As of 2024, Drake’s net worth is estimated to be between $250 – $270 million USD.
Aubrey Drake Graham, aka “Drake,” is a Canadian rapper, singer, songwriter, and actor. He rose to fame in the late 2000s with his mixtape So Far Gone and has since become one of the most successful and influential artists in the music industry.
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Drake was born on October 24, 1986, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. His parents divorced when he was five years old, and he was raised by his mother in Toronto’s Forest Hill neighborhood. His father, Dennis Graham, was a drummer for rock and roll legend Jerry Lee Lewis.
Drake’s interest in music began at a young age, and he started acting in school plays and performing in local talent shows. He also attended acting classes and landed a role on the Canadian teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation in 2001.
He continued to act on the show until 2009, but his true passion was music. In 2006, Drake released his first mixtape, Room for Improvement, which gained some attention in the underground hip hop scene.
He then released his second mixtape Comeback Season in 2007, which caught the attention of rapper Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne signed Drake to his record label, Young Money Entertainment, in 2009.
Drake was appointed as the Toronto Raptors’ “global ambassador” in 2013, becoming a member of the NBA franchise’s executive committee. After Apple Music was introduced, Drake was announced as the face of the platform in 2015.
Additionally, he signed an exclusive agreement with the service, reportedly worth $19 million. As a result, all of Drake’s future solo releases were made available on Apple Music before being released on other streaming platforms and music stores.
Due to his notable financial success, he was included in The Forbes Five: Hip-Hop’s Wealthiest Artists, ranking number five behind Birdman, Dr. Dre, Jay Z and Diddy in 2017.
Being just 30 years old at the time, it was particularly impressive for him to be recognized as being among the top five richest rappers — especially since he’s young enough to be the son of the others included on the list!
He owns some impressive real estate: Drake mainly resides in “The Embassy,” his lavish $100 million mansion situated in Toronto, Ontario. This opulent estate spans an impressive 35,000 square feet and was custom-built in 2017.
The grandeur of this residence can be witnessed in the music video for his hit track “Toosie Slide.” In the spring of 2023, he listed his 24,260-square-foot home in the Beverly Crest neighborhood of Los Angeles for $88 million.
It’s also rumoured that he recently purchased a six-bedroom mansion in London, England, for £9.15 million, which is equivalent to roughly $11.6 million U.S. dollars!
In 2019, Drake bought his own Boeing 767 jet and began customizing it. Known as “Air Drake,” the impressive airplane can seat 30 people, has been compared to a five-star luxury hotel, and is estimated to have cost as much as $242 million.
The inside of Air Drake includes a minimum of three private suites, two lounges, a sophisticated workspace, a room for entertainment, and a restroom. Within these areas, there are a large bed, floors covered in carpet, modern televisions, luxurious velvet sofas, high-end furnishings, and a shower.
Drake’s music has been praised for its emotional depth and vulnerability, with many fans relating to his lyrics about love, heartbreak, and success. He has also been applauded for his versatility as an artist, seamlessly blending elements of hip hop, R&B, and pop in his music.
Quotes from the inspirational and wildly successful artist on perseverance, success, and more:
“A goal is just a dream with a deadline.”
“Beauty isn’t about having a pretty face… it’s about having a pretty mind, a pretty heart, and a pretty soul.”
“Before you give up, think of the reason you held on so long.”
“Boys will break your heart. Real men will pick up the pieces.”
“Count your blessings, not your problems.”
“Everybody dies, but not everybody lives.”
“Haters will broadcast your failures, but whisper your success.”
“I can’t hear the critics talking over the applause.”
“I sit and eat with some of the hardest working people in the business. I observe and I try to apply it to my own craft.”
“If a guy can’t handle you in sweatpants, than he doesn’t deserve you in a wedding dress.”
“I’m obsessed with perfection. I want to work. I don’t want to stop. I want to take advantage and make myself the best possible me that I can be.”
“I’m trying to do better than ‘good enough.’”
“Insecurity is an ugly thing. It makes you hate people you don’t even know.”
“It’s never too late to realize what you want in your life and it’s never wrong to fight for it.”
“Kill them with success and bury them with a smile.”
“Live for today; plan for tomorrow; party tonight.”
“Live without pretending; love without depending; listen without defending; speak without offending.”
“Never let success get to your head and never let failure get to your heart.”
“Never say that you regret something, because at one point in your life, you wanted it.”
“No matter how dirty your past is, your future is still spotless.”
“Nobody understood what it was like to be black and Jewish… being different from everyone else just made me a lot stronger.”
“Pain makes you stronger; fear makes you braver; heartbreak makes you wiser.”
“Perfection to me is: I walk away from a situation and say, ‘I did everything I could do right there.’”
“Smile and let everyone know that today, you’re a lot stronger than you were yesterday.”
“Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination.”
“Sometimes you have to erase the messages, delete the numbers, and move on. You don’t have to forget who that person was to you, but you do have to accept that they aren’t that person anymore.”
“The hardest thing about the business is minding your own.”
“There will be days when I walk in an arena and people will cheer, and then there might be days when I walk in an arena and people might boo… but it all sounds the same to me because it’s all just noise that lets me know that I’m relevant.”
“To be human is to be broken, and broken is its own kind of beautiful.”
“When I’m writing, I’m thinking about how the songs are going to play live. Fifty bars of rap don’t translate onstage. No matter how potent the music, you lose the crowd. They want a hook — they want to sing your stuff back to you.”
“When writing the story of your life, don’t let anyone else hold the pen.”
“When you look ahead and darkness is all you see, faith and determination will pull you through.”
“You don’t make stupid internet videos or show people you have too much free time; you just say the right things and they’ll be like, ‘Damn, this dude’s a real person and I can relate to that.’ That can make somebody’s life, that can make somebody’s day; that can be a line that they never forget.”
“You never worry about the last laugh if you’ve been laughing the whole time.”