Drake Wants to Date An Intellectual Girl, Nicki Minaj Says
Drake, the 27-year-old Canadian rapper born Aubrey Drake Graham, has a specific criteria when it comes to dating, according to his friend and fellow musician Nicki Minaj.
While Drake was spotted getting close with singer Rihanna earlier this year, he was also previously linked to actress Zoe Kravitz and model Tyra Banks. While each woman has distinctly different qualities, his 31-year-old rapper friend Minaj insists she knows what makes him tick.
"I think what works with Drake is if you act like you don't like him," Minaj told Capital Xtra in the Morning recently. "Be horrible to him and then you'll get [his attention]."
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After admitting she was joking, Drake's friend said he might need a smart woman.
"I think he likes intellectual women actually," she told Capital Xtra. "..I think he likes a girl who can hold a conversation."
Drake has never shied away from publicly expressing his interest in women publicly.
Although the pair were spotted at numerous events together earlier this year, 25-year-old Kravitz previously told Hip Hollywood, they're "just good friends."
It seems Drake has had an affinity for Kravitz for some time. In 2011, he referred to the actress as one of his favorite things.
"Zoe Kravitz on Californiacation…my two favorite things in the world," Drake previously tweeted. "But she's not a thing…she's everything."
He previously spoke to Rolling Stone about his thoughts on Rihanna, whom he insisted was just a friend.
"She's the ultimate fantasy. I mean, I think about it. Like, 'Man, that would be good," Drake said in the February issue of the magazine. "We have fun together, she's cool and (expletive) but we're just friends. That's my dog for life."
He told the publication about his new outlook on dating.
"I'm not after (expletive) like I was three years ago, when I was trying to make up for all the years when no girl would talk to me," he said. "But I haven't met somebody that makes everybody else not matter."
