Drake almost had the whole of Madison Square Garden in tears as he
presented Rihanna with the Michael Jackson Vanguard Award at the
MTV
Video Music Awards - and declared his love for the star.
The Canadian rapper, who looked dapper in a smart black suit and bow
tie for the occasion, heaped praise on the Bajan singer during his heartfelt
speech.
Drake by telling the crowd they'd met 11 years ago, and admitted he's
been in love with her pretty much ever since.
"She is someone I’ve been in love with since I was 22-years-old,"
he gushed.
She’s one of my best friends in the world. All my adult life I’ve
looked up to her."
He also praised the star, who performed four times on the night, for
never changing
"What’s most impressive isn’t the endless list of stats, awards or
accomplishments.
"She succeeds by doing something which no one in this music
industry does - and that’s be herself."
This prompted a barrage of tweets from viewers hoping he would propose.
"I think MTV cut out Drake's marriage proposal to Rihanna because
it would have been too much for the general public to handle," one joked.
Another said: "Really thought Drake was about to propose though.
Was about to make a lot of dudes look bad. Like, how can anyone beat a VMA
proposal?"
Rihanna closed the star-studded show with another medley which included
Stay and Diamonds. Continue here
Follow Solenzo Blog on
0 Comments