10 Ways Drake Can Return to Acting

Let's help Drizzy get his Degrassi swag back.

Drake, 'Hold On, We're Going Home' - Drake paid homage to the film Scarface with the video for his hit "Hold On, We're Going Home." The seven-minute clip is set in 1985 Miami and is rife with gunfire, women and white suits. (Photo: Cash Money Records)

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10 Ways Drake Can Return to Acting - Drake's cinematic video for "Hold On, We're Going Home" (featuring Majid Jordan) is seven minutes long and features a lot of gunfire. "I'm dying to get back into acting," he explained.Drizzy, we got you. Read on for roles Drake could play to get his Degrassi swag back.(Photo: Cash Money Records)

Drake on Eastbound & Down - No better way for Drake to get his Degrassi-like glory days back than as Kenny Power's son. He's shown that he has a thing for that blue-collar frat-boy comedy with his "Started from the Bottom" video.(Photos from left: BIGMEDIABOSS/Splash News, HBO)

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Drake on Eastbound & Down - No better way for Drake to get his Degrassi-like glory days back than as Kenny Power's son. He's shown that he has a thing for that blue-collar frat-boy comedy with his "Started from the Bottom" video.(Photos from left: BIGMEDIABOSS/Splash News, HBO)

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Look Presidential on SNL - Drake wants to be President Obama... in a movie. "I watch all the addresses. Anytime I see him on TV, I don't change the channel," he told the NY Post in 2012. A good place to flex his impersonation skills? On SNL, of course, where we got the most spot-on Sarah Palin from Tina Fey. Plus, Drake already knows the crew there from his previous appearances.(Photos from left: David Becker/Getty Images for Clear Channel, Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

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Look Presidential on SNL - Drake wants to be President Obama... in a movie. "I watch all the addresses. Anytime I see him on TV, I don't change the channel," he told the NY Post in 2012. A good place to flex his impersonation skills? On SNL, of course, where we got the most spot-on Sarah Palin from Tina Fey. Plus, Drake already knows the crew there from his previous appearances.(Photos from left: David Becker/Getty Images for Clear Channel, Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

Law & Order: Special Vicitms Unit - This franchise is a near-requisite for the professional rapper/actor. Heavy D, Big Boi, Ludacris, 2 Chainz have all guested on SVU, where Ice-T has had a starring role since season two. All that drama could definitely push Drake's acting abilities.(Photos from left: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Reebok, NBC)

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Law & Order: Special Vicitms Unit - This franchise is a near-requisite for the professional rapper/actor. Heavy D, Big Boi, Ludacris, 2 Chainz have all guested on SVU, where Ice-T has had a starring role since season two. All that drama could definitely push Drake's acting abilities.(Photos from left: Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Reebok, NBC)

Real Husbands of Hollywood - Scripted or unscripted, Drake should get in on the funniest reality show on television. He could be Kevin Hart's best friend— the way Nelly was to our other Canadian import, Robin Thicke.(Photos from left: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET, BET)

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Real Husbands of Hollywood - Scripted or unscripted, Drake should get in on the funniest reality show on television. He could be Kevin Hart's best friend— the way Nelly was to our other Canadian import, Robin Thicke.(Photos from left: Bennett Raglin/BET/Getty Images for BET, BET)

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Karate Kid II - Drake promises that he wasn't throwin' shade when he wore a T-shirt with Jaden Smith's face on it. "We're cool," he told Hot 97. In fact, he, says, he hopes to mentor the young Smith on his musical path — almost as much as he wants Jaden's dad to mentor his acting career, we imagine. The set of Karate Kid 2would be a great place for the grasshoppers to come together.(Photos from left: Prince Williams/FilmMagic, Columbia Pictures)

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Karate Kid II - Drake promises that he wasn't throwin' shade when he wore a T-shirt with Jaden Smith's face on it. "We're cool," he told Hot 97. In fact, he, says, he hopes to mentor the young Smith on his musical path — almost as much as he wants Jaden's dad to mentor his acting career, we imagine. The set of Karate Kid 2would be a great place for the grasshoppers to come together.(Photos from left: Prince Williams/FilmMagic, Columbia Pictures)

Weekend at Drake's  - Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel got criticized for spending a weekend at the OVO Fest and naturally Drake got upset he was painted as bad influence. Best way to show those naysayers what a weekend with Drizzy's is really like: in a remake of Weekend at Bernie's.(Photos from left: Theo Wargo/Getty Images, MGM, Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

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Weekend at Drake's - Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel got criticized for spending a weekend at the OVO Fest and naturally Drake got upset he was painted as bad influence. Best way to show those naysayers what a weekend with Drizzy's is really like: in a remake of Weekend at Bernie's.(Photos from left: Theo Wargo/Getty Images, MGM, Scott Halleran/Getty Images)

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Boardwalk Empire - If Drake liked playing a gangster in "Hold On, We're Goin Home," he would love playing one on Boardwalk Empire, a drama series set in Atlantic City during the Prohibition Era. The pilot episode was directed by Martin Scorcese and had a production budget somewhere near the $18 million mark.(Photos from left: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for MTV, HBO)

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Boardwalk Empire - If Drake liked playing a gangster in "Hold On, We're Goin Home," he would love playing one on Boardwalk Empire, a drama series set in Atlantic City during the Prohibition Era. The pilot episode was directed by Martin Scorcese and had a production budget somewhere near the $18 million mark.(Photos from left: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for MTV, HBO)

Being Mary Jane - Mary Jane is looking for Mr. Right and since Drake already plays a love interest on his records, it'd be an easy flip to play one on TV.(Photos from left: Kevin Mazur/WireImage, BET)

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Being Mary Jane - Mary Jane is looking for Mr. Right and since Drake already plays a love interest on his records, it'd be an easy flip to play one on TV.(Photos from left: Kevin Mazur/WireImage, BET)

Love Jones, the Remake - And if it doesn't work out with Mary Jane, put Drake opposite Tika Sumpter — his songs are what Darius's poems would sound like, if set to a beat.(Photos from left: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Clear Channel, Addis Wechsler Pictures, X / Splash News)

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Love Jones, the Remake - And if it doesn't work out with Mary Jane, put Drake opposite Tika Sumpter — his songs are what Darius's poems would sound like, if set to a beat.(Photos from left: Ethan Miller/Getty Images for Clear Channel, Addis Wechsler Pictures, X / Splash News)

Drake on The Goldbergs - The Wonder Years is back! This time, with a Jewish family that is in need of a long-lost Black relative who already dresses like he lives in the '80s. Cue: Drake.(Photos from left: Santi/Splash News, ABC)

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Drake on The Goldbergs - The Wonder Years is back! This time, with a Jewish family that is in need of a long-lost Black relative who already dresses like he lives in the '80s. Cue: Drake.(Photos from left: Santi/Splash News, ABC)