At this point it’s clear that Drake was addressing Diddy throughout his recently released “4PM In Calabasas” track, but Joe Budden also feels that some subliminals were aimed at him in response to his criticism of Views.
On the latest episode of “I’ll Name This Podcast Later,” the Mood Muzic rapper decodes some of the shots he feels were directed at him, going through the track line by line to explain. He never seems put out over the perceived slights, giving Drake credit for his return to aggressive rapping and layered writing, and at one point calling him “great.”
One part that he thinks is clearly about him is when Drake raps, “All the sudden I got people showing how much they truly resent me / They whole demeanor just spells envy.”
An annotation on Genius breaks down the reference: “This specific line is a subliminal diss towards Joe Budden, who stated on his podcast that Drake sounded “uninspired” on Views. ‘Spelling Envy’ is a reference to Fat Joe’s studio album Jealous One’s Envy—the acronym of which spells J-O-E. It seems Drake considers Joe Budden ‘jealous’ or ‘envious.'”
Budden also considers Drake’s line about being a “check picker upper” to be about him, admitting he’s never gone dutch with the Toronto rapper when they’ve gone out together.
Budden also addresses what he thinks could be a more direct diss from Drake on an upcoming French Montana collaboration. French teased the verse on Snapchat in May, the first line of which echoes Budden’s hit “Pump It Up.”
“My concern has always been the French record,” Budden said. “In three weeks, they are putting out their record that I have personally been waiting to hear for quite some time … You’re dealing with a different level of MC. Don’t play with me.”
Listen to Budden’s full lyric breakdown below. It starts around the 40-minute mark.
Buttons needs to get off Drakes dick. This is a bad look. Buttons had his chance at the limelight and failed. I can’t stand Drake but Buttons needs to go back to his hip hop ‘supergroup’, his podcast and his romance reality shows and keep dudes name out of his mouth. He’s trying to keep this alive by overanalyzing every line like Drake gives a fuck about him. Damn Joey, you salty.
You can’t sit up here and call somebody else salty after what you just wrote.
ZING!
And it’s Budden, not Buttons lol
It annoys me when people call him buttons. Can’t even read the article. You know you have to be a different kind of stupid to see it in the title still get it wrong
It annoys me when people call him buttons. Can’t even read the article. You know you have to be a different kind of stupid to see it in the title still get it wrong
Satchmo lol I was bout to say the same thing. Like who the fucc is Buttons
It never occurred to yall niggas that the dude was being sarcastic? lmao
Joe good to know you intelligent enough to break some of dem bars down,be very afraid.
that annotation made me cringe, Aubrey’s ghostwriters ain’t that clever to put together the so called ‘codes’ ! except some teenagers who are living in the closet and single moms who gives a shit bout French Montana & Drake? they don’t even deserve to be called rappers… just give us Glass House and stop playin around.
You think you hard wif dat FHHDX ish bwaai, you wont survive where I come from boii, real niggas from Africa feel Drake bitch shut ya butter ass up!
Shit man we feel Joey too brah, what you on about
Shit man we feel Joey too brah, what you on about
Shit man we feel Joey too brah, what you on about
Bwahhha jaha “real niggas from Africa feel Drake”.. Thats the funniest shit I heard.all week
Great job, DX!!! Only 4 days late. What a surprise!
Overanalyzing shit that probably has nothing to with him. Joe budden is a fuckboy and so is drake for that matter. Drake too pussy to be direct so whatever.
Drake mind on Broke Burdens FOH . All Lies put down the Meth Joe .
One part that he thinks is clearly about him is when Drake raps, “All the sudden I got people showing how much they truly resent me / They whole demeanor just spells envy.”
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thats a serious stretch
I love Budden but thats like me, being a white boy in the middle of NH, thinking “I got the Keys” is about me? Crazy, right?
Terrible comparison, not even close. What Joe said actually makes sense, regardless of whether its true or not. I’ll leave alone the insinuation you made that being white and from NH means you couldn’t possibly involve yourself in “Keys”.
Terrible comparison, not even close. What Joe said actually makes sense, regardless of whether its true or not. I’ll leave alone the insinuation you made that being white and from NH means you couldn’t possibly involve yourself in “Keys”.
Misson you’re reaching..
when you smoke weed and over analyse shit!!!
Lol!!! I know, right? It reminds me of Black Dynamite and his crew coming up with random shit to solve riddles and problems.
Y’all tripping
If you think Drake will win the battle with Joe budden then you dont know shit about Hip Hop or Rap. Stick listening to Pop Hop, Pop Rap
Drake sold a mill in a week . Why would he respond to a Nobody . Budden a Broke rapper Fiending for attention . Put down the Needle Joe . Your High Bum .
Baby shit guess you haven’t elevated your listening ! Drake only makes timeless classic music! Budden a bum one hit wonder period who has been begging for attention. Mood Muzik how many hits were on that zero.
You know why Drake is responding, because he knows Joey got bars, fuck your unit obsession!
When did a rappers’ skill level become based on sales? Its women pressing buy on Drakes bullshit albums.you younguns dont know shit about this CULTURE called hiphop
When did a rappers’ skill level become based on sales? Its women pressing buy on Drakes bullshit albums.you younguns dont know shit about this CULTURE called hiphop
When did a rappers’ skill level become based on sales? Its women pressing buy on Drakes bullshit albums.you younguns dont know shit about this CULTURE called hiphop
When did a rappers’ skill level become based on sales? Its women pressing buy on Drakes bullshit albums.you younguns dont know shit about this CULTURE called hiphop
Drake’s album was baby shit. Any installment of Mood Muzik is infinitely better than any Drake album that’s been dropped.
There’s nothing timeless or classic about Aubrey’s shit.
Hahahaha these niggas reachin soooo hard with that corny ass lyric interpretation. Fat Joe “Jealous Ones Envy” album, are you fucking serious?!!!?? looooool…. This night and his delusional imagination. Joe budden is the last thing on Drake’s mind.
congratulations, you played yourself
Its J.o.s.e not JOE… Jealous ones still envy…the reference is horrible at best….who the hell gonna think of that?
JOE came out in 95 it had a sequel JOSE in 01
JOE came out in 95 it had a sequel JOSE in 01
You fucking youngins man I swear to GOD.
hahahahha you dickhead, your knowledge is horrible at best.
DRAKE IS LOVE DRAKE IS LIFE! OVO SOUND GOD!!! 6iX GOD!!! DRAKE IS ILLMATIC CLASSIC!!! RESPEKT ON MY NAME!!!
Never go full retard
Yea the line might be directed at Budden but theres no way drake/his ghostwriters were referencing that Fat Joe album thats a real stretch
Joe budden stay popin shit about drake & mills mean while no one ever talk about his one hit wonder corny ass,,I hope some one in the game finally slap fire out him,,he would never ever be as big as drake,so Joe get of drake dick.
Real heads in the industry know Drake is a puppet
Trying to figure out the reasoning behind making more, makes you better lyricist. Drake is an entertainer, he’s way out of his league with Joe or anyone in Slaughterhouse.
Joe reaching hard as fuck
-Lil B
Joe Budden has been relevant since 2002-03 wit “Pump it up” which was on the “You Got Served” soundtrack, was featured on Marques Houston hit song “Clubbin” produced by R. Kelly aka Mr. Piped Piper and featured on a song called “Get Wit Me” by R&B group called 3rd Storee so if Budden keeps it up tryna diss the 6 god Drake gone end up ending Joe Budden last run in hop hop cuz Joe is mad that drake took a picture with Tahiry in the past