With his alter ego, Slim Shady, he revolutionized rap with his complex rhyme schemes, controversial lyrics, and unmatched technical skills, making him the best-selling hip-hop artist of all time.

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Drake was raised in Toronto and worked as a child actor on "Degrassi." After pivoting to music, he became one of the most successful rappers ever.

Fat Boys light up the screen in the 1985 film Krush Groove, where they lip-syncing this song in high school ... of this silky rap laid down by the Smooth one himself, with lyrics firmly within ...