Drake’s progress: the making of a modern superstar

Both R&B loverman and hip-hop thug, Toronto homeboy and global magpie, Drake’s universal appeal has made him the definitive pop star of his generation. How did he get to the top – and how long can he stay there?

Lots of weird things have happened at the top of the UK charts: Musical Youth informing the nation which way to pass a joint, one-hit wonders Brian and Michael appraising the work of Mancunian painter LS Lowry, and pop’s forgotten couple Eamon and Frankee spending seven weeks of spring 2004 literally telling each other to fuck off. But the fact that God’s Plan by Drake just spent nine weeks at No 1 in the UK – and is still top of the charts in the US – is easily one of the weirdest.

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