Wednesday, 14 July 2010 Origins Of Drake's ATF Crew

The building blocks to Drake's eventual rise to Hip-Hop superstardom did not occur overnight. It has actually been something in construction for over four years now. After discovering the former "Degrassi" actor's first mixtape, Room For Improvement, a then 14-year-old Karla Moy attempted to uncover more info on her fellow Toronto native. Unfortunately, there was none.

Moy, who was already skilled in website design at the time, decided to take measures into her own hands. She would eventually go on to create the first Drake fansite. It ultimately became the official site for all things Drake once the two became close friends. All Things Fresh (ATF) was orginially (and still is) a group of Drake's closest friends consisting of Boi-1da, 40, Niko, Oliver, Karla, Hush, Jas Prince, T-RexXx, Chubbs, CJ, P Reign, Courne, and others. Long before So Far Gone elevated the crew to heights beyond their wildest dreams, ATF always considered themselves a family. Where other artists described their music and cliques as "movements," ATF has always let their work speak for themselves.

To date, AllThings-Fresh.net has garnered over 5+ million visitors. Here, each one of those can find the latest news, photos, videos, songs, event coverage and interviews related to Drake and his family. Fans from all over the world leave comments on each post ensuring that ATF is not simply a Canadian brand, but something the entire world is taking notice of.

The sky is the limit for this collective group of dreamers. Who knows how many successful albums Drake will have or how many hit records Boi-1da and 40 will take part in? One thing is for sure, however. AllThings-Fresh.net will be there to document the entire ride.

Written by Justin Tinsley
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