<P> Aubrey Drake Graham ( born October 24 , 1986 ) is a Canadian rapper , singer , songwriter , record producer , actor , and entrepreneur . Drake initially gained recognition as an actor on the teen drama television series Degrassi : The Next Generation in the early 2000s . Intent on pursuing a career as a rapper , he departed the series in 2007 following the release of his debut mixtape , Room for Improvement . He released two further independent projects , Comeback Season and So Far Gone , before signing to Lil Wayne 's Young Money Entertainment in June 2009 . </P>
<P> Aubrey Drake Graham ( born October 24 , 1986 ) is a Canadian rapper , singer , songwriter , record producer , actor , and entrepreneur . Drake initially gained recognition as an actor on the teen drama television series Degrassi : The Next Generation in the early 2000s . Intent on pursuing a career as a rapper , he departed the series in 2007 following the release of his debut mixtape , Room for Improvement . He released two further independent projects , Comeback Season and So Far Gone , before signing to Lil Wayne 's Young Money Entertainment in June 2009 . </P>
drake had a role on this tv show
drake had a role on this tv show
Degrassi : The Next Generation
Degrassi : The Next Generation