About the artist:  Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian actor and recording artist. He is best known for playing Jimmy Brooks, the basketball star that became physically disabled after he was shot by a classmate on Degrassi: The Next Generation. As a rapper, he performs under the mononym Drake, and is often billed as the new version of The Fresh Prince. His first studio album, Thank Me Later is expected to be released later this year on a yet to be determined record label. Graham was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Dennis Graham, a drummer who worked with Jerry Lee Lewis; he is the nephew of musicians Larry Graham and Teenie Hodges. His father is African American (a native of Memphis, Tennessee) and his mother, an educator.