Student Amara Pope, a long-time Drake fan, who did her master's at Wilfrid Laurier University in Canada, was interested in Drake’s ability to connect with and represent many different communities.
"I found he had a very unique position in the music industry, being bi-racial, being from both Canada and the United States,” she said.
Ms Pope analysed three of his music videos including HYFR - Hell Ya F****** Right.
The video includes scenes that capture his Jewish roots, by showing the rapper at a barmitzvah.
Ms Pope said: "In watching the music videos I saw that he was making that attempt to connect to these different communities.
"But then upon researching I found that all of these positions that he's promoting in these different music videos are actually drawn from his real-life experiences."
