Drake Codexery

Factions & Groups

7 entries in the Drake compendium.

Factions & Groups — Era Chart

Def Jam Recordings1997October's Very Own2006OVO Sound2006Dreamville Records2007XO Label2009
October's Very OwnFrom Toronto's underground mixtapes to global independence, OVO Sound defines the sound ofOVO SoundFounded in 2009 by Drake, 40, and Oliver El-Khatib; a Toronto-born label blending independDreamville RecordsFounded on vision, built by family, distributed by Interscope until early 2024.XO LabelFounded by Abel Tesfaye, La Mar Taylor, and Wassim "Sal" Slaiby in 2011.Def Jam RecordingsThe home of How to Be a Player and its 1997 soundtrack featuring Foxy Brown and Dru Hill.Meek Mill vs. Drake BeefA decade-long showdown of egos, credits, and loyalty that shifted hip-hop's landscape.A$AP Ferg vs. Drake FeudA clash of coasts where New York grit met Toronto polish in a battle for hip-hop supremacy
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