Drake
Drake in 2011, photo by kathclick/bigstock.com
Birth Name: Aubrey Drake Graham
Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of Birth: October 24, 1986
Ethnicity:
*African-American (father)
*Ashkenazi Jewish (mother)
Drake, also known by his birth name Aubrey Drake Graham, or as Champagne Papi, Drizzy, and 6 God, is a Canadian actor, rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur. Beginning as an actor, he starred as Jimmy Brooks on the show Degrassi: The Next Generation, and appeared in the films Charlie Bartlett and Ice Age: Continental Drift. He later released a popular mixtape, and has since had a successful musical career. His songs include “Best I Ever Had,” “Find Your Love,” “Take Care,” “Started from the Bottom,” “Hold On, We’re Going Home,” “Hotline Bling,” “Summer Sixteen,” “One Dance,” “God’s Plan,” “Nice for What,” “In My Feelings,” “Nonstop,” “Toosie Slide,” “Laugh Now Cry Later,” “What’s Next,” “Way 2 Sexy,” “Girls Want Girls,” “Jimmy Cooks,” and “Search & Rescue.” Drake founded the production company DreamCrew, and the fragrance house Better World; heads the OVO fashion label, co-founded the OVO Sound record label, and the bourbon whiskey Virginia Black; has collaborated with Nike, and is a part owner of Italian football club A.C. Milan.
Drake’s American father, Dennis Graham, a musician/drummer, is African-American. Drake’s Canadian mother, Sandi (Sher), a teacher and florist, is Ashkenazi Jewish, of Latvian Jewish and Russian Jewish descent. Drake was raised Jewish; he attended a Jewish day school and was Bar Mitzvah. Drake is a dual citizen of Canada and the U.S.
Drake has a son with French artist Sophie Brussaux.
On his father’s side, Drake is related to American musicians Teenie Hodges (born Mabon Lewis Hodges), a rhythm and lead guitarist and songwriter, and Larry Graham, a bass guitar player.
Drake’s father Dennis Graham in 2014, credit: Santiago Interiano / PRPhotos.com
Drake’s maternal grandfather was Reuben “Ruby” Sher (the son of Morris Sher and Julia Novick). Reuben was born in Toronto, to Latvian Jewish parents, from Riga. Julia was the daughter of Vichna Novick.
Drake’s maternal grandmother was Evelyn Etta Brontman (the daughter of Avraham/Abraham Brontman/Brantman and Lena/Leah/Lina Zlatka Osherenko/Osheronko/Usherenko). Evelyn was born in Toronto, to Russian Jewish/Polish Jewish parents. Abraham was the son of Israel Brantman and Rachel/Rachil Goldin. Lena was the daughter of Abram/Abie/Avrum Osherenko/Osheronko/Usherenko and Gitel/Gertie/Gitlya/Gittel Weinerman/Veynerman.
Drake with his mother Sandi Graham in 2010, photo Credit: Robin Wong / PR Photos
A DNA test taken by Drake’s father whose results Drake displayed on his Instagram page stated that Drake’s father’s genetic ancestry includes:
*30% Nigeria
*28% Cameroon, Congo & Western Bantu Peoples
*11% Ivory Coast & Ghana
*8% England & Northwestern Europe
Sources: Genealogy of Drake (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
Drake’s maternal great-grandparents, Morris Sher and Julia Novick, on the 1911 Canadian Census – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Drake’s maternal grandmother, Evelyn Etta (Brontman) Sher – http://www.legacy.com
Marriage records of Drake’s maternal great-grandparents, Avraham/Abraham Brontman/Brantman and Lena/Leah/Lina Zlatka Osherenko/Osheronko/Usherenko – https://www.familysearch.org
https://www.familysearch.org
black + jewish is a interesting mixture,he looks biracial(mulatto) but he can pass for north african
From what I’ve seen:
This
http://photos4.hi5.com/0067/254/835/j1aIch254835-02.jpg
to this:
http://www.theprisma.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Los-invisibles-hombre-turbante.jpg
http://farm2.staticflickr.com/1149/4603950662_d5d243726c_z.jpg
well I don’t think Drake would have a problem fitting in
Morocco National team.
http://en.starafrica.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/highres_00012272000010.jpg
This team show more diversity http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/111016103031-football-libya-team-zambia-story-top.jpg
they allow blacks to play (if they’re good), while Algeria, Egypt, Morocco dont. If you search France and England (and Belgium too now) squads most players are black or mixed, it doesnt mean most French and English are like them
@andrew
Isn’t he a Algerian:
http://newshopper.sulekha.com/sweden-handball-denmark-algeria_photo_1674931.htm
http://www.vitaminedz.com/photos/20/20612-le-croate-ivano-balic-r-se-prepare-a-marquer-contre.jpg
I dunno, he must hold an Algerian passport to play for them. I dont know handball, a small sport. All the Algerians and most of Moroccans soccer players known to European fans are completely Caucasians. Normally the best ones play for France or other Euro nations, the worst ones for the country of their parents. You cant ever heard Zidane, he’s one one of best footballer of all time and he is of Algerian (Berber) descent
@Andrew
(I dunno, he must hold an Algerian passport to play for them)
Well I guess he would have an Algerian passport,seeing how he was born and Algerian.his name is (Abdérazak Hamad):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd%C3%A9razak_Hamad
(All the Algerians and most of Moroccans soccer players known to European fans are completely Caucasians)
Well after everything you’ve seen,you should know by now, that the outward appearance can be deceiving
(You cant ever heard Zidane, he’s one one of best footballer of all time and he is of Algerian (Berber) descent
I don’t follow soccer,but i do know of Zidane. I also notice you brought attention to his Berber descent.You said earlier that definitely the inland berbers are mixed,which is why they are blackish.However you refuse to even entertain the idea that the whitish looking ones are impure.Lets take a look at the Almoravid dynasty,they were Berbers who ruled Spain, and the Mediterranean during the 11th and 12th centuries AD.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Almoravid_dynasty
Take a look at this video,and pay attention to what the Almoravid berbers are said to be at the 1:10 mark:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4LzdiNblI8
I also provided you with a book,that was written almost a Hundred yrs ago called (Barbary Rovers – John Finnemore),which i assume you bypass.In that book,it clearly shows what the moors are.Here’s a quote from the book:
( The merchant crew strive hard to clear their decks and load their guns, and meanwhile the Corsair galley is sweeping up to them faster and faster. Now she can be clearly seen. At the prow of the vessel is a high platform, and this is packed by a body of desperate ruffians, coal-black Moors, brown-faced Turks in turbans, or renegades in Greek caps)
Now what did the moors look like?
Oh here’s another picture of moors in the early days:
http://www.jh-dhonneur.fr/oran/scene/maxi/04.Fete_arabe_au_Village_Negre.jpg
Here’s Mulay Ahmad the Berber king of Tunis:
http://www.topofart.com/images/artists/Peter_Paul_Rubens/paintings/rubens093.jpg
could he have been of mixed blood,I think yes
Zidane is actually a Kabyle, a sub-ethnic group of Berbers of Algeria (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabyle_people)
Btw I cant do anything. You have your ideas. If I type “afrocentrism is” my google suggests in order: stupid, racist, bullshit, racism. Other results are: is a joke, a lie, a responce to racism, myth or science, is the problem, is wrong,
@andrew
(Zidane is actually a Kabyle, a sub-ethnic group of Berbers of Algeria )
Yes I know about his background
( If I type “afrocentrism is” my google suggests in order: stupid, racist, bullshit, racism. Other results are: is a joke, a lie, a responce to racism, myth or science, is the problem, is wrong,)
You know someone suggested I look up eurocentric definition,and here’s what it said:
eurocentric-ˌyərōˈsentrik,ˌyo͞orō- 1. Big Fat Lairs; 2.People who tainted history; 3.People who said Africans had no history,meanwhile Looting the Continent of it riches,and storing anything they could not melt down in vaults in museums;4.People who say all the great empires in Africa were created by the great white race.
I couldn’t believe that was right in the dictionary this whole time.
(“afrocentrism”)
This is the very reason why I purposely didn’t use anybody Black.Because I knew someone,was going to use that word,hoping to nullify my information.However as I told you ,this was being taught now by whites as well as blacks.Because it’s factual history, those people you like to call Afrocentric,weren’t making stuff up(of course i don’t know which ones you were listening to).However if you still don’t want to accept it,that’s fine
I think the so-called eurocentrism is related to white supremacists. You can read bullshit like “all the great empires in Africa were created by the great white race” referred to Ancient Egypt on sites like Stormfront. I find funny the way these people are obsessed with the word “white” since so many if not all “white” people are obsessed with tanning. After all I think ancient Egyptians weren’t different from modern ones (pred. Caucasians), saying they were black or white as American afro/eurocentrists say is ridiculous
@andrew
(I think ancient Egyptians weren’t different from modern ones (pred. Caucasians),
First lets get this out the way,white people are indeed caucasoid,but caucasoid doesn’t mean white,It’s simply a phenotype.Now a blind man can see the difference between this:
http://ananaddoush.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/egypt-revolution-2011.jpg
and this
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/209/508456221_e7e11dbd14_o.jpg
http://imgc.allpostersimages.com/images/P-473-488-90/40/4010/FKIWF00Z/posters/boat-model-painted-wood-c-2000-bc-middle-kingdom-egyptian.jpg
between this
http://static2.demotix.com/sites/default/files/imagecache/a_scale_large/800-6/photos/1316312183-egyptians-protest-after-emergency-law-is-expanded–cairo_833216.jpg
and this
http://wysinger.homestead.com/slide0018_op_800x703.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Egyptian_ship_model_1.jpg
http://www.britishmuseum.org/images/themes_model_boat_48858_624x352.jpg
It’s obvious there has been some changing going on.
(saying they were black or white as American afro/eurocentrists say is ridiculous)
So white people portraying themselves like this:
http://www.divocean.nl/img/vakanties/Clubreis-Egypte04.jpg
in movies,Documentaries,cartoons etc,that’s ok with you.However when those American Blacks say that’s not what they looked like.well that’s, just ridiculous.Look we’ve talked about this before,so how about I let some experts tell you:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FciCAXYWx3s&list=PLA4CC6DB71819BD2A
Sally-Ann Ashton 1:25 mark:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLoDgDE83rs
you can even look up (godfrey higgins),he even says the egyptians were a black civilization.
This has nothing to do with being Afrocentric,just Afro-facts.Even Ethnic the site administrator,who stays out of the debates,says the Egyptians were black,and he’s Asian .
the 2 photos of black ppl you have posted arent representative of North Africans, they’re probably Tuareg
@andrew
I don’t know if those two are Tuareg or not.However
the Tuareg are as much a part of North African history as anyone else.Even your friend mathilda included one,and you agreed:
http://mathildasanthropologyblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/moroccan-moors.jpg
The one in the second roll,in blue is a Tuareg.Also as I stated,I’ve seen white to black up in north Africa.Here are some new pictures of North Africans:
http://al-ceimage.s3.amazonaws.com/images/remote/http_al-stories.s3.amazonaws.com/2010-09-12/stories/Super-Admins/vacquah/1277942894-.jpg
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/200509/02/images/0901_E71.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3258/2672035654_172c354c1a_o.jpg
http://sfbayview.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Black-Libyans-030411-by-Luis-Sinco-LA-Times.jpg
http://teaandpolitics.files.wordpress.com/2010/10/salahmisbah.jpg?w=320&h=240
I dont give a fuck about that blog and she’s not a friend of mine lol! The average North African live in big towns on Mediterranean coast and has olive skin, while ppl from small villages in the inland can be more mixed. Of the “new” pics you have posted, the first one is a very good picture, they’re probably from South Morocco. The other ones aren’t representive of the local population
@Andrew
No these are algerians
(http://al-ceimage.s3.amazonaws.com/images/remote/http_al-stories.s3.amazonaws.com/2010-09-12/stories/Super-Admins/vacquah/1277942894-.jpg)
The next two pics are Lybians,and the last is from Tunisa
thanks, they seem happy, no need to go to Europe. Do u know Zidane?
@andrew
( The average North African live in big towns on Mediterranean coast and has olive skin, while ppl from small villages in the inland can be more mixed.)
So your saying only the inland ones are mixed?
definitely. I heard racism episodes on the press
@Andrew
(definitely. I heard racism episodes on the press)
That doesn’t mean they are not mixed.All that means,is that they don’t see themselves as you.I once debated this Moroccan.He clearly said he had black African blood in him.However he said he was different because he bronzed in the sun,not like us N-word.He didn’t know what i looked like,he just made an assumption and thought he was better than me.He was completely wrong,but that how racist are.They see dark skin as below them,so there is no way,they will see themselves the same.Simply disassociation example:
http://afroeurope.blogspot.com/2012/12/will-black-pete-ever-be-replaced-by.html
Now how many black people do think would be ok with black face?
http://necolebitchie.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/drake-and-his-mother.jpg
Drake and his mother. She is a short but cute little lady.
his mother looks like Barbra Streisand
She does actually.
He looks Israeli. I was in Tel Aviv and saw about 3 Drake lookalikes while I was there!
Israeli is a nationality, not an ethnicity, douchebag
you probably saw the lookalikes because many jewish women marry black men, so their kids looks non-jewish
Drake looks more Jewish than Black.
Ha Ha Ha African canadians are just one big joke. they try to act like they come from the hood. it’s canada there are no hoods. canada is the safetiest place in the world.
NO
THEY HAVE HOODS
IN TORONTO
SCAR TOWN
AND
JANE AND FINCH
DRAKE FRIENDS COME FROM THERE
he was on degrassi one of the gayest tv show ever. plus he’s jewish so he’s wealthy. btw his music suck like every music nowadays.
Drakes grandma
http://punchbowlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/drake-fader-magazine-scan-06-500×333.jpg
I thought she died in the Holocaust