{"id":271103,"date":"2025-02-14T20:32:58","date_gmt":"2025-02-14T20:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/14\/the-rappers-given-name-revealed-hollywood-life\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:21","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:21","slug":"the-rappers-given-name-revealed-hollywood-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/14\/the-rappers-given-name-revealed-hollywood-life\/","title":{"rendered":"The Rapper\u2019s Given Name Revealed \u2013 Hollywood Life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"entry-media edge-to-edge entry-media--lead-gallery\" aria-describedby=\"lead-image-credit\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-featured\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-0\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/kendrick-lamar-photos-pics\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--widescreen\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"384\" height=\"216\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448234056-e1739562198152.jpg?resize=384%2C216\" class=\"attachment-hl-384x216-tc size-hl-384x216-tc\" alt=\"Drake real name\" loading=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448234056-e1739562198152.jpg?resize=384%2C216 384w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448234056-e1739562198152.jpg?resize=768%2C432 768w, https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GettyImages-1448234056-e1739562198152.jpg?resize=1536%2C864 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 670px\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"entry-media__cta-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 21 18\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M4.807.867h15.401v12.101h-2.2v2.2h-2.2v2.2H.406v-12.1h2.2V3.066h2.2v-2.2Zm14.301 11.001V1.967H5.907v9.901h13.201Zm-2.2 2.2v-1.1H4.807v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2ZM7.007 3.067h11.001v7.7H7.007v-7.7Zm7.7 13.201v-1.1h-12.1v-8.8h-1.1v9.9h13.2Z\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tView gallery\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-1\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-1\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/kendrick-lamar-photos-pics\/#!1\/kendrick-lamar-9\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"440\" height=\"293\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kendrick-Lamar-4.jpg?fit=440%2C293\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Kendrick Lamar&#10;New Years Eve at Drai's Nightclub, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA - 31 Dec 2016\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-2\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-2\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/kendrick-lamar-photos-pics\/#!2\/exclusive-kendrick-lamar-and-whitney-alford-on-vacation-visit-the-colosseum-and-the-vatican-museum-in-rome\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"293\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Whitney-Alford-Kendrick-Lamar-mega.jpg?fit=293%2C440\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"EXCLUSIVE: Kendrick Lamar and girlfriend Whitney Alford on vacation visit the Colosseum in Rome. The famous rapper arrived with his girlfriend and family friends early in the morning but the Colosseum was already packed with tourists. Lamar turned with the hood of the sweatshirt over his head, so as not to be recognized, but with such a huge bodyguard it did not go unnoticed. After they visited the Roman Forums. Then they had lunch in a restaurant in Trastevere. After lunch they went to admire the view of Rome from the Gianicolo hill. 22 Apr 2018 Pictured: kendrick lamar. Photo credit: MEGA TheMegaAgency.com +1 888 505 6342 (Mega Agency TagID: MEGA206743_001.jpg) [Photo via Mega Agency]\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a id=\"lead-gallery-link-thumb-3\" class=\"entry-media__image entry-media__image-3\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/pics\/kendrick-lamar-photos-pics\/#!3\/kendrick-lamar-6\" data-analytics-trigger=\"lead-gallery-link\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"image-wrapper image-wrapper--square image-wrapper--has-gallery-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"293\" height=\"440\" src=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Kendrick-Lamar-7.jpg?fit=293%2C440\" class=\"attachment-440x440 size-440x440\" alt=\"Kendrick Lamar&#10;MTV Video Music Awards, Arrivals, Los Angeles, USA - 27 Aug 2017&#10;WEARING PRADA\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"image-wrapper__icon\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"none\" viewbox=\"0 0 26 27\">\n\t<path fill=\"#fff\" fill-opacity=\".5\" d=\"M0 .694h25.744v25.95H0z\"\/>\n\t<path fill=\"#252525\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M10.803 15.84a.5.5 0 0 0-.707 0L6 19.937V17.17a.5.5 0 0 0-1 0v3.974a.5.5 0 0 0 .5.5h3.975a.5.5 0 1 0 0-1H6.707l4.096-4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.707Zm4.344-4.344a.5.5 0 0 0 .707 0l4.096-4.095v2.768a.5.5 0 0 0 1 0V6.194a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5h-3.975a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h2.768l-4.096 4.096a.5.5 0 0 0 0 .707Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/>\n<\/svg><br \/>\n<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><figcaption id=\"lead-image-credit\">Image Credit: WireImage<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- .entry-media --><\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-2\">Despite\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/kendrick-lamar\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Kendrick Lamar<\/a><\/strong>\u2018s scathing <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/super-bowl-halftime-show-2025-5318498\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Super Bowl halftime performance<\/a> on February 9 \u2014 a topic that still has fans buzzing \u2014 the target of his ubiquitous diss track, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/drake\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Drake<\/a><\/strong>, is evidently attempting to put it all in his rear-view mirror. According to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/drake-moves-kendrick-lamar-feud-154938011.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><em> Variety<\/em><\/a>, the rapper responded to the constant buzz<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/drake-and-kendrick-lamars-feud-a-timeline-of-the-beef-5273291\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"> about the feud<\/a> with a Valentine\u2019s Day album drop. \u201cSome Sexy Songs 4 U,\u201d a collab with <strong>PartyNextDoor<\/strong>, features a track called \u201cGimme a Hug,\u201d which seems to allude to Kendrick\u2019s performance of \u201cNot Like Us\u201d at the Super Bowl. \u201cF*** a rap beef, I\u2019m tryna get the party lit,\u201d he belts out.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-3\">Despite the seeming allusion to putting it behind him, in November Drake sued Universal Music Group (though refrained from suing Kendrick himself) for defamation for promoting \u201cNot Like Us,\u201d which contains a particularly <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/not-like-us-lyrics-meaning-5369443\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">weighty allegation<\/a> about Drake. As the drama continues, here\u2019s what we know about Drake\u2019s real name and more info about the controversial rapper\u2019s background.<\/p>\n<h2>How Old is Drake?<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-4\">Drake was born in Toronto, Ontario on October 24, 1986. He is currently 38 years old.<\/p>\n<h2>What is Drake\u2019s Real Name?<\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DCGxmhWOl65\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-7\">The Canadian rapper was born Aubrey Drake Graham. Across social media, some have speculated that the jewel encrusted lower case \u201ca\u201d hanging around Kendrick Lamar\u2019s neck during his Super Bowl halftime performance alluded to Drake\u2019s given name.<\/p>\n<h2>Drake\u2019s Most Famous Ex-Girlfriends<\/h2>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-8\">If there\u2019s one thing Drake is more famous for than his feud with Kendrick, it\u2019s probably his reputation for relationships with the most stunning and accomplished women in Hollywood and beyond. It was his former relationship with<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/serena-williams\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong> Serena Williams<\/strong><\/a>, however, that had tongues wagging after the tennis great appeared onstage doing the Crip Walk during Kendrick\u2019s Super Bowl performance.<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-9\">In the past, he\u2019s been linked to supermodel <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/tyra-banks\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Tyra Banks<\/strong><\/a>, singer <strong>Rihanna<\/strong>, and hip-hop artist <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/tag\/sza\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>SZA<\/strong><\/a>. He\u2019s also rumored to have had flings with <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/Hailey-Baldwin\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Hailey Beiber<\/strong><\/a>,<a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/jennifer-lopez\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong> Jennifer Lopez<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/kylie-jenner\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\"><strong>Kylie Jenner<\/strong><\/a>, and <strong>Julia Fox<\/strong>. When asked during a 2022 interview with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/celeb\/howard-stern\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">Howard Stern<\/a><\/strong> if he\u2019d ever <a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/2022\/11\/03\/drake-marriage-dating-interview\/\" data-analytics-trigger=\"article-body-link\">settle down and get married<\/a>, he responded, \u201cI\u2019m sure I could.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"content-paragraph-10\">\u201cI think that eventually, once all this is said and done for us,\u201d he told Stern. \u201cThat addiction of work and success and forward movement is over. I feel like we\u2019re all going to need something real. Hopefully, it\u2019s not too late. Hopefully, I\u2019ll find somebody. The biggest thing is I need to be inspired.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 -->\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodlife.com\/feature\/drake-real-name-5370254\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] View gallery Image Credit: WireImage Despite\u00a0Kendrick Lamar\u2018s scathing Super Bowl halftime performance on February 9 \u2014 a topic that still has fans buzzing \u2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":271104,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[156],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271103"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=271103"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/271103\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/271104"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=271103"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=271103"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=271103"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}