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Drake Timeline

By grahambarnes01

  • Birth

    Aubrey Graham is born in Toronto, Canada.

  • Degrassi: The Next Generation

    Drake begins his acting career with the Canadian television show Degrassi: The Next Generation, starring as Jimmy Brooks.

  • Young Money Entertainment

    Lil Wayne, CEO of Young Money Entertainment, signs Drake to the record label after several of his mixtapes gain recognition.

  • Thank Me Later

    Thank Me Later
    Drake releases his breakout, debut studio album, which sells 1.8 million copies in the U.S.

  • Take Care

    Take Care
    Drake releases his second studio album, selling 2.3 million copies in the U.S.

  • OVO Sound

    OVO Sound
    Drake founds the Canadian record label OVO Sound along with Oliver El-Khatib and Canadian producer Noah "40" Shebib.

  • Nothing Was The Same

    Nothing Was The Same
    Drake drops his third studio album, which goes on to sell 1.7 copies in the U.S.

  • If You're Reading This It's Too Late

    If You're Reading This It's Too Late
    Although it was released as a mixtape, the album has sold 1.1 million copies and considered by many critics some of Drake's best work.

  • What A Time To Be Alive

    What A Time To Be Alive
    Drake collaborates with fellow rapper Future to create What A Time To Be Alive, which would go on to sell 519 thousand copies.

  • Views

    Views
    After signing to U.K. record label Boy Better Know, the highly anticipated Views sells 852 thousand copies in the U.S. throughout its first week, and has now sold 1 million copies.