What does drake the rapper have in common with other rappers?
Graham was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Dennis Graham, a drummer who worked with Jerry Lee Lewis; he is the nephew of musicians Larry Graham and Teenie Hodges.[4][5] Graham’s father is African American (a native of Memphis, Tennessee) and his mother, an educator, is a white Jewish Canadian.[6][7][8][9] His parents divorced when he was five, and he was raised by his mother in Toronto’s wealthy Forest Hill neighbourhood,[10] attending elementary school at Forest Hill Public School, and high school at Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, where he began acting,[7] but did not graduate.[11] He also spent many summers with his father in Memphis. Sources: http://en.wikipedia.
Rapper/singer Drake, who became an affiliate of Lil Wayne’s Young Money label a year ago, has the biggest buzz in hip-hop right now. The presence of Bun B, Kanye West, Talib Kweli, Ryan Leslie, DJ Green Lantern, The Alchemist, MC Lyte, BET’s Stephen Hill, Warner Music Group CEO Lyor Cohen and Warner Music Group COO Julie Greenwald at his crammed New York show Tuesday night (May 26) is a testament to that. The Toronto-born artist performed at SOB’s for New York radio station Hot 97’s “Who’s Next” concert series, where he swiftly ran through songs from his popular mixtape, “So Far Gone,” for a thirty-minute set. During “Unstoppable” and “Uptown” he was joined by Bun B on stage. “I’m a new artist, by the way,” Drake, born Aubrey Graham, sporting a black and white striped long-sleeve shirt, dark blue jeans and red sneakers, said to the hyped crowd, “I don’t know if you can tell by this show.” The sold-out performance was Drake’s last stop before he enters the studio for his debut, “Thank M
