Common on the Drake and Kendrick Lamar Beef & What Makes a Great Diss Record 

"I'mma fight to kill, John Wick style" As a guy who actually fought John Wick, he has every right to say that 🤣

It's amazing how most people don't know that Common gave Drake that work as well. They try to sweep that under the rug too.

This wasn't a war. King Kendrick merely quashed a peasant revolt.

KRS 1, Common, Nas, and now Kendrick taught us all a hip hop lesson: NEVER go against a backpacker/conscious rapper

The crazy part is Kendrick said “are you sure you want to go this route” then drake doubled down and Kendrick killed him

Common one of the greatest MCS of all time not many can go toe to toe with him on the mic

Common - The Bxtch In YOO is an all time diss record. The only rapper to hand Ice Cube an L in any form.

There’s rules in a rap battle……Kendrick vs Drake was a rap WAR.. there’s no rules in a rap WAR

Kendrick battled ghostwriters... and won.

It wasn't a war, it was a massacre

I do love what Kendrick did. If it wasn’t for him as an old head, I probably wouldn’t even be into any modern day hip-hop. But hearing Common talk about that old-school beef with Cube just really makes me miss the 90s. Now most of the big rappers of the 90s are all huge celebrities and and actors and producers and writers. The man back, when Cube , Common, Snoop, Dre, Wu Tang, Bone thugs , 2pac, Biggie, Nas, DMX, Warren G, Scarface, Dogg Pound, Busta , Redman…… just back in that era I feel like that was just something special. it was just mainstream as far as an audience goes, but it hadn’t really gone mainstream on a corporate level yet, so it was the best of both worlds.

WHY is the conversation about "too far" and not the mentioning of someone's significant other if you don't want the skeletons in your closet to be revealed or allegations made up on you in a battle especially when your opponent asked multiple times to keep it between ya'll. THAT is when all gloves are off. Like Kendrick said... Drake mentioned his family because the metaphors couldn't reach him.

I was thinking that Kendrick was Sun Tzu during this entire back-and-forth. 😂

“The B In You” is a top 5 diss track of all-time IMO. Comm destroyed Cube and put the game on notice that he ain’t the one.

Mero: "i see yall Freestyling in the comments"😂

As a huge hip hop fan born and raised in LA I have to admit Common bodied Cube. The Bitch in You hit super hard and has a great beat and sound. I’d like to be biased for the West Coast but Common shut him up. And it was unnecessary too. Cube just got butt hurt over I Used To Love H.E.R. lyrics. And that song has aged so well. Common is a great MC. 🎤

Common has STOPPED aging for real. Saw him at a show circa 2000... he looks the SAME. WOW!

the thing about ideas is they just have to be believable enough to stick. in a diss battle, the idea has to just be believable enough to cause damage. everyone is already mildly aware of Drake's weirdness with younger girls, even if Millie is the only example you know because she's so famous. so there's that idea. and then factor the people he shouts out in his songs and keeps around. that makes the idea stronger. even if the secret daughter was just a framing device (and another way to subliminally remind the listeners of Millie due to the Eleven connection), it is believable enough because Drake is literally confirmed the kinda guy to hide a kid because he is embarrassed of the baby momma. Kendrick pulled out all the weapons needed for a diss battle: pen game, timing, psychological warfare and his deep cultural cache. there are areas where Kendrick can be attacked, he is not perfect, but Drake is the exact wrong person to do it, even if he had the wherewithal to know those attack points (which he just barely did with the one line about giving Kendrick a Grammy as soon as he opens his mouth)

Sounds to me like common is saying Drake wasn't ready for this battle and that he should be working on his craft, but he ain't going to say that directly looks like he's trying to play more in the middle but he knows as an MC who got smoked

When a legend speaks... you listen. Common is battle tested.. he knows!

Enjoying the content fellas. Loving the range. Com always a favorite.

SHOUT OUT TO COMMON A SMOOTH BRRUTHA AND A GREAT MC

COMMON'S STAY SCHEMING REMIX: AUBREY'S FIRST LOSS, PUSHA T😁 SECOND LOSS, FINAL BOSS KENDRICK 3RD LOSS. SHEEEESH 🤦🏾😂 THAT ACTOR FROM TORONTO IS A JOKE🤣

Im here thinking about RDC's skit.😂😂

First time tuning in. Love the whole setup and its nice to see Mero again. Missed him.

He’s saying Drake lost and Kendrick did his thang

This is my first time ever hearing Common talk about one of the most underrated diss tracks of all times. He 🔥 Cube and I'm from the West Coast.

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This a dope podcast

I remember when he diss drake saying: u ain’t wettin anybody you Canada Dry 😂😂😂

Look up … i used to love her… Some of the best metaphors to describe hip-hop and the people that have used it

Great breakdown

Common destroyed Drake and Cube tho💯

Common & Black Thought is so underrated 🔥🔥🔥

A KRS- 1 & Common full-length album would be super dope!!!!

Exactly - know your opponent. Know what you are up against before you continue. It was a slaughter.

Shout out to the Legendary #Common 💯💯💯💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Going at you on rap city is crazy

Go Pita!!! Lol.... U got part of it right. But I liked it.... See u on the flip side BRU... We got to collaborate....

One thing I feel people failed to realize with Kendrick in this is that he managed to treat this entire diss battle as if he was creating an album in real time between him and Drake. Think about it…. Let’s assume his “first” song was Euphoria, that song has 3 different beats, so pretend the first beat is the intro to the album, starts out calm but it plays an important part in framing and setting up the direction of the album, then when the second beat begins, that’s when the intro leads directly into Track 2, which gets more serious while also keeping its playful tone to a point, then the last beat switch was Track 2 transitioning into Track 3. Then you have 6:16 in LA as Track 4 which is also the Interlude, then after listening to Drake’s Family Matters and taking that into consideration, with its 3 beat switches as Tracks 5, Track 6 and Track 7, then you go to Meet the Grahams, aka Track 8, which connects directly back to 6:16 in LA that was also a few tracks ago, as evidenced with the picture from 6:16 in LA of the items stolen from the suitcase pulled back, and the album takes a VERY dark and serious tone, only to finally go back to the album’s high point, Track 9, which is Not Like Us, that is the penultimate track on the album that switches the tone of the album back with a bouncy, lighter sound and on a high note different from the deep and dark tone of Meet the Grahams, and the album ends with The Heart Part 6, aka Track 10, which shows Drake throwing in the towel to his opponent who you realize has been controlling this entire thing all along, and that’s Kendrick. The end even has Drake talking instead of rapping as if it’s the outro to an album. I do feel that there were more tracks planned from Kendrick and he was ready for any situation, so that was basically more of this “album” that would have been released, but for now this is how I like to look at what we got, and IMO it works great this way too

kendrick won

Heavy White! Lol I heard that Common

8:30-8:43 The foundation of emceeing 🔥🔥🔥

remember when Common said he'll beat anybody's a** in NBA live?

There’s a Havoc produced version of “The B in you” as well I wonder why he didn’t mention that?

I see kissing drake azz is apart of being accepted in the industry. Bcuz drake didn't deliver ish. Foh. The ppl have spoken

That rap battle was like the 2001 NBA Finals

I love Common. This man is the only artist I can listen to and genuinely feel hopeful for the future. This man is a huge inspiration to me fr!

You had to be 7nderground to even get that common battle. I didn't know Pete Rock produced it. That's crazy. Legendary track.

That song hard

This really is an industry

Adults discussing things they know about👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

It sucks now that the generations are always going to be slept on when they think of common they need to go back to that black star the roots

“Over H.E.R. I got into it with that N Ice Cube Now the fight move To in life Makin the right moves Besides God and family You my life’s jewel”

Know who you battling

Did that man say “drake and dot went 12 rounds had to go to the cards??🤯” lmao no my brother it didn’t

That Common feat Cee Lo song "G.O.D" is one of the best hip hop songs ever. Those who know, know.

My goofy self was like, "the lighter dude kind of sounds like Mero" only to see for sure at the end that it was Mero

Kendrick said he wanted drake to die. He adressed is family. Bruh thats steaight up hate. Lol battle rap is different

Why everyone forgot he cooked drake on the common and drake battle

Facts work on yourself …

kendrick vs aubrey is like rakim vs mc hammer this mfer got no chamce

I used to love her is a hard diss

He looks like he's wearing a bald cap 😂

Treated: I see y’all free styling in the comments!🤦🏾‍♂️

Should’ve asked common about recording “Sweet” 😂😂

I would have loved to hear his take on the Cole apology

Common needs to go get his fuckin tony so he seals goat status with the agot

watching rappers being political about a diss is the saddest thing to watch.

I woke up this morning at 4am thinking damn minus Drake writers, and his voice... wait that's common's voice.... wait damn Drake commons voice... with new-age writers.... -DAMN

5:50 Which Jay Song is Common talkin about?

The dopest thing common ever did was beef with the west

Drake not a battle rapper stop 😂😂😂

Common slowly turning into suge 🤣🤣

Common basically saying Drake got smoked without actually saying it lol

Why common ask "why he dissing me, i got love for the west coast"? Common clearly dissed L.A. in I Used To Love H.E.R.

Mero sounds different

Kendrick is better than Drake lyrically

Both cube and common kept it on wax and they told each otuer hey you was number 1 so we took shots

Mero needs to slow down on the 💨

KDot washed Drake

War? Ain't no war, Drake walked into the slaughterhouse

And drake never work on his craft common just staying neutral

I m not hating. Do u honestly think I didn't know.... U are welcome!

So Push went to far talking about 40 according to Common

Common gave drake a pass is if he win but that was a lie

No one’s gonna comment on short shorts/robe jersey?😂

Go to the cards?? 😒

We on Knox Hill and Scruface now boys. Catch up

we gotta stop selling this gambling to our people.

I like Common, always have, great MC(I used to love her was a dope creative song with a fire beat) but he needs to stop with the bs. He made a song as if hip-hop was a female that he loved as a kid. Then as hip hop got older with her transformation and with the different stages hip hop was going through especially when going out West, she changed (shes now not pro black and Aphrocentric) and "now she was with the boyz in the hood". But NY got props and cool point for fking her in the park..😂😂 (again difference between East vs West) So first shot was fired, us in Cali (we are the west coast) immediately knew Common was out of pocket. Especially since Historically, the black panther started in California in Oakland California, then LA was next. So again, to us Common kicked it off and need to be dealt with. So the Slaughterhouse song came out and that beat was a nod to the hip hop heads that said we can't rap. Historically, in hiphop beef, we never the aggressors or start it but we damm sure handle it. 😂😅😂

Common was always nice on the mic and in boxing which is why beefing with him back in his prime was risky he wasn’t just talking out of his ass

People when from asking Drake for a feature to dissing him. Ross, Rocky, and even K. Dot got hits because of him but everybody forgets that

Common is being disingenuous He wrote a song called I used to love HER about how he loved a girl, hip hop, who moved to LA hooked up with the Boys N the Hood and got turned out and ruined. The song was about LA destroying Hip Hop, of course the West Coast responded just like the East Coast did when the Dogg Pound made the song New York New York.

Drizzy w/ da win 🏆 When dat DAVE FREE news becomes FACCS its over for Dot.

Kendrick Lamar won that battle tho. Let's just admit it

Say what you want Drake killed this guy with one line. "It bothers me when the gods start acting like the broads" 😂😂

Wasnt a battle since drake is nonexistent

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