Rapper, singer, and actor Aubrey Drake Graham hails from Canada and was born on October 24, 1986. Drake, a significant personality in modern popular music, is credited with making singing and R&B influences more common in hip-hop. Drake is one of the best-selling musicians in the world, with over 170 million albums sold, and the RIAA has certified him as the top digital singles artist in the country. In addition to 34 Billboard Music Awards, he has also received four Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, two Brit Awards, and three Juno Awards. Drake has numerous Hot 100 records, including the most top 10 singles, most songs charted, the most songs simultaneously charted in a week, the most Hot 100 debuts in a week, and the most time spent on the Hot 100 continuously (431 weeks). On the R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay, Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, Hot Rap Songs, and Rhythmic Airplay charts, he has the most number-one hits.
With sales and on-demand streams totaling 142 million, Drake is the highest-certified digital singles artist in American history. At the 2021 Billboard Music Awards, he received the Artist of the Decade award. “Drake managed to conquer hip-hop in 2014,” wrote Billboard editor Ernest Baker, adding that “the best rapper in 2014 didn’t need a new album or hit song to prove his domination.” Drake reached the top of the Billboard year-end chart for Top Artists in 2018 after placing in the top five from 2015 to 2017. Drake was Spotify’s most streamed artist of the 2010s, and he was named the IFPI Global Recording Artist of 2016 and 2018. Drake came in at number five on the publication’s ranking of the “Top 10 Music Artists” since 2010. Take Care was voted 95th out of 500 Greatest Albums of All Time by Rolling Stone (2020). On their “Best Rapper Alive Every Year Since 1979” list, Complex has ranked him, with Drake receiving the honor in 2011, 2012, and 2015.
