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Drake featuring J. Cole

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ARTIST ESSENTIALS

Drake: a curated listening guide

Explore the crossover between rap, melodic reflection and dance music through sixty recordings from the mixtape years to the 2023 albums.

61 selections with release evidence; 28 beyond the yearly lists.

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ARTIST BACKGROUND

About Drake

Drake, born Aubrey Drake Graham in Toronto, worked as an actor on Degrassi: The Next Generation before his recording breakthrough. Best I Ever Had helped establish his rap career, followed by the debut studio album Thank Me Later and the subsequent Take Care. His catalog includes solo songs such as Hotline Bling and separately credited collaborations, including the album Her Loss with 21 Savage.

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Drake - Recording Academy artist biography
Toronto identity, earlier acting, Best I Ever Had, Thank Me Later, Take Care, Hotline Bling and documented Her Loss collaboration. Award-year metadata is not converted into release dates. | Retrieved 2026-10-17

Profile reviewed: 2026-10-17. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.

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