Drake Says He Got High Before Auditioning For "Degrassi," And The Truth Has Finally Been Revealed

"I go back to this day when I was like 13 or 14. I had an audition for a TV show that ultimately shaped my life."

Drake is one of the biggest musicians in the world, hands down.

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Way, way before that, however, the rapper born Aubrey Graham played Jimmy Brooks on the legendary Canadian TV teen drama, Degrassi: The Next Generation.

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Drake recently shared a video to IG in advance of his and 21 Savage's It's All a Blur tour kicking off — and with the video came some deep thoughts, including a surprising revelation about his Degrassi beginnings.

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"Someone asked me the other night what my biggest fear is," he said, later explaining that the question "sent me, you know, obviously deep into a spiral of thought. And it makes me think about my life and how surreal it feels at times."

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"I go back to this day when I was like 13 or 14. I had an audition for a TV show that ultimately shaped my life, and before my audition, I went to this kid’s house."

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"And 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."

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There you have it: Drake was totally high when he auditioned for Degrassi. The more you know!

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You can hear the rest of Drake's deep(-ish) thoughts here.