RAP BEEF TIMELINE · 2016–present
Drake vs. Joe Budden
Views criticism, four Budden records, and the 2023 restart
Joe Budden’s Views critique turns a once-supportive relationship into a 2016 diss-track sprint: Drake’s “Pump It Up” nod is followed by four Budden responses. A fresh 2023 podcast critique prompts Drake’s long Instagram rebuke, but neither side has restarted a full music campaign.
THE RECORD
The moments
Interview
Budden calls Views uninspired
On his podcast, Joe Budden says Drake sounds uninspired and disinterested on Views, ending years of mostly supportive commentary.
▶ Read the original podcast-clip threadRead the receipt ↗Diss track · disputed account
“No Shopping” gives Budden a “Pump It Up” callback
Drake’s “No Shopping” includes a “Pump It Up” phrase that listeners widely read as a Budden reference; the intended target is not formally confirmed.
▶ Watch “No Shopping”Read the receipt ↗Diss track · disputed account
“4PM in Calabasas” adds another suspected jab
Drake’s timestamp record is also read by listeners as part of the Budden back-and-forth; the interpretation remains unconfirmed.
▶ Listen to “4PM in Calabasas”Read the receipt ↗Diss track
Budden opens the four-track run with “Making a Murderer Pt. 1”
Budden turns his critique into a direct record-side response.
▶ Watch “Making a Murderer Pt. 1”Read the receipt ↗Diss track
“Wake” keeps Budden’s response coming
Budden releases his second direct Drake diss in the same rapid run.
▶ Watch “Wake”Read the receipt ↗Diss track
“Afraid” is Budden’s third response
The concise record sprint continues before the dispute leaves the music.
▶ Watch “Afraid”Read the receipt ↗Diss track
Budden closes the run with “Just Because”
The fourth record ends the concentrated 2016 diss-track response.
▶ Watch “Just Because”Read the receipt ↗Social media
Drake revives the disagreement in Instagram comments
After Budden critiques For All the Dogs, Drake publishes a lengthy response that calls him a failed musician, returning the rift to public view.
▶ Read Drake’s full Instagram responseRead the receipt ↗
THE RECEIPTS
Sources and listening
Drake’s collaborator fallout — released records and public posts ↗ARTIST LENSES