Kylei Taylor 4/4/17 4A

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Drake, the World's only black Jewish-Canadian rap star, was born Aubrey Drake Graham on
October 24, 1986, in Toronto, Canada. Drake grew up with music in his blood. His father, Dennis
Graham, was a drummer for legendary rock star Jerry Lee Lewis, and Drake says that his mother,
Sandi Graham, also hails from a "very msuical" family. Drake comes from an eclectic and unique
racial and religious background. His father is an African-American Catholic and his mother is a
white Canadian Jew. Speaking about his personal identity, Drake says, "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. It makes me unique."

Drake's parents divorced when he was Drakes parents divorced when he was 5 years old,
and he was raised by his mother in forest hill, an affluent and predominantly Jewishj Toronto
neighborhood. He had a bar Mitzvah at the age of 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 shed make latkes. Despite