Drake and Serena Williams have had a long history together, dating back to 2011. During Williams’ matches at the time, Drake was often noticed in the spectator area. The Canadian rapper and singer once claimed that American tennis legend Serena Williams inspired his popular track ‘Back 2 Back.’ Drake discussed this in an episode of the ‘Rap Radar’ Podcast where he talked about a specific beat he was working on. However, things heated up when Drake became involved in a rap feud with Serena’s ex, Common. The latter revealed that he was envious of Drake’s growing closeness with Serena.
Drake and Common were feuding in 2011.
Back in 2011 and early 2012, Common and Drake threw some shots at each other. Common revealed that his feud with Drake was sparked by a love triangle involving the two rappers and the legendary tennis player Serena Williams.
What did Common say about the situation?
In an interview with VladTV, Common explained, “Meaning, I was feeling like, at that time, I think it was the Drake-Serena situation”
Common had more to add.
He added, “I ain’t know what was going on with that. And I ain’t know if he was throwing things, shots at me. You know, this my ex, and we kinda, you know, going our separate ways. Unfortunately, the war might have been over a girl, even though at the time I never said that.”
Despite rumors, Common stated in 2012 that the feud was not entirely about Serena Williams.
“It was more or less kind of like, man, do you respect me? ‘Cause I actually like you as an artist; that’s what I was thinking about Drake. Then it eventually became where I think he was like, Look, man, I feel you disrespecting me, too.” He explained.