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October's Very Own has become more than just Drake's mostly Toronto-based crew. It's a brand, it's a movement, and its grown immensely since it started. We first started hearing about it when Drake started getting national attention in 2009 because Drake would shout it out in his songs. In 2012, Drake, Noah "40" Shebib and Oliver El-Khatib founded OVOSound, a record label currently distributed by Warner Bros. Records.
Currently, OVOSound has released two major projects, PARTYNEXTDOOR's self-titled mixtape earlier this year, and Drake's most recent album, Nothing Was The Same. Currently, Drake, Majid Jordan, PartyNextDoor, and Nineteen85 are all signed to OVOSound, but the crew spans more than just the signed artists. There are the creative directors, affiliates, the REPSUP crew, and more, that have been down with Drake and OVO to varying degrees. It's a complicated mix of names and faces but we pieced it together as best we could, here's A Guide to Who's Who in OVO.
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Drake
Role: OVO Founder, Artist
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Twitter: @Drake
Projects: Nothing Was The Same(2013), Take Care (2011), Thank Me Later (2010)
Noah "40" Shebib
Role: OVO Founder, Producer
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Twitter: @OVO40
Notable Productions: Alicia Keys "Unthinkable" (2009), Trey Songz f/ Drake "Successful" (2009), DJ Khaled f/ Drake, Rick Ross & Lil Wayne "I'm On One" (2011), A$AP Rocky f/ Drake, 2 Chainz, & Kendrick Lamar "Fuckin' Problems" (2013), Drake f/ Sampha "The Motion" (2013)
Oliver El-Khatib
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Role: OVO Founder, Manager, Producer, Creative Director
Twitter: @1OVOliver_
Related Projects: Drake "The Resistance" (2010)
Future The Prince
Role: OVO, Official DJ, Drake's Manager
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Twitter: @futuretheprince
OB O'Brien
Role: OVO, Artist
Hometown: Hamilton, ON
Twitter: @ITSOB
Related Projects: "Jewish" (Prod. by Boi-1da) (2013)
OG Ron C
Role: Producer, DJ, Swishahouse Co-Founder
Hometown: Houston, TX
Twitter: @OGRONC
Related Projects: PARTYNEXTDOOR "Make a Mill (Chopped Not Slopped Remix)" (2013)
Christopher "Royalty" Graham
Role: OVO, Artist, Drake's cousin
Hometown: Memphis, TN
Twitter: @TheRealRoyalty
Related Projects: Royalty "Everyday Thang" (2011), Royalty "Respect Me" (2012), Royalty From Victory To Kingdom (2012)
Hush
Role: OVO, Songwriter
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Twitter: @ovohusher
Related Projects: Nothing Was The Same (2013), Take Care (2011)
CJ Gibson
Role: OVO, Road Manager
Hometown: Jackson, MS
Nineteen85
Role: OVO Sound Producer
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Twitter: @Nineteen85
Related Projects: Drake f/ Majid Jordan "Hold On We're Going Home" (2013), R. Kelly f/ 2 Chainz "My Story" (2013), Tiara Thomas "Tell Me Something" (2013)
Mike Zombie
Role: OVO Sound Producer
Hometown: Willingboro, NJ
Twitter: @MikeZombie
Related Projects: Mike Zombie "Over Everything" (2013), Mike Zombie "Jump On It" (2013), Drake "Started From The Bottom" (2013)
Majid Jordan
Role: OVO Sound Artists
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Twitter: @majidjordan, @majidalmaskati, @jordan_ullman
Related Projects: Drake f/ Majid Jordan "Hold On We're Going Home" (2013), Majid Jordan, formerly known as Good People, Afterhours (2012)
PARTYNEXTDOOR
Role: OVO Sound Artist
Hometown: Mississauga, ON
Twitter: @PARTYOMO
Related Projects: PARTYNEXTDOOR, PARTYNEXTDOOR (2013)
Boi-1da
Role: Producer
Twitter: @Boi1da
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Related Projects: Drake f/ Lil Wayne, Eminem, & Kanye West "Forever" (2009), Drake "Over" (2010), Jay-Z f/ Rick Ross "fuckwitmeyouknowigotit" (2013)
Jorden Williams
Role: OVO
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Gillatein
Role: OVO/RepsUp, Artist
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Twitter: @gillarepsup
Related Projects: Gillatein f/ Sha Hustle & Cokekey$ Car'tel "In For The Kill" (2010), Gillatein "Wonderin'" (2011), Gillatein "Rock'n Roll'" (2011)
P Reign
Role: OVO/REPS UP, Artist
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Twitter: @Preign
Related Projects: P Reign "You Know I'm Fly" (2008), P Reign f/ A$AP Rocky "We Them Niggas" (2013), P Reign "Pay Day" (2013)
Popcaan
Role: Artist
Hometown: St Thomas, Jamaica
Twitter: @PopcaanMusic
Related Projects: "Unruly Wave"