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\n\tDrake<\/a> and his Degrassi<\/em> costars are looking back on their time in the Canadian TV show as part of the upcoming Whatever It Takes<\/em> documentary.<\/p>\n

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\n\tA trailer for Degrassi: Whatever It Takes<\/em> arrived on Wednesday (Aug. 27), and features Drake \u2014 born Aubrey Graham \u2014 recalling his time in high school, notching the role and even having one of his first kisses on the set of the show.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI didn\u2019t have a great time in high school \u2014 I just didn\u2019t really fit in,\u201d Drake says to kick off the clip. \u201cAnd then, one day, my mom called me and told me, \u2018You got the role.\u2019 And I just grabbed my bag and left. What a wild journey that started.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDrake also talks about a scene in which he\u2019s kissing Lauren Collins, and he realizes that the actress was actually one of his first kisses. \u201cShe had to be one of my first kisses for sure,\u201d he said. \u201cDamn, I never thought about it like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tCast members outside of Drake participating in Whatever It Takes<\/em> include Dayo Ade, Stefan Brogen, Shenae Grimes-Beech, Jake Epstein, Shane Kippel, Miriam McDonald, Stacie Mistysyn, Melinda Shankar, and Amanda Stepto. <\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cDegrassi<\/em>\u00a0changed the landscape of television with real, unvarnished storytelling and did it unapologetically from a teenage perspective,\u201d said director Lisa Rideout in a statement. \u201cI was inspired by how fearless the series was in tackling issues that others wouldn\u2019t touch. This documentary celebrates the iconic Canadian franchise while revealing the impact it had on the people who made it and the audiences who loved it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDrake starred as Jimmy Brooks from 2001 to 2008 in Degrassi: The Next Generation<\/em>, playing the role of the school\u2019s star basketball player who ends up in a wheelchair after being shot by a schoolmate. The wheelchair storyline allegedly <\/a>nearly made him leave the show.<\/a><\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cThere was a letter from a law firm in Toronto, and it was from Aubrey,\u201d show writer James Hurst told\u00a0AV Club<\/a><\/em> in 2021.\u00a0\u201cIt was an odd letter that said, \u2018Aubrey Graham will not return to\u00a0Degrassi\u00a0<\/em>season six as Jimmy Brooks unless his injury is healed, and he\u2019s out of the wheelchair.\u2019 I said, \u2018Get him down here.\u2019 He came in and was like, \u2018What letter? I don\u2019t know about that.\u2019 And I said, \u2018All right, I understand. But how do you feel about the wheelchair?\u2019<\/p>\n

\n\tHurst continued: \u201cHe\u2019s like, \u2018All my friends in the rap game say I\u2019m soft because I\u2019m in a wheelchair.\u2019 And I said, \u2018Well, tell your friends in the rap game that you got shot. How much harder can you get? You got shot, and you\u2019re in a wheelchair.’\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tBack in 2023, Drake posted a voice note to Instagram in which he revealed that he succumbed to peer pressure and got high <\/a>with a group of kids <\/a>right before his audition for the show.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cI go back to this day when I was like 13 or 14. I had an audition for a TV show that ultimately shaped my\u00a0life, and before my audition, I went to this kid\u2019s house,\u201d he recalled. \u201cAnd I, out of, I guess, a desire to be accepted, I would succumb to peer pressure, and I got high with these kids right before my audition.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDrake added: \u201cI kind of wonder, like, if something bad happened that day or, you know, maybe I\u2019m still high, maybe I\u2019m in some coma. And this is just me playing out my ideal life. And yeah, that concept has stuck with me for a lot of years. I mean, it feels like reality, it feels tangible. But I definitely wonder sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tDegrassi: Whatever It Takes<\/em> premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 13. Watch the trailer below.<\/p>\n

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