According to Hip Hop Wired, while in line to receive their credentials to enter the Staples Center, the two were in close proximity of each other and it turns out things escalated which led to Drake’s father, Dennis Graham who was part of his son’s entourage cooled the situation. After the jump, see what went down.
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Common felt it was awkward for two men that had exchanged words in song to be in the same vicinity without saying anything to each other. With the two eyeballing each other intensely, Common asked Drake,
“What’s up?†Drake responded with a “What’s up?†of his own, and Common tried to approach him with the intent of speaking to the Toronto rapper one on one. However, Drake’s security and other members of his entourage defensively intervened in his progress. Allegedly Drake said, “Yo, I grew up listening to this dude, what’s the problem?,†while his security was telling Common, “We respect you, this isn’t necessary.â€
But Common wanted to talk to Drake “man to man,†angered that two rivals would cross paths and just not speak. One of the members of Drake’s crew turned out to be his father, Dennis Graham, who told Common the two artists “need to cut this out, y’all are better than this.†According to the source, the elder Graham’s intervention made Com change his approach, with cooler heads prevailing and the two rappers eventually going off to the side and speaking to each other alone. Holding true to the words he said in an interview moments before, Common and Drake exchanged pounds, and told everyone in their respective camps the beef had been squashed.
