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Before Drake was Drake, the biggest rap star in the world, he was Aubrey Graham, the guy who played basketball star Jimmy Brooks on the Canadian teen soap Degrassi: The Next Generation. Jimmy ended up spending several seasons confined to a wheelchair after being paralyzed in a school shooting, and Drake’s performance as “Wheelchair Jimmy” became a meme that haunted Drake throughout his early rap career. In the A.V. Club‘s new oral history celebrating Degrassi‘s 20th anniversary, writer James Hurst reveals that Drake actually almost quit the show over the whole wheelchair storyline:
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It’s an old story, one that’s happened over and over again. An unknown act comes out of nowhere with a song that catches on in a huge way. And then boom: Before you know it, Drake jumps on a remix. The effect tends to be symbiotic. The artist gets a big boost from the Drake cosign, and Drake gets to turn the whole thing into ...
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Drake: Bell speaks out on suffering sexual abuse at 15
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Bell will make the allegations on the Discovery show 'Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV' later this monthThe post Drake Bell speaks out on suffering sexual abuse at 15 appeared first on NME.
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Drake: promises fan at gig to pay off late mother’s $160k mortgage
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"That’s gonna come from me. Rest in peace to your momma"The post Drake promises fan at gig to pay off late mother’s $160k mortgage appeared first on NME.
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Drake: pays tribute to two fans killed outside his St. Louis concert
submitted by Nick Mar 1st 2024 11:00 pm (www.nme.com)
"Rest in peace to that young mother and her child"The post Drake pays tribute to two fans killed outside his St. Louis concert appeared first on NME.
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Drake: calls for Tory Lanez to be freed after Megan Thee Stallion shooting case
submitted by Nick Feb 26th 2024 10:00 pm (www.nme.com)
Lanez is currently in prison after he was found guilty of shooting Megan Thee Stallion in 2020The post Drake calls for Tory Lanez to be freed after Megan Thee Stallion shooting case appeared first on NME.
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