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humanodon  ·  4062 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ezra Keonig reviews Drake's new album.

    He was the crippled nerd on Degrassi

What? Ok, Wikipedia time:

    He comes from a wealthy family, and is often seen with expensive clothes and gear. He is Gavin "Spinner" Mason's best friend, though the two fight frequently. He dates Ashley until she takes ecstasy and cheats on him at a party. She eventually goes Goth and they get back together, but she breaks up with him after she realizes that he prefers the old Ashley. He dates Hazel Aden from seasons 3–5 until he reveals to her that he has feelings for Ellie. After Spinner and Jay trick Rick into thinking that Jimmy pulled a prank on him, Rick shoots him in the back, which causes him to use a wheelchair throughout the rest of the series. This resulted in Jimmy ending his friendship with Spinner until the end of season 5. His dad tries to put him in handicap basketball, but Ellie helps Jimmy discover his artistic talent. He graduates Degrassi in season 7, a year later than planned because of the time he had to take off due to the shooting, and therapy. He starts to pursue a career in music that blossoms when he rekindles his relationship with Ashley, but they ultimately break up when her musical talent is ignored by a friend of Ellie's, who takes interest into Jimmy's talent. He starts dating Trina in season 7, who is another physically challenged individual. He is briefly seen being there for Spinner after he doesn't make it into a police academy. He also reveals that he is contemplating proposing to Trina, showing Spinner a sign that he needs to move on with his life.

Wow. That is complicated. So, Drake is basically a character that came to life. I would gladly swap Drake for J-Roc. I wonder if this dude knows that his stage name is a homophone of a Trailer Park Boys character.





AlderaanDuran  ·  4062 days ago  ·  link  ·  

He makes references in his music to his role on Degrassi being pretty ironic considering his actual life path. There's one line, forget the song, where he pretty much says "Degrassi real, only thing I lost is the chair"

humanodon  ·  4062 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Heh, if only it were like that for the rest of us. Who knows? By this time next year I could be playing an ex-pat English teacher in a TV show . . .