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= = = = = = = Drake = == Drake is a Canadian-born artist who grew up in Toronto and Memphis. He first made a name for himself while starring on the hit teen show, Degrassi: The Next Generation, from 2001, 2008, where he played a basketball star named Jimmy Brooks who became physically disabled after being shot. Drake dropped his first mix-tape, Room For Improvement, in 2006. But it was his follow-up effort, 2007,s Comeback Season, that truly put him on the map with standout tracks like Replacement Girl, featuring Trey Songz, and Man of the Year, featuring a freestyle by Lil Wayne. The buzz generated by Drake's phenomenal success on the mix-tape scene quickly led to star-studded collaborations with everyone from Mary J. Blige and Eminem to Kanye West and Jay-Z. In 2008, Lil Wayne was given a CD sampler of Drake's music. He was so impressed by what he heard that he invited Drake to join him on tour and signed the young singer-rapper to YME in 2009. Within months of inking his deal, Drake released an EP called So Far Gone, featuring the smash hit single Best I Ever Had, which not only claimed the No. 1 spot on Billboard's R&B and Hip-Hop Song Charts, but also earned two Grammy nominations, 3 Soul Train Award nominations, 5 BET Hip-Hop Award nominations, and an MTV Video Music Award nomination. Having been named iTunes Best New Hip-Hop/Rap Artist of 2009, Drake is now poised to reach greater heights in 2010 with the release of his full-length debut album, Thank Me Later. Drake recently performed at 2012 NHL All-star Game.

=Nicki Minaj =

Nicki Minaj, a native of Queen, New York, is not just another sexy hip-hop artist; she's a trained and accomplished writer, singer, and actress who graduated from New York's renowned LaGuardia High School of Music & Arts (which inspired the Fame television series and movie franchise). After being discovered on MySpace, Nicki appeared in The Carter Edition of Young Money's The Come Up DVD series, which led to Lil Wayne enlisting her to collaborate on a number of mix-tapes, including Nicki's debut mix-tape Playtime Is Over, which features a cameo by Lil Wayne on the track Can't Stop, Won't Stop. Nicki Minaj fancies herself a modern-day Wonder Woman with multiple personalities. There's Nicki the Ninja, a naughty hip-hop lyrical assassin; Nicki the Harajuku Barbie, an imaginative, fun, coquettish, girly girl fashionista who adores all things pink; and Nicki the Boss, the ingenious, austere business woman who always thinks outside of the box and is never afraid to assert herself. She also is about to perform In the up coming Super bowl XLVI.

=LilWayne =

Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr. (born September 27, 1982), better known by his stage name Lil Wayne, is an American rapper. At the age of nine, Lil Wayne joined Cash Money Records as the youngest member of the label, and half of the duo, The B.G.'z, with B.G. In 1997, Lil Wayne joined the group Hot Boys, which also included rappers Juvenile B.G. and Young Turk. Hot Boys debuted with Get it how U Live! that year. Lil Wayne gained most of his success with the group's major selling album Guerrilla Warfare, released in 1999. Also in 1999, Lil Wayne released his Platinum debut album Tha Block is Hot, selling over one million copies in the U.S.

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