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'''Aubrey Drake Graham''' (born October 24, 1986), aka '''Drake''', is a Canadian recording artist and actor. Drake's father is an African-American from Memphis, Tennessee, and his mother is a white Jewish Canadian. He originally became known for playing the character Jimmy Brooks on the television series ''[[Degrassi the Next Generation]]''. After making a few mixtapes, in 2008 he was discovered by [[Lil Wayne]] and signed to Young Money Entertainment. Drake's first studio album, ''Thank Me Later'', released on June 15, 2010, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The album has since gone platinum. He released his second studio album, titled ''Take Care'', in November 2011. Drake has been nominated for several awards including Grammys, even being selected to perform at the 2010 Grammy award ceremony. Drake has also won several awards, including two Juno Awards in 2010 for Best New Artist, and Rap Recording of the Year.