young Money Entertainment.
Drake released his debut studio album, Thank Me Later, in 2010, which debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200. He achieved major critical success with Take Care (2011) and commercial success with Nothing Was the Same (2013). As an entrepreneur, Drake founded the OVO Sound record label with longtime collaborator 40 in 2012. In 2013, Drake became the new “global ambassador” of the Toronto Raptors, joining the executive committee of the NBA franchise, while owning naming rights to its practice facility.
In 2016, he began collaborating with American entrepreneur Brent Hocking on the bourbon whiskey Virginia Black; it eventually broke sale records in Canada. Drake has also designed fashion, most notably a sub-label collaboration with Nike, alongside other business ventures, including entertainment production and a fragrance house. Among the world’s best-selling music artists, Drake has received numerous accolades.
Some of the best songs from Drake are listed below.
- “All in all I learned a lesson from it though, you never see it coming you just get to see it go.” – Drake
- “Always felt like my vision been bigger than the bigger picture.” – Drake
- “Before you give up, think of the reason you held on so long.” – Drake
- “Count your blessings, not problems.” – Drake
- “Everybody dies but not everybody lives.” – Drake
- “Everybody has an addiction, mine happens to be success.” – Drake
- “Haters will broadcast your failures, but whisper your success.” – Drake
- “I swear this life is like the sweetest thing I’ve ever known.” – Drake
- “I was born to make mistakes, not to fake perfection.” – Drake
- “I’m more than just a number, I doubt you’ll find another. So every single summer, I’ll be the one that you remember.” – Drake
- “I’m not confrontational, but if someone challenges, I’m not going to back down.” – Drake
- “I’m trying to do better than good enough.” – Drake
- “If you think I’mma quit before I die dream on.” – Drake
- “It’s funny when you coming in first but you hope that you’re last, you just hope that it last.” – Drake
- “It’s never too late to realize what you want in your life and it’s never wrong to fight for it.” – Drake
- “Jealousy is just love and hate at the same time.” – Drake
- “Life can always change, you have to adjust.” – Drake
- “Life is just a game in which the cards are facing down. I’m in the world where things are taken, never given how long they choose to love you will never be your decision.” – Drake
- “Live without pretending, Love without depending, Listen without defending, Speak without offending.” – Drake
- “Never let success get to your head and never let failure get to your heart.” – Drake
- “Pain makes you stronger. Fear makes you braver. Heartbreak makes you wiser.” – Drake
- “Patience is key for getting over a breakup. That, and trailing off your interaction after the breakup.” – Drake
- “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 not to 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
- “Strength isn’t always shown in what you can hold on to, sometimes it’s shown in what you can let go of.” – Drake
- “The girl that I want to save is like a danger to my health. Try being with somebody that want to be somebody else.” – Drake
- “The moment I stop having fun with it, I’ll be done with it.” – Drake
- “They ain’t make me what I am, they just found me like this.” – Drake
- “When it comes to knowing what to say, to charm, I always had it.” – Drake
- “When writing the story of your life, don’t let anyone else hold the pen.” – Drake
