The last person to successfully make the transition from acting to rapping sold over 10 million albums whil helping the world "Get Jiggy With It." There have been others who have attempted the feat and have been overly successful in one aspect or the other i.e. LL Cool J, Mark Walberg, and Eve. With history not in his favor Aubrey "Drake" Graham, who already has built a large fan base as Jimmy: a disabled young adult in the sitcom Degrassi, is ready to hit the ground running and become hip hop's next rookie of year. Not only is he an exceptionally talented actor and rapper, this 21 year old phenom from Toronto can hold a tune with the best of them. I have added a youtube video of his song brand new, which is about someone in love trying to please their companion but is discouraged when all their efforts are overshadowed by the fact that someone before them has 'been there & done that'. The second youtube video is a song which debuted on BET's viewer choice entertainment show 106 & Park. Drake become the first Canadian rapper to ever have a video played on the show. The name of the song is Replacement Girl, in which he solicited the help of comrade and songwriter extraordinaire Trey Songz to make a song about finding someone better than your last girlfriend. With Drake recently teaming up with Lil Wayne for the Brand New Remix and Ransom, this Toronto triple threat is set to blow, because is most definitely the bomb, like tick...tick. Until next time...Find your swank.Think insane.Be urbane.
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