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Question

Why is this page protected? This is supposed to be "The Free Encyclopedia" not the Unfree Encyclopedia. The person who putted this page on protection is a disgrace to Wikipedia. The protection policies ruins the magic of Wikipedia and the protection policies are a con of pros and cons of Wikipedia in my book. Shkarter1985 (talk) 21:29, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Hip-Hop Moguls

Pictures

here are some pics that can be used for his profile: http://www.drakerapper.com/drake-rapper.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.226.181.52 (talk) 03:26, 28 March 2010 (UTC)


http://www.missxpose.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/1b28.jpg

http://bigmouthsonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/drizzy.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by JohnLee81 (talk • contribs) 05:28, 6 June 2009 (UTC) You can always go to google —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.211.222.26 (talk) 17:47, 19 June 2009 (UTC)

http://www.stereofly.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/063009_drake.jpg —Preceding unsigned comment added by Harrywidz (talk • contribs) 10:08, 13 March 2010
  • Images cannot just be taken from the internet, they have to be free public domain for it to be able to be used for Wikipedia articles. Those links of images are not free content, but owned by the photographer or agencies which needs permission to post here and elsewhere. 74.83.23.189 (talk) 23:07, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Associated acts

Per Drake's official Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/DRAKE/17601400098?v=info&ref=mf): "Thank Me Later, which is projected to be released in early 2009...is slated to include guest appearances by acts such as Lil Wayne, Trey Songz, Danny!, Chris Brown and others". Comment added by Special:Contributions/DrinkBoff (talk) 20:49, 18 May 2009 (UTC)


Unfortunately, facebook and/or twitter pages are not acceptable sources in wikipedia policy.--FrossBitten (talk) 20:20, 19 May 2009 (UTC)

Forever

the song is called "Forever", not "I want this forever". Not that difficult. Jesus. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.34.159.248 (talk) 16:06, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

No, the first song was originally made with just himself and Wayne. I believe it is on the un-offical Born Successful mixtape. The mainstream forever was made later as a colab with he, wayne, kanye, and eminem for the soundtrack "More than a Game." Samusc1 (talk) 03:58, 8 February 2012 (UTC) 1samusc

Early Life

he did go to forest elementry This kid did not go to forest hill elementary school... try Weston Memorial. He was in the same grade with me and often the same class. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Einnob d (talk • contribs) 12:31, 22 May 2009 (UTC)

I removed the elementary school; the cited source made no mention of where he went. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 20:12, 12 May 2010 (UTC)

Drakes mother is called Sandi Graham

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7xTDKIxZfs check the link at 1.48 it says :)

Awards

Drake won Rookie of the Year at the BET Hip Hop Awards 2009. He also won Track of th Year for Every Girl Young Money Song with Young Money —Preceding unsigned comment added by 208.108.81.21 (talk) 11:45, 29 October 2009 (UTC)

physically disabled?

Is there any way you can change the wording or add a history of his character on the show? He wasn't always in a wheelchair; I'm pretty sure there was at least one season before he was shot. I'm not sure if there is another page for him as an actor, I couldn't find one. Just an idea. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Amandarocksyoursocks (talk • contribs) 06:42, 23 May 2009 (UTC) loves wang Also married Alondra Ramirez in the year of 2008, April 15. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.29.56.28 (talk) 08:48, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Drake is possibly signed to Atlantic Records.

DRAKE'S MUSIC IS NOT POP =

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According to Drake's official Facebook Fan page, he has been signed to "ATF Records" and "Atlantic Records".

http://www.facebook.com/pages/DRAKE/17601400098

The GSX Music Blog has also reported this:

"Word from an insider is that Drizzy ass Rogers has signed a deal with Atlantic Records by way of his own label ATF Records."

http://gsxmusic.blogspot.com/2009/05/drake-signed-to-atlantic-records.html

"Contrary to rumors, Drake has confirmed that he is not signed to Young Money or any record label [9]."

The 9th source article on that page had been written in February. The quote in question also stated, "I'm not with either of those. I'm finishing up the deal tonight or tomorrow."

It's also important to note that the Wikipedia article for Atlantic Records has already listed Drake as an artist under its Current Artists page.

I can't completely confirm the signing to Atlantic but hopefully all of this activity will iron out in due time. —Preceding unsigned comment added by TheNinthCut (talk • contribs) 20:23, 31 May 2009

Not done for now: "word from an insider" does not count as a reliable secondary source, and neither does Facebook. Could you re-open the request once it's been officially announced via a news source or similar? Thanks. haz (talk) 11:50, 1 June 2009 (UTC)
ATF stands for All Things Fresh  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Mikuck (talk • contribs) 18:18, 18 June 2009 (UTC)

Name of article

Look over at the history of both this article and Aubrey Graham, there doesn't seem to consensus to name the article Drake (entertainer). I did see a discussion about the fact that there were two articles of this same person, but one was just merged to the other. Consider Graham's career has predominately been acting, I'm pretty sure he is best known as Aubrey Graham. Should the article not be named that? Feedback would be appreciated. — Σxplicit 19:59, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

I think Drake (entertainer) is fine, because he's becoming more prominent as a rapper, and most media outlets are going by this name. But you have a good argument, because he goes by Aubrey Graham as an actor, and he was best known by that name, when he was on Degrassi. Having "entertainer" tagged beside his name also helps, because it shows that he's more than just an actor. Blackjays1 (talk) 06:12, 9 June 2009 (UTC)CHECK ME OUT ACKTUP
Even if he was better known as Aubrey Graham, he currently goes by Drake. For example, rapper Game is more commonly known as "The Game", but the article name has been changed because he now goes by just "Game". Since he goes by Drake as a mononym, this shpuld be the name of the article. --C43S4R (talk) 18:24, 13 May 2010 (UTC)


Per WP:NCCN, Except where other accepted Wikipedia naming conventions give a different indication, title an article using the most common name of the person or thing that is the subject of the article. I think I can argue that he is prominently known as Aubrey Graham, as opposed to Drake. According to this article, he began his music career in 2006, but started his acting career in 2001; it seems that Aubrey Graham is the most common, while Drake recently gained a spike of popularity. — Σxplicit 23:11, 9 June 2009 (UTC)

Drake is releasing an album later this year and will be thrown into the hip hop spotlight in the next few years. I don't think its worth it to change it, only to change it back in a years time Chumchum14 (talk) 01:47, 16 June 2009 (UTC)

Are you serious? Everyone worth their salt in the music industry is calling him the next big superstar. This is a non-issue really, like fussing about past tense on an video game article one day before it's release. `


Another Album For Drake

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Hey...i have all of drakes mixtapes and yu need to add his latest mixtape to the discography... 2009: The Drought is Over:Friends With Money thats all MidwestKing2007 (talk) 05:54, 2 July 2009 (UTC)

Question: Welcome and thanks for contributing to the article. That can't be added to the article until there is a reliable source for the information. Knowing it from personal experience is called original research and isn't allowed. Can you find a web site that includes this title in a list of his mixtapes? It can't be a blog, though, it needs to be an official site; somewhere where more than one person is responsible for the accuracy. Good luck. Celestra (talk) 14:22, 2 July 2009 (UTC)


Drake Has Released A New Mixtape - Titled "Heartbreak Drake Part 2" 

    Sources:(From Drake And Lil Wayne's Offical webstite):
           - www.Drizzy.ning.com  
    Second Source:
           - http://www.missinfo.tv/index.php/new-drake-mixtape-heartbreak-drake-part2-r-drizzy-edition/

—Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.44.140.83 (talk) 17:35, 15 July 2009 (UTC)

Is Drake Jewish?

I know his mother is Jewish, but is he Jewish? I'm asking because this article is currently in several Jewish people categories. AnwarSadatFan (talk) 06:24, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

Sure. From this interview of Drake and a Degrassi co-star:
Brandon: The question I've found most people want to know about you, Stacey, is your ethnicity. Many are guessing that you're Jewish.
Stacey [Farber]: I am.
Aubrey [Graham]: I'm also Jewish."
All Hallow's (talk) 07:35, 8 September 2009 (UTC)

When is this interview from? AnwarSadatFan (talk) 02:18, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

From here. All Hallow's (talk) 04:15, 9 September 2009 (UTC)

Also, how exactly is Drake "black"? 213.89.229.87 (talk) 11:33, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Drake is definitely Jewish. Here is the link with interview with Pete Rosenberg: http://thehezyelnetwork.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/drake-a-jew/ His article should be edited to include this about him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Whoxisxjohnxgalt (talk • contribs) 20:58, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Conventionally, Drake would be called 'black'. He is not black in the South African sense but he is black in the Anglo-American sense. Nicander (talk) 13:34, 15 March 2010 (UTC)

Aubrey Drake Graham is Jewish and is also Black and is also White. He is Jewish by religion. While Jewish is also an ethnicity, we don't have evidence of his mother's Jewish ethnicity, only that she is Jewish by religion. Aubrey Drake Graham is also Jewish by religion and possibly of half-Jewish ethnicity. He also has Black ethnicity. So he's of mixed ethnicity, but is of Jewish faith, as he has self-proclaimed. According to Israel's laws, he can claim Jewish status and "return" to Israel as a citizen. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.163.255.2 (talk) 16:04, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Drake isn't both black and white; that would involve a contradiction. He is black, and not white; because an ounce of black blood makes him black. Nicander (talk) 21:32, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Please be very careful to confine any discussions of race to specific aspects of this article. Comments here should focus especially on published reliable sources, and not rely on personal preferences or beliefs of the editors here about how the subject looks or how racial categories are defined. I would also suggest that the topic is not so important that we need to debate it very long; if we can't figure it out pretty quickly, and few reliable sources are available to help us, we should drop the matter and say nothing. — JohnFromPinckney (talk) 21:49, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

on TV he refers to himself as mixed race, (on Strombo) ie both. The one drop rule is American, and should not be applied to people from outside the US for whom this isn't the understanding of race, or how they define themselves. In the Canadian census we can tick multiple boxes of racial/cultural origin, and people usually do. Really, people should be able to define themselves, and he has, so let's go with that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.183.57.148 (talk) 20:50, 15 February 2012 (UTC)

Room For Improvement

http://en.wiki.x.io/wiki/Room_For_Improvement

Please link this to the Drake page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Breeze89 (talk • contribs) 23:31, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

Done. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 00:51, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

Drake recently was picked #3 on the top MTV's top 10 hottest MC's in the game. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.92.139.91 (talk) 22:03, 7 October 2009 (UTC)

♦ Drake Fan Sites ♦

Drake-Fan

Drake Online

Yo Drake —Preceding unsigned comment added by Enlightened188 (talk • contribs) 22:05, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

---68.199.137.255 (talk) 22:40, 27 October 2009 (UTC)

Editsemiprotected

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Please change [[Brisco]] to [[Brisco (rapper)|Brisco]]. Thanks. 92.1.93.82 (talk) 03:17, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Done Welcome and thanks for contributing. Celestra (talk) 03:51, 1 February 2010 (UTC)

Drake is also a grammy nominated artist now. That should be included. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.102.213.2 (talk) 17:49, 6 February 2010 (UTC)

Picture

Who changed the picture, whoever did made it a candidate for speedy deletion. I recommend that you change it back to the old picture with the fan so that we can keep a picture on this page. 206.45.0.225 (talk) 16:59, 15 February 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from 67.241.143.78, 5 May 2010

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The album released by Canadian Money is incorrectly referred to as "The Girls Love Drake". It's official title was "The Ladies Love Drake".

67.241.143.78 (talk) 06:13, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

Hi. Can you please post a reliable source to verify that? BejinhanTalk 12:37, 5 May 2010 (UTC)
...and if you can provide such a source, please reinstate the request with another {{editsemiprotected}}. For now, this is not done.  Chzz  ►  12:55, 5 May 2010 (UTC)

 Not done

Might be worth a mention..

Might be worth noting at some point in the article that Drake has appeared in the video for 'Baby' by Justin Beiber. I personally can't edit so if anyone thinks its worth adding go for it.

Teesideeeee (talk) 18:08, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

Added: Might be worth adding Justin Beiber to his associated acts. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Teesideeeee (talk • contribs) 17:10, 16 May 2010 (UTC)

page name

context: This page was moved from "Aubrey Graham" to "Aubrey "Drake" Graham", and I have moved it back.

I almost agree that this page needs to be renamed, however "Aubrey "Drake" Graham" isn't a good pagename.

Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(people)#Nicknames, pen names, stage names, cognomens is the relevant guideline.

He is better known as just "Drake", but that means we should rename this page to "Drake (entertainer)", as Drake is already taken. John Vandenberg (chat) 11:12, 20 May 2010 (UTC)

Wikipedia's naming policy for subjects who are well-known by mononyms is to refer to them by their legal name if they use that as well in their professional careers (see Beyoncé Knowles). Graham uses his legal name in his acting career and "Drake" is purely musical as far as I know. –Chase (talk) 02:54, 31 May 2010 (UTC)
The Wikipedia policy has also stated that the most common name is used. If you walk up to someone today and say do you know who Aubrey Graham is? They won't know until you say "Oh that's Drake". I vote move to Drake (entertainer) based on that is the most common name currently. SE KinG. User page. Talk. 05:23, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
We use consensus, not voting. Common name does apply, but professionally he is known by both names. Musically he uses the mononym, in his acting career he uses his legal name. And thus, according to relevant policy, we should use his legal name. –Chase (talk) 00:22, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

It should be Drake (entertainer) per SE KinG. If someone is looking for Drake's page on Wikipedia they won't be serching Aubrey Graham they would search Drake which would lead them here. STAT -Verse 03:10, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

As far as I know, Graham still uses his legal name in his acting career. Drake has not been the only name he has used professionally. –Chase (talk) 07:28, 7 June 2010 (UTC)

For your information, Beyoncé does not use her middle name as her stage name. I agree with STATicVerseatide. Drake (entertainer) is a better name for this article. He's prominently credited as rapper now. His discography page is also becoming more important than his filmography. HipHopStan —Preceding undated comment added 23:57, 8 June 2010 (UTC).

Does it matter which part of his name he chooses to use? Wikipedia policy says to use the legal name if the person in question uses said legal name professionally. Graham indeed has and I believe still does. Wiki users are not in a position to judge which aspect of one's career is more "important". –Chase (talk) 02:54, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

According to the consensus, most people here support Drake (entertainer). See, Rihanna uses her middle as a stage name and the article does direct to her birth name. I'm many entertainers who act get credited as their stage name. HipHopStan 20:33, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

  • I think part of the issue should be apart from Degrasi how big have his roles been. Looking at IMDB most of his acting resume since leaving Degrasi has been one episode stints. I think nowadays his music career is bigger than his acting career, case in point: no one nowadays says "Oh remember Aubrey Grahm From Degrasi" instead they say "Hey remember when Drake was on Degrasi" --Deathawk (talk) 12:51, 10 June 2010 (UTC)
Wikipedia policy says otherwise. If a mononymous person also uses their legal name professionally, we are to use the legal name. Consensus is built upon merit of arguments based on Wiki policies and guidelines, not majority formed on personal preference and (without sounding too bad-faith) bias to one's music career. Rihanna is different because she does not use her legal name professionally. I remember a movie role she did a few years back where she was credited by that name her middle/stage name.

The stage name "Drake" has only been used by the media for about a year or two now. And it appears to be purely musical. He acts using his legal name. Of course, if this changes and he begins to go only by Drake, that would be different. –Chase (talk) 17:33, 11 June 2010 (UTC)

I also support Drake (entertainer). He is much better known by Drake these days. Just because he has used his full name professionally, he is much better known by Drake. For example, 50 Cent goes by "Curtis Jackson" in films but 50 Cent in music. Even though he goes professionally by his legal name, the page is named 50 Cent because he is better known as this. This case is directly relate-able to this page and someone should change the name immediately,especially now that his latest project, Thank me Later, is out and bears the name Drake. C43S4R (talk) 00:57, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

See WP:OSE. This discussion is not about the 50 Cent article. Yes, it is well-established that Drake is his musical stage name and thus his album will bear the mononym. However, his musical career has only been notable for about a year. It's too early to determine which name is more common, especially since he has acted under his legal name since 2001. I think we can come back to this discussion in about a year or two, when it should be better established which name is more common. –Chase (talk) 01:31, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
Also, 50 Cent is a different matter entirely. He has been well-known by his stage name for quite awhile now and only occasionally uses his legal name. That is a much clearer example of WP:COMMONNAME. –Chase (talk) 01:34, 16 June 2010 (UTC)

Requested move

The following discussion is an archived discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

The result of the move request was: moved as per consensus following extended discussion billinghurst sDrewth 04:06, 8 July 2010 (UTC)


Aubrey Graham → Drake (entertainer) — Relisted since the link to the discussion was not correct. Vegaswikian (talk) 20:22, 30 June 2010 (UTC)

WP:NCP states "The name used most often to refer to a person in reliable sources is generally the one that should be used as the article title..." Chase, mind telling me which Wikipedia guideline states what you are saying? I couldn't find anything about this. --[[SRE.K.A.L.|L.A.K.ERS]] 04:47, 24 June 2010 (UTC)

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

I Respect drake because he is becoming a more mature man...when he first joined young money he was straight but now he has made hit records called "the motto", and more.He is very successful..and his life is going to be more successful as he goes on!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.157.30.186 (talk) 14:49, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

Picture?

Is the picture being used proper? It appears whoever placed it there is trying to gain their own sort of fame as a lucky fan. The picture should be taken down and a more proper picture of drake alone or with an audience should be posted. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.206.224.57 (talk) 05:44, 28 May 2010 (UTC)

This picture of Drake posing with video model Oleena Ru is very inappropraite as it features another person very dominantly giving the impression Oleena Ru is very much part of the Drake act which is not the case. It was an occasional photo when the two were seen together, yet it becomes a proncipal photo representing Drake. A picture only featuring the artist Drake should replace this totally inappropriate photo with Oleena Ru. werldwayd (talk) 18:17, 6 June 2010 (UTC)werldwayd (talk) 18:19, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
I would also like to say that the photo looks to me to be a clear copyvio, it is unlikely that is the work of the user who uploaded it commons. 155.69.193.7 (talk) 07:33, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

Canadian-American?

I would suggest changing Drake's nationality to simply Canadian. Drake is born in Canada and raised in Toronto, Canada. He does not hold American citizenship. He does not appear to fit the definition of Canadian-American. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.231.154.174 (talk) 21:55, 10 June 2010 (UTC)

Artical Name

Who knows him by 'Aubrey Grahma' ?... No-One! --L.Geee 15:27, 16 June 2010 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by LittleGee (talk • contribs)

Considering he has used that name for 9 years in his acting career, I'm sure a lot of people do. In a couple of years, it will be clearer to determine whether his legal name or his Drake mononym becomes more common. His musical career has only been notable for a year. It's far too early to determine at this time which name is more notable, thus, the name he has used longer shall be used for right now. –Chase (talk) 02:35, 17 June 2010 (UTC)
His name derives from his childhood friends older brother, Draco who was a DJ and producer, where he used to frequent often, and fool around recording freestyles.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.210.50.161 (talk • contribs) 02:42, 15 January 2012 (UTC)

pls fix 3.3 sentence

Right now it says this : __ Due to these first week sales, Graham has sold the most records for any artist in one week in 2010 to date. __

Please delete this. Sade Adu sold 502,000 copies pf Soldier of Love (album) in February. She has sold the most records for an artists in 1 week in 2010 to date. Thank You. 173.79.72.213 (talk) 01:16, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

 Done clarifyed to say he had the best one week sales by a hip hop artist this year. STAT -Verse 01:34, 28 June 2010 (UTC)

Gears of War Character

the name of the character he will be voicing is Jace Stratton. not Strattor. —Preceding unsigned comment added by AceLil Elf69 (talk • contribs) 02:20, 1 July 2010 (UTC)

He will no longer be voicing this character, the job was taken by Michael B. Jordan. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 132.170.36.189 (talk) 17:31, 2 July 2011 (UTC)

Picture

This picture (File:Drake Live at Walmart Soundcheck cropped.jpg) seems like a better picture for the article but i dont know. STAT -Verse 05:11, 2 July 2010 (UTC)

I have a suggestion about this section. I feel that it is necessary in the article, however, it needs to be revamped because it seems like it is written in a weird way. The sentences don't really make sense and some of the sentences can be combined. Also the song title is called "Best I Ever Had", not "Best I've Ever Had." (Just a suggestion.) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.63.109.92 (talk) 00:09, 4 July 2010 (UTC)

Kind of legal trouble. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.106.57.193 (talk) 07:31, 12 July 2010 (UTC)

Awards and nominations

Please take a look at [1], and comment on whether you can view the 'Awards and nominations' tables properly. STATicVerseatide has reverted my tabling twice, because he can't see it. I can't see anything wrong with the formatting, so can you please tell me whether it renders properly for you in the above link? Thanks, Adabow(complain) 06:32, 17 July 2010 (UTC)

New Album?

If you Google search "Miss Me Music Video" and select the first link, scroll down a few articles and it states that Drake put on his Twitter that he started his new album. Supposedly its called "Moments". —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.121.191.15 (talk) 23:39, 19 July 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Asouefan13, 30 July 2010

{{editsemiprotect}} I am sending the because Drake had made another mixtape this year featuring Nicki Minaj and it not listed here on Wikipedia.Here's evidence of that it exist ( http://www.datpiff.com/Drake_Nicki_Minaj_Bonnie_Clyde.m119374.html ).Thank you for your corporation.

Asouefan13 (talk) 01:12, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

"He" "made" alot of "mixtapes" this year but Drake didn't promote them or anything so they are not official. Unless you have a source of him promotion it or something then this is  Not done. Red Flag on the Right Side 01:57, 30 July 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from TH3N3XTKB24, 1 August 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} drake is making a new album called moments and i wanted to add that also i would like to change the picture TH3N3XTKB24 (talk) 17:24, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Hello and welcome. 1. Reference for the new album? And 2. what picture? Thank you Tommy! [message] 17:26, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
Also, please format your request in accordance with the instructions provided with the {{editsemiprotected}} template. Thanks for your consideration. — JohnFromPinckney (talk) 17:45, 1 August 2010 (UTC)
Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Dabomb87 (talk) 18:45, 1 August 2010 (UTC)

Personal Life : 3rd to last line

Syntax incorrect:

"...,competition with new coming artist"

Please revise.

-tanku —Preceding unsigned comment added by Fuzzytank (talk • contribs) 04:44, 8 August 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Tkaejon, 16 August 2010

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He is older then that he is about 24 to 25 years of age Tkaejon (talk) 08:31, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Thanks, Stickee (talk) 08:34, 16 August 2010 (UTC)

Married his wife, Alondra Ramirez, in the year 2008, April 15. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.29.56.28 (talk) 08:50, 23 January 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 75.39.187.123, 21 August 2010

{{editsemiprotected}} Change He is married to Bobbye

75.39.187.123 (talk) 01:12, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

Not done: No source, no notability of spouse. Also, please pay attention to the instructions on using the editsemiprotected template. — JohnFromPinckney (talk) 09:33, 21 August 2010 (UTC)

Personal Life

{{editsemiprotected}} On the 27th August 2010, Drake announced on Twitter that he had married fellow Young Money Artist, Nicki Minaj.

78.149.157.217 (talk) 21:31, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Not done for now: According to Wikipedia standards, Twitter is regarded as self-published and generally is not considered to be a reliable source. Shearonink (talk) 22:01, 27 August 2010 (UTC)

Batman: Brave and the Bold spot

Is there any confirmation that this is actually happening? I can only find one mention about it on an independent site that doesn't appear at all credible and the page for Batman: The Brave and The Bold doesn't even mention a movie in progress, couple with the fact that the show has been canceled. Unless someone can prove that this is happening it should be removed. Heroville (talk) 05:55, 4 September 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Kakashisensei88, 16 September 2010

{{edit semi-protected}}

I request that you put that "Drake" was married to Nikki Minaj. Source is the 2010 VMA's. The pre-show had "Drake" as a guest and that was a conversation topic. Also in "Music Career" You have "Jeezy" instead of "Young Jeezy". I understand that its known who "Jeezy" is but a lot of younger users can be confused. Thank You for viewing my edit requests. JAKE (KAKASHISENSEI88)

Kakashisensei88 (talk) 21:50, 16 September 2010 (UTC)

Not done: Welcome. The fact needs a better reference than that wave at the preshow of the 2010 VMA. Can you find a verifiable, reliable source and renew the request? Thanks, Celestra (talk) 01:31, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

Drake should be described as "Jewish Canadian"

In the opening line, "Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986), who records under the mononym Drake, is a Canadian" we should add "Jewish" before "Canadian."

The allows for greater specificity as to the culture/community Graham grew up in and come from. Drake has self-identified as being of Jewish faith, and he grew up in a Toronto community among many other Jewish friends. He also went to a Jewish school for a short period. I would think it gives greater insight into who Graham is, as a person, rather than purely the public persona that surrounds him. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.163.255.2 (talk) 16:09, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

I strongly disagree, as his religion is hardly what identifies him or his origin. "Jewish Canadian" is a mish-mash of religious and national info, and besides, we don't do this for other BLPs or WP bios. By the reasoning above we could change Lady Gaga to "is a Catholic American recording artist" or similar. No, violates WP:UNDUE. — JohnFromPinckney (talk) 20:27, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

Drake's Label

It has that Drake is signed to Universal but he is not. He is signed to: Young Money/Cash Money/Aspire Music Group. He confirmed it himself. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.88.144.87 (talk) 07:12, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

If he "confirmed" it, that means you had already heard it from somewhere else, so you apparently have at least two sources for this info. Please provide reference citations so the article's info can be verified. — JohnFromPinckney (talk) 09:36, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
He said it in an interview plus his said it on his Twitter page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.88.144.87 (talk) 16:33, 2 October 2010 (UTC)
Must be true then. — JohnFromPinckney (talk) 21:40, 2 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm being serious he said it himself he is not signed with Universal just has a distribution deal with them. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.137.138.164 (talk) 22:31, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

Find Your Love error and new collabs

FYL reached #5 on the Hot 100. It's listed as reaching #8 on the main page. Also, Drake confirmed he'll be featured on Rihanna's upcoming album "Loud". http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1648801/20100927/drake.jhtml

Discography

Drake has some new features such as: Gonorrhea, With You, Right Above it, and I'm Single by Lil Wayne, Celebration by Drake, and Aston Martin Music by Rick Ross. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.137.138.164 (talk) 22:34, 5 October 2010 (UTC)

Thank Me Later

Thank Me Later sold 462,989 in it's first week. Why does it say 447,000? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shade7447 (talk • contribs) 07:10, 28 October 2010 (UTC)

Collabs

Drake isn't in "All of the Lights" anymore. Also you should put What's My Name by Rihanna Album Loud, Celebration by Tank Album Now or Never, Lovin' You no more by Diddy-DirtyMoney album Last Train to Paris, and Fall For Your Type by Jamie foxx as collaborations he did this year —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shade7447 (talk • contribs) 22:35, 29 October 2010 (UTC)

Edit request from Szumowski, 1 December 2010

Wallmart is spelled incorrectly. This should be spelled Walmart.

http://soundcheck.walmart.com/

Szumowski (talk) 14:33, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

 Done. Thanks for pointing it out. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 14:46, 1 December 2010 (UTC)

plus u need to be guiet drake no body like u — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.118.220.89 (talk) 20:55, 16 February 2012 (UTC)

Edit request from 173.35.224.170, 15 December 2010

{{edit semi-protected}} please add in that drake rapped about his relationship with rihanna on his song 'fireworks' from thank me later

173.35.224.170 (talk) 03:04, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Please provide a reliable source that explicitly states that it is verified that said song is about Rihanna. Even with such a reliable source, the information is of questionable merit, but a source is a pre-requisite to determining whether that info can be included or not. Qwyrxian (talk) 00:19, 16 December 2010 (UTC)

Middle Name Is Incorrect

Drake's middle name is not 'Drake' however 'Clark' as quoted on the billboard.com website. In the article 125 Pop Stars' Real Names (January 28, 2011 11:00 EST), he is listed as Aubrey Clark Graham. Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page). http://www.billboard.com/#/slideshow/1208136?decorator=slideshow&confirm=true Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page). http://www.billboard.com/#/features/125-pop-stars-real-names-1004078432.story JDRS250 (talk) 23:31, 1 February 2011 (UTC)

Why are we referring to him as Graham in the article?

It seems unnecessary and confusing. Madonna's page just refers to her as Madonna. --71.203.35.67 (talk) 20:43, 3 February 2011 (UTC)

Good point. I've changed it. ►Scarce◄ 00:28, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from JDRS250, 6 March 2011

{{edit semi-protected}} Please change Drake's middle name from Drake to Clark Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).http://www.billboard.com/#/slideshow/1208136?decorator=slideshow&confirm=true Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page without content in them (see the help page).http://www.billboard.com/#/features/125-pop-stars-real-names-1004078432.story JDRS250 (talk) 09:00, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Done —GƒoleyFour— 16:45, 6 March 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 68.47.76.114, 11 March 2011

{{edit semi-protected}} His real name is Aubrey Drake Graham

68.47.76.114 (talk) 05:13, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

 Not done No it is not. Read the source provided. Adabow (talk · contribs) 06:04, 11 March 2011 (UTC)

I'm working hard to find it but I am almost certain he said his middle name is in fact Drake from when he use to be on Degrassi. In this video go about 7.18 in. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0xW_qqyn2Y&feature=related I don't know where the heck Clark came from but it was clearly a mistake and I think more resources should have been dug up before officially changing it.

I bet he feels pretty dumb now. This just goes to show how stupid and ignorant the people of wikipedia is I mean come on they won't take news coming from the artist it self as "reliable source" this is why wikipedia is not trusted.

Where did the Billboard "article" get 'Clark' from?

His official site still lists his middle name as 'Drake':

http://www.drakeofficial.com/biography/

Same thing for his Myspace profile:

http://www.myspace.com/thisisdrake

The only things I find on 'Clark' are traced back to either Wikipedia (which uses the Billboard article as its only source) or that ONE Billboard article, which is actually more of a list than an actual article, and doesn't even mention or cite where it sourced that or the other names from.

Does anyone want to point out where he's stated that's his actual name before editing the article to indicate that it is?

Sookenon (talk) 11:41, 18 March 2011 (UTC)

Kid Cudi or Drake?

who sings this? Kid Cudi - Pursuit Of Happiness ft. MGMT theres that link mgmt no clue ok thank you, bye.--Pabloviva22 (talk) 21:50, 8 April 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 161.51.11.6, 15 April 2011

In the 2010–present sub-section, the below parenthesised statement makes no sense:

"whom she and Drake co-host the Sprite Step-Off competition in Atlanta with Monica and Ludacris with"

Please correct. 161.51.11.6 (talk) 13:24, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

 Done I've just removed it as I couldn't make any sense of it whatsoever. Thanks for the comment, Woody (talk) 20:29, 15 April 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from IcdegrassithruTV, 20 May 2011

Degrassi: The Next Generation


IcdegrassithruTV (talk) 20:46, 20 May 2011 (UTC) Drake has starred as James "Jimmy" Brooks on Degrassi: The Next Generation since 2001-2008.

Already says in "Acting career" section that he was in Degrassi. --Supreme Deliciousness (talk) 20:51, 20 May 2011 (UTC)
 Already done. Baseball Watcher 22:08, 20 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Samdaman321, 22 May 2011

{{edit semi-protected}} Drake is also the older half-brother of rapper Shafee Spacee.

Samdaman321 (talk) 04:19, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Reaper Eternal (talk) 10:55, 22 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Andre1414, 23 May 2011

In the section, 2010–present: Thank Me Later and Take Care, can you please change the part where it says, "On May 20th, Drake leaked a song from Take Care named "Money Can Buy Dreams" produced by 40". Can you please change it to, "On May 20th, Drake leaked a song from Take Care named "Dreams Money Can Buy" produced by 40". This should be done because "Dreams Money Can Buy" is the reall title of the track, where as "Money Can Buy Dreams" is not. Thank you very much and I hope you can change it. I have three reliable sources. One is his official twitter. http://twitter.com/#!/drakkardnoir. He tweeted the title of the song,"Dreams Money Can Buy". He also tweeted lyrics from the song. Another source is, http://www.drizzydrake.org/. They took his post that he posted on octobersveryown.net, about the song. And the last source is from his very own website/blog, http://www.octobersveryown.blogspot.com/.

Andre1414 (talk) 02:10, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

Partly done: Actually, I removed the whole sentence, because it was being supported by a reference to a blog; blogs almost never meet the reliable sources guidelines, and definitely don't here (possibly his own blog, if he had one, might support that statement). If you have a reliable source, please change the "yes" to "no" above and provide it here. Qwyrxian (talk) 04:57, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Andre1414, 23 May 2011

Hello. On the main wikipedia page for Drake, when you go down to Drake's discography it has to albums, Thank Me Later and Take Care. You are able to click on Thank Me Later and it will take you to its page. But for Take Care you cannot click on it. Can you please make it so your are able to click on Take Care and it will take you to its page, because ther is now a page for Take Care. Thank you and I hope you can make it happen.

Andre1414 (talk) 23:06, 23 May 2011 (UTC)

Done Thanks! You may want to take a look at the changes I just made at Take Care (I reverted back to a much earlier version because it was much better sourced; if you have comments, I've put up a section about it on Talk:Take Care. Qwyrxian (talk) 02:39, 24 May 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Ryanflames12, 17 June 2011

i would liketo save some curent changes on drakes page about some other artists is that ok...... thank you Ryanflames12 (talk) 22:20, 17 June 2011 (UTC)

Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. Avicennasis @ 17:29, 16 Sivan 5771 / 18 June 2011 (UTC)

Done I've edited out Pop music, because I've only heard him do R&B when it comes to singing. --Bobjonespie (talk) 00:00, 2 August 2011 (UTC)

Genre

Isn't it more accurate to say Drake is an Alternative Hip Hop artist? And can you take Pop out please. He doesn't make Pop music. If Nicki Minaj doesn't get a pop genre for her wiki page than Drake definitely shouldn't. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 166.137.136.66 (talk) 08:25, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Please provide reliable source(s) to verify these additions. Adabow (talk · contribs) 09:14, 28 June 2011 (UTC)

Well being an Alternative Hip Hop artist is all about not conforming to the general view or stereotype of Rap which he doesn't and also it means being genre blending which he does, he blends R&B and Rap. What is YOUR reliable source that says he making in generes?


Drake is the coolest rapper in the game, fuck everyone else(execpt ymcmb)

Label

Someone changed his label to GOOD Music?

Someone please change it back — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.189.157.206 (talk) 16:14, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

Associated Acts?

Someone changed that too. He has never worked with Kid Cudi or Common please change it back o' Wikifailia — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.189.157.206 (talk) 16:19, 10 July 2011 (UTC)

Drake Dhaliwal?

Third paragraph: "Drake has worked with several other hip-hop artists such as Lil Wayne, Drake Dhaliwal, Young Jeezy, Kanye West, Eminem, Jay-Z and Trey Songz ."

There is no hip-hop artist called Drake Dhaliwal! This needs to be removed.

Done: This has been fixed. --Bobjonespie (talk) 23:59, 1 August 2011 (UTC)

He has not worked with Kid Cudi or Common!!!! — Preceding unsigned comment added by 211.110.158.67 (talk) 23:17, 6 August 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from 68.144.192.153, 8 August 2011

Drake didn't die today. 68.144.192.153 (talk) 07:14, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

Has been fixed now. Jnorton7558 (talk) 07:28, 8 August 2011 (UTC)

jewish??

is drake jewish as he went to a jewish school — Preceding unsigned comment added by 178.167.141.106 (talk) 21:20, 14 September 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from , 9 October 2011

Drake's Signature

Drakes Signature text

82.42.16.223 (talk) 20:20, 9 October 2011 (UTC)

Not done: please be more specific about what needs to be changed. --Jnorton7558 (talk) 01:40, 10 October 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from , 30 October 2011

I would like to edit this picture becuase this is not a good icture of Drake and i have a much better one of him that would really make his page look better.

Kna0327 (talk) 00:06, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

What picture? Did you take the picture yourself or it came from a website. Thanks Secret account 00:09, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Not done for now: It might be best to discuss the potential changes to the image here first. Ensure that the image that one that you took yourself, and have a look at this information to detail how you can provide it for use on Wikipedia. If it's an image that you don't own, read over this and feel free to ask us at the help desk if you have any more questions. Best, Steven Zhang The clock is ticking.... 03:58, 30 October 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from , 2 November 2011

dammit lemme edit this ish

71.93.106.207 (talk) 22:47, 2 November 2011 (UTC)

Not a request--Jac16888 Talk 22:59, 2 November 2011 (UTC)
Sign up for an account. IT'S THE EASIEST THING EVER. Ian Streeter (talk) 19:35, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

Comeback Season 2

This was a mixtape released by Drake in February 2010 before Thank Me Later came out. This has 28songs on it that were all new at the time. It also has a cover with it. The mixtape can be downloaded on datpiff.com, so please add Drake's 4th most recent mixtape to the page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.49.1.215 (talk) 21:54, 4 November 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from , 7 November 2011

In the infobox where it saids 2001–present (rapper/singer) that is wrong and it should say 2006–present (rapper/singer) because he released his first mixtape in 2006.

99.137.149.253 (talk) 01:34, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Done --Jnorton7558 (talk) 21:51, 9 November 2011 (UTC)

Edit request from Ian Streeter, 13 November 2011

I don't think pop is one of his genres. Ian Streeter (talk) 19:33, 13 November 2011 (UTC)

Drake Discography

Don't forget the album So Far Gone. It was sold on iTunes as an official album, not a mixtape.

Lambobob (talk) 20:21, 21 November 2011 (UTC)lambobob

Drake

{{edit semi-protected}} I would like you to add that Take Care was released on November 15, 2011 at the end of the Take Care section. Make a new section titling it "Third album" and add that in an interview Drake stated that he has begun work on his third studio album. http://www.prefixmag.com/news/drake-already-working-on-third-album-acting-again-/58881/

71.93.106.81 (talk) 23:30, 22 November 2011 (UTC)

That reference says he is working on an album. If you can give a reference to show it actually exists, please re-request. Thanks,  Chzz  ►  00:27, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

 Not done

Edit request from , 23 November 2011

u spelled rihanna wrong on the personal part

71.93.106.81 (talk) 02:36, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

From what I can tell it is properly spelled. --Jnorton7558 (talk) 03:07, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
Hmm. Rihanna was misspelled as Rhianna, two different people. I just made the correction. According to sources [2], it was Rihanna that Drake dated. Paul Erik (talk)(contribs) 03:26, 23 November 2011 (UTC)
My bad thanks for catching that. --Jnorton7558 (talk) 04:05, 23 November 2011 (UTC)

New Pic

I know I don't contribute often, not at all yet. But I tried to upload a new updated Drake pic a few weeks ago and it said I couldn't. I'd like to make a request to a new one. Mage505 (talk) 00:06, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Edit request on 29 December 2011

I would like to edit the profile picture of Drake to this one http://obama.net/wp-content/uploads/drake21.jpg. This is a much better and current photo of his. I would be glad if my request is granted.

Oganya (talk) 21:10, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

Feel free to upload the image, provided it meets our copyright policies, and make a new request--Jac16888 Talk 22:03, 29 December 2011 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 23 July 2015

Remove "On July 21, 2015, Drake was successfully exposed by fellow African-American Meek Mill for not writing his own music." From section Life and Career:

  1. Drake is Canadian, not merican
  2. Spelling
  3. Unsubstantiated claim

Lfcfannic (talk) 19:21, 23 July 2015 (UTC)

Drake was a product that was developed and marketed

He was developed, marketed and market styled just the same same way as Justin Bieber was, but for a very mainstream pop audience that is now accustomed to hip hop. Both of these people came to the MARKET FULLY DEVELOPED. So one would have ever seen them in a small club or entertainment place like "normal" entertainers or a "rock band/ group". He never gets the flack that Bieber gets because hip hop is supposedly more real or authentic. He went from Degrassi to fully formed hip hop entertainer within 2 years.Starbwoy (talk) 18:35, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

What are you talking about? Drake was an independent artist for many years, performing in Toronto. He released three mixtapes on his own record label, the last of which was nominated for a Grammy. His only main collaborator during these years was his long-time friend Noah "40". So who exactly "developed, marketed and market styled" Drake? Did Simon Cowell conduct a secret operation to make him a famous rapper? Did Dr. Dre secretly produce his songs? Did Kanye secretly write his lyrics? --ChinaTwist (talk) 20:25, 3 June 2015 (UTC)

Discography section

There is no guideline that says we must exclude If You're Reading This It's Too Late because it is a mixtape (a fact that many dispute, but isn't relevant here). The relevant guideline says "The discography section of the musician's primary article should also provide a summary of the musician's major works." Can anyone honestly say an album that topped the charts in both the U.S. and Canada doesn't qualify as a "major work?" If this were a traditional mixtape like Sorry 4 the Wait (i.e. not commercially released) I could see why it should be excluded. But this is a different case entirely. Calidum T|C 01:33, 6 May 2015 (UTC)

"Live and compilation albums, EPs, singles, etc. should generally not be included." I would assume that would also include mixtapes. And, do I need to note Drake calls it a mixtape as well? And if you look on the talk page of the mixtape, most say mixtape. How is a throwaway meant purely to complete his contract (yet was successful) with his label a major work? I think not. -- Joseph Prasad (talk) 01:37, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Except it doesn't say mixtape. And again, an album that debuted at number one in the U.S. and Canada is a "major work" by any reasonable definition. Calidum T|C 01:40, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
How would a mixtape be more relevant than an EP or Single? Especially since singles sell more. (since charting is your reasoning) I can say the same for, say Justin Bieber's Believe Acoustic since it achieved the same feat as Drake's. Is it included? No. Studio albums are the only material typically included here. -- Joseph Prasad (talk) 01:44, 6 May 2015 (UTC)
Then I guess all his first mixtapes should be included. Sources say he's preparing a real album. Cornerstonepicker (talk) 20:53, 4 October 2015 (UTC)

mlubisic--- Drakes album "If you are reading this it's too late" should be included in discography because it was sold like an album. The Rolling stone stated it was an album and treated it like an album on its charts. This is also the same with billboard. Drake released a mixtape in 2009 and it is still in his discography. Under this logic, his 2015 mixtape should also be included. Furthermore, Drake just released a collaborative album with future that should also be included in Discography. Although it was a collaborative album, Drake still takes credit for the album on the charts and on itunes. Through not including the works like "If you are reading this it's too late" and "What a time to be alive" in discography, you are not showing Drake's entire successful body of work to the Wikipedia Readers — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mlubisic (talk • contribs) 03:29, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

Edit Suggestion: New pic?

The current pic for Drake is very dated, as it is from 2010 and does not represent his current look and aesthetic. I think this picture would be perfect: Http://static.stereogum.com/uploads/2015/04/coachella15-drake.jpg — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cclateman (talk • contribs) 06:34, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

File:Http://static.stereogum.com/uploads/2015/04/coachella15-drake.jpg
Drake performing at Coachella Music Festival in 2015

— Preceding unsigned comment added by Cclateman (talk • contribs) 06:31, 30 May 2015 (UTC)

dr Fllyyindividualx (talk) 09:19, 31 July 2015 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 24 July 2015

The latest addition to the file, where he was"successfully exposed" is not true at all. He has only been accused and there has been no proof.This is false information and rather misleading. 69.123.62.121 (talk) 15:35, 24 July 2015 (UTC)

Done Have removed it as the adding editor provided no source. Cannolis (talk) 16:15, 24 July 2015 (UTC)
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