Joe Budden has fired back at NBA YoungBoy and his fans for claiming that he dissed the rapper for clout. Addressing the backlash to his criticism during a Twitter Space on Sunday night, the podcast host brought up the statistics on YoungBoy’s latest albums.
“I just want to say I’m way bigger than him. Stop this,” he began. “You young idiots get fooled by these label metrics and these digital tricks. Would you like me to read you the numbers on YoungBoy’s last six projects?”
ATLANTA, GA – NOVEMBER 29: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) NBA YoungBoy and Lil Yachty perform onstage during Lil Baby & Friends concert to promote the new release of Lil Baby’s new album “Street Gossip” at Coca-Cola Roxy on November 29, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
From there, listeners attempted to get Budden to check more albums he may have missed. “Stop this, yo,” he responded. “The point is you doing a lot for somebody that don’t sell more than 60,000 records. Stop it, it’s not this dominant force that you n****s keep trying to make it out to be. Y’all do the same thing with Brent [Faiyaz], y’all do the same thing with all these new n****s that y’all like.” Budden first criticized YoungBoy during the latest episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, labeling the rapper “horrible” and “trash.”
Joe Budden Fires Back At NBA YoungBoy
In response, YoungBoy went on a tirade against him on his Instagram Story, earlier in the day, Sunday. “Don’t speak on me. I don’t play that sh*t.” Don’t rat on me neither, you p*ssy b*tch,” he said, as noted by XXL. “Stupid dumb b*tch, yo d*ck don’t get even hard no more, clown-ass n***a. Ain’t no sabotaging me, b*tch. F*ck wrong wit that n***a, mayne? Don’t rat on me. I don’t want to argue with ya b*tch ass, n***a. B*tch, you do all them interviews, come on to Gravedigger Mountain and talk to me, n***a. B*tch, if you can’t do that, mayne, hey, you b*tch-made n***a. Shut your f*kin’ mouth!” Be on the lookout for further updates on Joe Budden and NBA YoungBoy on HotNewHipHop.
Joe Budden has fired back at NBA YoungBoy and his fans for claiming that he dissed the rapper for clout. Addressing the backlash to his criticism during a Twitter Space on Sunday night, the podcast host brought up the statistics on YoungBoy’s latest albums.
“I just want to say I’m way bigger than him. Stop this,” he began. “You young idiots get fooled by these label metrics and these digital tricks. Would you like me to read you the numbers on YoungBoy’s last six projects?”
ATLANTA, GA – NOVEMBER 29: (EXCLUSIVE COVERAGE) NBA YoungBoy and Lil Yachty perform onstage during Lil Baby & Friends concert to promote the new release of Lil Baby’s new album “Street Gossip” at Coca-Cola Roxy on November 29, 2018 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
From there, listeners attempted to get Budden to check more albums he may have missed. “Stop this, yo,” he responded. “The point is you doing a lot for somebody that don’t sell more than 60,000 records. Stop it, it’s not this dominant force that you n****s keep trying to make it out to be. Y’all do the same thing with Brent [Faiyaz], y’all do the same thing with all these new n****s that y’all like.” Budden first criticized YoungBoy during the latest episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, labeling the rapper “horrible” and “trash.”
Joe Budden Fires Back At NBA YoungBoy
In response, YoungBoy went on a tirade against him on his Instagram Story, earlier in the day, Sunday. “Don’t speak on me. I don’t play that sh*t.” Don’t rat on me neither, you p*ssy b*tch,” he said, as noted by XXL. “Stupid dumb b*tch, yo d*ck don’t get even hard no more, clown-ass n***a. Ain’t no sabotaging me, b*tch. F*ck wrong wit that n***a, mayne? Don’t rat on me. I don’t want to argue with ya b*tch ass, n***a. B*tch, you do all them interviews, come on to Gravedigger Mountain and talk to me, n***a. B*tch, if you can’t do that, mayne, hey, you b*tch-made n***a. Shut your f*kin’ mouth!” Be on the lookout for further updates on Joe Budden and NBA YoungBoy on HotNewHipHop.
NBA YoungBoy wasn’t happy with Joe Budden’s latest criticism of his music. In response to the podcast host labeling him “trash,” YoungBoy fired back on his Instagram Story, on Sunday.
“Don’t speak on me. I don’t play that s**t.” Don’t rat on me neither, you p***y b***h,” he said, as noted by XXL. “Stupid dumb b***h, yo d**k don’t get even hard no more, clown-a*s n***a. Ain’t no sabotaging me, b***h. F**k wrong wit that n***a, mayne? Don’t rat on me. I don’t want to argue with ya b***h a*s, n***a. B***h, you do all them interviews, come on to Gravedigger Mountain and talk to me, n***a. B***h, if you can’t do that, mayne, hey, you b***h-made n***a. Shut your f**kin’ mouth!”
NEW ORLEANS, LA – AUGUST 25: NBA YoungBoy performs during Lil WeezyAna at Champions Square on August 25, 2018 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Erika Goldring/Getty Images)
Budden had referred to YoungBoy as “trash” and “horrible” during the latest episode of The Joe Budden Podcast. “That n***a’s trash. He’s horrible. He is horrible,” Joe said about YoungBoy. “He is horrible, he is really really really really really bad. He’s really really really bad.” When Budden’s co-host pointed out that the rapper simply releases too much music and needs better quality control on his work, Budden responded: “I don’t care. I don’t care. Like there nothing y’all can say that’s going, like, the n***a’s bad.” Check out YoungBoy’s response to the criticism below.
YoungBoy dropped his fourth new project of 2023, Decided 2, last month. Across the 18-song tracklist, YoungBoy collaborated with just one artist, Rod Wave. YoungBoy has been under house arrest since 2021 while awaiting trial in a federal firearms case. He recently requested that the terms of his house arrest be relaxed. Be on the lookout for further updates on NBA YoungBoy and Joe Budden on HotNewHipHop.
In the fast-paced world of hip-hop gossip, Tasha K is known for fearlessly diving into controversial topics. And this time she’s calling out Joe Budden for his conspicuous silence on the Diddy scandal. “Everybody mad cause Joe ain’t speak, what y’all expect?” Tasha K declared in a recent video. She criticized the podcast host for citing legal reasons as his rationale for not addressing the accusations against Diddy. Tasha K, no stranger to pushing the envelope, raised a thought-provoking question about the consequences of speaking out against powerful figures. She drew a parallel to Wendy Williams’ post-reporting struggles. She questioned, “Have you seen any major sites reporting on the fact that he did or didn’t do it? Diddy is notorious for having people fired. He’s trained them not to speak out, whether it’s true or not true.”
However, the controversial commentator argued there’s a reason Joe Budden is hesitant. Furthermore, she thinks him not delving into the Diddy scandal is rooted in a personal connection. “This [Diddy situation] was personal for Joe. He’s been on the internet a long time and has seen clips of himself circulating about women making allegations of him abusing them,” Tasha K claimed. In her eyes, Budden’s transformation into a domesticated man with a girlfriend doesn’t clear him of potential skeletons in his closet. Moreover, Tasha K boldly asserted that Joe Budden is involved in this world. A world that tolerates and even celebrates individuals accused of mistreating women.
“Joe loves woman beaters. That’s his world,” she says. “And just because he’s not in that world anymore, he’s an at-home man and has a girlfriend now. There’s a lot of sh-t that ain’t come out about him yet.” Moreover, while the controversy surrounding Diddy continues to make waves, Tasha K’s scrutiny of Joe Budden adds another layer to the ongoing conversation.
In the unpredictable realm of hip-hop drama, it remains to be seen whether Joe Budden will break his silence and address the allegations against Diddy. Moreover, audiences wonder if he’ll continue to navigate the fine line between loyalty and journalistic integrity. However, let us know your thoughts on HNHH! Should Joe Budden have reported on the Diddy situation? What do you think of his reasoning for why he didnt?
Joe Budden is someone who has hated on a plethora of artists over the years. Overall, he is someone who does not mince words. Even if what he says offends people, he does not care. Ultimately, his attitude towards music criticism has given him a large platform. Although he has gotten into feuds because of this, he has continued to give fans his best, every single week. Recently, his target was none other than Lupe Fiasco. The reason? His remix of the Andre 3000 album, New Blue Sun.
New Blue Sun is an instrumental album in which Andre 3000 plays the flute. Overall, it was a great project that a lot of fans enjoyed. However, Budden took issue with Lupe trying to add vocals to it. In Budden’s eyes, it was a move that just didn’t feel right. Of course, he said that in much worse terms. It turned out to be a humourous segment, however, we are sure Lupe begs to differ on that one.
“Hey Lupe, man, stop. Stop it. He rapping over them damn flutes. I cut that shit right off,” Joe Budden said. “Oh Jesus, Mary and Joseph. Yo dawg, it’s women listening… with vaginas. Please. Why would he do that to that to them? I can’t say nothing ’cause he gonna diss me […] That was some bullshit. That was some clout chasing.” There are a lot of artists out there who were looking at remixing the new Andre album. At the end of the day, it makes sense. He is a massive artist and with some fresh instrumentals, there was a very obvious opportunity here.
That being said, let us know what you thought of the Lupe remixes, in the comments section below. Is Joe Budden right about them backing wack? Additionally, stay tuned to HNHH for the latest news and updates from around the music world. We will always keep you informed on all of your favorite artists and their upcoming releases.
Even though it was a quick-lived scandal, almost everyone in the hip hop world took their chance to comment on Diddy and Cassie’s lawsuit. The singer accused the rap mogul of some pretty abhorrent behavior which put many in the hip-hop world who have been impacted by his legacy in a tough position. The pair quickly came to a settlement though. Diddy denied all of the allegations and seemed to want to move the lawsuit out of the public eye as quickly as possible. But now, it’s Joe Budden who is dealing with fallout from the case.
In a segment about the lawsuit, Budden called out fans online for needing celebrities like him to denounce bad behavior. He mentioned that he didn’t feel the need to comment on bad things happening in the music industry when he sees them as obviously bad. But before most people could even see the segment, he edited it out of the final release of the podcast entirely. On Instagram, fans took issue with the move. “Joe not trying to throw no stones, because he knows his glass house is wild,” and “But, he speaks on everything else.. an abuser protecting an abuser,” two of the top comments read. But Budden clapped back.
In the comments of a post on Instagram by TheNeighborhoodTalk, Budden responds. “’Joe Budden took out his entire Diddy segment because all yall blogs will try to attach his voice to this all weekend long’ you mean,” his comment reads. That didn’t silence many critics as it mostly avoids the primary issue many took with his silence on only this specific issue.
Many were quick to point out that Budden had no such reservations when commenting on other high-profile cases like Megan Thee Stallion and Tory Lanez of Jonathan Majors. What do you think of Joe Budden’s response to fans upset with his silence on the Diddy situation? Let us know in the comment section below.
Joe Budden says Meek Mill and Rick Ross had nothing interesting to say with their new collaborative album, Too Good To Be True, and labeled it a “money-grab.” He shared his opinion on the project during the latest episode of his podcast.
“Meek and Ross, that was all over the place,” he said. “It’s cool loud. If you turn it all the way up, it’s cool. I love the Wale record on there, I love that record. It’s a few more records on there I love. I love all the records that are three minutes and 40 seconds long. There’s a lot that’s not that long — they’re shorter. When they do that, whatever they’re talking about jumps out on the track to me.”
NEW YORK, NY – OCTOBER 20: Rappers Rick Ross (L) and Meek Mill perform onstage during TIDAL X: 1020 Amplified by HTC at Barclays Center of Brooklyn on October 20, 2015 in New York City. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for TIDAL)
He continued: “Them n****s ain’t talking about nothing. They ain’t said nothing on that whole project. Not a word, not a thing […] It was a money grab, for sure. I don’t think [there’s] nothing wrong [with that] — they got the money. When I hear Ross and Meek, it’s classic time for me. So this was cool, but my bar for them is high-high.” Budden isn’t the only one with a negative response to the project. 50 Cent recently trolled the two rappers for the album’s low sales. Check out Joe Budden’s full comments on the project below.
Joe Budden Reacts To Meek Mill & Rick Ross’ “Too Good To Be True”
While he had quite a bit to say about Meek Mill and Rick Ross’ project, Budden recently kept his mouth shut when it came to Drake’s Scary Hours 3, refusing to comment on it. Be on the lookout for further updates on Joe Budden on HotNewHipHop.
A holiday-themed review of Drake’s For All The Dogs Scary Hours Edition(otherwise known as Scary Hours 3): J. Cole and Rosalía are on Drake’s nice list, while Joe Budden and Pusha T remain on Drake’s naughty list. There’s a lot to unpack — too much, really — so we’re just going to focus on Budden, who slammed Drake for “rappin’ for the children” on For All The Dogs upon its October 6 release. Drake seemingly responded on the Scary Hours Edition track “Stories About My Brother,” rapping, “Imagine us gettin’ our validation from an ex-musician searchin’ for recognition.” But there’s a lot more — seriously, just an overwhelming amount — where that barbed bar came from.
Below is what you need to know from Budden and Drake’s timeline of beef and disses.
“Good Riddance”
2009: Multiple outlets, including HipHopDX, traced Budden and Drake’s connection to 2009 due to resurfaced video from the early days of Budden’s Joe Budden TV YouTube channel. In it, Drake says he is “honored to be around” Budden because he used to listen to him. However, there was a song called “Good Riddance” around the same time in which Drake rapped, “If I copy Budden’s flow, you mimickin’ his career / And the same money we hearin’ you giving to charity.” It’s not totally misguided to wonder whether that ancient bar is the root of Budden’s bitterness, considering Drake went from a self-proclaimed fan to mocking Budden’s career trajectory.
May 2016: During an episode of Budden’s since-renamed podcast I’ll Name This Podcast Later, Budden criticized Drake’s album, Views, by saying Drake sounded “real f*cking uninspired” (as relayed by Complex). To be fair, Budden acknowledged Drake’s rap (and pop culture) prowess, saying, “When he puts something out, you stop what you’re doing, right?”
“4PM In Calabasas”
June 2016: It is believed that Drake threw subliminal shade Budden’s way in his single “4PM In Calabasas,” though Drake never mentions Budden by name. In the 68th episode of Budden’s aforementioned podcast, he addressed Drake’s credibility as a songwriter and the perceived diss toward him in a 20-plus-minute segment annotated by Complex at the time.
Joe Budden Drops “Making A Murderer, Pt. 1” And “Afraid”
July 2016: Budden (again, seemingly but more or less definitely) referred to Drake as his child in “Making A Murderer, Pt. 1.” The song’s interlude is audio from the aforementioned video of their first meeting, during which Drake outed himself as a fan and gushed over Budden. Later in the song, Budden raps, “You made me proud, lad, but it seems my child mad / With all the clout that he grabbed, it’s still doubts from his dad.”
Drake then responded with “No Shopping,” leading to Budden’s “Afraid,” which samples Drake’s “The Resistance” and finds Budden going at Drake repeatedly throughout. Perhaps most notably: “Yeah, Aubrey, that’s the one we trusted / Not this new Aubrey with his stomach sculpted / I’m disgusted, you’re such a f*ckin’ incumbent / Can’t govern, trust in the public becoming a f*cking puppet.”
Um, Liposuction?
July 2016: So, about that “Aubrey with his stomach sculpted” line. After the song’s arrival, Budden doubled down, tweeting that Drake had gotten liposuction (twice) from the plastic surgeon, Dr. Michael “Dr. Miami” Salzhauer. Uproxx did the important follow-up investigative journalism of getting plastic surgeons’ opinions on whether Budden’s outrageous claim could be true.
Joe Budden On Hot Ones
Yep, still July 2016: Budden stopped by Hot Ones, where he addressed Drake fans who had recently appeared uninvited outside of his home.
April 2020: The beginning of 2020 threw many confounding things our way, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and a potential Budden-Drake resolution — which, to be clear, are equally confounding. Budden went live on Instagram, and Drake was active in the comments. Eventually, Drake joined Budden on the Live, and they had a friendly exchange. Budden joked that Drake was avoiding him, to which Drake said, “I never avoid you; we’re just never in the same place.”
Petty Drake Thrives In St. Tropez
July 2022: Take it or leave it: Drake posted a video to his Instagram Story from a restaurant in St. Tropez that was playing Budden’s “Pump It Up” (as relayed by XXL at the time). “Where else, Joey, would you have them going so crazy?” Drake is heard saying in the video. It goes without saying by now that it was in a mocking tone.
Joe Budden Slams For All The Dogs
October 2023: Skipping ahead to the present to preserve whatever is left of our collective sanity. Budden did not care for Drake’s For All The Dogs album. Right after Drake dropped it on October 6, Budden dedicated a portion of his podcast to torching it. DJ Akademiks posted a snippet on Instagram, where Drake left a lengthy comment that felt like it was a decade in the making.
This is what Drake wrote:
“@joebudden you have failed at music. You left it behind to do what you are doing in this clip cause this is what actually pays your bills. For any artist watching this just remember you are watching a failure give their opinion on his idea of a recipe for success…a quitter give their opinion on how to achieve longevity…you switched careers cause the things that pop into your brain had you broke living cheque to cheque and the raps you write had 450 men showing up to your shows in dusty Enyce jeans to screw up their face to Mood Muzik 29 and pretend you are the goat…pls to any artist that’s doing what they feel is right don’t let these opinions affect your mindset after the fact…
This guy is the poster child of frustration and surrendering. You retired and we never hung up your jersey we don’t even remember your number. We know you for doing this…you withdrew from rap not cause you accomplished all you need to it’s cause it wasn’t working for you. I never want anybody in the generations to think that the whole ‘everybody’s entitled to their opinion’ is a real thing…this is a man projecting his own self hate and the fact I did and continue to do everything he wanted to do for himself. If you need it put in simpler terms I own a 767…he owns a modest house in the 973 and flies first class on special occasions.”
November 2023: This morning, November 17, Drake dropped “Stories About My Brother” as part of For All The Dogs Scary Hours Edition. In it, he raps, “Imagine us gettin’ our validation from an ex-musician searchin’ for recognition.” Welp!
Joe Budden has claimed that, unlike many others, Kodak Black’s appearance on Drink Champs was not the start of his concern for the rapper. “Kodak Black looked like pure sh-t on Drink Champs. And he looked like sh-t when he was wiggling around on the floor, talking to himself in the dark when his man was taping him. He didn’t look the greatest when he dodged that bullet from two feet away that we all watched. The internet picks funny times to be concerned about people. I’ve been concerned about him for the last year,” Budden claimed on his podcast this week.
The fallout from Black’s Drink Champs appearance continues to mount as more and more people express concern for the rapper. Most recently, he beefed with Ray J after the rapper called on Wack 100 to provide some help to Black. Responding in an Instagram Live, Black told fans he was fine and made physical threats against Ray J. However, Ray J responded in kind, telling Black to put his money where his mouth was and fight him.
Meanwhile, Black addressed his fanbase this week after dropping a new album. “I vow to do better in any area I lack, or some slack needs to be picked up on. I must do better, I must do this shit. And I appreciate y’all, because if it was up to them, I’d have been out of here,” Black said on social media after the album dropped. The 18-track When I Was Dead includes three features – two from WizDaWizard and one from OG Bobby Billions.
Furthermore, the album’s lead single, “Kylie Grande”, makes reference to both Kylie Jenner and Arianna Grande. “I want Kylie Jenner twerkin’ to this/ And I want Ariana twerkin’ to this/ I want Kylie Jenner twerkin’ to this/ I want Ariana twerkin’ to this,” is how the song opens. Additionally, both Jenner and Grande are referenced several more times throughout the song. However, there is a particular focus on Jenner, who is referenced far more heavily on the track.
Westside Gunn just dropped of a new album last Friday, And Then You Pray For Me, and it’s been met with a positive response! However, Gunn says that his latest project was met with a lot of hate. Something that he said he’s experiencing for the first time in his career. In an IG video, he reposted a clip from the Joe Budden Podcast where co-host Ice was praising the album. “On the first listen, this is top 3 rap album this year for me,” Ice proudly said. “This album is crazy. It sounds like he made an album for me… I’m like, wait, this is an Ice album!” However, Gunn took to IG to comment and address the haters.
“Everybody won’t get it and that’s fine, bc the same ppl that I THOUGHT knew me and what I stood for is the main ones leaving hate comments,” he wrote. “I’ve experienced for the first time in my career where it’s literally bots that was sent to put negative attn on my album in the comments. And I still smile with every VVS Diamond tooth in my mouth showing bc whether u get it or not I’m still the [goat emoji] AND I FORGIVE YOU [goat emoji].” Westside Gunn’s decision to share this positive feedback on his social media platform was a testament to his confidence in his work. By sharing the endorsement from Ice, he aimed to highlight that his music had resonated deeply with a prominent figure in the hip-hop community. This gesture was a strategic move to counterbalance any negative feedback that might have surfaced.
As an artist and label head, Westside Gunn’s poise in the face of criticism demonstrates his commitment to his craft. And the ability to handle both praise and critique with grace. By amplifying positive reviews, he emphasizes that his artistry speaks to the hearts of fans and critics alike. Some people in the comments did have different opinions. “cant be mad that core fans prefer the old sound. doesn’t mean you’re obligated to make it anymore but they’re not obligated to like the new shit either,” one person wrote. “The album is a definite grower. What I love is how you’re not afraid to try something new. Some of the songs are absolutely insane,” another person said.
In the competitive realm of hip-hop, where opinions and judgments are abundant, Westside Gunn’s approach serves as a reminder that artists have the agency to define their narrative and validate their artistic vision through strategic communication and promotion. Furthermore, in the comment section of that post, people had nothing but praise for And Then You Pray For Me. “They’ll get it in a year or 2 no worries,” someone commented. Let us know your thoughts on this project!
