Drake and Nicki Minaj's flirting may have seemed incestuous at first, but a look at Minaj's "Moment 4 Life" video, in which the two share a kiss, reveals that there's actually chemistry between the Young Money siblings. Is there a romance brewing, or are these two just friends? We take a look at the history of Nick and Drake’s flirty moments. Courtesy of Seth Browarnick/StarTraks Photo
Getting Cozy
This past March the idea of Nick and Drake together seemed so absurd that no one cared when photos of the two allegedly getting cozy at Lil Wayne’s going-away party first leaked. Ozone magazine editor-in-chief Julia Beverly even tweeted, “Pure speculation: I say these two are gonna hook up.” The rumor flew under the radar, but possibly gave Nick and Drake a brilliant idea. Courtesy of Julia Beverly /Ozonemag.com
Miss Me
Drake's been linked to Rihanna and Teyana Taylor, just to name a few, but he inspired his own rumor on Thank Me Later's "Miss Me" when he rapped, "I love Nicki Minaj, I told her I'd admit it / I hope one day we get married just to say we f***in' did it / And girl, I'm f***in' serious / I’m with it if you with it.” Courtesy of youngmoneyhq.com
Crush on You
Only days after “Miss Me” leaked this past June, Drake recalled the first time he laid eyes on Nicki’s curvy physique. "Me and Nicki have a really playful relationship," he told DJ Envy during an interview for MTV’s Sucker Free. "When I was on tour ... I saw Nicki for the first time and, like, literally fell in love. She had this snap-back hat on that said 'Minaj.' She used to wear that every single day. She was like a theater student, and she was so cold at rapping." twitpic
Boy Stop
Nick didn’t believe Drake, no matter how “f***in serious” he was at the time. The Harajuku Barbie scoffed at the idea of Drake having a crush on her when questioned about his “Miss Me” line. "Drake does not have a crush on me,” she told DJ Envy. “Drake knows how to get you guys' attention.” Photo Credit- Brad Barket/PictureGroup
Nicki > Kim
Drake apparently sees red whenever legends badmouth his faux woman. He quickly came to Nick's defense when Lil' Kim began firing shots her way. “I can’t say you the baddest b***h,” Drake told Nick onstage at Hartford’s Hot Jam concert. “I can’t do that because I respect you, I love you too much, and you look too beautiful. So I just wanna say ... I don’t give a f*ck what Lil’ Kim or nobody else is talkin’ about. You’re the baddest chick to ever do this sh*t!” The crowd went nuts—the blogs did to
I Do
Things blew out of proportion when Nick decided to play into Drake’s make-believe crush. On August 27, Nicki and Drake took to Twitter and set the social networking site ablaze when they joked about being husband and wife. "Please refer to @nickiminaj as Mrs. Aubrey Drake Graham and dont stare at her too long. She's finally mine. :)," Drake tweeted. Nicki replied, "Yes, its true. Drake and I tied the knot." Not!
Damage Control
Nicki and Drake’s Twitter wedding caused such a frenzy that Drizzy’s rep felt the need to deny the wedding.Courtesy of Brad Barket/PictureGroup
Un-Thinkable
To let Nicki tell it—and later refute it—Drake wrote Alicia Keys' "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)" with her in mind. “You know what else he told me he wrote for me?" she said in Complex magazine's October/November cover story, released in September. "The Alicia Keys song 'I'm Ready.' I happen to love the song." She downplayed the revelation during an interview with Funkmaster Flex on Hot 97 days later. Courtesy of Walik Goshorn/Retna Ltd
Put It In a Love Song
Drake doesn't break character much. Sticking to his guns, Aubrey confirmed to BET.com that he wrote “Un-Thinkable” for Nicki. "It is [about Minaj], I’m not gonna lie," he said. "The concept came from a conversation that we had, or conversations we have.” Courtesy of Walik Goshorn/Retna Ltd
The Graham Bunch
Nick went from mocking whoever took Drake's “I love Nicki” talk seriously to planting seeds herself. Pun intended? “They’ll have Drake’s intelligence, his sarcastic wittiness that I love about him,” she told BBC Radio. “They’ll have his songwriting skills. I think we’ll just make a creative bunch of kids. Wait, did I just say me and Drake will make kids? I think that would be like incest or something.”Courtesy of DerickG/ derickg.com
Kissing Cousins
Nicki was right. Drake does know how to get our attention. Moments after performing “Up All Night” at Hot 97’s Thanksgiving Thank You concert, Drake abruptly slammed his mic to the ground, planted one on Nicki and walked off stage. No one knows if they really kissed (Drake’s hoody conveniently covered both of their faces), but everybody ran with it. Courtesy of PNP/WENN.com
Moment 4 Life
Months after annulling their pretend marriage, Nicki and Drake tied the knot in Minaj's "Moment for Life" video. Though there's been much talk about the two kissing in the clip, they may not have actually locked lips as the camera angle suggests. Courtesy of DerickG/ derickg.com
Special Chemistry
Nicki and Drake even seem close when the jokes stop. Shortly after “Moment 4 Life” premiered, she spoke on her and Drake’s chemistry. “That energy’s amazing,” she told MTV’s Rap Fix. “Out of everyone I’ve shot a video with, I was the most comfortable with him. I just really have a special place for him. ’” Courtesy of DerickG/ derickg.com
Joke's on Us?
Six months after Drake's "Miss Me" line about Nicki first sparked romance rumors, the media can't seem to get enough of it. Will Nicki and Drake ever be more than friends? Probably not. But we'll probably race to document the next chapter of their ongoing soap opera no matter how ridiculous it seems. To be continued... Courtesy of DerickG/derickg.com
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