While Take Care wasn't Drake's first album, it was definetly an album that boosted his popularity and will always be a classic to listen to. It was released on November 15, 2011 and had many features with other artists such as Rihanna, The Weeknd, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj, Lil Wayne, and more. For this album, Drake won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Album and a Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year.
Released on September 24, 2013, Nothing Was The Same would earn positive feedback from his listeners. It ended up debuting as #1 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with 658,000 copies sold during its first week of release. Drake won a BET Hip Hop Award for Best Album of the Year and a Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year.
Drake surprised his fans by releasing this commercial mixtape on Feburary 13, 2015 and featured artists like PartyNextDoor, Travis Scott, and Lil Wayne. He won a Juno Award for Rap Recording of the Year and won its place for the #1 spot on Billboard U.S. Rap Albums.