The Common and Drake beef is fresh out of the oven and it looks like it’s not going to cool down anytime soon.
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Common was on Sirius Hip-Hop Nation last night and, naturally, the current spat with Drake came up.
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When asked about the conflict, Common said that the beef has nothing to do with Serena Williams, who once dated Common and has recently been spotted with Drake, and everything to do with hip-hop.
“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. I was saying, man, 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.”
Common still claims that he never had Drake in mind when he recorded “Sweet,” saying “I wasn’t trying to address you specifically, but if you feel like you are that person and if you’re addressing this to me, then I have to address you back.”
Of course, as you all probably know, the “address” ended up being the scathing verse Common spit over Rick Ross’ “Stay Schemin” beat.
The most important thing Common said, however, is that he doesn’t want to escalate things. He wants to keep this beef on wax and strictly lyrical.
That’s good news!
