Drake (musician) in the context of "Battle rap"

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⭐ Core Definition: Drake (musician)

Aubrey Drake Graham (born October 24, 1986) is a Canadian rapper, singer, and actor. He is credited with popularizing R&B sensibilities in hip-hop music. Drake first gained recognition by starring as Jimmy Brooks in the CTV Television Network teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation (2001–2008) and began his music career by independently releasing the mixtapes Room for Improvement (2006), Comeback Season (2007), and So Far Gone (2009) before signing with Young Money Entertainment.

Drake's debut album, Thank Me Later (2010), debuted atop the Billboard 200. All of his subsequent studio albums—including Take Care (2011), Nothing Was the Same (2013), Scorpion (2018), Honestly, Nevermind (2022) and For All the Dogs (2023)—also reached number one in the US. His fourth album, Views (2016), led the Billboard 200 for 13 weeks and his sixth album Certified Lover Boy (2021) set the then-record for most US top-ten songs from one album (9). Drake's catalogue of high-charting singles includes "Best I Ever Had", "Find Your Love", "Take Care", "Started from the Bottom", "Hold On, We're Going Home", "Hotline Bling", "One Dance", "Passionfruit", "God's Plan", "Nice for What", "In My Feelings", "Toosie Slide", "Way 2 Sexy", "Fair Trade", "Jimmy Cooks", "Rich Flex", "Slime You Out", "First Person Shooter", "Nokia", and "What Did I Miss?".

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👉 Drake (musician) in the context of Battle rap

Battle rap (also known as rap battling) is a type of rapping performed between two or more performers that incorporates boasts, insults, wordplay and disses originating in the African-American community. Battle rap is often performed spontaneously, or freestyled, in live battles known as rap battles, where participants will compete on the same stage to see who has the better verses.

Battle rap was loosely described by 40 Cal, previously a member of American hip hop collective the Diplomats, in the book How to Rap (2009) as an "extracurricular" display of skill, comparing it to the dunk contest in the NBA. Battle rap has been developed into highly organized league events drawing in significant revenue and attention. Mainstream artists such as Diddy, Busta Rhymes, Eminem, Machine Gun Kelly, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Joe Budden and Cassidy have attended or participated in battles to help increase their popularity. Rap battles are often written and performed to impress crowds with technically inventive rapping, and knowing a wide variety of rapping styles and a wide range of MCs as personal inspirations is recommended. Various MCs have started out writing mostly battle raps and battling other MCs before releasing commercial records.

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Contemporary R&B → Hip-hop → Jimmy Brooks → CTV Television Network → Unsigned artist → Room for Improvement (mixtape) → Comeback Season (mixtape) → So Far Gone (mixtape) → Young Money Entertainment → Thank Me Later → Billboard 200 → Take Care → Nothing Was the Same → Scorpion (Drake album) → Honestly, Nevermind → For All the Dogs → Views (album) → Certified Lover Boy → List of Billboard Hot 100 chart achievements and milestones → Best I Ever Had → Find Your Love → Take Care (song) → Started from the Bottom → Hold On, We're Going Home → Hotline Bling → One Dance → Passionfruit (song) → God's Plan (song) → Nice for What → In My Feelings → Toosie Slide → Way 2 Sexy → Fair Trade (song) → Jimmy Cooks → Rich Flex → Slime You Out → First Person Shooter (song) → Nokia (song) → What Did I Miss? →