Drake honoured by Canada's Walk of Fame, BMI

Drake will be the recipient of the 2011 Allan Slaight Award, presented annually by Canada's Walk of Fame to a young Canadian making a positive impact in the fields of music, film, literature, visual or performing arts, sports, innovation or philanthropy.

The award, accompanied by a $10,000 honourarium, will be presented to Drake during the Canada's Walk of Fame Awards in October, and broadcast nationally on the Global and SliceTM networks. Drake will donate the honourarium to Dixon Hall, a community-based service that aims to create opportunities for people in low-income neighbourhoods in Toronto to dream, to achieve and to live full and rewarding lives. "I am a proud Canadian, and I am grateful to Canada's Walk of Fame and the Slaight Foundation for this award," said Drake.

Drake also took home the songwriter of the year award during the BMI Urban Awards, held Aug. 26 at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood. Among the seven songs that helped him earn the kudos are "Bedrock," "Find Your Love," "I Invented Sex" and "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)."