Drake’s Toronto

An interactive guide to the mogul’s hometown

No musicians tell the stories of their cities quite like rappers do. The way Jay-Z navigates the streets of Brooklyn, how Nas gives us a view from his window out onto the New York City neighbourhood of Queensbridge, how you feel like you’re in the passenger seat driving around Long Beach, Calif., with Snoop Dogg, or how Outkast takes us directly to East Point in Atlanta — the music of these artists transplants the listener to another time and place.

This is what Drake does for Toronto — whether he’s running through the 6ix with his woes, driving on the 401 and taking the Markham Road exit to Scarborough, or reminiscing about his time growing up on Weston Road. Through his music, Drake helped put Toronto on the map, so it seemed appropriate to map out Drake’s Toronto.