Canadian rap star Drake has paid tribute to an 11 year old fan who recently passed away.

The In My Feelings star was introduced to the late youngster through Make A Wish Foundation which helps young people suffering from serious illnesses.

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Drake had paid a surprise visit to the 11-year-old heart transplant patient in August.

He had not attended the MTV VMAs at New York’s Radio City Music Hall so he could go to the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital in Chicago, where he met super-fan Sofia Sanchez.

The young girl had participated in the In My Feelings Challenge that buzzed across the Internet recently – in which people completed a choreographed dance to Drake’s track of the same name – which the rapper had seen and decided to drop by the hospital to say hi.

He wrote a touching tribute via his Instagram page:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BpyRLQVAjKx/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=ndofel7x1w4m

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