Drake — a music artist who goes by his middle name — was named the No. 5 richest rapper of 2019 by Forbes.
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The rapper's net worth is estimated to be $150 million.
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At 32 years old, Drake is the youngest on the list.
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From 2018 to 2019, Drake's net worth grew by 50%, according to Forbes. And that's thanks to way more than just his music.
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Drake told Forbes that he is always trying to get "better at things that make money."
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While that "objective" of his does include reportedly making around $2 million per night on tour...
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OVO stands for October's Very Own — Drake was born in October so the brand name is a nod to himself. The company started as an online community where the budding rap star released his first studio album, "Thank Me Later."
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OVO co-founder Oliver El-Khatib likened the MySpace page where the brand started to today's Instagram in terms of the platform's ability to facilitate a connection between an artist and their fans.
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Before he reached hip hop superstardom, Drake was an actor. He was a regular on the teen-focused soap opera, "Degrassi: The Next Generation." So Drake, the actor, turned to a MySpace page to transition to Drake, the musician.
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The page turned into a blog, which became a spot for Drake, El-Khatib, and their team to post inspiration and also their original work, El-Khatib said. When the first album came out in 2010, it went right to the top of the US Billboard 200 list.
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Drake went on to make several more albums, some of which reached No. 1 on charts and won various awards.
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He also won a Grammy Award for the best rap album in 2013.
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In 2011, the brand started to release clothing. El-Khatib said it was because the group needed some tour-specific clothing for employees at venues to easily recognize the team. Since then, fashion has been the company's biggest source of revenue and is projected to do $50 million in sales in 2019.
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The brand has also participated in collaborations with other fashion icons. In December 2013, Drake announced a collaboration line with Nike's Jordan Brand.
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But clothing isn't the company's only source of revenue. There is also OVO Sound and OVO Sound Radio — a record label and radio program respectively.
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The actor-turned-musician also has quite an extensive real estate portfolio.
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His most recent Los Angeles acquisition was a $4.5 million ranch in Hidden Hills — a neighborhood also known for being the home of celebs like the Kardashians.
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He dubbed the first of his three Hidden Hills homes the Yolo Estate. Drake paid $7.7 million for the estate in 2012.
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The third home — a 1950s-style ranch — bumped up Drake's Hidden Hills acreage to a cool 6.7 acres. That's roughly the size of five football fields.
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Before all the acting, businesses, and subsequent sources of income, Graham was busy growing up in Toronto, Canada.
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He was raised predominantly by his single mother in a Jewish household.
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Through his own song lyrics and different interviews with magazines like GQ, the rapper has touched on having a complicated relationship with his father, but in recent years the rapper has said, "We're cool" now.
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Like many religiously observant Jewish people, Drake had a Bar Mitzvah when he was around 13 years old. Billboard reported that he even hosted a "re-Bar Mitzvah" for his 31st birthday.
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One of the ways Drake stays connected to his Toronto roots is through his ambassadorship-turned-partnership with the city's NBA team, the Raptors.
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In 2013, the rapper who grew up a "die-hard fan" of the team was named Raptors' global ambassador.
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He said as ambassador, he wants "to bring the excitement into this building, I want a team that people are dying to come see, I want the tickets to be extremely hard to get, I want to bring that aggression, I want to bring that energy."
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He's even hinted at wanting to buy the team one day.
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With Drake's help, the team launched a publicity campaign in 2014.
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Team representatives have said "We the North" is an attitude and mindset that they hoped fans all over the world would get behind...
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...and they have.
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In 2017, the partnership between the star and the team grew its philanthropy reach. Drake and the Raptors donated a total of $3 million to Toronto and to Canada Basketball.
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The money was to be used to build courts around the city and facilitate the overall growth of the sport in the community.
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In March 2019, the Raptors' practice facility was renamed the OVO Athletic Centre.
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Even though Drake is often seen courtside cheering on the Raptors...
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...he's also proven to be a Golden State Warriors fan at times.
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In fact, he bet French Montana $60,000 that the Warriors would beat the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2016 NBA Finals — the Warriors lost and Drake was out a cool $60K.
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Another NBA team that has had the rapper's heart at one point is the Miami Heat.
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He's been accused of being a "bandwagon fan" — someone who supports whatever team is supposed to be the best that season.
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He was spotted on the Heat's sidelines cheering for pals Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and LeBron James.
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But the rapper has also proven to show some philanthropic love for the Florida city.
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In 2018, he donated $50,000 to help pay for a new homeless shelter after visiting Miami’s Lotus House — the city’s only homeless shelter for women and children at the time. He also gave Target gift cards to mothers and toys to children.
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The rapper used his "God's Plan" music video budget of almost $1 million to make different donations around the city. The video opens with a statement that reads: "... Don't tell the label ..."
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He filmed the video in various locations around Miami and made subsequent donations. He gave Destiny James, a student at the University of Miami, a check for $50,000 ...
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... he walked into a grocery store and told shoppers he'd pay for everything they bought that day ...
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... he walked up to families and handed them stacks of cash ...
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... he donated $25,000 to Miami Senior High School ...
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... he danced with kids at the Overtown Youth Center ...
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... and donated $20,000 to the Miami Fire Department.
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Other lucky people around the city were given cars and shopping sprees at Saks Fifth Avenue.
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While it's clear the rapper has spent a significant amount of money on strangers, he has also reportedly been supporting Sophie Brussaux — a former adult-film star and the mother of Adonis, Drake's son.
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Drake hasn't been without his share of controversies. When fellow rapper Pusha T announced to the world that Drake, in fact, did have a son, it made headlines. He also called out Drake for wearing blackface on one of his album covers.
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October's Very Own defended himself in the conversation around blackface, but he did confirm Pusha T's allegations that he had a son. The confirmation came in 2018 when Drake said he was "hiding the world from my son," not the other way around.
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Drake is constantly working on new ventures — like investing in tech company Omni — and making music. There's no telling what's next in Drake's plan.
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