Drake comes from a musical family, with a father—Dennis Graham—who was a drake birthday cake for Jerry Lee Lewis and an uncle who played bass for Prince. 1 best selling single was ‘One Dance’ with Rihanna.

At the end of the day, I consider myself a Black man because I’m more immersed in Black culture than any other. Being Jewish is kind of a cool twist. 10 years we’ll laugh about it over drinks. TV and rap star Drake is best known in Canada for playing wheelchair-bound Jimmy Brooks on ‘Degrassi: The Next Generation,’ and for hit songs like “Take Care,” “One Dance” and “Hotline Bling. Drake first came to prominence in the teen soap Degrassi: The Next Generation in the role of Jimmy Brooks, a wheelchair-bound character he played for seven years. His father, Dennis Graham, was a drummer for the legendary rock ‘n’  roll star Jerry Lee Lewis. An uncle, Larry Graham, played bass for Sly and the Family Stone.

Drake’s parents divorced when he was five years old, and he was raised by his mother in Forest Hill, an affluent and predominantly Jewish neighborhood in Toronto. He attended Jewish day school, had a Bar Mitzvah at age 13 and observed the Jewish High Holy Days with his mother. My mom has always made Hanukkah fun,” Drake recalls. When I was younger, she gave cool gifts and she’d make latkes.