Is Drake About To Clap Back At Joe Budden?

It looks like Drake is about to clap back at Joe Budden. Drake may be gearing up for a new rap beef, this time with outspoken VIEWS critic Joe Budden. In a short clip from Snapchat that’s been making the rounds on Twitter, French Montana previewed a few seconds of a new collab with the Toronto superstar. Just before the clip ends, Drake raps the words “pump, pump it up,” the lyrics to Budden’s 2003 hit of the same name.

The clip set off speculation that Drake’s verse would address Budden’s recent negative comments about him and his new album. Budden accused Drizzy of sounding “uninspired” on the chart-topper in a rant on his podcast earlier this month.

“I think that that kid on that album that I heard sounds real fuckin’ uninspired,” he shouted on his “I’ll Name This Podcast Later” show. “That music sounds good and I enjoy it. I played that album all the way to D.C. and all the way back multiple times. 40 you sound amazing. 40 continues to progress. Drake you do not. I said the other day on this podcast I miss the Drake that starts the waves, not hops on other waves and I’ll say it again: I miss the Drake that pushes the fuckin’ agenda, not lets the agenda push him.”

Budden isn’t the only one who feels that Drizzy skated through his latest work. SA Hip Hop Mag gave the album 2.9 out of 5, calling it an “elongated crawl through the desolate psyche of a man whose previously endearing introspection has been eclipsed by self-absorption.”

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— DJ Akademiks (@IamAkademiks) 11 May 2016