In 2016, some people commented that "this is the year that belonged to Drake", but by the end of 2018, this sentence was still in effect. On December 6, Spotify announced the 2018 year-end charts, and "Duck" Drake continued to sweep the streaming singer of the year, the annual streaming single, the annual streaming album, and the United States, the United Kingdom and other countries and regions of the annual number one.
This year's Drake album "Scorpion" was slaughtered on major charts. Screenshot of cover page
In the US Billboard year-end chart released just a few days ago, Drake was named Singer of the Year, and "God's Plan" in the new album "Scorpion" released in June this year became the "Billboard Hot 100" 2018 champion song, and the song "In My Feelings" was also included in the 2018 annual 100 golden songs by the British media "The Guardian".
Going back further, as early as October, Drake already had 12 singles in the top ten of the US Billboard singles chart, breaking the Beatles' record of 11 songs a year. The Beatles record was set in 1964...
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So how did this Mr. Drake in the "If you miss him, you are missing this year's European and American music scene" series, how did he sweep the European and American music scene?
Born into a musical family, he starred in a TV series at the age of 15
Aubrey Drake Graham was born on October 24, 1986 in Toronto, Canada, to a musical family, and the well-known name "Drake" is taken from his middle name.
Drake's father, Dennis Graham, an African-American from Tennessee, is also a drummer who has worked with American hardcore rock singer Jerry Lee Lewis; his mother, Sandi Graham, a Canadian Jew who is an English teacher at a school; and Drake, who is also an Uncle of two talented musicians: Larry Graham and Teenie Hodges. Larry is the inventor of the bass guitar slap playing technique.
When Drake was five years old, his parents chose to divorce. In order to give her son a better life, his mother moved to Forest Hill in the sixth grade of Drake Elementary School, while his father, Dennis Graham, moved to Memphis, USA. Later, Dennis also worked with the country music group Arkells on a song called "Drake's Dad," detailing his early life after leaving Drake.
In 2001, at the age of 15, Drake chose to drop out of school and, on the recommendation of his friend's father, starred in the TV series "The Next Generation of Degrass Middle School" and began his acting career. Drake played a basketball player who was disabled by a classmate's shooting, and starred in 145 episodes. But his mother was seriously ill at the time, "and we were very poor at the time," he later said in an interview, "and my only income was from Canadian television." And this "Started From the Bottom" life also inspired him to write lyrics in the future.
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The man who has been at the top of billboard is also first-class in business
Influenced by musicians Jay-Z and Clipse, in February 2006, Drake released his first remix album Room for Improvement on his personal webpage. As soon as the work came out, it sold 6,000 copies, and the recognizable vocal line and the ease of switching between lyrical R&B and domineering rap attracted Drake to many young listeners.
He went on to release his second and third albums, Comeback Season and So Far Gone, which became popular on the Internet and on radio, making Drake more and more famous.
Finally, on June 29, 2009, Drake signed a recording contract with Young Money Entertainment and released his first official solo album, Thank Me Later, on June 15, 2010.
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The album was successfully certified as a RIAA Platinum Album, and then each album released by Drake was a great success - his name not only appeared on the national and regional charts, but also won the 55th Annual Grammy Award for Best Rap Album in 2013.
"Views", launched in 2016, has made Drake's name occupy the top spot on Billboard for a long time, and he has also become the first male singer to sell millions of weekly albums in 8 years with this album.
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Outside of his music career, Drake is also very business-minded — Drake's mark is an owl.
The animal represents the music label OVO (October's Very Own), which he and record producer Noah "40" Shebib founded in 2012, and later, OVO has also gradually developed into an independent trend brand. In addition to clothing, Drake has also cooperated with his favorite sneaker brands to produce many hot shoes, and in 2016, he joined hands with wine merchants to create a new whisky brand, and after the sale, this bottle of wine is described as "selling crazy".
At the age of 22, he began to fall in love with Rihanna
Drake has worked with kanye west, "spicy chicken" Nicki Minaj, "Mye" Eminem and many other music celebrities, but the most eye-catching thing for fans is the story of his and Rihanna's cooperation again and again.
As early as Drake's first official album, he had confided his love for Rihanna in the songs of the same name, "Thank Me Later" and "Fireworks";
In 2010, the two collaborated on their first MV, What's My Name.
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In 2012, he collaborated again on "Take Care";
Later, to the 2016 hit single "Work" and the new album "Views" in "Too Good", the two have been speculating about their hot and cold relationships.
During this time, Drake also had a fight with her long-time boyfriend Chris Brown for Rihanna.
At the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA), when Drake presented The Michael Jackson Vanguard Award, a heavyweight award to Rihanna, he gave a confession: "I have been in love with her since the age of 22, she is one of my best friends in the world, I admire her all the time, she is the legend of our time." 」 And Rihanna, who has always been the queen, also showed a rare shy smile on the side.
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As early as 2016, it was the traffic responsibility
At the 1984 American Music Awards, pop king Michael Jackson was nominated for a total of 11 awards, and in the 32 years since, he has been the record holder for the most nominated musicians. However, in 2016, Drake broke the king's record with 13 nominations. Although he only won 4 awards in the end, Drake had never touched the trophy of the American Music Awards before.
At the end of December 2016, Drake's single "Both" with Gucci Mane made it into the top 100 hits on the Billboard chart. As a result, Drake and Lil Wayne (a well-known American rapper) have entered the charts 132 times, becoming the most independent singer.
Drake's "Summer Sixteen Tour" tour grossed $85 million from 54 concerts between July and October 2016, surpassing the $75 million record set by Jay Z and Kanye West's "Watch The Throne Tour." And, if it weren't for Drake canceling part of the show due to an ankle injury, that number would have been even higher.
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