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Even if he grew up surrounded by music (his Dad was a bluesman while his brother played with <a href="spotify:artist:1PWHsS9haruM3AEebZuGs9">Levon Helm</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:69g2TelswPN1IiFDKvaoSL">the Chairmen of the Board</a>), the boisterous rapper known as OB O'Brien broke through thanks to his sense of humor and recurring comedic roles in his boss <a href="spotify:artist:3TVXtAsR1Inumwj472S9r4">Drake</a>'s videos. Like <a href="spotify:artist:3TVXtAsR1Inumwj472S9r4">Drake</a>, O'Brien was born and raised in Hamilton, Ontario. He wrote rhymes, produced beats, and joined drama clubs during high school, but he met <a href="spotify:artist:3TVXtAsR1Inumwj472S9r4">Drake</a> thanks to video gaming, just as the future rap superstar was finishing his run on the television series Degrassi: The Next Generation. The two worked on a post-Degrassi series that never got off the ground, but as <a href="spotify:artist:3TVXtAsR1Inumwj472S9r4">Drake</a> became the man behind hits like "Started at the Bottom" and "HYFR," O'Brien became the "bearded dude" in the accompanying videos. In 2014, he released the track "Hazelton Trump" on <a href="spotify:artist:3TVXtAsR1Inumwj472S9r4">Drake</a>'s label <a href="spotify:search:label%3A%22OVO%22">OVO</a>. One year later, his co-write and co-production on <a href="spotify:artist:3TVXtAsR1Inumwj472S9r4">Drake</a>'s "Energy" (with <a href="spotify:artist:2RQnTQM6OQd8dTUDF7UsT7">Boi-1da</a>) became a Top 40 hit from the album If You're Reading This It's Too Late. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi
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