Aubrey Drake Graham – known the world-over as Drake – was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1986. A child actor-turned hip-hop star, Drake’s background included multiple musical influences: his father once played drums for Jerry Lee Lewis, while his uncle’s Larry Graham and Mabon “Teenie” Hodges played bass and guitar respectively. Drake first attracted attention as a cast member on Degrassi: The Next Generation. While working on Degrassi, Graham began working and recording his first tracks of his own, uploading them to MySpace, not long before starting to record with members of Toronto’s hip-hop scene. Drake’s first two mixtapes Room For Improvement and Comeback Season were released in 2006 and 2007, attracting interest from record labels. Drake was asked to join Lil Wayne’s “I Am Music Tour”, which would lead to Drake signing a record deal with Young Money/Universal.