In reply to Francis.

LOL, what??? People weren't checking for him? So Far Gone (Best I Ever Had, specifically) and Young Money put his name out there. Even Thank Me Later his debut album hit number 1 on the BB 200 and that was before What's My Name, while Rihanna couldn't get one until Unapologetic. What's My Name was a successful song, it got Drake a number 1 single and I wouldn't argue that it didn't help his career. But don't make it seem like Rihanna put him on. She didn't. People were already checking for him and that's why he made a good feature in the first place. Also, your comment doesn't negate mine... in any way. It remains the same.