How Did Drake Blow Up So Fast?

'He's doing things that we don't expect one person to do,' one expert says of his rapid rise to hip-hop superstardom.By Jayson Rodriguez Drake Photo: Getty Images Seemingly overnight, Drake has joined the ranks of Jay-Z, Kanye West, Eminem and Lil Wayne as the major players in hip-hop's landscape. But how exactly did a former child actor from Canada become rap's new big thing? Yes, he raps and sings, offering a new artistic wrinkle compared to MCs who only rhyme. But beyond be...

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