Lupe Fiasco & Joe Budden Debate Their Alleged "Hate" For Kendrick Lamar & Drake

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Lupe Fiasco and Joe Budden want the narratives to end.

Lupe Fiasco and Joe Budden hopped into an X (formerly Twitter) Spaces discussion on Monday to discuss the viral feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake. In doing so, Fiasco addressed the rumors that he hates Lamar while Budden spoke similarly on the idea of his alleged dislike for Drake. The conversation began with Fiasco admitting he had only heard Drake's first diss song, “Push Ups," out of all the tracks.

“You know I haven’t listened to any of the songs? I listened to ‘Push Ups’ and then after the [Rick] Ross response [‘Champagne Moments’], I haven’t listened to anything. So I haven’t heard any of the records: ‘Family Matters,’ ‘Meet the Grahams,’ ‘Not Like Us.’ I kinda tapped out," Fiasco admitted. From there, Budden accused him of having "sheer hate for one of them n****s," to which Fiasco countered with the same accusation of him.

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Eventually, Fiasco attempted to clear the air regarding his feelings on Lamar. “I do not have a problem. No matter what was said in the past, what you think happened, what happened, what didn’t happen. I personally and professionally do not have a problem with my brother-in-arms Kendrick Lamar.” Check out their full comments on the feud below.

Lupe Fiasco & Joe Budden Debate Kendrick Lamar & Drake's Beef

Lamar and Drake have been openly beefing since the release of Future and Metro Boomin's "Like That," earlier this year. While they haven't dropped any diss tracks since May, there's still no end in sight for the hotly-contested feud. Be on the lookout for further updates on Lupe Fiasco and Joe Budden as well as Drake and Kendrick Lamar on HotNewHipHop.

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Cole Blake
Cole Blake is a current staff writer at HotNewHipHop based out of New York City. He began writing for the site as an intern back in 2018 while finishing his B.A. in Journalism at St. John’s University. In the time since, he’s covered a number of breaking stories for HNHH. These include the ongoing YSL RICO trial, the allegations surrounding Diddy, and much more. His work also extends outside of hip-hop, having written extensively about a myriad of topics including politics, sports, and pop culture. He’s attended several music festivals to provide coverage for the site as well, such as Rolling Loud and Governors Ball.
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