Common says his beef with Drake was sparked by a love triangle between the two rappers and tennis star Serena Williams.
“At that time, I think it was the Drake-Serena situation,” Common said in an interview with VladTV. “I didn’t know what was going on with that. And I ain’t know if he was throwing shots at me. [Serena] my ex and we’re going our separate ways. So unfortunately the war might have been over a girl, but at the time I never said that. It wasn’t totally that. It was more of, ‘Do you respect me? ‘Cause I actually like you as an artist.'”
Common also says he’s “glad it never escalated into a physical thing.”
In January 2012, Common said the beef was not over Serena Williams, despite rumors to the contrary.
“Well, the song ‘Sweet,’ for me, was a song where I was really talking about Hip Hop,” Common said. “A lot of the softer side of Hip Hop is just being the example of what people think Hip Hop is. To me, you can express yourself in many different ways, but I was just missing that hardcore Hip Hop, that raw Hip Hop sound, and I was just talking about it. The song ‘Sweet’ was cats out there doing sweet music. Dude must have took offense to it, so he came out and said some things, and once he said something on record, I said something on record.”
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Common should have called 50 to finish that Canada Dry off
Serena ? she looks like a fucking man
Really? Then the men you know must all look like big booty chicks…
With an ass like that I could give a fuck less about her face
nah she is a big gorilla lookin bitch fuck is ya niggas smoking
Drake is a P***Y
I love common but he only addressing this cuz he needs press for his album. Now he sounding soft saying that he likes drakes music.
I think Common forgot why he was beefing. HHDX even quoted the reason in the last paragraph. It was really because Drake came out on stage talking shit and then there was the whole “Gods acting like they’re broads” comment which prompted him to respond over that beat in the first place. I’m not impressed
LOL why is this news? Everybody and their mothers knew that the beef started because of Serena, which was one of the lamest beefs in Hip Hop I might add.
Hmmm welcome back to high school!
Maybe a college education is a good thing.
So Common lied. Anybody with a brain knew that he was salty because Drake was smashing Serena. Now he needs more promo, so he’s talking about Drake again. Love the photo of him in an OVO shit.
Nobody cares about you jerking off Drake.
papi youre the only one that makes sense on this site
What’s up with all these Common articles?
he’s dropping an album soon… get a clue son!
Sad thing about all of this is that now Drake is perceived as the winner of this beef, but fact of the matter is Common is a HORRIBLE dis artist to begin with, so ANYONE who has beef with this dude will more than likely be the winner (i.e. The bitch in yoo, which was weak as hell). That Canada Dry was the sole two words he spoke that made me go OH! Before that, everything was *snores*
Grown ups keeping up with rap beef is what’s sad..
I’m a fan of Hip-Hop and Hip-Hop happens to have hella beefs at every corner. You actually expect me not to know about them then?
lol he called it a “war”
So funny how people just give Common the pass on this …if Drake had lied and then, admitted that a beef he started was about some girl he dated, everyone would say Drake is bitch-made, a liar/phoney and claim real hip hop is dead. Just so bogus. Common is such a pu$$y
real talk. also drake response was actually addressing this, but cause it wasn’t publicly known, it wasn’t clear.
WHAT DID I TELL YALL FROM JUMP? COMMON IS A SIMP NIGGA. COMMMON IS THE GUY IN VIDEOS HOLDING CARDS OUT SIDE BADU WINDOW. DRAKE ENDED THIS NIGGA CAREER
the same people that are talking shit about Common right now for this, are the same people that were idolizing him for dissing Drake.
Lol @ this lightskinned dude even IMPLYING that he could a physical altercation with someone smh
Anonymous please saty Anonymous, don’t have a pot to piss in, and hating wow!!!!!! Self hater LMAO get a job.
Yall missing the point. Drake fucked Serena Williams.
I just completely hate myself.
Even Brett Ratner hit that. She’s nothing special lol
wheres that pic from? cool.
This also makes drakes’ response much more poignant, although i think common took that battle.
that picture tho. hahahahahahahahahahaha! common wearing an ovo shirt after dissing my nigga drake? lmao, drake won by 10 landslides just from that pic.
It bothers me when the gods get to acting like the broads
Guess every team doesnt come complete with niggas like ours
That’s why I see no need to compete with niggas like yall
I just ask that when you see me you speak up, nigga, that’s all
Dont be ducking like you never wanted nothing
It’s feeling like rap changed, it was a time it was rugged
Back when if a nigga reached it was for the weapon
Nowadays niggas reach just to sell they record
Spaghetti bolognese in the Polo Lounge
Me and my G from DC that’s how I roll around
Might look light, but we heavy though
You think Drake will pull some shit like that? You never know
Million dollar meetings in a Polo Lounge
Me and my man Oliver North that’s how I roll around
Shawty wanna tell me secrets ’bout a rap nigga
I tell that bitch it’s more attractive when you hold it down
Kobe ’bout to lose a hundred fifty Ms
Kobe my nigga I hate it had to be him
Bitch you wasn’t with me shooting in the gym
(Bitch you wasn’t with me shooting in the gym)
Tell Lucian I said “fuck it”, Im tearing holes in my budget
Bag her like we in Publix and take her ass out in public
Ordered her the filet told ’em butterfly it shell love it
She used to soda and nuggets she really just out here thuggin’
I’m just hittin my pinnacle, you and pussy identical
You like the fucking finish line, we cant wait to run into you
But let me get my mind off that
Young rich motherfucker getting mine off rap with my niggas
This is the definition of lightskins RAP beef.Over a broad tho?c’mon son.Drake I figure,but COM I thought I knew you better.SMH.lol
I’m sorry but the line.”you ain’t wettin nobody n*gga,u CANADA DRY.” right there…that line right there..Bodied Drake..i dont care about the rest of the song cause just that line killed him.Drake talks too much about pulling something out on someone when we all no hes a Jewish Canadian that sings in 95% of his hits and played a guy in a wheelchair for 7-8 seasons.WE DONT BELIEVE YOU YOU NEED MORE PPL!
One corny line from a song bodied Drake? lol Get real retard. Common has never even gone platinum. Nuff said.
Common ass crazy for this comment he had about the “Sweet” song. He was clearly goin n on Drake, calling him types of hoe niggas and a sweet muhfucka. Lol, he cant turn that shit around now!
So these lightskin dudes were fightin over ugly ass Serena??? LMAO lame ass Chicago/Canada niggas
Drake would have introduced Common to the pavement.