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RM, Aubrey Graham → Drake (entertainer), June 30, 2010, Moved
RM, Drake (entertainer) → Drake (rapper), February 22, 2013, No consensus
RM, Drake (entertainer) → Drake, June 22, 2013, Moved to Drake (rapper)
RM, Drake (rapper) → Drake (singer), May 27, 2016, No consensus
RM, Drake (rapper) → Drake (musician), June 21, 2016, Moved
RM, Drake (musician) → Drake, July 21, 2016, No consensus
RM, Drake (musician) → Drake, August 26, 2017, No consensus
RM, Drake (musician) → Drake, March 23, 2019, No consensus
RM, Drake (musician) → Drake (vocalist), May 11, 2019, No consensus
RM, Drake (musician) → Drake, December 1, 2022, Not moved
RM, Drake (musician) → Drake (singer) August 31, 2023, Not moved

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The result was: promoted by BorgQueen (talk) 08:35, 17 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Drake has the personal approval of Barack Obama to portray the U.S. president in a biopic if the opportunity came? Source: Variety
- ALT1: ... that Drake took a hiatus from his musical career to return to television as executive producer of Euphoria? Source: The Hollywood Reporter
- Reviewed: Drew O'Connor
- Comment: Tried to go with lesser known trivia than ‘Did you know that… Drake shattered x record?’ QPQ review coming later as my battery is currently at 6%

Improved to Good Article status by Trillfendi (talk). Self-nominated at 19:30, 26 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Drake (musician); consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: No issues with anything as far as the actual hook or article are concerned (I'd definitely go with ALT0 over ALT1 personally) but holding off on giving it the all clear until the QPQ has been done. Turnagra (talk) 07:48, 29 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@Turnagra: qpq done now. Trillfendi (talk) 18:10, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks - happy to go ahead and approve this with ALT0 now! Turnagra (talk) 18:53, 1 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Trillfendi, any objection to me getting an image from the article and putting this in the lead slot? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 00:46, 13 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Errors in Early life section

could be added: Drake's claim at age 14 (2nd source age 16-17)father's cellmate was teaching him to rap

^{Complex Magazine interview (he says age 16 or 17)}

Drake Talks Young Money, Kanye Comparisons & Ghostwriting

https://www.complex.com/music/a/complex/drake-talks-young-money-kanye-comparisons-ghostwriting

This former Canadian TV star has become one of hip-hop's most anticipated rookies. Get familiar with this exclusive Q&A.

BYCOMPLEX

May 29, 2009

Drake: "How I got into rapping was, my dad was in jail for two years and he shared a cell wit this dude who didn't really have anyone to speak to. So, he used to share his phone time with this dude and at the time I was probably 16 or 17, this dude was like 20-22, and he would always rap to me over the phone'it was Poverty, that was his rap name. After while I started to get into it and I started to write my own shit down. And after a while, he would call me and we would just rap to each other. And after my dad got out I kept in touch with dude and kept writing my shit down and eventually I learned from meeting people who were into music, too, the art of making a song and I accepted the fact that I wanted to be in music."

(2ndsource he says probably 14)

Drake’s prison correspondence school of rap

By Chris Lee

June 24, 2010 8:10 AM PT

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links.

https://www.latimes.com/archives/blogs/pop-hiss/story/2010-06-24/drakes-prison-correspondence-school-of-rap

“My dad went to jail for, like, a year on – I don’t even know what he was in jail for – an assault charge or a drug charge or something,” Drake recalled in an interview with The Times last month. “When he was in there, he had a cellmate who used to rap, but he had nobody to talk to.

I was probably 14; the guy was probably 21. My dad was like, ‘My son likes to rap so I’ma let you rap for him. I’ma share my phone time with you. I’m going to pass you the phone and here’s my cellmate. Say what’s up to him.” He continued: “The guy’s name was Poverty. He’d be like, ‘Let me spit something at you. I was like, ‘Whoah!’ And he’d spit something. ‘Alright, talk to you tomorrow.’”

Poverty coaxed Drake out of his shell and provided a de facto school of rap – even if the young MC eventually lost track of his hip-hop Yoda.

“Next day, my dad would call me. So I’d pick up and he’d pass the phone and the guy rapped again,” said Drake. “I had been writing raps but never rapped for anybody. I was like, ‘I’ma get my little rhyme book together tomorrow.’ And we’d go back and forth.

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[[Category:Rappers from Ontario]] Jamamew (talk) 17:24, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: per WP:SUBCAT. The article is already in Category:Rappers from Toronto, a subcategory of that category. Day Creature (talk) 17:44, 29 January 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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I request that the title of the page be changed from "Drake (musician)" to "Drake (lesbian)" in light of revalations brought to light in drakes 2021 song "Girls like girls" ~2026-15767-18 (talk) 07:50, 12 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: Please refrain from using the edit request function for tomfoolery. ―Maltazarian ^{(talk $\lor$ investigate)} 09:47, 12 March 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Infobox image

That infobox image is blurry and not up to standard. Can we replace it with something better quality? Thanks Jkaharper (talk) 15:24, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

If you find something better that has the appropriate rights... please do so. Trillfendi (talk) 21:39, 6 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This would be my preference, as it's clearer and gives us a good look at his face. I think the only downside is that it's at a bit of a weird angle. There are also some pretty clear pictures of him from 2010 though I don't think they're great as an all-around representation of the guy (he's had a beard for most of his career now). JOE BRO ⁶⁴ 13:36, 15 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

There is this one here which gives a better angle and is from a clear quality. It may be from 2016, but its the best i could do. Wikiman (Talk) 19:31, 29 May 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This last one by @Wikiman2230: is the one we use on the German Wikipedia as well and which one is better suited than the current one. I find it hilarious that you have such an old picture where he looks so "fruity". Best, rayukk | talk 21:51, 17 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

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In the Television filmography table, please change the character name for The Office Movers entry from "Max" to "Lennox".

Specifically, please change:

| 2025 | ''[[The Office Movers]]'' | Max | Season 2: Episode 4, Episode 6

to:

| 2025 | ''[[The Office Movers]]'' | Lennox | Season 2: Episode 4, Episode 6 Cheromaniii (talk) 22:14, 6 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

This is since https://www.imdb.com/title/tt38691191/ refers to Drake's character as Lennox, the television series refers to him as Lennox, and his captions put his characters name as Lennox. No idea where the name Max came from. Cheromaniii (talk) 22:17, 6 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want made.

Unfortunately, I cannot use WP:IMDB as a source, since it is user-generated content, but I will ask Hometown Kid to explain their edit, which does not include a source at all.

Slomo666 (talk) 14:39, 8 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

IMDb and the TV series its self refers to Drake's character as Lennox. Nowhere in the television series was the name Max said near Drake's character. I understand though. Cheromaniii (talk) 19:23, 8 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Again: Wikipedia:IMDB is not considered a reliable source. Slomo666 (talk) 20:37, 8 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Did Hometown Kid ever reply? Cheromaniii (talk) 02:37, 13 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not on the present talk page as far as I can tell. I did not leave them a talk page message, as I assumed a Ping would be sufficiënt. I see that you did leave him a talk page message, so perhaps he will respond to that. Happy editing, Slomo666 (talk) 13:44, 22 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Extended-confirmed-protected edit request on 19 June 2026

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In the Feuds and public disputes section (or wherever the 2024 Kendrick Lamar feud paragraph appears), please remove the picture of Kendrick Lamar

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drake_(musician)#/media/File:KendrickSZASPurs230725-21_-_54683275585_(cropped).jpg caption: In 2024, he was involved in a rap feud with Kendrick Lamar (pictured) reference: 'File:KendrickSZASPurs230725-21 - 54683275585 (cropped).jpg'

Reason: The image and "(pictured)" note are unnecessary for understanding the feud and create an imbalance. Kendrick Lamar's own article discusses the same feud in detail but does not include a photo of Drake. Removing it improves neutrality and conciseness per WP:NPOV and WP:UNDUE. No new content is being added — just trimming a non-essential visual. Thank you. Mrdocjep (talk) 17:44, 19 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]

Not done: your request appears to have been generated by a large language model. Day Creature (talk) 18:29, 19 June 2026 (UTC)[reply]