Drake is a Canadian rapper and actor born in 1986 in Toronto. He began his career playing a role on the TV show Degrassi: The Next Generation. His debut mixtape was called "Room for Improvement" and he became the first unsigned Canadian rapper to have a music video air on BET. His mixtape "So Far Gone" from 2009 featured 17 tracks including collaborations with artists like Trey Songz, Lil Wayne, and Bun B.