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Earlier within the week, J. Cole shared his reasoning for dropping out of Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s high-profile beef on “Port Antonio.” Many listeners felt the document arrived means too late, contemplating the feud fizzled out in July, Joe Budden included.
On Saturday (Oct. 12), the “Pump It Up” rapper and his podcast co-hosts shared their ideas in a heated debate. Concerning Cole’s “They strip me of my spot, and now I am lastly free” line, Budden stated, “What do you imply you’re lastly free? That dismisses all accountability from the half that he has performed within the ‘massive three’ debacle. What do you imply you’re lastly free as in case you by no means wished components of the ‘massive three’ dialog. That could be a complete load of crap.”
“Go sit your a** over there with Sunshine Anderson and the remainder of the those that modified their thoughts. Don’t pop again up and say, ‘If I might’ve, I might’ve, however then I might’ve misplaced [a friend],’” the rapper-turned-podcaster continued. “I hate this tender Hip Hop s**t. It’s tender, name it what it’s. These Hip Hop n**fuel is feeling like h**s out right here.”
Budden’s feedback contrasted the earlier reward he gave the North Carolina emcee for his current function run. Inside the previous few months, Cole notably collaborated with Tee Grizzley on “Blow For Blow,” Tems on “Free Fall” and ASAP Rocky on “Ruby Rosary.”
“I respect it extra as time goes on. Option to maintain your self out of [the] mess,” Budden said on the high of October. “I believe he bought out of character for a second, and he had some behind-the-scenes telephone calls and bought proper again in his bag.”
As for “Port Antonio,” Cole shrugged off the haters and expressed his gratitude to Drake. It’s price mentioning that the Canadian star helped him go No. 1 on the Scorching 100 chart for the primary time with 2023’s “First Particular person Shooter.”