History Music / Drake

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* ButNotTooBlack

* {{Bowdlerise}}: His first hit single "Best I Ever Had", is changed from "You the fuckin' best, you the fuckin' best" to "You the, you the best" for radio play. The majority of his work is an example of this one, with "Find Your Love" and "Take Care" being exceptions.

* SignatureSong: Probably "Find Your Love", "Marvin's Room", "Headlines" or "The Motto".

* [[SoProudOfYou I'm So- I'm So- I'm So- I'm So- I'm So Proud o' You]]: In addition to "Make Me Proud", he includes a meta-example from his grandmother on "Look What You've Done".

* [[SoProudOfYou I'm So- I'm So- I'm So- I'm So- I'm So Proud o' You]]: In addition to the "Make Me Proud", he includes a meta-example from his grandmother on "Look What You've Done".

* [[SoProudOfYou I'm So- I'm So- I'm So- I'm So- I'm So Proud o' You]]

* [[SoProudOfYou I'm So- I'm So- I'm So- I'm So- I'm So Proud of You]]

* NonAppearingTitle: "Marvin's Room", "Headlines", "Karaoke", "The Resistance", "Dreams Money Can Buy" just to name a few. All of those except for "Headlines" and maybe "Dreams Money Can Buy" also cross over with NonIndicativeName.
** In "Karaoke" the title appears in the second verse, in "Dreams Money Can Buy" the title appears at the end of both verses. These are actually examples of RefrainFromAssuming.

* SignatureSong: Probably "Find Your Love", "Marvin's Room", or "Headlines".

* ButNotToBlack

* {{Bowdlerise}}: His first hit single "Best I Ever Had", is changed from "You the fuckin' best, you the fuckin' best" to "You the, you the best" for radio play. The majority of his work is an example of this one, with "Find Your Love" being an exception.

** In "Karaoke" the title appears in the second verse, in "Dreams Money Can Buy" the title appears at the end of both verse. These are actually examples of RefrainFromAssuming.

* ButNotTooBlack: He is half-African (father) and half-Caucasian (mother).
* ButNotTooForeign: He is half-American (father) and half-Canadian (mother).

* BoastfulRap: "Forever", "Over" and "Headlines".
** Listing individual songs is really a waste of time. Let's be honest; if he's not rapping/singing about a girl, he's doing this.
*** Averted with "Fear". Not a boastful rap or about girls.

* {{Bowdlerise}}: His first hit single "Best I Ever Had", is changed from "You the fuckin' best, you the fuckin' best" to "You the, you the best" for radio play.
** Really, just about any of his works suffer from this (with "Find Your Love" being an exception).

---> '''From "The Presentation"''':
---> "Tryna make some cheese off a single is a process/ Get it? Kraft, single, cheese, process"
---> '''From "Man of the Year"''':
---> "I never copied nor bit like Eddie, man/ Did you get it? Eddie Murphy was in Norbit/ Or was it way over your head? Did you forfeit?"

* {{Nakama}}: "Man I love my team, I would die for them niggas..."
* RhymingWithItself: He often rhymes "shit" with "shit".

Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986), aka Drake, is a Canadian recording artist and actor. Drake's father is an African-American from Memphis, Tennessee, and his mother is a white Jewish Canadian. He originally became known for playing the character Jimmy Brooks on the television series ''DegrassiTheNextGeneration''. After making a few mixtapes, in 2008 he was discovered by LilWayne. Drake's first studio album, ''Thank Me Later'', released on June 15, 2010, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The album has since gone platinum. He will release his second studio album, titled ''Take Care'', in November 2011. Drake has been nominated for several awards including Grammys, even being selected to perform at the 2010 Grammy award ceremony. Drake has also won several awards, including two Juno Awards in 2010 for Best New Artist, and Rap Recording of the Year.

Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986), aka Drake, is a Canadian recording artist and actor. Drake's father is an African-American from Memphis, Tennessee, and his mother is a white Jewish Canadian. He originally became known for playing the character Jimmy Brooks on the television series ''DegrassiTheNextGeneration''. After making a few mixtapes, in 2008 he was discovered by LilWayne. Drake's first studio album, ''Thank Me Later'', released on June 15, 2010, debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. The album has since gone platinum. He will release his second studio album, titled ''Take Care'', in late 2011. Drake has been nominated for several awards including Grammys, even being selected to perform at the 2010 Grammy award ceremony. Drake has also won several awards, including two Juno Awards in 2010 for Best New Artist, and Rap Recording of the Year.

* XMeetsY: Sometimes described as a cross between LilWayne and KanyeWest

* BoastfulRap: "Forever", "Over", "Headlines"
** Listing individual songs is really a waste of time. Let's be honest if he's not rapping/singing about a girl, he's doing this.

* {{Bowdlerization}}: His first hit single "Best That I Ever Had", is changed from "You the fuckin' best, you the fuckin best" to "You the, you the best" for radio play.
* ButNotTooBlack: He is half-African (father) and half-Caucasian (mother)
* ButNotTooForeign: He is half-American (father) and half-Canadian (mother)

---> '''From "The Presentation"'''Tryna make some cheese off a single is a process/ Get it? Kraft, single, cheese, process
---> '''From "Man of the Year"'''I never copied nor bit like Eddie, man/ Did you get it? Eddie Murphy was in Norbit/ Or was it way over your head?
Did you forfeit?

* BoastfulRap: "Forever", "Over"