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Watch Drake Congratulate Nicki Minaj, Admit She's "The Love Of His Life"
21 April 2015, 11:11
Drizzy brought Nicki Minaj on stage at Coachella and he had a message for her.
Drake brought out his good friend and Cash Money label-mate Nicki Minaj during his headlining set at Coachella on Sunday night, announcing to the audience that she is "The love of [his] life."
Those hoping for a surprise collaborative performance were out of luck. The 'Anaconda' rapper didn't perform or even speak during her short appearance on stage during Drizzy's 'Truffle Butter.'
But Drake did stop for a short speech, seemingly congratulating Nicki on her engagement to Meek Mill.
"The love of my life, I love this girl right here, we're family forever," Drake said as Nicki walked on the stage. "Congratulations and all that, I just want to give you a hug."
Fans at the festival tweeted their disappointment at Drake not performing with Nicki, or any surprise guest, after he brought out Madonna for his first performance the previous weekend.
Drake brought out NICKI MINAJ and she didn't even PERFORM she walked on and then off like um what
— Kristee Vetter (@kristeevetter) April 20, 2015
Drake brings out Nicki Minaj and intros her and she doesn't perform. People are booing as they leave @coachella
— John Hickey (@johnnyjhickey) April 20, 2015
That was odd @NICKIMINAJ came out, hugged @Drake & left w/out "Truffle Butter" verse. @coachella My photos did not turn out sorry
— Inland Empire Music (@IEMusicNow) April 20, 2015
The festival did see surprise performances from Kanye West, who joined The Weeknd on stage to perform his own mini-set and Ciara, who debuted a new song with R3hab.