A Peek Inside Drake’s Inner Circle

Aubrey ‘Drake’ Graham is multi-talented, make no mistake about it. He first got a taste of the spotlight as an actor, most notably playing the role of Jimmy on Canadian teen soap Degrassi. He’s starred in movies, like Charlie Bartlett, with the likes of Robert Downey, Jr. and Kat Dennings. And when he decided to pursue a career as a rapper, he joined forces with the Young Money powerhouse and its leader, Lil Wayne.

Even before he released his first album, Thank Me Later, last year, Drake had worked with some big names in the music biz. His collaborator list is long — too long to even put here. He’s even been romantically linked to some of his collaborators, most recently Nicki Minaj and Rihanna, not to mention all the girls from his music videos, like Sophia Marie and Maliah Michel.

And as his music and acting careers continue to flourish, expect Drake’s inner circle to grow. Recent rumors claimed he was in talks to star in financial thriller Arbitrage with Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon and bond girl Eva Green.

We’ve tried to keep tabs on Drake since his meteoric rise to fame in the past year, but it’s been hard. To illustrate all the people who surround him, we just snagged this poster off our little sister’s wall (click above to enlarge). We think it will help you get a sense of what it’s like to be this very well connected 24-year-old Canadian rapper.

And if that doesn’t help, just watch this video of Drake and that other huge Canadian superstar Justin Bieber joking around before Drake hosted the Juno Awards (it’s a Canadian thing) this year.