DRAKE has become one of the biggest rappers in the world thanks to top-charting smash hits and interest in his colourful personal life.
The self-proclaimed Champagne Papi has become a superstar in his own right – here’s how he started at the bottom and now stands atop the rap world…
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Who is Drake and what’s his net worth?
Drake, born Aubrey Drake Graham, on October 24, 1986, is a Canadian musician from Ontario.
He originally found fame as an actor on teen soap Degrassi: The Next Gdrakeneration, before branching out into music.
Releasing his first solo album, Thank Me Later, in 2010, the star has since released three more studio albums.
In 2017, the rapper earned the record for most wins in one night at the Billboard Music Awards, taking home 13 awards from a possible 22 nominations.
He is one of the richest performers in hip-hop, with a net worth of approximately $150 million.
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Is Drake in the Top Boy cast?
Drake is not listed as a cast member for the third series of Top Boy, nor is he expected to make a cameo in any of the 10 episodes.
The Canadian superstar is only listed as an executive producer, having reportedly played a significant role to revive the show, which Channel 4 cancelled following its second series in 2013.
At the Edinburgh TV festival, Kane Robinson revealed how Drake was instrumental in bringing the show to Netflix, adding that while he’s a producer on the third series, he’s allowing the old crew to take the lead with where the story goes.
He said: “Drake is aware of the talk, you know what I mean, the stuff going on – that he is jumping on the hype. ‘He was like: “Look, I’m a fan of the show and I just wanted to see if there was any way I could help in any way and bring this back.
“Drake was influential in acquiring the Netflix deal, as I hear”, Kano continued.
“[But] it’s not on a day-to-day level, like Drake is on set trying to tell us how to say and whatnot. ‘He’s just supporting us from behind the scenes. Yeah, it’s just a good energy. He came to the read-through”.
Season 3 will premiere on Netflix on September 13.
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Who’s Drake’s girlfriend?
Drake hasn’t come forward with a woman he’s made any moves to settle down with since calling it quits with US pop star Rihanna in October 2016.
He was then believed to have moved on with Jennifer Lopez, but a rep firmly denied those allegations – despite the number of photos that surfaced of the two cosying up to one another.
Since then, Drake has since been linked to a number of women, including Malaika Terry, Lateyusha Grace, India Love, Crystal Westbrooks and 19-year-old Instagram model Bella Harris.
During his feud with Pusha T in 2018, it came to light that Drake had fathered a child named Adonis Graham with former French porn star Sophie Brussaux.
Despite having a son with the brunette, their pairing wasn’t anything serious, but they have apparently remained on good terms – particularly for the sake of Adonis.
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Does Drake have a son?
On June 29, 2018, Drake finally admitted he had a secret child with porn star Sophie Brussaux.
The rapper confirmed rumours about becoming a dad in lyrics to his recent album Scorpion.
The 32-year-old confessed in his new track Emotionless, featuring Mariah Carey: “I wasn’t hiding my kid from the world/I was hiding the world from my kid.”
He also reveals more about the little boy who was born on October 11, saying he celebrated in Miami, Florida, when a DNA test confirmed his paternity.
What are Drake’s hit songs?
Drake has become a regular feature on radio and in the charts over the past few years, thanks to his solo efforts as well as his collaborations.
He has the most charted songs among solo artists in the history of America’s Billboard Hot 100, at a whopping 154 tracks.
The Canadian rapper recently won a Grammy Award for his song God’s Plan.
Throughout this career, Drake has had five number-one singles in the UK – What’s My Name? feat. Rihanna, One Dance, God’s Plan, Nice For What and In My Feelings.
His albums are all well-known: Thank Me Later (2010), Take Care (2011), Nothing Was The Same (2013), If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late (2015), Views (2016), More Life (2017) and Scorpion (2018).
