“…I’ve just been getting the typical projects that they’d offer to a new rapper, and it’s like, ehh. That’s not really what I want to do, or how I see myself.” – Drake

Drake is one of the few rappers who actually was a legitimate full-time actor BEFORE he made it big as an MC. While not known here in the U.S., Drake was a regular on the high school drama Degrassi: The Next Generation where he played a basketball star who became physically disable after he was shot by a classmate (photo above). Drake ended his role after eight years but with his new found fame is in hopes of some acting roles that will expand beyond the typical “rapper-turned-actor” work.

“That’s probably my biggest goal is to get back into acting and really pick the right projects. I’ve been reading different scripts but I know what I want to do and what type of project I want to be involved in and I’ve just been getting the typical projects that they’d offer to a new rapper, and it’s like, ehh. That’s not really what I want to do, or how I see myself,” states Drake.

Well once he gets that actual album released then maybe then casting agents will start calling in…but for now…how picky can he really afford to get? Via: RR