Joe Budden has made a startling claim about Kendrick Lamar and Drakeās 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 āhad a talkā before exhanging diss songs to outline the rules of battle.
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āI heard that Drake and Kendrick had a talk before any diss record was released. I donāt know if thatās true or not, but I heard they spoke!ā he said.
When pressed for more details about this alleged conversation, Budden said: āIt went like the Teddy Pendergrass part of the shit,ā referencing the dreamy yet disparaging intro of Kendrickās āEuphoria,ā which samples the soul singerās 1981 track āYouāre My Latest, My Greatest Inspiration.ā
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āāHey, how do you want this go?'ā he continued, imagining what Kendrick asked Drake during their alleged talk. āāWhat we doing? Oh, we rapping? Okay, then letās keep it umph.ā And he didnāt keep it umph soā¦
āItās not even, like, real tea. Itās only tea ācause to say it to him on the phone ā like, I know what thatās like when you bouta fucking tear a n-gga. āLet me call him and make sure first. Hey man, we doing this for real?'ā
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ā 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 Lamarās claim throughout the battle thatĀ DrakeĀ is an outsider in Hip Hop, questioning whether the Canadian truly belongs in the culture.
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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
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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