Everything you need to know about Drake, His family, net worth and career

His parents are divorced
when he was five years old, his parents divorced and After the divorce, he and his mother remained in Toronto; his father returned to Memphis, where he was incarcerated for a number of years on drug-related charges.

He first started as an Actor.
At 15, Drake was introduced to a high school friend’s father, an acting agent. He found Drake a role on the Canadian teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation, in which Drake portrayed Jimmy Brooks, a basketball star who became physically disabled after he was shot by a classmate.

He dated Rihanna
He was dated Rihanna in an on and off relationship.
He once said that “she’s a woman I have been in love with since I was 22 years old”

Lil Wayne didn’t want to sign him at first
Jas Prince found Drake’s music and introduced the him music to Lil Wayne in hopes of signing Drake to Wayne’s label Young Money. Wayne wasn’t impressed. After some convincing, Wayne agreed to partner with the Prince family and sign Drake. The rest is chart-topping history.

He is the first Artiste to hit 10 billion streams
Through the success of his album Scorpion, Drake became the first artist to hit 10 billion streams on the Apple Music streaming service. Part of the reason why Drake has been able to accumulate so many streams is because of his exclusive content deal with Apple Music.

He has a Son nobody knows about
Pusha called Drake out for allegedly hiding his son, Drake addressed the controversy on the track “Emotionless” from his latest album, saying “I wasn’t hiding my kid from the world, I was hiding the world from my kid.” Apparently, he only met his child’s mother Sophie Brussaux on two occasions.

He is a successful sneaker designer
It is unclear if Drake is riding with adidas or Nike these days, however, the musician has released quite a few sought after sneakers with Nike’s Jordan Brand. his company OVO has released Jordan 8’s, 12’s and a Trunner over the last couple years.

He has many awards to his name
He has won five Grammy Awards, six American Music Awards, 39 BillboardMusic Awards, two Brit Awards, and three Juno Awards. He has achieved 13 number-one hits on the Billboard Hot 100, a joint-record for the most number-one singles by a male solo artist (tied with Michael Jackson) and many more awards.

He’s a school drop out
He dropped out of school because of bullying and his acting career.
He received his high school diploma in October 2012.

His networth is estimated at $250 million
On March 3, 2022, Drake placed fourth on Forbes’s ranking of highest paid rappers of 2021, with an estimated pre-tax income of $50 million.
He also owns a Boeing 767, and in 2021, rented a $65 million multi-purpose property in Beverly Hills.