The biggest beefiness in rap right now is betwixt Drake and Joe Budden—that is, if y'all believe Joe Budden. As of today, Joe has released two thinkpiece raps attacking Drake entitled "Making a Murderer (Part 1)" and "Wake." And some of y'all are so thirsty for beefiness, y'all are eating information technology up. Many of you bemused observers likely heard the recent episode of Joe's podcast in which he painstakingly points out all the alleged subs Drake sent his way on the June release (and best rap verse of that month) "4PM in Calabasas." The first time I listened to the podcast, I had visions of Alex Jones and gay frogs. It was like watching false flag conspiracy theory YouTube videos. Non only did Joe say that the "your whole demeanor spells envy" line is about him—get it? Jealous Ones Envy—he also said that the "Cris bottle sender, check picker upper" line is about him too:

"Drake has been nothing but a admirer to me. I don't ever think having to pay for anything effectually Drake and I'm sure there'south been bottles."

Coincidentally, as this so-chosen beef unfolds, the Bailiwick of jersey rapper has a unmarried out with Tory Lanez and Fabolous, and a new album on the fashion (Rage & the Motorcar, with araabMUZIK). So, aye, this is a brilliant marketing strategy.

The first diss record,  "Making a Murderer (Part i)" is dumb long, ultimately sounding similar teachers talking to Charlie Brown. The second shot, "Wake," is much better—the verse is tighter, the beat easier on the linguistic communication. Only both still experience a little similar: "Hey, notice me. Please respond, please." The jabs audio like Budden read a bunch of Meek vs. Drake thinkpieces and went into the berth. He references Drake'southward ongoing subfest with Pusha T, that Drake is possibly stealing PARTYNEXTDOOR songs for himself, and Drake's habit of hopping on popular tracks from up-and-coming artists, like Makonnen and Fetty Wap. Nosotros've been here before. Whatever rap critic could've made these arguments.

JoeBudden has said he loves Drake on multiple occasions in contempo days, and that's precisely why thediss records fall flat for me. They aren't personal enough. His Drake slights are all things that have been said before, whereas Meek accused him of not writing his raps andgetting urinated on by i of T.I.'shomeboys. In other words, insider stuff. Information technologydoesn't feel truly personal, the manner the Meek beef did. The stakes aren't high.

Mayhap more than most people, I would love to see Drake get his ass handed to him. But this "beef" is being staged similar the moon landing. I have yet to exist convinced that "4PM in Calabasas" is near Joe, even with the Genius-dot-com annotations he kindly provided. Other bear witness of this feud relies on you believing that Joe owns the phrase "pump information technology up." When French Montana posted a snippet of Drake rapping said phrase a few weeks dorsum, Twitter exploded with speculation, proverb information technology was a jab towards Budden for maxim Drake didn't show growth on Views on ane of his podcast episodes.

So Joe has released two diss records based on a snippet of an unreleased song and the off chance a Diddy diss record is as well virtually him. He'southward acting like Leonardo DiCapario in Shutter Island; he thinks he's getting off the island but it's really all in his head. Whatever it is Budden is trying to accomplish is working because I'thou writing about him and he has Rap Twitter in a frenzy.

But Aubrey has proven to be Teflon because his cadre fans don't care about rap's unwritten rules. Of course, Budden could be doing this for the sport to go a response out of Drake—which is fine, I approximate. I would believe it if he didn't have a unmarried out. While we look for Drizzy to clap back, I'm still waiting for Joe to respond to Lil B.

"Joe Budden, Joe Booty, what the fuck is your proper noun?" is still i of the funniest diss lines of all fourth dimension. Drake responding to Joe in the same manner he came back at Meek would exist one hell of a plot twist. Two "real" rappers getting bodied by a singer wouldn't be practiced for the game at all.