The guy grew up in Forest Hill (very affluent, multi million dollar homes) area of Toronto. he's a "kid star" from being on Canadian TV.
you can like his music, but the guy is nothing more than an act. there was no "starting at the bottom"
So again, I say he isn't rapping about how hard his life is. "Started from the bottom" is true for any artist starting out. Like I said I'm a true hip hop fan and I'm not saying a true Drake fan. He wasn't taken serious when he came out and it took a while for people to even listen. He left Canada and moved to Houston to get put on so please stop with the whole "act" argument. Its all a act to me regardless if we are talking about Drake or Jay-Z. Previous poster made the comment of him rapping about how hard his life is. He raps about his life coming from a single parent household and staying in an affluent neighborhood with one income may be a struggle for some. His father stays in Memphis, Tn where my girlfriend is from and lets just say I'm sure he has dealt with tough times in his life dealing with the split home. As I said before he has a huge following which Apple is smart enough to capitalize on so you all may not be fans of his music but it's a smart business move for Apple.