Dee-1 Scraps Joe Budden Diss Track After Realizing "Purpose" Of Their Beef

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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JULY 02: Dee-1 attends the 2023 ESSENCE Festival Of Culture™ at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center on July 02, 2023 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images for ESSENCE)
Dee-1 thinks putting the song out would "distract from the overall purpose."

Joe Budden has had a lot to say about Christian rapper Dee-1 as of late. According to Budden, the 34-year-old has gone about things the wrong way, and needs to be careful about who he calls out. He further claims that while his message is positive, he should consider taking a different approach.

“I don’t know him, I’m not trying to slight him — I’m just sayin’ you get qualified first. Tell us who you are first before you decide to just go calling name after name after name," Budden explained during a recent podcast. "I’m telling you as somebody that knows the history of the people that you speaking about. Leave n***as alone — especially n***as that will shoot your Christian a**.” Dee-1 heard Budden's criticism, responding by telling the personality that he's not fulfilling his higher purpose.

Dee-1's Message To Joe Budden

“You have a purpose that’s currently being unfulfilled, and that purpose comes from God […] God doesn’t call the qualified, God qualifies the called," he explains in a new clip. He goes on to claim that he's put together something of a diss track about Budden, though he ultimately decided not to release it. “I prepared a song about you," Dee-1 says. "The song is done, but my wisdom told me that if I put this out, because of the way I went in, that it would distract from the overall purpose, which is to get us to all be better together […] When I wasn’t replying to you, you continued to speak about me; now that I’m saying something, let’s see what you say now.”

In the caption of this clip, Dee-1 also reveals that he's reached out to Budden personally mutliple times. He's yet to hear back. What do you think of Dee-1's response to Joe Budden? Share your thoughts in the comments section down below, and keep an eye on HNHH for more updates.

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Caroline Fisher is a News Writer at HotNewHipHop from Chicago, Illinois. She started at HNHH this year, and has since spent her time writing about all that is newsworthy in the world of hip-hop. With a drive for hunting down the hottest stories, she enjoys documenting new developments in culture and entertainment. She also has an appreciation for hip-hop and seeks to cover the most important trends and shifts. She has a Bachelor of Arts which she received at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Having graduated in 2022, she majored in English with a concentration in Media, Rhetoric and Cultural Studies. Specializing all things music, pop culture and entertainment, some of her favorite musical artists include Snoop Dogg, OutKast, and Nicki Minaj. When she’s not writing about music she’s also a fan of attending shows, watching the latest movies, staying up-to-date with current events, photography, and poetry.
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