It’s Drake’s 31st birthday! And here are 10 facts about the rapper that will make you love him even more! (Photo: WENN)
In 2016, Drake set the record for most American Music Awards nominations. He raked in 13 noms—beating Michael Jackson’s 11 nominations in 1984. (Photo: WENN)
AND he made history at the Billboard Music Awards by winning 13 awards in one night—the most any artist has won at the show in a single night. Sorry, Adele! (Photo: WENN)
He was raised Jewish, he attended a Jewish Day School, and he even had a bar mitzvah. (Photo: WENN)
Forget about hockey—he may me Canadian, but basketball is Drake’s favorite sport! He roots for the Miami Heats. (Photo: WENN)
He rose to fame as a Canadian TV star in the show Degrassi: The Next Generation, when he was only 15 years old. (Photo: WENN)
He’s not only an amazing rapper, but a very talented songwriter. He wrote Un-Thinkable for Alicia Keys and co-wrote Fall For Your Type for Jamie Foxx. (Photo: WENN)
He dropped out of high school when he was 15. Ten years later, he went back, took his exams, and officially graduate high school at 25. (Photo: WENN)
He’s a voice actor. He was the voice of Ethan, the kid mammoth, in Ice Age 4: Continental Drift. (Photo: WENN)
He dated RiRi… allegedly. Drake and Rihanna supposedly had a secret (not so secret) romance since 2009. She even kissed him in public after his very emotional ode to her during the 2016 MTV VMA’s! (Photo: WENN)
He has a crush on Nicki Minaj! “I’ve always really, actually, really had a crush on her, always really loved her, and she’s always just looked at me as, like, her little brother,” he said. (Photo: WENN)
We love Drake. Plain and simple. We don’t care if the world thinks he’s just flat out obnoxious or a weird dancer. We love him, and you should too.
Maybe it’s his musical talent, maybe it’s his beard, maybe it’s the fact that he’s Canadian… what are we talking about—of course that’s not it!
Whatever it is, we’re all in.
From playing a wheelchair-bound high schooler on TV, to getting a phone call from Lil Wayne overnight, to becoming a self-made sensation known across the globe, you can’t ignore the fact that Drake is one of the biggest rap artists in the world (make some room, Slim Shady).
Celebrating his 31sth birthday, here are 10 facts that will make you love him even more—or, if that’s the case, fall for him once and for all!
