Before the Kendrick Lamar and Meek Mill rap battles ever transpired, Drake exchanged blows with Common in the early 2010s. Common pulled up to Drink Champs alongside Pete Rock ahead of their collab album’s arrival last week when the Chicago-bred MC was asked about the origins of his feud with Drizzy. Common explained he felt Drake was subliminally dissing him, which prompted him to fire back at the 6 God on 2011’s “Sweet.
” See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I felt like Drake was sending me a couple of shots, subliminals,” he said. “I don’t know what motivated him to send me some shots but I think what for sure had me, if I’m just being real, like you know, we mess with one of the same girls.” N.
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then alluded to how Drake was allegedly also romantically involved with Serena Williams , who Common dated circa 2007 to 2010. “You know, wars happen over women,” Common admitted. “That’s just what it is.
But I ain’t going to get at you if you with somebody I was with. But if you start throwing me a couple little, you know, you trying to throw some jabs, you know, and I’m like, ‘Come on man, OK.'” Drake responded by eviscerating Common with subliminal jabs on Rick Ross’ “Stay Schemin'” in 2012 featuring French Montana.
The track peaked at No. 58 on the Billboard Hot 100. It wasn’t until a face-to-face meeting at the 2013 Grammy Awards and Common having a conversation with Drake’s father, Dennis Gra.
