Drake reportedly wants to end his feud with Chris Brown over their former girlfriend, Rihanna. The Canadian rapper wants to fix his relationship with the Loyal singer after being touched by the sudden death of Mac Miller.
The Swimming hitmaker was found dead on September 7 at his San Fernando Valley home. A source told Hollywood Life: "Drake was really cut up about Mac's death. It hit him hard as Mac was one of the kindest, most genuine guys in the business, and his passing is just a senseless tragedy in addition to a great loss to the music industry."
"Drake and Chris have been making overtures toward ending their beef for a while now, and Drake thought a great way to honor Mac's memory would be to put aside past feuding and strive to make amends for petty behavior and build bridges, try to be a better person," the insider added.
"It's basically what Mac was all about. Drake's hoping that he and Chris can actually get into the studio together at some point in the future and lay down some tracks together, but it's baby steps, so right now they're just making peace," the source shared. "It's something that would make Mac genuinely really happy, and Drake hopes that he's looking down from above and smiling, happy in the knowledge that his legacy of kindness and tolerance lives on."
Drake and Brown are known for their long history of enmity. Back in 2012, the two were caught in a nightclub brawl over an argument involving Rihanna following which the With You singer suffered a split chin.
During an interview with GQ in 2013, Drake addressed their feud. He said: "I wish we could sit down, just like you and me are right now, and talk it out man-to-man. But that's not going to happen. I'm not confrontational, but if someone challenges, I'm not going to back down."
"Two rappers fighting over the woman. He's not even a rapper, but still, it's the last way you want your name out there. It distracts from the music. But he's made me the enemy, and that's the way it's gonna stay, I guess," Drake added.
"If I think about it too much, I feel it wrapping around my foot, like I get a feeling it could end really badly," he shared.
