Bibliograph

Drake, acting and rapping to the top, Barbara Gottfried

Type

Label

Drake, acting and rapping to the top, Barbara Gottfried

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (page 32) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8 to 12.

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 5 and up.

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Drake

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1119723888

Responsibility statement

Barbara Gottfried

Series statement

The hip-hop revolution

Sub title

acting and rapping to the top

Summary

Born Aubrey Drake Graham, the rapper better known as Drake caught his big break on the Canadian teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation. His songs and albums have gone platinum and gold, won Grammys, and resulted in sold-out performances. Simple text, accompanied by powerful direct quotations, interesting sidebars, and detailed photographs, recounts how Drake surmounted his difficult beginnings as the son of a single hard-working mother who struggled to pay the bills to become a successful hip-hop artist. Readers will be inspired that he has never forgotten his past hardships and continues to donate to charitable causes

Table Of Contents

The beginning of a rapper -- It's a rap -- Keep it coming -- Doing business and giving back

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification