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Stay Schemin (Remix)

By Common · Targeting Drake

Stay Schemin (Remix) is a diss track by Common targeting Drake. Common's 2011–2012 exchange with Drake moved from the allegedly subliminal ‘Sweet’ to direct name-calling on the ‘Stay Schemin’ remix. Common framed Drake's melodic style and public toughness as incompatible, while Drake treated Common's intervention as attention-seeking.

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Annotated6
ExplicitYes
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Lyrics & breakdown

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  1. 01

    [Hook]

    02

    I ride for my niggas dawg, I ride for my niggas

    03

    I slide for my niggas dawg, I ride for my niggas dawg

    04

    Stay schemin'

    05

    Niggas tryna get at me (dawg)

  2. 06

    I ride for my niggas

    07

    Stay schemin'

    08

    Niggas tryna get at me (dawg)

    09

    I ride for my niggas

  3. 10

    [Rick Ross - Verse 1]

    11

    Damn, life so short, fuck it, I dont wanna go to court

    12

    Fuck it, got a budget for the lawyer though

    13

    Fuck it, I'm on the run for the money

    14

    I'm in the bucket, paid 200 for it

  4. 15

    My lil niggas thuggin', even got me paranoid

    16

    I'm gettin money, thats in any nigga category

    17

    Double M I got G's out in California

  5. 18

    [Hook]

  6. 19

    [Drake]

    20

    It bothers me when the Gods get to acting like the broads

    21

    Guess every team doesn't come complete with niggas like ours

    22

    Thats why I see no need to compete with niggas like y'all

    23

    I just ask them when you see me you speak up nigga thats all

  7. 24

    Don't be ducking like you never wanted nothing

    25

    Its feeling like rap changed, there was a time it was rugged

    26

    Back when if a nigga reached it was for the weapon

    27

    Nowadays niggas reach just to sell they record

  8. 28

    Spaghetti bolognese in Appolo lounge

    29

    Me and my G from DC thats how I roll around

    30

    Might look light, but we heavy though

    31

    You think Drake will pull some shit like that you never know

  9. 32

    Million dollar meetings in appollo lounge

    Multi-line diss block
    33

    Me and my man all Oliver North thats how I roll around

    34

    Shawty wanna tell me secrets 'bout a rap nigga

    35

    I tell a bitch its more attractive when you hold it down

    Block noteUses a degrading label to strip status

    TargetDrake

    MeaningWhat it means: In “I tell a bitch its more attractive when you hold it down,” Common replaces Drake's chosen public identity with the degrading label in the quoted bar, making contempt—not neutral description—the point of the line. Why it was said: Common's 2011–2012 exchange with Drake moved from the allegedly subliminal ‘Sweet’ to direct name-calling on the ‘Stay Schemin’ remix. Common framed Drake's melodic style and public toughness as incompatible, while Drake treated Common's intervention as attention-seeking. The insult supplies listeners with a short rival definition of Drake; repeating that definition is meant to damage the authority the target brings into the feud.

    ContextCommon's 2011–2012 exchange with Drake moved from the allegedly subliminal ‘Sweet’ to direct name-calling on the ‘Stay Schemin’ remix. Common framed Drake's melodic style and public toughness as incompatible, while Drake treated Common's intervention as attention-seeking.

  10. 36

    Kobe 'bout to lose a hundred fifty M's

    Multi-line diss block
    37

    Kobe my nigga I hate it, had to be him

    38

    Bitch you wasn't with me shooting in the gym

    39

    (Bitch you wasn't with me shooting in the gym)

    Block noteReduces the target to a dismissive caricature

    TargetDrake

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Bitch you wasn't with me shooting in the gym,” Common replaces Drake's preferred identity with a degrading label intended to make the opponent look ridiculous or contemptible. Why it was said: Common's 2011–2012 exchange with Drake moved from the allegedly subliminal ‘Sweet’ to direct name-calling on the ‘Stay Schemin’ remix. Common framed Drake's melodic style and public toughness as incompatible, while Drake treated Common's intervention as attention-seeking. The label gives the audience a short, repeatable frame for the feud; repetition of that frame can shape how Drake is remembered.

    ContextCommon's 2011–2012 exchange with Drake moved from the allegedly subliminal ‘Sweet’ to direct name-calling on the ‘Stay Schemin’ remix. Common framed Drake's melodic style and public toughness as incompatible, while Drake treated Common's intervention as attention-seeking.

  11. 40

    Tell Lucien I said fuck it I'm tearing holes in my budget

    41

    Bag her like we in Publix and take her ass out in public

    42

    Ordered it a filet tell her butterfly she'll love it

    43

    She used to soda and nuggets she really just out here thuggin'

  12. 44

    Im just hittin my pinnacle you and pussy identical

    Multi-line diss block
    45

    You like the f-ckin finish line we can't wait to run into you

    46

    But let me get my mind of that

    47

    Young rich muthaf-cker getting mine off rap

    Block noteUses gendered or sexual humiliation

    TargetDrake

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Im just hittin my pinnacle you and pussy identical,” Common uses gendered or sexual language to question Drake's masculinity or humiliate the target in front of the audience. Why it was said: Common's 2011–2012 exchange with Drake moved from the allegedly subliminal ‘Sweet’ to direct name-calling on the ‘Stay Schemin’ remix. Common framed Drake's melodic style and public toughness as incompatible, while Drake treated Common's intervention as attention-seeking. The tactic tries to trigger an emotional reply and damage Drake's public image, even though the framing itself can reproduce homophobic or sexist stereotypes.

    ContextCommon's 2011–2012 exchange with Drake moved from the allegedly subliminal ‘Sweet’ to direct name-calling on the ‘Stay Schemin’ remix. Common framed Drake's melodic style and public toughness as incompatible, while Drake treated Common's intervention as attention-seeking.

  13. 48

    With my niggas

  14. 49

    [Hook]

  15. 50

    [Common]

    Multi-line diss block
    51

    My motto is: Chicago, bitch

    52

    Everybody know you sweet, what the problem is

    53

    Don't play dumb, I'm the one that acknowledged it

    54

    Son of a bitch, I imagine what your father is

    Block noteMakes the feud personal through family

    TargetDrake

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Son of a bitch, I imagine what your father is,” Common brings a relative or family boundary into the exchange with Drake, moving the dispute beyond music and into private life. Why it was said: Common's 2011–2012 exchange with Drake moved from the allegedly subliminal ‘Sweet’ to direct name-calling on the ‘Stay Schemin’ remix. Common framed Drake's melodic style and public toughness as incompatible, while Drake treated Common's intervention as attention-seeking. Family references explain why the conflict feels personal: they raise the emotional cost for Drake and make the line more consequential than a routine comparison of rap skill.

    ContextCommon's 2011–2012 exchange with Drake moved from the allegedly subliminal ‘Sweet’ to direct name-calling on the ‘Stay Schemin’ remix. Common framed Drake's melodic style and public toughness as incompatible, while Drake treated Common's intervention as attention-seeking.

  16. 55

    She said, "How you make your opponent, the rapper of the moment?"

    56

    His style, he don't own it

    57

    Acting all hard when he hardly like that

    58

    You gon' mess around and make me catch a body like that, ooooh

  17. 59

    Don't do it

    Multi-line diss block
    60

    'Cause every song you make Joe is really hoe music

    61

    I heard you said you wasn't a bitch because you sing

    62

    You a bitch because you cling like a bitch that's eighteen

    Block noteReduces the target to a dismissive caricature

    TargetDrake

    MeaningWhat it means: In “You a bitch because you cling like a bitch that's eighteen,” Common replaces Drake's preferred identity with a degrading label intended to make the opponent look ridiculous or contemptible. Why it was said: Common's 2011–2012 exchange with Drake moved from the allegedly subliminal ‘Sweet’ to direct name-calling on the ‘Stay Schemin’ remix. Common framed Drake's melodic style and public toughness as incompatible, while Drake treated Common's intervention as attention-seeking. The label gives the audience a short, repeatable frame for the feud; repetition of that frame can shape how Drake is remembered.

    ContextCommon's 2011–2012 exchange with Drake moved from the allegedly subliminal ‘Sweet’ to direct name-calling on the ‘Stay Schemin’ remix. Common framed Drake's melodic style and public toughness as incompatible, while Drake treated Common's intervention as attention-seeking.

  18. 63

    Can't say my name but rap about a nigga's wife

    64

    You so black and white, tryna to live a nigga's life

    65

    I'm taking too long with this amateur guy

    66

    You ain't wet nobody, nigga, you Canada dry

  19. 67

    [Common Speaking]

    Multi-line diss block
    68

    Soft nigga, make no mistake, I'm talking to Drake

    69

    It's the remix. Rick Ross, Common, and that hoe ass nigga

    70

    No, man-to-man, don't hide behind them other niggas

    71

    Nah, this man-to-man. You can't run behind them man

    Block noteCalls the target's toughness an act

    TargetDrake

    MeaningWhat it means: In “Soft nigga, make no mistake, I'm talking to Drake,” Common portrays Drake as frightened or unwilling to stand behind the aggression shown in public. Why it was said: Common's 2011–2012 exchange with Drake moved from the allegedly subliminal ‘Sweet’ to direct name-calling on the ‘Stay Schemin’ remix. Common framed Drake's melodic style and public toughness as incompatible, while Drake treated Common's intervention as attention-seeking. A diss threat depends on the audience believing the speaker will confront the opponent; calling Drake afraid is designed to empty that threat of force.

    ContextCommon's 2011–2012 exchange with Drake moved from the allegedly subliminal ‘Sweet’ to direct name-calling on the ‘Stay Schemin’ remix. Common framed Drake's melodic style and public toughness as incompatible, while Drake treated Common's intervention as attention-seeking.

  20. 72

    This is some real man shit right here

  21. 73

    [Destiny's Child]

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    Say my name, say my name

    75

    If no one is around you

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    If you ain't running game

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    Say my name, say my name

  22. 78

    You acting kinda shady

    79

    Why the sudden change?

    80

    Say my name, say my name

    81

    If no one is around you

  23. 82

    If you ain't running game

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    Say my name, say my name

    84

    You acting kinda shady

    85

    Better say my name

  24. 86

    Better say my name

    87

    Better say my name

    88

    Better say my name