Romance rumours between Jama and Drake began when he name-dropped her on Headie One's song "Only You". He rapped: "Chubbs might jam this yute for a chain / And give it to a sweet one, called that Maya Jama", sending the rumour mill spinning.
Following this, Drake allegedly began following Jama on Instagram back in 2018, according to reports, and even sent her private DMs while she was with Stormzy, which went ignored on Jama's end.
A source told The Sun at the time that Drake "definitely appeared to have a soft spot for Maya". However, the "Love Island" star was not interested in the rapper, with the source adding: "Maya wasn't going to entertain any form of contact. Even when she split with Stormzy, it's not something Maya wanted to pursue, and she has left it."