Common vs. Drake

Common, hailing from Chicago, has taken aim at one of the hottest rappers (pause) in the game, Drake. How did this beef start? Let's start from the beginning....

 Yeah, man, y’all niggas man, you soft muthfuckers
Yeah my man, muthafcker
Then come around my crib
You know where I’m from
Some hoes ass niggas
Singing all around me man, la la la
You aint muthaf-cking Frank Sinatra
Uh, lil bitch
Yeah, this the raw right here
Yeah this the raw right here nigga
Sweet muthafuckas
Sweet ass bitch muthafucka

You know man, you should know where I come from
You should know who I am nigga
You should never wanna go against me
You know man, you too soft for that man
I be seeing you man, I see it in your eyes man
You aint the type of nigga to go against me
You get in my presence you gon’ feel like a little hoe
You aint a man yet, you tryna be somebody else
Man, be yourself man, you come around my crib, you get your shit took
Huh, wherever you go, you probably be overseas in Europe and get yo shit took
You’s a hoe, you know you sweet
Aint nothing you can do man, people see that man
Broads be seeing you sweet
Done wit’ you muthafuckas, it’s over for you
It’s over for you? It’s over, sweet muthafucka

As we see here, Common seems to have an issue with rappers that sing on records. This narrows down the list of rappers Common could be talking about....

                                         

It bothers me when the Gods get to acting like the broads
Guess every team doesn’t come complete with niggas like ours
Thats why I see no need to compete with niggas like y’all
I just ask them when you see me you speak up nigga thats all
Don’t be ducking like you never wanted nothing
Its feeling like rap changed, there 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

Shawty wanna tell me secrets ’bout a rap nigga
I tell a bitch its more attractive when you hold it down

The shawty Drake is referring to is Serena Williams, Common's ex and who has been seen around with Drake. She's the only connection Drake and Common have to each other. Drake never mentions Common's name but it is quite obvious that Drake's lines were aimed at him.

Common holds nothing back. He calls out Drake by name. Disrespects the man to the point where Drake NEEDS to respond. Will he? Will he turn down a battle with a lyricist of the caliber of Common? Will Drake simply ignore him and continue to make his music? Personally, I want Drake to respond. I want to see a battle. Doesn't Drake claim he loves music? Doesn't he claim he loves Hip-Hop? Battling is an aspect of the culture. Look at the history of Hip-Hop. Nas vs. Jay-Z. Canibus vs. LL Cool J. Ice Cube vs. NWA. T.I. vs. Ludacris. 2Pac vs. The Notorious B.I.G. Drake needs to realize he is no untouchable. Common stepped up to you, and it's your duty to respond. Who cares if you won't profit from the "beef"? You just simply can't back down...