Aubrey Drake

Over her 10 years of being in the music industry Taylor Swift has won 271 awards.

But despite what you may think, it wasn’t all good for the Canadian superstar. Yes he grew up in a very privilege neighborhood, but many things tainted his childhood such as the arrests of his father and the divorce of his parents at five years old, forcing him to essentially live two different lives. However, he was able to turn that all around when he got his big break into the small screen when he met with an agent that landed him a role that we’re all familiar with, basketball superstar turned painter turned rapper, Jimmy Brooks on Degrassi: The Next Generation… You know Degrassi had a way of just making stuff up that didn’t make any sense. Drake went on to star on Degrassi for the next eight years.

Robin McLaurin Williams was a remarkable person who shaped the american culture as an actor and comedian. A lot of people see him as an idol. He was born on 21st July 1951 in Chicago, Ilinois. He grew up in wealthy conditions as the only child of Laura McLaurin, a founder of a modeling agency and Robert Fitzgerald who was a senior employee at Ford. He spent most of his childhood in different places due to his father's profession before the family finally settled in Marin County.

There may be no bigger name in rap music right now than Chicago's own Chance the Rapper. His third mixtape Coloring Book is now available on all major music streaming platforms (Apple Music, Soundcloud, Spotify, Tidal, etc.) and he is also the first artist EVER to break The Billboard Top 10 Albums chart with streams only. He has burst onto the scene as a "lone wolf" of sorts; refusing to sign to a record label, releasing all of his music for free, and combining rap, jazz, and gospel music more beautifully than anyone we've ever seen in the music industry. To celebrate Lil Chano's recent success let's check out his ten best songs.

Kendrick Lamar grew up in the city of Compton. Lamar’s father was a member of a gang in Chicago before they moved to Compton. His mother’s brothers had ties to the notorious gang the Compton Crips. When Lamar was eight

Jay Z, Tupac, Kendrick lamar. All these people have the same thing in common. They call grew up in a ghetto. Jay Z donates to charity, Tupac was a shakespeare nut, and kendrick lamar donated almost $50,000 to his school he went to. Not for the publicity, he didn't want anyone to know about it. Where you're from doesn't define who you are.

Ontario on October 24th, 1986 know around the world as "Drake". Son of Dennis Graham and mother name Sandi Grahm. Drake is Canadian, Ethnicity African-American and Ashkenazi Jewish. Aubrey was a Canadian actor at the start of his famous career. He is referred to for his part as Jimmy Brooks on the well-known Canadian show Degrassi: The Next Generation. He later discharged a famous mixtape with tunes like "Each Girl" and "Best I Ever Had", and proceeded onward to an effective melodic vocation. . Then wanted to move on to bigger things. Drake also known as "Dizzy Drake". Became a rapper, starting his rap career on Myspace at the time when Myspace was active and popular for its Music playlist. Aubrey Drake took advantage of it as he promoted his

Marshall Bruce Mathers, Slim Shady more known as Eminem was born 17th 1972 in Kansas City, Missouri. His father Marshall Mathers jr II abandoned him when he was 18 months old so his mother Deborah Nelson raised him alone.

Rapper Shawn Corey Carter ( stage name Jay-Z ) was born in Brooklyn, NY on December 4 1969. He went through a harsh time while growing up. “His father, Adnes Reeves left the family when Jay-Z was only eleven years old.The young rapper was raised by his mother in Brooklyn’s drug-infested Marcy Projects.” He struggled through the years as he had to work very hard for what he wanted. Over time he began to grow a love,

Blake Austin Griffin born on March 16,1989 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, his father Tommy Griffin (Afro-Haitian Descendant), and his mother Gail Griffin (Caucasian American).

Drake had a lot of challenges thrown at him at a very young age, but he always found a way to turn it into something positive. Aubrey Drake Graham was born on October 24, 1986 (Saddleback 4). Drake’s mom had a lot of health issues so he had to help around the house (Saddleback 7). His mom had to stop working due to her health (Saddleback 7). They had a hard time with getting money once she stopped working (Isbell 11). Drake had to be the “man” of the house because his parents were divorced when he was 5 years old (Isabell 7). During Drake’s childhood he had to move around a lot to see both of his parents. He went to live with his mom in midtown Toronto, while he went to live with his dad in the summer in Memphis (Cox 57). He had a hard time at school due to the fact he would get bullied very often because, he was the only mixed and jewish kid that attended that school (Isabell 9).

Songs like “Ain’t no mountain high enough”, “My Girl”, and “ABC” have shaped American history in ways that people don’t even realize. We wouldn’t be listing to artist like Beyoncé, Drake, and John Legend if these former artists didn’t write and/or perform these songs. They have allowed African American music to blossom to what it is known for today. If these artists did not continue to write and produce music, they would have never gotten anywhere and we wouldn’t have the African American artist we love today. This paper will now go into more specific African American singer, songwriters, and composers.

Gucci Mane was born on the twelfth of February of nineteen-eighty in Bessemer, Alabama. Gucci Mane’s dad is Ralph Everett Dudley and his mom is Vicky Jean Davis. His daddy was also known as “Gucci Mane” he was the “OG.” Gucci got his last name from his momma because his daddy was not around when he was born to give him his last name which is “Dudley” so he took his

He starred as Jimmy Brooks, a teenage basketball player who became disabled after being shot by a fellow classmate. "My mother was very sick. We were very poor, like broke. The only money I had coming in was off of Canadian TV, which isn't that much money when you break it down. A season of Canadian television is under a teacher's salary, I'll tell you that much" -Drake (drakedaily.com). Ending his time on Degrassi in 2009, Drake appeared in a total of 138 episodes that aired. After receiving small parts in some movies including Conviction, Ice Age: Continental Drift and Charlie Bernett, Drake then decided to follow his heart and pursue his musical career.

Are you aware of the meaning of true love when the money and the power are sitting comfortably in your hands? In the song “When I was your Man” by Bruno Mars, he expresses his regret of putting aside a loyal woman. Serving him as a lesson learned, he found the true meaning of appreciation of a good woman. Bruno Mars expresses the consequences of his decisions. Unfortunately, his choices threw away an opportunity that was standing at his door step. This song conveys situations in which Bruno Mars could have done more than he did. Throughout “When I was your Man,” he is continually stating things he once took for granted. Therefore forcing him to love and live