{"id":98253,"date":"2025-07-28T02:28:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T02:28:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/98253\/"},"modified":"2025-07-28T02:28:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-28T02:28:08","slug":"drake-reflects-on-days-as-jimmy-in-new-degrassi-doc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/98253\/","title":{"rendered":"Drake Reflects On Days As Jimmy In New &#8220;Degrassi&#8221; Doc"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">Directed by Canadian filmmaker Lisa Rideout, the film examines the enduring cultural legacy of Degrassi, the long-running teen drama that first introduced Aubrey Graham, the actor who would later become Drake.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">Premiering as part of TIFF\u2019s documentary lineup, Whatever It Takes features interviews with Drake, the show\u2019s original creators, cast members, and longtime fans. The film charts the evolution of the Degrassi franchise from its 1980s beginnings to its status as a defining voice in youth television across generations.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">The documentary\u2019s tagline frames its central narrative: \u201cSuperstar rapper Drake looks back on his Degrassi era alongside the franchise\u2019s creators, stars, and superfans in this engaging history of the Canadian show that changed teen TV.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drake &#8220;Degrassi&#8221; Doc<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">Drake starred on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hotnewhiphop.com\/428988-50-cent-praises-drakes-come-up-since-degrassi-news\" target=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"font-semibold hover:text-accent-color border-b-2 border-accent-color\">Degrassi: The Next Generation<\/a> from 2001 to 2009, playing Jimmy Brooks, a star high school athlete whose life changed after he was paralyzed in a school shooting. The role, which Drake portrayed with emotional depth, marked his entry into the entertainment world and laid the groundwork for his later success in music. His performance as Jimmy remains one of the series\u2019 most remembered and impactful story arcs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">The documentary arrives during TIFF\u2019s 50th anniversary, joining a slate of premieres that includes projects featuring Angelina Jolie, Saoirse Ronan, and Keanu Reeves. Often seen as a launching point for the fall awards season, TIFF 2025 runs from Sept. 4 to Sept. 14.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">Drake\u2019s return to Degrassi in documentary form brings a sense of full-circle reflection. For fans of both his music and the groundbreaking series, Degrassi: Whatever It Takes offers a rare glimpse at the formative years of an artist who helped reshape global hip-hop\u2014and never forgot where it all began.<\/p>\n<p class=\"font-lora text-dark-grey !leading-[1.9125rem] break-words text-[17px] lg:text-lg\">The 6 God&#8217;s forthcoming ICEMAN album promises to be a &#8220;personal&#8221; one for the rap star. He plans to discuss several issues involving his career. He released &#8220;Which One,&#8221; the album&#8217;s second single, featuring Central Cee on Friday (July 25). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Directed by Canadian filmmaker Lisa Rideout, the film examines the enduring cultural legacy of Degrassi, the long-running teen&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":98254,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64286,3192,4662,171,628,975,50,64287,67,132,68,64288],"class_list":{"0":"post-98253","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-degrassi","9":"tag-documentary","10":"tag-drake","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-jimmy","13":"tag-music","14":"tag-news","15":"tag-tiff","16":"tag-united-states","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-us","19":"tag-wheelchair-jimmy"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114928504768505868","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98253","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=98253"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98253\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98254"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98253"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98253"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98253"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}