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Drake / RECOMMENDED SELECTION 54

First released: 2015 (year verified)

Original 2015 studio recording

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First released: 2015 (year verified)

The original project and selected performance are documented in 2015. The licensed header and track days differ by one day; no exact day is assigned.

Recording: Original 2015 studio recording
Credit: Drake
Role in this collection: Primary artist

Original album: If You're Reading This It's Too Late

If Youre Reading This Its Too Late - original program
The original February 2015 program identifies Energy, Know Yourself, Jungle and Legend. The header and track fields differ by one day, so only the common year is used. No bonus recording or earlier 6 God issue is dated from this header. | Reviewed 2026-10-18

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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.

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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