Q 01/05

Drake records under his middle name; what is his first name?

A) Austin

B) Aubrey

C) Adrian

D) Anthony

Answer · why

B) Aubrey

Aubrey Drake Graham was credited by his first and last names as a Degrassi actor, then put his middle name on his music.

Q 02/05

Which rapper signed Drake to his own label in 2009?

A) Jay-Z

B) Lil Wayne

C) Eminem

D) Dr. Dre

Answer · why

B) Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne heard Drake's music through Jas Prince, flew him to Houston in 2008 to join his tour, and signed him the next year after a label bidding war...

Q 03/05

Before rapping, Drake played which basketball star on the Canadian teen drama Degrassi: The Next Generation?

A) Spinner Mason

B) J.T. Yorke

C) Jimmy Brooks

D) Sean Cameron

Answer · why

C) Jimmy Brooks

Jimmy Brooks, a basketball star left in a wheelchair after a classmate shoots him, was Drake's first big role; he landed it at 15 through a schoolmate...

Q 04/05

Which of these was Drake's debut mixtape, released in 2006?

A) Comeback Season

B) Room for Improvement

C) So Far Gone

D) The Best in the World Pack

Answer · why

B) Room for Improvement

Room for Improvement came out while Drake was still acting on Degrassi; put on sale rather than given away, it moved only about 6,000 copies.

Q 05/05

Which was Drake's first studio album, a US number-one debut?

A) So Far Gone

B) Take Care

C) Thank Me Later

D) Comeback Season

Answer · why

C) Thank Me Later

Thank Me Later sold 447,000 copies in its first week, yet Drake later said he had rushed it and named the follow-up 'Take Care' because that time he t...