He starred on Degrassi for seven years (2001-2009), earning a Young Artist Award in 2002 for best ensemble in a TV series, among other honors. 'There was a kid in my class whose father was an agent,' Drake would later explain, adding: 'His dad would say, 'If there's anyone in the class that makes you laugh, have them audition for me.' After the audition, he became my agent.'ĭrake dropped out of school to pursue his acting career, only graduating from high school in 2012. It was one of Drake's classmates at Forest Hill who gave him his start in the entertainment industry. He has said that 'nobody understood what it was like to be Black and Jewish,' but added that 'being different from everyone else just made me a lot stronger.' 'Degrassi: The Next Generation' 'When I was younger, she gave cool gifts and she'd make latkes.' Despite his Jewish upbringing, Drake says he felt isolated at Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, his virtually all-white people high school. 'My mom has always made Hanukkah fun,' Drake recalls. He attended Jewish day school, had a Bar Mitzvah at age 13 and observed the Jewish High Holy Days with his mother. being different from everyone else just made me a lot stronger.” “There are very few subtle 'Degrassi' fans.”ĭrake's parents divorced when he was five years old, and he was raised by his mother in Forest Hill, an affluent and predominantly Jewish neighborhood in Toronto. There was a point where I felt like I needed to keep the company of a woman every night.” “Nobody understood what it was like to be Black and Jewish. It had a cult following.” “I used to be filling a void. The woman that he loves fell into my lap.” “I don't really have a gimmick or a 'thing.' I'm one of the few artists who gets to be himself every day.” “'Degrassi' was never something I saw as potentially ruining. The mood of rap has changed.” “I make better music than. I'll never be disappointed again, because I don't expect anything anymore from him.” “All my Tweets are things I'd tattoo on me if I was a tattoo type.” “I've never been reckless-it's always calculated.” “Rap now is just being young and fly and having your sh*t together. It makes me unique.” “ have an issue, and it's either gonna drag out or maybe in 10 years we'll laugh about it over drinks.” “Me and my dad are friends. “At the end of the day, I consider myself a Black man because I'm more immersed in Black culture than any other.

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