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Drake: Nicki Minaj’s fame is “incredible”

Canadian rapper Drake is amazed by Nicki Minaj’s quick rise to fame, calling it the result of a “higher power”.

Speaking to MTV News, Drake remembered Minaj in her early days of signing on to Lil Wayne’s Young Money record label.

He said: "I think it's crazy that somehow some higher power brought all these individuals together.
"To think of the girl that I used to ride the bus with - and that's what she was to me, this girl that I rode the bus with. I was like, 'Female rap?' And I'm being dead honest with you. [I thought,] 'Man, it's been a while since there's been a female rapper, and I'm curious to see how this works.'"

He added: "It's not that I didn't believe. And she was probably looking at me like, 'This Jew from Canada? I don't know.'

"It's amazing now to see her come into her own, build this brand and persona. It's incredible."

Watch the pair performing on Jimmy Kimmel's show here: