Canadian rapper Drake might explore doing some reggae or dancehall songs in the near future.

Drake appeared on the Canadian network MuchMusic last week, where he broke the news during an interview with T Rexxx on the Hip-Hop show Rap City. The interview can be viewed on www.drake-online.com.

In the interview, Drake puts on a convincing Jamaican accent and sports a Mavado T-shirt, with the artiste's image on it. Drake revealed that he may be voicing on some local rhythms at the end of his European tour.

He explained that he recently spoke to Mavado's manager, Julian Jones-Griffith, about doing some recording locally. He said, "I wanna do something for Jamaica, because we are supposed to go out there and record after the European tour." He added, "I was like send me some rhythms that are poppin and I'll see what I can do. He sent me some rhythms that are poppin, so I'll see what I can do. You never know."

Drake is currently in negotiations to star in the financial thriller 'Arbitrage' alongside veteran actor Al Pacino. The rapper made headlines locally, as well as internationally, when he filmed the video for his song Find Your Love, in Kingston, last April. The video featured Mavado as the 'villain' in the video's storyline.

Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, criticised the video's play of the 'gun culture,' which he said was not enhancing the island's image. The video's director Anthony Mandler later defended the video saying he was not trying to make a statement about Jamaica.