Birdman Weighs In On Common

Published: Tuesday 10th Jan 2012 by David

In case you didn’t know, Canadian Rapper Drake and Hip Hop veteran Common are currently engaged in a war of words.

Reaching all new heights yesterday with the surfacing of the latter’s remix to his rivals’ ‘Stay Schemin‘, today saw Drake’s label boss and close friend Birdman weigh in on the situation, airing out his feelings on the ‘Sweet’ performer.

Find out what he had to say below…


Let’s hope Common doesn’t turn into Lil Kim and find his legacy destroyed by a petty feud with a Rapper far more renowned and commercially potent than he could ever be.

However,seeing as Drake had no problem with openly ‘taking shots’ at Kim on behalf on fellow Young Money royal Nicki Minaj, it says a lot  that he isn’t as forthcoming when it comes to confronting his male counterparts.

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  1. Kerry Johnson January 10, 2012

    Who cares
    Rihanna>>>>>>>>Your fav, you will deal 🙂

    Rihanna makes the people come together yeaaaaaaa 🙂

    Hey major
    put a record I wanna with dance with Rihanna

  2. JERMAINE January 10, 2012

    SAM LIL KIM’S LEGACY IS DOING GREAT U HATIN’ ASS H**!

  3. Kerry Johnson January 10, 2012

    *DJ*

  4. TakeAbOW (Madonna And Rihanna Will Slay In 2012) January 10, 2012

    LOOL YASS!
    Common is becoming just like kim.

    Overreacting to petty subliminals that dont really mean s***.

  5. bips January 10, 2012

    common is an another league let’s talk about drake in 25 years mmmmmmkay???!!!!

  6. SLAYFANISTANN. January 10, 2012

    “Let’s hope Common doesn’t turn into Lil Kim and find his legacy destroyed by a petty feud with a Rapper far more renowned and commercially potent than he could ever be.”

    Sam,you have got to be f****** kidding me.

    Not only that weak ass Kim shade but

    Now,Drake is more renowned than Common????

    Overall,Common is a WAY better artist than Drake! Not taking away from Drake because he is good at what he does but you are NOT going to sit here and start shading Common over some petty ass feud with Drake.If I was Kim,I would have SLAPPED you during your interview.(She was a good one,I would have turned down the whole thing if I realize Sam was fake.)

    Common>>>>>>>>>>>Drake. BIG TIME.No ifs,ands,or buts

  7. RoyaltyRowdy January 10, 2012

    Tell dude run my 2 million the Heat lost and I want my CASH jaCK

  8. bips January 10, 2012

    @slayfanistann AMEN!!!!!!!!!!!

  9. MISHKA January 10, 2012

    Common has nothing to worry about.

    Drake should worry about his softy a$$ coming at a female (Vanessa Bryant) who did nothing him. Like, people let him talk about Aaliyah because she’s no longer here but Vanessa is a living mother of two. What was he thinking?

    Nobody even hates Drake like that but he needed to be read for his corny and disrespectful attitude. Get your sh!t together, Aubrey!

  10. Get Real January 10, 2012

    SLAYFANISTANN
    I completely agree. Sam, if you don’t understand hip hop, no ones going to hold it against you we know you’re all about r&b and pop music. Thats fine, just don’t go trying to explain what happens between rappers because clearly you know next to nothing.
    I’m gonna need all this veteran name slashing to come to a stop. Pay these people there respects and then pay them no mind when they say PETTY little things. Is it really worth it? Cause honestly this makes me dislike Drake, not Common.

  11. The Real B(randy January 10, 2012

    I don’t wanna be rde but you guys being from across the pond haven’t a cle of how hip hop CHAMPIONS Common and yes, Drake has had more “commercial sccess” but Common is Hip Hop…..ask your favorite rapper. He has beefed and won with WHOLE CREWS. Yall better stick to writing Nicki vs Kim stories which are oft wrong as well but, yeah…..Drake is poop and I was born before 1990.

  12. Those That Cannot Do, Stan January 10, 2012

    Grown man fighting with some new off the block kid.

    Wonder if I’ll live to see an adult ACT like an adult and ignore s*** that’s meaningless.

  13. White girl mob January 10, 2012

    Man who cares bout this s*** man.. Birdman gay anyway kissing a n**** WTF drake gets no love down here in oakland he soft ass hell kreayshawn way more harder then his b**** ass.

    Let’s see some kreayshawn posts on here she just rap up a video shoot she is dropping it pretty soon why aint ya posting that??? Man

    Everything bout h** rihanna b**** beyonce wannabe Kim clone clown nicki Minaj

    Hello we got real artist that needs some shine on here ya be d*** riding on here ya need to open up ya eyes see the real from the fake

    REAL kreayshawn, v nasty, lil Kim, lil b, soulja boy, riff raff,

    Fake Rihanna, beyonce, Birdman, drake, brandy, lady gaga,

    TGJ wake up man ya missing out

  14. The Real B(randy January 10, 2012

    Clearly my “U” key was a little defunct…..

  15. jeremydante January 10, 2012

    who f****** wrote this piece, comparing common to lil’ kim? you’re a f****** idiot if you think that could happen. common is a rap legend & drake will NEVER contribute what common has to this rap game as a LYRICIST.

    that last lil’ paragraph pissed me off. boss up on your facts before stating shady lines like that. straight disrespecting the rap game with that s***- for real. CLEARLY you’re not up on your hip-hop history. fuckn IDIOT!

  16. BAA January 10, 2012

    Im sorry but Sam u are always downgrading Rihanna and call the Rihartds all kinds of delusional but u are just like them, by comparing KIM > Nicki and COMMON > Drake. Lets b honest ; Drake is an Commercial Success but when it comes to being a real MC, Lyrical Content and someone who is admired by many musicians its Common and not Drake. If u are going to constantly talk out of ur ass saying Nicki is betta than KIM and Drake is betta than Common, than i advise u to leave the Rihtards alone.

  17. MarriKeri January 10, 2012

    why is birdbeak commenting on anything he aint doin s*** for no body

  18. TakeAbOW (Madonna And Rihanna Will Slay In 2012) January 10, 2012

    common IS becoming lil kim. very talented but consumed by beef.
    As well, drake is more renowned than common but he is not more respected.

  19. Layla January 10, 2012

    Lil KIm and Common>Nicki and Drake.

  20. TheMan4u January 10, 2012

    Common is becoming Kim, BODIED drake just like Kim BODIED Nicki

  21. Lea January 10, 2012

    Drake and Nicki will never be respected like Common and Lil Kim.This little kids are really f*cking hip hop comparing Gods to trash newbies.

  22. Houston January 10, 2012

    All y’all gay money fans don’t know sh*t about hip hop.Kim and Common are way better than Nicki and Drake.

  23. Keisha January 10, 2012

    Young Money have this site on payroll.

  24. Mia January 10, 2012

    Drake and Nicki are not even hip hop.

  25. ASAP (As Sincere As Possible) January 10, 2012

    I don’t condone Common’s attack, but to say that Drake is a threat to Common is beyond ludicrous.Drake is hip-pop, Common is a rapper.End of!I don’t care how much Drake sold in his first week, I don’t care if he goes triple platinum (which won’t happen anyway), when it comes to respect in the industry, skills and artistry, Common is in another league.

  26. Girrrl January 10, 2012

    Let me preface this by saying I like Drake and think the take care album was great.

    Let’s be.real though:
    Young Money =subliminal disses and “throw the rocks then.hide their hands” mentality

    Common and Kim came at Nicki and Drake directly.
    I mean what man comes at.another dude’s wife but won’t say another man’s name? That’s a h** move. And we all know that Nicki would not have.a career if she didn’t have Kim to emulate.

  27. Aunt Jackie January 10, 2012

    LOL @ this wack, sly attempt to start some sort of stan war. FAIL!

    Everyone knows Common is a GOD.

  28. Tami January 10, 2012

    Whoever wrote this piece is an idiot. Drake has commercial success and yes he reps where I’m from and I love him for that but don’t get it twisted Common is way better lyrically. Drake is loved by the whites, little girls and men who wear skinny jeans.

  29. Tami January 10, 2012

    As well I realized Drakes music went from being about rapping about where he’s from to going through female purses I can’t vibe with that. I love when he reps Toronto but his music not so much.

  30. Itsme January 10, 2012

    “We never been a brand of making money off of [diss records]” ummmmm isnt Nicki Minaj “Stupid H**” and straight diss to Lil Kim…YMCMB please go away because all of you are KILLIN HIP HOP!

    Drake can diss Lil Kim a FEMALE, but cant say nothing to Common…DRAKE YOUR SO DAMN PINK…what a a F**!

  31. Itsme January 10, 2012

    Damn did Lil Kim break your heart or something because this site stay with the Lil Kim shade?…yall stay salty…Let Kim do her thing…

  32. NAYAH82 January 10, 2012

    Drakes is more commercially successful…But will he be around in 20 years? and be consider an iconic MC like Common? Idk. TGJ please stick to what you know…Just cuz Canada Dry has two plat albums, it doesn’t mean he should go after legends and the likes.

  33. Girrrl January 10, 2012

    On another note common won that round. He called.Drake Canada Dry and had.say my make playing on the track. #slayed

  34. Dude January 10, 2012

    First of all I NEVER feel to comment….. but Sam bruva you need to take not one, not two, but SEVERAL seats because Drake has absolutely nothing (musically and lyrically) on Common….you obviously know nothing about REAL hiphop

  35. WIG SNATCHER January 10, 2012

    No shade, but out off all the “disses” and “shots” I encounter between rappers or people in hip hop. It is always 1. the person of the moment vs 2. the legend. This is getting so old. Common is AMAZING. drake is on his 2nd album. I like drake, but in 10 years we could be like, DRAKE WHO!? SMH just let these people live……..NOH8!

  36. RHI RHI IS QUEEN January 10, 2012

    COMMON IS THE NEW KIM… #FAIL

  37. voneeluv January 10, 2012

    dude are u serious! plz plz never write anything about hip hop again go bury urself after that ridiculous , pathetic ,commentary on drake and common i mean even drake acknowledged in his verse that common was a God. hello. And about ymcm not having beef haven’t there been many subliminals on wax between lil wayne and jay z. common bird man dude look plenty pissed during that interview he knew his man drizzly just took a big ” L” and part of the team down wit him. who wrote this crap Sam oh please think before u decide to slick talk.

  38. duhhhhhhh January 10, 2012

    Drake is like a lil boy tring to hang with the big dogs on the corner~ Common is a real Mc~ Drake is as soft as a babies a***~and who would listen to a grwon man who calls themselves “Baby”..negro grow up!

  39. JENNY JONES!! January 10, 2012

    BABY NEEDS TO STOP!!! HE MUST BE SUFFERING FROM THE EARLY STAGES OF ALZHEIMER’S B/C DIDN’T LIL WAYNE GO AT JAY Z AFTER JAY DISSED BABY SAYING ‘HIS GIRL HAD BABY MONEY’??? YES HE DID AND BABY WAS FINE WITH THAT DISS ATTACK. ITS JUST BABY DOESN’T FEEL A BATTLE OVER SERENA WITH COMMON WHO WON’T BE QUIET LIKE JAY WAS ISN’T WORTH IT. HE’S OLD ENOUGH TO REMEMBER THAT COMMON DON’T PLAY AND IS A BATTLE GOD!!!……………JENNY JONES!!!!

  40. JENNY JONES!! January 10, 2012

    DRAKE= THE 2011-2012 VANILLA ICE & MILLI VANILLI

  41. Erik January 10, 2012

    Nicki needs to watch this interview..

  42. StopPostingAboutHipHopSAM January 11, 2012

    DEAR THAT GRAPEJUICE

    COMMON IS A LEGEND AND GETS MORE RESPECT THAN DRAKE. DRAKE CAN TAKE HIS COMMERCIAL SUCCESS….. LET’S SEE HIS IMPACT ON HIP HOP IN 5YEARS *SARCASM*

    COMMON IS A LYRICIST AND STARTED OUT BATTLING. THAT’S THE PROBLEM WITH U BRITS….Y’ALL EAT UP CORNY ISH LIKES IT’S THE BEST ISH IN THE WORLD (Rihanna) …..u obviously don’t know s*** about hip hop. Common doesn’t look for commercial success. He makes music, acts and performs for the president…go ahead and pop in ur Ndubz cd, can’t believe they’re considered hip hop lol…just another example of ur taste in music

  43. Rediculious January 14, 2012

    “Let’s hope Common doesn’t turn into Lil Kim and find his legacy destroyed by a petty feud with a Rapper far more renowned and commercially potent than he could ever be.”

    you gotta be f****** kidding me, drake a better rapper than Common? What the HELL!!!!????

    First off you assholes at TGJ need to get your s*** together. Common is infinatly better than that p**** drake. Second it seems every Young Money is dissing other rappers and start bitching when they get some retaliation back. And you fuckers sit there promotig that b*******?! That’s f***** up man. If drakes a better rapper than Common then I don’t like rap anymore.

    I would tell you to stick your head in the dishwasher but I doubt even that would help clean it out.

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