Joe Budden has issued a response to Method Man after the Wu-Tang Clan legend said he once planned to “snuff” the rapper-turned-podcaster.
Back in 2009, Budden questioned Meth’s placement on Vibe’s Best Rappers Of All Time list. This ignited a feud between the pair that eventually turned physical when Raekwon and his crew assaulted Budden backstage at Rock the Bells festival in 2010.
During a conversation with Math Hoffa on his barbershop interview series My Expert Opinion, Meth noted the whole ordeal was entirely avoidable but revealed he’d planned to “snuff” Budden long before Rae got to him, but that he didn’t because of a conversation they had.
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Responding on the latest episode of the Joe Budden Podcast, Budden said: “At first I heard that interview and I said, ‘I think he’s got the timeline off’. But no, he didn’t. Him and I had that Jones Beach talk and after that is when that [Rock the Bells] shit happened in L.A., and listening to Meth, he said: ‘Well, no ’cause Joe would have already got a warning when we had our conversation.'”
Budden went on to recall that Meth had also pointed out that the “Pump It Up” rapper gave an interview shortly after their talk, and in that interview he continued to insult Wu-Tang Clan. Budden denied this claim.
“Him and I had that talk, we had a real talk,” Budden said. “I speak really highly of that conversation to this day and it learnt me a little bit. It learnt me some things. But the way the internet worked, I did an old interview before this conversation and they just happened to drop it after this. But after listening to this [Math Hoffa interview], I still don’t think he knows that.”
The way Method Man remembers it, he had warned Budden after their conversation that if any other slander were to come out about his Wu-Tang brethren, there would be nothing he could do for him.
“It got to a point where I’m talking to him like, ‘You a talented motherfucker,” Meth explained. “You don’t need to go this route with all that dumb shit. But I’m telling you, after this moment, if there’s any more bullshit, my hands are tied. I don’t know if he acknowledged that shit now that I think about it. I don’t think he did, because later on that day, he did some kind of interview or some shit like that, or some freestyle or something. He named [Inspectah] Deck and he named Rae.”
He continued: “I think he came from that environment where that’s what n-ggas did, but it was never taken to a point where somebody put hands on somebody. You know how n-ggas talk amongst each other and shit, ‘Fuck you, bitch ass n-gga.’ In a different kind of setting though, fighting words, period. Joe, like I said, he’s just a smart motherfucker and that shit could have been so avoided, ’cause I spoke to him, me and him spoke. He knows this shit.”
Watch Method Man’s full conversation with Math Hoffa below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kCAarv4Dng
Plenty of people admit making a mistake bringing a street mentality to the industry. If someone doesn’t insult you personally then it’s just content. Fools actually wanna fight cause someone doesn’t like their raps SMH…
Joe Budden is the OG sensitive rapper, though. Lol.
Yeah he was in his feelings before Drake. Thank God for rehab and therapy cause he was tripping LOL!!
This had to be some of the dumbest “beef” in hiphop history. All Joe said is he could out rap Method Man, he can. Or could. Bar for bar Budden was was out rapping The Wu. Instead of getting on beats and making Joe put his money where his bars are they turned sensitive AF. Even busta rhymes was talking out “maybe someone should put hands on him” lmao those dudes are crazy, they did everything to joe but rap
Wow. They’ve got that hood crack in Wisconsin if you think Budden could ever fuck with the Wu on any level. He just sings Pump it Up 15 times over and over? LOL. Weaker than a garbage Wu track. Dude guy clowned by Drake for fuck’s sake. You’re an idiot.
If you think the only bars got is Pump it Up there’ no need to talk hiphop with you, you don’t know so why waste my time. Wisconsin? I’m Westcoast. You NY n still irrelevant lmao
That man slaughtered drake. So badly he ain’t even respond to joe da fuck
Have you listened to Meth’s verses at the time this feud was happening? His two verses on Cuban Linx 2 alone bodies anything Joe was putting out at the time? “Mood Music? What the fuck is a Mood Music?” -Prodigy.
except Inspectah deck did rap…. Joe did everything but rap. just like his career today. everything…but…rap
Budden said he’d cut Method Man’s head off, real disrespectfully. Context matters.
Joe butter soft.
How is Joe always telling other rallers their place, what about himself. It’s ridiculous. He’s getting too much attention for these things when he himself is on nobody’s list at all. He goes at Rick Ross, Method Man, not to even start with Eminem. How about you Joe, are you not ashamed you’re never in a list for people to debate if you deserve your place or not. Go around beefing everybody.
He just figured out the entertainment business bro it’s all an act. Even Saigon said Joe was calling him during their so called beef.
After LL showed popularity was more important than skills Wu Tang did the same thing. The fans of Wu Tang co-signed it as well cuz Budden could absolutely out rap Method. If you listen to Meths interviews he’s even admitted to falling off at times. Those 4 disses at Drake are top tier lyricism that Method has only come close to once and that was when he rapped with Math. Thats IT!
you’re dreaming. Method is a far better emcee than budden. Budden had to turn to podcasting bc his last albums were mediocre at best. Meanwhile Method is still rapping. and those drake disses were…2 were due…the other 2 were ehhh…jay voice
JOE BUDDEN AND HIS 90 BARS OF MISERY CANNOT OUTRAP METH.
Have you lost your motherfucking mind? LL Cool J would rap most people under the table in a battle. And Method Man is Miles better than Joe
Boring literally nobody cares
So boring you clicked on the article and took the time to comment.
Method Man fucked Wendy Williams, if that doesn’t tell you something, it’s probably over your head anyway
Method man should have knocked his head off