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Happy birthday Drake! Drake is a Grammy-winning rapper who got his start on ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation.’ Now he’s one of the biggest names in music. See photos of the rapper over the years.

Drake , born Aubrey Drake Graham on October 24, 1986, in Toronto, Canada, first found fame playing Jimmy Brookson the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation . His move from television star to hip-hop icon marked one of the most successful career transitions in modern entertainment.

After signing with Lil Wayne ’s Young Money Entertainment in 2009, Drake released his debut studio album, Thank Me Later , in 2010, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. He followed it with Take Care (2011), an introspective and genre-blending project that earned him his first

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