"If There's Any Woman In My Life That's The Ideal Woman For Me, It's Definitely Nicki [Minaj]"

Young Money star Drake is no longer holding back his love for labelmate Nicki Minaj and recently described her as the perfect woman for him.

In Drizzy's opinion, the self-proclaimed Barbie stands out from other ladies because she fully understands him.

"If there's any woman in my life that's the ideal woman for me, it's definitely Nicki," said Drake. "I like the stripped-down Nicki. I like Nicki with no makeup, black hair, some casual clothes in a recording booth rapping an amazing verse. That's sexy to me." He added, "I know some great women, but all jokes aside, Nicki is somebody I could spend my life with because I think we understand each other." (The Daily Beast)

In October, Drake said he still had high hopes of marriage to Nicki.

I don't know if we were really pretending. I'd marry Nicki. I think Nicki would be one of the only people that would understand me at the end of all of this and be able to love me," Drake reveals about his Young Money group member. "I guess I thought it was more [with me and Rihanna]. That was the first girl with any fame that paid me any mind." (Elle Magazine)

Last month, Nicki entertained the idea of starting a family in the future.

Having gotten past those low points, the MC tells the magazine that she has firm plans for a bright future. "I will have put out five albums and will have an Oscar and Grammys," she predicted. "And I will be getting married and, a couple of years after that will have a bun in the oven. ... My whole life is about being NickiMinaj now. It's a never-ending saga." (MTV)

After fooling fans claiming they married in summer 2010, Nicki denied reports suggesting she really became Drizzy's wife.

"No, [DJ] Drama, don't be silly," Minaj told DJ Drama when asked about expecting kids with Drake. "Drake is just my little brother and I kid with him all the time. That's all. Yes, yes, we were just being crazy and I think we were a little bit bored. I wouldn't say we were bored, but we were being just mischievous. I did another interview and they asked me and I said, everyday I see things written about me that aren't true. So I wanted to kinda give the blogs a little bit of payback and put my own story out. [laughs] I don't date boys, I don't like boys. [laughs] It's true -- I think boys are yucky and that's it. There's nothing more to say." (Hot 107.9)