Drake reveals inspiration for Alicia Keys song

On Alicia Keys last album, The Element of Freedom, the ballad co-written by Drake, Unthinkable (I’m Ready) is about a tempting, forbidden love. The Canadian rapper recently confirmed a rumour about the muse who inspired him.

It had been assumed that the song was about Keys relationship with producer Swizz Beat, whom she has since married. However, in an interview with Complex, Nicki Minaj loves the song and confessed that Drake told her he had written the song for her.

Faced with Minaj’s revelation Minaj, Drake confirmed the rumour on BET.com. “It is [about Minaj], I’m not gonna lie. The concept came from a conversation that we had, or conversations we have. I wrote it based off two things: Number one, based off that, and then two, based off Alicia and Swizz and their situation, and it just seemed fitting. It was like the perfect concept.”

Drake, 23, won a Juno for rap recording of the year, So Far Gone, and is nominated for two Grammys.