Nicki Minaj Accepts the Award for Best Female Hip Hop Artist During the 2014 BET Awards
Nicki Minaj accepts the award for best female hip hop artist during the 2014 BET Awards in Los Angeles, California June 29, 2014. REUTERS

Drake recently shared an intimate animated photo of himself and Nicki Minaj on Instagram. In the fan-made cartoon the rapper could be seen holding Nicki Minaj close to him, as she is singing with a mike in her hand. The rapper captioned the photo as "How about now, @NickiMinaj now." The photo has led to a series of speculations about the couple's relationship.

Fans of the rapper commented on the photo that "Drake is being romantic" and "the two make a perfect couple." Nicki and Drake have been friends for a long time and this has given way to link-up rumours. However, Nicki recently revealed in one of her songs that she has never had a relationship with Drake.

"I never f--ed Wayne, I never f---ed Drake, all my life man f---k sake, If I did I would ménage with 'em and let them eat my a-- like a cupcake," The Pink Print singer raps in her new song "Only." Nicki Minaj is yet to respond to the fan made photo shared by Drake. Meanwhile, Drake's rumoured former girlfriend Rihanna is reportedly not bothered about Drake's link-up rumours.

She is apparently away from the dating scene at the moment, according to Hollywoodlife reports. "Rihanna is numb to men at this point. She doesn't understand them and is rather tired of trying to," a source told the website. Rihanna, who is currently single, was recently seen in a revealingTom Ford dress, flaunting her cleavage.

Rihanna reportedly dated Drake from March to May this year. The two were spotted together on many occasions. However, they called it quits due to Drake's " busy schedules," as reported by Hollywoodlife.

RiRi was also in a relationship with Chris Brown. The two dated for many years before calling it quits in 2012. Brown is still in touch with Rihanna as a friend. He said in his interview to Access Hollywood that he and RiRi are "friends" and he has "no issues," with her. He also said that he won't mind making music with RiRi.