Joe Budden has introduced that he’s not impressed with J. Cole‘s diss of Kendrick Lamar, “7 Minute Drill,” off of his shock Would possibly Delete Later mixtape.
On the newest episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, which dropped on Saturday (April 6), the rapper-turned-podcaster shared his grievances in regards to the hit freestyle.
“The tone,” he mentioned about his primary challenge with the observe. “That is my challenge with this fucking narcoleptic sounding shit. This feels like… if I used to be actively seeking to cop fentanyl that is what I’d placed on. I need to hear him sound alive.”
Take a look at the clip from the podcast beneath.
Joe Budden unimpressed by J. Cole’s Kendrick Lamar diss: “I need to hear him sound alive”
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Whereas many rappers have appeared to take sides within the debate between J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar, one rapper who’s steering away from the controversy is Russ.
On Friday (April fifth), when a fan requested, “Are you choosing a aspect?” — a nod to Metro Boomin’s now-famous message, “Once you pick a side stay there…” in reference to the dispute — the “What They Need” rapper seized the prospect to inject some humor into the state of affairs.
“I’m 31,” he responded, taking to X (previously Twitter). The reply sparked blended reactions from followers, with some agreeing, and others questioning the relevance of Russ’ age to expressing his allegiance.
“LOL good reply,” wrote one fan. “That’s a very good reply, like I’m too outdated for this. Lmao! Cheers to your new age [birthday emoji],” a second remark reads.
“And? I’m 48 years younger and firmly planted on Crew Kendrick,” one other wrote.
On the mixtape’s closing observe, “7 Minute Drill,” Cole seems to reference Okay. Dot’s latest disses at him and Drake, and returns fireplace with some scathing bars of his personal.
Taking goal on the perceived high quality of his friend-turned-foe’s catalog, he raps: “Your first shit was traditional, your final shit was tragic/ Your second shit put n-ggas to sleep, however they gassed it/ Your third shit was large and that was your prime/ I used to be trailin’ proper behind and I simply now hit mine.”
He continues: “Now I’m entrance of the road with a snug lead/ How ironic, quickly as I bought it, now he need somethin’ with me/ Properly, he caught me on the excellent time, leap up and see.”
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In a nod to JAY-Z’s “Takeover” observe geared toward Nas, Cole implies the Illmatic MC wouldn’t be related had he not provoked Hov. He then likens his feud with Kendrick to a scene from New Jack Metropolis the place one character, Nino, reluctantly kills his personal brother.
Expressing conflicted emotions towards Kendrick, Cole admits he’s reluctant to interact in battle however maintains he’s able to hop within the mic to defend his title if vital. Cole closes with a warning to fellow rappers and a teaser for his forthcoming album, The Fall Off.
“7 Minute Drill” arrives simply two weeks after Kendrick Lamar took goal at J. Cole and Drake in his visitor verse on Future and Metro Boomin‘s “Like That,” from their collaborative album We Don’t Belief You.
Referencing the pair’s chart-topping single “First Individual Shooter,” he rapped: “Fuck sneak dissin’, first-person shooter, I hope they got here with three switches/ I crash out like, ‘Fuck rap,’ diss Melle Mel if I needed to.”
