Drake: 'I don't regret defending Minaj'

Drake has admitted that despite being "impulsive" when defending Nicki Minaj, he doesn't regret standing up for his friend.

Earlier this month, the 23-year-old responded to Lil Kim's rant about his Young Money labelmate.

The Thank Me Later star has insisted that he takes matters personally when the people he cares about are being attacked, reports SOHH.

He said: "I really don't care. My biggest thing is, sometimes I get a little impulsive when people start talking about people I love. I really don't care what you say about me, you can say whatever you want.

"I'll never respond to it, I'll never react to it. But when you start talking about the people I love, I do get a little bit more reactive and that's all that happened right there, but like I said, Nicki's got records climbing the charts and today, Thank Me Later is out, so, it's just about relevant people today, that's all."

Drake recently admitted that he has had a crush on Minaj since the two met last year.