Is Drake About To Clap Back At Joe Budden?

    Drake may be gearing up for a new rap beef, this time with outspoken VIEWS critic Joe Budden.

    In a short clip from Snapchat that’s been making the rounds on Twitter, French Montana previewed a few seconds of a new collab with the Toronto superstar. Just before the clip ends, Drake raps the words “pump, pump it up,” the lyrics to Budden’s 2003 hit of the same name.

    The clip set off speculation that Drake’s verse would address Budden’s recent negative comments about him and his new album. Budden accused Drizzy of sounding “uninspired” on the chart-topper in a rant on his podcast earlier this month.

    “I think that that kid on that album that I heard sounds real fuckin’ uninspired,” he shouted on his “I’ll Name This Podcast Later” show. “That music sounds good and I enjoy it. I played that album all the way to D.C. and all the way back multiple times. 40 you sound amazing. 40 continues to progress. Drake you do not. I said the other day on this podcast I miss the Drake that starts the waves, not hops on other waves and I’ll say it again: I miss the Drake that pushes the fuckin’ agenda, not lets the agenda push him.”

    Budden isn’t the only one who feels that Drizzy skated through his latest work. HipHopDX’s review gave the album 2.9 out of 5, calling it an “elongated crawl through the desolate psyche of a man whose previously endearing introspection has been eclipsed by self-absorption,” while review aggregator Metacritic has settled on a score of 68 based on 29 reviews that ranged from positive to mixed, and Any Decent Music’s algorithm is currently giving the album a 6.6.

    Budden posted some clips to Instagram of his friends talking about French Montana’s video, who seem convinced there’s a verse about Budden coming.

    Budden also commented on Twitter, where it seems he’s waiting to hear the whole verse before passing judgment.

    157 thoughts on “Is Drake About To Clap Back At Joe Budden?

    1. Joe budden never had a career….his shit is trash….weakest link in slaughterhouse hands down.

    2. Drizzaveli ended Meek’s career, he can end Joe Budden’s career, he can end anyone’s career! Try the 6 God and you will be defeated! #DrakeIsLoveDrakeIsLife #VIEWSPlat1stWeek

      1. Drake is wack ass hell shit sound like a kid crying about everything Joewould kill him with the word

      2. Your fucked in the head ovo queen, pull yer tounge outta fake drake’s ass. #drakeisfakedrakeiswack #the 6fraud with views from a bitch

    3. Are you people delusional? Joe Budden is an impeccable mc and comes with backup from shady and Royce. Drake knows that this would be career suicide to even respond to buddens opinions

      1. Lol maybe if drake has 15 people collab on the writing of his diss track. Drake will try that back to back trash and Budden will drop a real diss track

      2. Lol maybe if drake has 15 people collab on the writing of his diss track. Drake will try that back to back trash and Budden will drop a real diss track

    4. Meek and Joe should not be mentioned in the same category when talking about skill level. Joey is an elite emcee and meek is a rapper. Let’s not act like Budden has no chance if there were to be a battle.

    5. Joey is no Meek. Joey only has 1 true it in is career but that doesn’t mean he can’t wash you up on a record. Joey got bars lyrically beyond drake

    6. Joe budden- Lyrically yes, I would hurry up on a slaughter album because it could possibly fuel sales. I just don’t think the climate is right for him to get a big W other than w heads. Popularity out weighs a lyrical victory these days. The under 27 crowd would get on the twitters, facebook, snap chats and meme generators and crown drizzy the winner unless it was a super brutal diss by budden, even then he would barely be scratched. Too much $ behind Drake

    7. First of all, French Montana aint a threat to NOOOOOOBody… and better separate himself from this situation REAL quick before he loses whatever career he has left. Secondly, Drake BETTER know better… cmon now. This aint like goin up against Meek, who was hardly ever anything to begin with, bar-wise. Budden aint gonna be no slam dunk foo…

    8. These Drake Chippettes hyping their man Drake. But on a serious note, how is somebody with ghostwriters going to take out Joey? C’mon y’all, snap out of that wet dream. Even after it’s been brought to light that Drake has his ish written for him, his Chippette fan base act like it really isn’t happening. On wax or in person, Budden will destroy Drake and his Chippette fan base.

      1. First off, Budden rocks them boxing gloves, or didn’t you know he gets down in the ring? Second, Budden got more wordplay and better punchlines than your Grand Chippette master. Y’all chipettes so delusional LOL.

      2. It’s sad that you use back to back as a good diss track. Go listen to no Vaseline and you will understand

    9. puy sounds neurotically obsessed with the man. Drake would likely smash him easily. At any rate, I doubt there is even any beef.

    10. “”HHDX gave the album 2.9 out of 5, calling it an “elongated crawl through the desolate psyche of a man whose previously endearing introspection has been eclipsed by self-absorption,”” … why the fuck did the author of that review use the thesaurus on every fucking word?? FOH lmao

    11. I doubt this would happen, I’d like to see it though. Budden could rip Drake bar for bar, no doubt in my mind. But with Drakes fanbase it really doesn’t matter cause Drake will get the praise, I don’t think Drake would be so petty as to send shots though.

    12. Oh, and Budden wasn’t dissin, just was giving him some good advice because he did try to make Take Care pt. 2, and that’s usually when artists fall off. He sounded as inspired as Ludacris on his last album, difference being that Ludacris is out of the spotlight now and sounded like he was contractually obligated, and Drake is in the middle of what should be his peak. Make another album like that one, and it’ll be he was in his peak, as in past tense, because he sounded mad repetitive on this amazing album we were told to wait and wait for because it was going to be the best thing since sliced bread.

      1. You are lost man. Views is a huge hit album which grows on your ears with repeated listens like every Drake album. Its not Marshall Mathers Part 2 which was an album no one will remember years from now. The reviews of Views are the same as Take Care when they came out. Few people understand that Controlla, Still Here and Grammies are gonnna be club bangers for months. Drake has revealed he intentionally makes his music hard to grasp upon first listen. You guys are so lost, its almost time to feel sorry for you guys. Drake is going nowhere soon at all. The album doesnt even have a single bad song. This isnt Eminem, Jay-Z or Nas. No one has dominated hiphop like this. Jay-Z comes closest but doesnt even really. Sorry to say Drake will be continueing to dominate for an unforseen time. All I got from VIEWS was Drake has been writing better singing songs. all summer u are gonna hear Drake songs again – garunteed.

      2. You are lost man. Views is a huge hit album which grows on your ears with repeated listens like every Drake album. Its not Marshall Mathers Part 2 which was an album no one will remember years from now. The reviews of Views are the same as Take Care when they came out. Few people understand that Controlla, Still Here and Grammies are gonnna be club bangers for months. Drake has revealed he intentionally makes his music hard to grasp upon first listen. You guys are so lost, its almost time to feel sorry for you guys. Drake is going nowhere soon at all. The album doesnt even have a single bad song. This isnt Eminem, Jay-Z or Nas. No one has dominated hiphop like this. Jay-Z comes closest but doesnt even really. Sorry to say Drake will be continueing to dominate for an unforseen time. All I got from VIEWS was Drake has been writing better singing songs. all summer u are gonna hear Drake songs again – garunteed.

    13. its almost comical to read the comments on here claiming budden is a superior MC than Drake. Are you kiddin me? This guy did Pump It Up like 10 years ago and it is still the peak of his career. You think Budden could do a Back 2 Back? and btw, kiddies and so-called “real hiphop” experts im not talking about lyricism in the way most of you idiots…I mean… purists actually confuse a great MC. I mean write a verse people actually remember and recite and cant stop repeating. Meek Mill’s whole persona has been now tagged to “twitter fingers” and being on “his girl’s tour”. You think Budden could write anything that would propel it to become a regular word-of-mouth saying like “0 to 100”, “YOLO”, “Started from the Bottom” and “Hotline Bling”. Remember two things naive fools about battles: 1) MC stands for “Move the Crowd”. It aint about writing bars that nerds analyze for months like a Radiohead record. Its doing what KRS-One and Jay-Z did. Writing quotable lines and making statements that ridicule your opponent. 50 Cent has never been able to properly rebuff the line “Im about a dollar, what the f is 50 Cent”. Thats not Shakespearean sonnets – thats hiphop.
      2) The key to winning a hiphop battle is changing the perception of the opposing MC. Mobb Deep became midgets instead of thugs after Jay-Z destroyed them on Takeover. Jay-Z became suddenly penetrable after Nas’ Ether and everyone could see how Jay-Z was robbing Biggie blind. That is the art of winning a battle. What can one say about Drake to destroy him? Haters already have him identified as “soft” something which he openly admits and embraces. Who cares if you say he is dumb stalker of ex-girlfriends. Does that change the perception of Drake? No. He has already recieved all the typical hiphop disses – soft, singer, pop – whatever. Who cares? Drake’s whole persona is built off being a regular dude which actually makes him a hard opponent whereas Budden’s entire last 7 years of weird arrests with gfs and relatively pathetic record sales make him an easy target for jokes. Even his whole podcast obsessing about Drake – Budden seems psychogically disturbed obsessed. Drake would likely destroy Budden. prob there is no beef anyways.

      1. What you’re failing to understand is everyone knows Drake is bigger and more powerful in the industry, but Budden can LYRICALLY rap circles around Drake and most dudes who are in the spotlight. Budden is not a hit maker, he is a lyricist. Same goes for Royce and a lot of dudes, he could absolutely body Drake but Drake could produce a hit and people would ride Drakes dick for it and side with him. The fact that you think coining yolo makes you a mc is laughable.

      2. BTW MC stands for master of ceremonies…..move the crowd?? Thats a Eric b and Rakim joint.

      3. BTW MC stands for master of ceremonies…..move the crowd?? Thats a Eric b and Rakim joint.

      4. @ kano / realhiphophead. Of course the proper definition of MC is master of ceromonies but the Move the Crowd explanation is to emphasize the key to the MCs core skill and btw, KRS-one also highlighted this – you need to “Move the Crowd” and change their perception. You need to move them. If you think Drake is an easy target, let me ask you this – how is Budden going to make people who are fans of Drake second guess their allegiance to him? Because that is what is required to properly win a battle. U need to switch fans and make fans diss their hero and see him differently. It isnt about getting Drake haters excited or happy about a diss against him – thats easy. people who already hate Drake are irrelevant. Its about changing people’s perception about an MC. Drake is already percieved as a cornball by purists and he embraces it. What is Budden going to say to make him seem superior to Drake fans? And btw, you guys are touting his great lyrical ability but even he himself on his own podcast admits Drake is a superior MC to him and more skilled. Drake would likely murder this guy easily. Folks, winning a battle is about turning the table on expectations and changing perceptions of an MC. Drake is a harder target becuase he has already had the kitchen sink thrown at him as he was the butt of jokes for years (still is to naive hiphop nerds). Drake could just murder Budden by bragging about his career vs. Budden’s. At any rate, I doubt Drake will go after him. Budden is clearly a huge Drake fan and a has-been. It would be like flogging a dead hourse. Whats the point?

      5. I feel you, and I think Drake is nice, but even the shit Meek said made me think differently of Drake theres the obvious ghostwriting shit and then bringing up how T.I.’s homie pissed on him in a theater…To think that Budden who does have somewhat of a battling background and Meek to my knowledge does not couldn’t diss Drake in any form seems ridiculous to me, especially considering his connections through Shady.. they could surely dig up some dirt.

      6. But yeah i agree Budden couldn’t turn the most hardcore Drake fans against him, he has some of the biggest dick riders on his side. Im speaking from a lyrical standpoint, bars son. Thats what this shit is all about not record sales, not hits or fans. Bars.

    14. Drake can’t afford to battle joe Budden. It will be the stage joe Budden has been waiting for. He will body drake. Drake might make another hit diss song. But bar for bar no chance. Hope joe Budden don’t flake like with wu tang still want to hear those bars.

    15. Joe would bury drake, he would seriously mess over drake. Joe budden is the original light skin dude with a beard rapping about his
      emotions, he even does that better than drake. Joe got bars and good production that makes him lethal.

    16. This peice of trash joe budden is a nobody. He is irrelevant as fuck. Drake would be doing a favour giving this bum publicity, This guy is so thirsty for drake to acknowledge him.

      1. Get with it bru.!lol the kid turned his birthday into a celebration .lmao it’s like July 4th in the middle of October ..lmao

    17. Drake isn’t saying shit about Joey. He isn’t that dumb. Joey untouchable to a pop artist like drake. Listen drake, stay in your lane. Go back and diss nikkis bf again… What was his name? Ohh yeah. Shit head lmao

    18. Love all these Joe Budden fans acting like Drake didn’t just body a spitter so called spitter weak mill. Bottom line Drake isn’t threatened by anyone he is the game if he felt like Budden shouldn’t of said what he said Drake will tease him but Budden is begging for attention he a bum one hit wonder trying ride off Drake success for publicity !

      1. Homie meek has never been a hardcore lyricist like all of slaughterhouse is. Meek is a street rapper.

    19. Internet clowns taking this music shit WAY TOO SERIOUSLY. Get a life, CLOWNS!

    20. People on here must be too young to know about all the people Joey Battled and killed. Slaughter house was started because of a three way diss. Drake is cool but we saw what happened when he against common.

    21. Drake beatin budden.. Hahaha.. Thats funny shit.. N fuckin retarded.. Yall lil skin tags need to let go of drakes dick… I dont like drake at all.. But will admit some of his songs r catchy tho lacking substance.. But most radio tracks are thats why they r mainstream radio hits.. Drake aint no 6 god.. Hes not the best “rapper”(if thats what you call a rapper these days) in canada.. Hes not the best in tdot for fuck sakes.. Choclair.. Kardinal… Jus ta name a few.. He aint better than them guys.. Fuck drake.. Callin him 6 god is like callin megan trainor the queen of mass..N to the meathead that said pump it up was buddens peak?.. Where?.. On the pop charts?.. Catchy yah but on the real worst track on that cd.. You got calm down.. 10 minutes.. Cmon now.. Then the shit he released on the mood musics.. Pump it up the peak?.. You son are a jellyfish.. Keep flowing wit the tide.

    22. Maybe this can inspire Joe Budden to rap like Joe Budden again. In which case… Drake is in for a lyrical breakdown

      1. Wishful thinking ,lmao Joe Budden is no Push T . This is not gonna be a BET awards slaughter house cypher can’t can call on crook to save you ass

    23. Lyrics do not matter to those who live vicariously through Drake. When he loses, they feel like the lost because they have no actual life. When you can’t win, change the rules and make it a popularity contest. Oh and Drake didn’t invest half the “phrases” he came up with. He just had the platform/marketing to capitalize on them. Better marketing don’t make you a better rapper

    24. How delusional can you hipsters get. Drake has millions of fans that will body Joe Budden for even mentioning drake’s name. Face facts here Joe budden doesn’t even have 5% of the amount of fans drake has. Even if Joe Budden writes the greatest diss track ever he will still be buried by drake fans. Face the fact that Drake is bigger than the rap industry at this point. A bum like Joe Budden is a cockaroach to drake and he will never have any impact on Drake.

      1. Clearly there’s young men on this site making comments about two real Mc’s in thier on lanes…. Do some real research on Joey and Drake history…. You have new money which is Drake…. and old money which is Joe… at the beginning of day….. its has the same value…. a Benjamin old or new spends the same… in this situation…. remember who who started it…. who stayed… and who singing and who rapping…

    25. these “beefs” are just attempts to get more attention..beef is when there will be physical damage to one another that transpired from music….tupac and biggie was a real beef because ppl in each others camps were killed..talkin bout beef ?

    26. Could be the wackest battle in the history of rap, no side gains from two wack niggas going at it. I dont think it will happen but if it should happen, let it be on SMACK URL instead of a channel where lame as HHDX trolls like drake runs rap will be in the building

    27. Did we all forget the fact that lil B the based god bodied joe budden with the track T-shirts and buddons.

    28. Who cares about joe buddens really are we this bored we have nothing else to talk about come on DX

    29. Budden ain’t Meek…Drake is barking up the wrong tree. Dude won a beef where the other guy didn’t respond, he can’t think he got a shot against Joe based on that or he’s cornier than I thought.

    30. I ɢᴏᴛ ʜᴏᴏᴋᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ʜᴀᴠɪɴɢ ᴀɴ ᴏɴʟɪɴᴇ ʙᴜsɪɴᴇss ᴀʟᴍᴏsᴛ ᴀ ᴅᴇᴄᴀᴅᴇ ᴀɢᴏ ᴡʜᴇɴ I ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴀɴ ᴏɴʟɪɴᴇ ᴄᴏᴜʀsᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴍʏ ғɪʀsᴛ…

    31. Understandable that there’s a lot of younger peeps, say 16-25, that actually believe Drake would hold his own or wash Joe. One problem tho…y’all are DELUSIONAL. Just being matter of fact, it’s evident you’re comfortable talking about things you literally have no clue about lol. Joe is an elite lyricist no matter how hard you try to deny it. Heard it here…Drake ain’t dissing Joe. One, theyre friends. Two, Drake isn’t that stupid. ????

    32. Joe budden gon kill drake. Lyrics Joe all dam day real talk but we all kno drake gon win bcus of da fame & riches but he can’t fuck wit Joe & dats sum real shit.

      1. No man is untouchable….Joe would eat drake in a battle unless Drake used material that was given to him!!! We ALL KNOW THIS!!! Drake is a good arranger and he is good with melody but he cant have somebody write his diss records for him that aint where its at!!! Nobody is riding with that!!!

      2. No man is untouchable….Joe would eat drake in a battle unless Drake used material that was given to him!!! We ALL KNOW THIS!!! Drake is a good arranger and he is good with melody but he cant have somebody write his diss records for him that aint where its at!!! Nobody is riding with that!!!

      3. No man is untouchable….Joe would eat drake in a battle unless Drake used material that was given to him!!! We ALL KNOW THIS!!! Drake is a good arranger and he is good with melody but he cant have somebody write his diss records for him that aint where its at!!! Nobody is riding with that!!!

      4. i dont know way back when drake started rapping he had a diss track to a brown guy it was fire …back to back was fire… but joe also has alot of fire diss tracks as well

    33. Drake coming for Joe Budden is the wackest shit ever. He shouldnt have even replied to Weak Mill in the first place, this is even worse. Drake is sitting so high right now even though Im not a huge Drake fan I think he messed up by even replying or mentioning something about Joe Budden.

    34. Drake dont want it with Joe, he will get murked 24/7, dont matter who writes his verses.

      Drake will get bodied no questions

    35. Y’all really think Nelly can take out KRS-One? Jay z can take out Nas?
      …. Joe is no KRS, butt still.
      I hope Joe knows history. There was a reason Common stopped going hard at Drake.

      1. Dude your a fuckin moron you need to bang your head against the wall and shut the fuck up

      2. Dude your a fuckin moron you need to bang your head against the wall and shut the fuck up

    36. End Budden career Really this guy cant spit a full bar . . . Dick sucking Media . Fact Drake won the meek milly beef coz of the media nothing more nothing less . . . . he is too soft to & white to be liked by media . . . you go and ask yourself who bout Views like really that is the the most overrated album of time . . and you got apple going against Tidal they bought views for every employee all around the world they try to attract musicians to go with Apple. . . . Go listen to Layers or TPAB atleast they saying something . . .FACT

      1. Truth has been told, Joey had the whole Mood Muzik gettin in touch wit his emotions, touched on depression, before him there was DMX

      2. Truth has been told, Joey had the whole Mood Muzik gettin in touch wit his emotions, touched on depression, before him there was DMX

      3. Truth has been told, Joey had the whole Mood Muzik gettin in touch wit his emotions, touched on depression, before him there was DMX

      4. Truth has been told, Joey had the whole Mood Muzik gettin in touch wit his emotions, touched on depression, before him there was DMX

      5. Truth has been told, Joey had the whole Mood Muzik gettin in touch wit his emotions, touched on depression, before him there was DMX

    37. Joe Budden will spit about destroying mc’s and Drake will rap about how agirl stole his heart and how depressing it is to live in Toronto lol

    38. Drake is gonna donate 1000 pair’s of his signature OVO Jordans to disadvantaged kids in the hood hahaha

    39. Look at Drake in the studio trying to look natural. You can tell he’s all like “Hey dude, what does this button do?” lol

      1. who told drake can’t write his own lines fuck you man….go ahead and spit false shit about drizzy trust me you will get what you want six…..shit OvO forever

    40. Drake can’t end Joe’s career simply because right now Joe’s “Career” is not poppin. Any diss track that Drake might release won’t get half the attention the Meek diss got…So at the end of the day…Joe would still be standing and Drake would have a Diss track floatin around on youtube etc….It’s like A champion Boxer fighting a Boxer who’s had his day and is not so relevant anymore..(No one would care about the fight)

    41. What beef? All budden did was give his honest opinion on the album. Drake is soft if he thinks that’s a diss. Joe is entitled to his opinion. So if someone says they not feeling your album that’s now a diss . Drake needs to grow up

    42. That awkward moment when you didn’t realize that Joe Budden had anything resembling a career. Should you at least HAVE one first before there is any talks of anyone ending it.

      1. Do you have any idea how talented Joe Budden was? And even if you are right, he DOES have a career with Slaughterhouse at least.

      2. U fucking dumbass, drake is a little pussy that cant rap, every1 knws lil wayne writes his verses. Joe budden is a lyrical genius, u obviously dnt knw shit abt music. Typical drake fan riding his dick listening to his candy ass raps!!!!!! Get em joe!!!!

        1. ovo ….shit messing around with drizzy fuck you bitch boy do you know drizzy don’t just be walking around an spitting shit about my nigga you will get fucked up

    43. Budden fans will stay his fans. Drake fanatics will stay Drake fanatics and not know who Joe Budden I’d in all this.

    44. Lyrically drake will be destroyed, He is playing with the wrong people stay in your genre.

      Dis Meek Mill and 2 chainz and you know where im going,

      Now your messing around in a Royce,Eminem, Jedi Mind, Immortal Technique field where you will get your ass handed to you,

      Secondly i can right your whole diss track for you before you can release it,

      Let me guess,
      Pump pump pump was your last hit

      You havent sold more then 10 albums within the past few years ive sold millions blah blah blah ag please Drake your level of rhymes is not on these oaks levels

      1. Oh yea fuckboi? You tink screamin n talkin fast is ?? Which ov they diss track wld you compare to bac to bac?

      2. Money in the bank, blood pressure, ransom note, heart of the city…..Drake isn’t a lyricist. Budden will eat Drake….that man chewed up and spit out EVERYONE in G-Unit. And lets not forget who’s on his team…everyone in Slaughterhouse are the creme de la creme with lyrics.

    45. And before i get a 12 year old trying to tell me i cant spell its the kak keybord so let me fix them for you DISS, WRITE

    46. Budden said he is a Drake fan but said this album was nothing special. Only way Drake should do something if Budden tries to destroy his character likr Meek and Tyga tried to do.

    47. The shitty thing about alotof battle rap these days.. Is that how animated you are gets you cheers.. Not your lyrical ability.. That was proven when cass rolled over disaster.. If that battle had of taken place at the first location infront of that huge crowd that dont give a fluck about bars.. As long as your animated of a fan fav.. U could be like.. “Yah u a duck lil sl*t.. Get on ya knees.. Fluck u in the butt lil mutt”… N the crowd go crazy…. Nah homie.. Thats fuckin pathetic.. So yah if this battle “thats not gonna happen”… But if it did in a big venue.. They dont even gotta battle cuz it aint about rap.. Im dont with this nonsence… But anyone thats wants to respond.. Take 20 minutes outs your day.. Listen to 10 mins and calm down.. Take the rest of the time to think about 1 song from drake that he poured his heart on.. Besides a song about a bitc.. Then respond.. N after u listen n want more of a real feeling.. Ill throw u a list

      1. Fuck u talkin’, homeboy, Drake is a POP artist. Drake ain’t no rapper, fool. All ya’ll Drake cheerleaders on here must be gay. Ya’ll suckin’ this dude dick so fucking hard and you not even gettin’ paid, stupid brainwashed fools.

      2. Columbia Queer Didnt knw u gettin paid to hate mofo! rather love than hate n im paid too. Drizzy is ma drug, his music kills boredom unlike ur favourite rappers’

      1. who has been lying to you bitch nigga….fuck you and your fucken Joe budden slaughter house puppet go ahead and mess with drizzy

    48. who told drake can’t write his own lines fuck you man….go ahead and spit false shit about drizzy trust me you will get what you want six…..shit OvO forever

    49. Drake is the Sade uv rap! Hip hop is dead. Rap is taking over. All these gay ass dudes singing and whining on these tracks , sounding like boyz 2 men. Dafuc?! What is redman doing? Let’s get dmx outta rehab!

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