Started from the Bottom
Drake | Artist Essentials
First released: 2013 (year verified)
Original 2013 studio recording
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First released: 2013 (year verified)
The selected original recording is documented in 2013. Only year precision is assigned; later album placements, annual-list appearances, reissues and different performances do not replace that release year.
Recording: Original 2013 studio recording
Credit: Drake
Role in this collection: Primary artist
Original single: Started from the Bottom
Nothing Was the Same - original program
The original 2013 album program identifies the selected recordings, including the complete two-part Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2 with JAY-Z. Started from the Bottom and Hold On, Were Going Home have earlier same-year single dates; those events remain separate from the album. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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Nothing Was the Same - original program
The original 2013 album program identifies the selected recordings, including the complete two-part Pound Cake / Paris Morton Music 2 with JAY-Z. Started from the Bottom and Hold On, Were Going Home have earlier same-year single dates; those events remain separate from the album. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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.
Artist background sources
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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