[Alisha Prakash](/columnists/Alisha+Prakash)  
5/21/2009

Budding rapper Aubrey "Drake" Graham denies any claim that he and singer Rihanna are an item.

After rumors of singer Rihanna and rapper Aubrey "Drake" Graham being a couple circulated, Graham confirmed that he and the singer were merely friends.  
  
On Thursday, Graham appeared on New York's Hot 97 radio station, claiming that their relationship is purely platonic and turned down any gossip that they were together, according to People.com.  
  
"It's not like that at all," Graham told hosts Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg.  
  
Despite Graham's statements, the two were spotted at New York's Lucky Strike Lanes and Lounge bowling alley exchanging kisses all night, reported MTV.com.  
  
Though Rihanna has not commented on the subject, Graham continues to downplay any rumors of the two as an item.  
  
The rapper claims however, that he was "honored" to appear on Page Six as Rihanna's romance, according to MTV.com.  
  
Currently, Rihanna is busy playing the leading role in Kanye West's new video, "Paranoid." The snippet first appeared on Wednesday night at a Def Jam Records event held in New York, reported MTV.com.