Drake Research Paper

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Have you ever heard of a great musician who goes by the stage name Drake? Well, he inspired many artists to create wonderful music. Drake is a hybrid musician, which is in ''Drake case" is when you could rap and sing throughout his songs. Drake brings a lot of energy in his songs which gets a lot of fans excited. Drake got a pretty nice flow and he has good ear for rhythm that fits the right tempo.

Drake was born in Toronto, Canada on October 24, 1986, to a biracial couple Sandra Graham and Dennis Graham. Drake attend Jewish day school and forest hill collegiate institution growing up. Before Drake was rap and singing, he was an actor on a tv show called Degrassi: The Next Generation where he started rapping. When Drake was growing up, he was influence by Jimi Hendrix, Kanye west, and Jay Z.

Drake career took off when he landed a role on Degrassi: The Next Generation where he played a character name Jimmy Brooks. Drake create a lot hits songs but his biggest ones were "Hotline
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The timbre of Drake voice is soft, emotional, and mellow. In his song "Hotline Bling" from the album the views, Drake was able to create a smooth flow while using F major throughout his song. Also, Drake as a nice melancholic tone in his song. Notice in his song" One dance" from his album the views, Drake as an incredible melody and his voice is smooth.

Drake flow is very catchy and he is a trendsetter for vocal styles. In the song "Hotline Bling' from the album views. Drake was able to change the tone of his voice throughout the song because he started off soft then you in the bridge, his voice was rough. Drake knows how to express a lot of emotion throughout his songs that’s why people respect him a lot. Also, he has a great pitch and melody in the song.

Drake has influence a lot of musicians in his career. Musicians such as Lil Wayne, Future, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, The Weeknd, Kanye West, and

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