![]() He may well be the first fully industry-manufactured rap star. Drake, the 23-year-old Toronto native whose retail debut (titled Thank Me Later) is set to thrust him into the upper echelon of hip-hop celebrity, experienced no such trial by fire. Most of the genre's true crossovers - from MC Hammer to Jay-Z - built their empires from the ground up, spending years toiling in the underground, paying dues on local and indie labels or apprenticing under established acts. Until recently, instant stardom was not the norm in hip-hop. Poised at the brink of superstardom, 23-year-old rapper Drake just released his debut album. ![]()
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