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Aubrey Graham is born in Toronto, Canada.
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Drake begins his acting career with the Canadian television show Degrassi: The Next Generation, starring as Jimmy Brooks.
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Lil Wayne, CEO of Young Money Entertainment, signs Drake to the record label after several of his mixtapes gain recognition.
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Drake releases his breakout, debut studio album, which sells 1.8 million copies in the U.S.
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Drake releases his second studio album, selling 2.3 million copies in the U.S.
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Drake founds the Canadian record label OVO Sound along with Oliver El-Khatib and Canadian producer Noah "40" Shebib.
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Drake drops his third studio album, which goes on to sell 1.7 copies in the U.S.
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Although it was released as a mixtape, the album has sold 1.1 million copies and considered by many critics some of Drake's best work.
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Drake collaborates with fellow rapper Future to create What A Time To Be Alive, which would go on to sell 519 thousand copies.
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After signing to U.K. record label Boy Better Know, the highly anticipated Views sells 852 thousand copies in the U.S. throughout its first week, and has now sold 1 million copies.