Freddie Gibbs called in for a recent episode of The Joe Budden Podcast with, yep, host Joe Budden. During the conversation, the former Slaughterhouse member brought up Gibbs’ recent Twitter jabs at LL COOL J and while Gibbs initially tried to downplay it as harmless “internet jokes,” he insisted he didn’t have any issues with the Def Jam Recordings legend.
“No fucking way,” he told Budden in the clip. “No way, me and LL do not have beef, man. How can I have beef with LL Cool J? He’s one of the greatest of all time, founders of Hip Hop.” Budden then referred to Gangsta Gibbs as a “pussy” and suggested he took it a little too far.
Budden then suggested Mr. Ladies Love Cool James would destroy Gibbs in battle.
“Who do you think would get the better of the other?” Joe asked Freddie. “I say LL,” to which Gibbs responded, “Uh no. I mean, you think wrong, Mr. Budden. I mean, you know, maybe if this was 90-somethin’ or 80-somethin’, you know, LL is … that’s Jack The Ripper. I respect LL. He’s one of the best of battle rappers, you know what I mean?”
Budden wasn’t having it though and pointed out Gibbs hasn’t gone bar-for-bar with anyone on wax.
“You know why?” Gibbs replied. “Because nobody want it with me, that’s why… they know don’t play like that.”
But Budden pushed back and added, “Until you ‘nice rappers’ get involved in some beef, I can’t just assume how y’all will perform in beef. LL has done it too many times. He did it to Canibus, what’d you think he gonna to you, bro? Honestly. Tell the truth.”
While Gibbs insisted he wasn’t “worried about it,” Budden said it would only be funny until LL replied, adding, “I think LL would welcome the smoke from Freddie Gibbs and I think he’d think it would be a sleepwalk.”
Freddie Gibbs Reminds LL COOL J About His Controversial Collaboration 'Accidental Racist'
In November 2020, Gibbs drudged up LL’s controversial collaboration with country singer Brad Paisley, “Accidental Racist,” which arrived on Paisley’s 2013 album Wheelhouse. The song is based on Paisley’s experience wearing a Lynard Skynard t-shirt featuring a Confederate flag and LL rapping lines such as, “RIP Robert E. Lee/But I’ve gotta thank Abraham Lincoln for freeing me.”
Gibbs earned his first Grammy Award nomination in the Best Rap Album category for Alfredo, his collaborative album with The Alchemist. Meanwhile, LL has won two Grammys for 1992’s “Mama Said Knock You Out” and 1997’s “Hey Lover,” among many other accolades.
Freddie Gibbs is a clout chasing weirdo. I remember he came for MF DOOM
Don’t be too hard on Freddie. He’s playing that weird ass industry game. Man been rapping his ass off for over a decade and couldn’t get nobody outside the underground to notice. He signs with a major and the same week he’s already dissing celebrities and talking wreckless for no reason. It’s like I can almost picture the meeting in my head where the white people in suits are explaining to him how he needs to act. And guess what, it worked. That’s the world we live in. Now he makes the headlines every week and is nominated for a Grammy.
That sounds like a recipe for a quick 15 minutes of fame. No longevity and lots of talking
Maybe watch/read some interviews Freddie has done. He’s being facetious when talking about other rappers. Only cat he really beefed with is Jeezy.
Does LL even still rap now? He’s more of an actor and award show host more than a rapper at the moment.
Sure LL hasn’t lost his ability to rap
People act like Canibus smoked LL, but LL took a potential knockout, and won by decision. Props to Gibbs for handling Budden grilling him, and props to Budden for not always taking it easy on his guests.
Bro Gibbs is a friend of the show, this was really jokes if you heard the podcast
Mainly because LL uses ghostwriters. If you need proof listen to GOAT. He raps like all his guest features. You can tell Prodigy wrote for him, Red or Meth wrote on their track, etc. That’s not to discredit LL’s catalog.
That’s not proof. I get what you’re saying but by definition that’s not proof
You know nothing! Stop speculating! Lies, lies, all lies! Folks you have to stop those rumors and lies. You see what happened last week.
This site is owned by Warner Brothers
What’s wrong with that? Them Looney Tunes shows are classics.
They usually delete me when I say that Warner chain gang shit … surprised you got it … but Freddie sweet ass? Battling? HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAA!!!
Gibbs head is growing too big for his own good. He better sit himself down before something happen to him.
???Don’t under estimate Gibbs!
A podcast full of racists
Mhmmmm… cause cool j’s old ass ncis bars are really what’s gonna take down a legend like freddie gibbs ? He gonna grab the other cop rappers too like ice t and ice cube for this?
Yeah LL is a battle rapper rapped in a lady’s love exterior. Freddie is a lyricist, but has Freddie even wanted to battle rap LL? Or are we all insinuating this because of the jab Gibbs took at LL?
Freddie Gibbs a legend, when did that happen
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Canibus bodied L. There is no discussion. Just because L’s tracks were more popular doesn’t mean he won.