Joe Budden has made a startling claim about Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s beef, claiming they spoke before engaging in lyrical warfare this past summer.
Speaking on the latest episode of his self-titled podcast, the former Slaughterhouse rapper cited insider speculation that the rap rivals “had a talk” before exhanging diss songs to outline the rules of battle.
“I heard that Drake and Kendrick had a talk before any diss record was released. I don’t know if that’s true or not, but I heard they spoke!” he said.
When pressed for more details about this alleged conversation, Budden said: “It went like the Teddy Pendergrass part of the shit,” referencing the dreamy yet disparaging intro of Kendrick’s “Euphoria,” which samples the soul singer’s 1981 track “You’re My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration.”
“‘Hey, how do you want this go?'” he continued, imagining what Kendrick asked Drake during their alleged talk. “‘What we doing? Oh, we rapping? Okay, then let’s keep it umph.’ And he didn’t keep it umph so…
“It’s not even, like, real tea. It’s only tea ’cause to say it to him on the phone — like, I know what that’s like when you bouta fucking tear a n-gga. ‘Let me call him and make sure first. Hey man, we doing this for real?'”
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— Zac Chalmers (@zacchalmers88) September 11, 2024
Joe Budden has frequently involved himself in the beef between the Hip Hop heavyweights.
In July, Budden addressed Kendrick Lamar’s claim throughout the battle thatĀ DrakeĀ is an outsider in Hip Hop, questioning whether the Canadian truly belongs in the culture.
āCulture is where Kendrick was shifting his conversation: how do you dress? Whoās your barber? Are you a good dad? Can you dance? Your slaps? Whatās your hood? Did you have a nickname growing up? Shit like that is what Kendrick was leaning into to,ā he said on the BagFuelĀ podcast.
āThose people, I believe, created Hip Hop,ā he added, forming a distinction between the originators and the imitators who merely observed the culture from afar and āwanted some of that.ā
While Budden didnāt put Drake, a former teen actor who grew up in a Toronto suburb, in the latter category, he did criticize him forĀ buying 2Pacās $1 million ringĀ andĀ wearing Camāronās pink fur coat while performing with Dipset.
āEven if thatās not your intent, you gotta know how that comes off,ā he said. āIāve never been around Drake and Kendrick, but to hear Kendrick say,Ā āYou run to Atlanta when you need a check balanceā¦ā
āItās like, āOh, you noticed that too.ā āCause I noticed that. I get what you trying to say. And you probably the only person that could say it, and it be effective and impactful.ā
Budden went on to openly question whether Drake ācaresā about Hip Hop culture, saying: āI wonāt answer it, but maybe. Maybe.ā
So, Drake’s underhanded, backstabbing BS finally caught up with him.
Kendrick was just warning Drake that gay Greg would do whatever it took to get Drake’s large meat in his mouth.
Unfortunately for Gay Greg he’s too old for Drake, but will likely offer his child to him just to get a taste ššš
Kendrick writes 16’s. BBLDRIZZY likes 16’s. #CERTIFIEDPED0FILES
Well Drake should have went harder on the rules than cause he got bodied lol
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I change the radio when Drake comes on. His voice is so annoying. He sounds gay.
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Kendrick Lamar is a better rapper than Drake. Drake is gay and fake. Kendrick Lamar is authentic, more talented and heās from Cali. Kendrick makes better music than Drake and he raps better. Drake likes men and underage girls.
Drake was talking about sex to an underage little girl. Heās a weirdo and a predator. His Jā”ļøwish heritage made him richer and gave him more leverage than actual talented black artists like Kendrick.
If Drake wasnāt Jwish, he wouldnāt be famous. He sucks off all the Jwz who run the industry to stay relevant. Kendrick Lamar became famous for his talent, Drake became famous for sucking his way to the top.
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I hope Drake dies from HIV.
Drake makes music for gays, the LGBT community, Mexicans and white people.
Drake fans are Mexicans, gays, LGBT and white people from the suburbs.
Drake looks like a white boy.