Drizzy vs. Breezy

*sigh*

By now you've likely heard the news (from TMZ):

Chris Brown sustained a nasty gash on his chin -- apparently a wound from a bottle

attack -- after his entourage allegedly clashed with Drake's crew in a NYC nightclub brawl.

TMZ has confirmed with the NYPD that the two singers' crews got into a fight at WIP nightclub -- 5 people were injured in the melee.

NYPD arrived on the scene after receiving a call between 4 and 5am. Chris and Drake were not present when cops arrived.

We're told there were no critical injuries ... just bumps, bruises and lacerations. No arrests were made.

After the fight, Brown tweeted a photo of his injury ... along with the message, "How u party wit rich n**** that hate? Lol... Throwing bottles like girls? #shameonya!."

The article goes on to cite rumors that the fight broke out over Rihanna. While I think Ri-Ri is worth fighting for, I think you're a damn fool if you fight over someone you aren't with. Only acceptable scenario where she's the center of the beef: Drake (or someone in his crew) was talking shit on Rihanna, and Chris stood up for her honor as a friend, in return for her having had his back over the last few years. No other combination works here.

By the way... Not to sound like I'm taking sides here, but looking at the facts: Their entourages were obviously heavily involved in this fight, so you have to ask just how active either artist was when shit went down. Since Brown has shown us the cut on his chin, it's reasonable to assume he was in the thick of things (and didn't just, say, get hit by flying glass while standing on the sideline—though we can't entirely rule that out either). In the only glimpse of Drake that we've seen following all of this, though, he (1.) Doesn't have a mark on him, and (2.) is walking with some big burly motherfuckers. So...did Drake play the sidelines while his security crew went to war?