Drake's Dad Is Following In His Son's Footsteps

Like father, like son. Or vice versa if you're Drake's 60-something-year-old dad who's launching a R&B music career and taking notes from his kid.

TMZ obtained a clip from Dennis Graham's first track off an R&B album -- "Kinda Crazy."

Dennis hit up Jamie Iovine -- producer, CRO of Meltdown Comics and son of music mogul Jimmy Iovine ... the guy who broke streaming records when he released Drake's "Views" on Apple Music.

We're told Dennis and Jamie will drop the track this month while he completes the album, and Drake has given his stamp of approval.

One big difference between Drake and dad ... their taste in music video babes.