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Making A Murderer Part 1

By Joe Budden · Targeting Drake, Meek Mill

Making A Murderer Part 1 is a diss track by Joe Budden targeting Drake and Meek Mill. The recording also credits Andrea Martin. The 2016 Joe Budden–Drake dispute began after Budden publicly criticized Views and interpreted Drake records and guest verses as replies. Budden's sequence attacks Drake's authorship, changing personas, alliances and reluctance to answer him by name.

Released2016

Annotated9

ExplicitYes

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[Verse 1: Joe Budden]
Multi-line diss block
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I'm right here per your request, now you stuck in them shoes
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No alliances with Meek, it's still fuck him too
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Before we start, to the fans, I'm uncomfortable too
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Stuck in the booth feelin' like y'all 'cause I got love for the dude
Block noteChallenges the target's public standing
TargetMeek Mill
MeaningWhat it means: In “Before we start, to the fans, I'm uncomfortable too,” Joe Budden questions whether Meek Mill's attention, audience, or reputation reflects genuine respect. Why it was said: The 2016 Joe Budden–Drake dispute began after Budden publicly criticized Views and interpreted Drake records and guest verses as replies. Budden's sequence attacks Drake's authorship, changing personas, alliances and reluctance to answer him by name. Visibility can be mistaken for victory, so the artist recasts Meek Mill's recognition as temporary, manufactured, or disconnected from credibility.
ContextThe 2016 Joe Budden–Drake dispute began after Budden publicly criticized Views and interpreted Drake records and guest verses as replies. Budden's sequence attacks Drake's authorship, changing personas, alliances and reluctance to answer him by name.
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But now my phone blowin' up, they're like what I'm gonna do?
Multi-line diss block
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Show the world you shouldn't poke a man with nothin' to lose
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All of this just because I wasn't in love with his Views
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Whatever happened, I just know they got me fuckin' confused, hey
Block noteForces the dispute into a direct contest
TargetMeek Mill
MeaningWhat it means: In “Show the world you shouldn't poke a man with nothin' to lose,” Joe Budden addresses Meek Mill as an opponent who must prove the claims being made rather than rely on reputation. Why it was said: The 2016 Joe Budden–Drake dispute began after Budden publicly criticized Views and interpreted Drake records and guest verses as replies. Budden's sequence attacks Drake's authorship, changing personas, alliances and reluctance to answer him by name. The challenge narrows the argument to performance under pressure, where refusing or failing to answer can itself be presented as a loss for Meek Mill.
ContextThe 2016 Joe Budden–Drake dispute began after Budden publicly criticized Views and interpreted Drake records and guest verses as replies. Budden's sequence attacks Drake's authorship, changing personas, alliances and reluctance to answer him by name.
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[Interlude]
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Mic check, mic check
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One two, one two
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Wait a minute!
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Drake: I'm happy, I'm honored... I'm, I'm, I'm honored to be around you, man
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Joe Budden: Yo c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, c'mon
Multi-line diss block
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Drake: Okay so I can't be honest on your network here? I can't be honest to your fans and say I'm honored to be around you?
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Joe Budden: It ain't an honor to be around me!
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Drake: We all used to listen to you so I don't even... you need to learn how to take compliments. Don't say that in vain, he's one of the best. You know that, right?
Block noteQuestions the target's judgment
TargetDrake
MeaningWhat it means: In “Drake: We all used to listen to you so I don't even... you need to learn how to take compliments. Don't say that in vain, he's one of the best. You know that, right?,” Joe Budden characterizes Drake as unintelligent, careless, or unable to understand the situation being addressed. Why it was said: The 2016 Joe Budden–Drake dispute began after Budden publicly criticized Views and interpreted Drake records and guest verses as replies. Budden's sequence attacks Drake's authorship, changing personas, alliances and reluctance to answer him by name. The insult makes the target's decisions part of the evidence: a poor response can be framed not as strategy, but as proof that Drake never understood the contest.
ContextThe 2016 Joe Budden–Drake dispute began after Budden publicly criticized Views and interpreted Drake records and guest verses as replies. Budden's sequence attacks Drake's authorship, changing personas, alliances and reluctance to answer him by name.
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Other Person: What up? What up?
Multi-line diss block
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Drake: I said don't say it in vain, you know he's one of the best
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Other Person: Nah it's all love
Block noteContests who deserves the top position
TargetDrake
MeaningWhat it means: In “Drake: I said don't say it in vain, you know he's one of the best,” Joe Budden turns rank, legacy, or leadership into the issue and argues that Drake's claim to the position is undeserved. Why it was said: The 2016 Joe Budden–Drake dispute began after Budden publicly criticized Views and interpreted Drake records and guest verses as replies. Budden's sequence attacks Drake's authorship, changing personas, alliances and reluctance to answer him by name. The line identifies the prize behind the feud—control of reputation—and asks whose record supports the title rather than whose claim went unchallenged.
ContextThe 2016 Joe Budden–Drake dispute began after Budden publicly criticized Views and interpreted Drake records and guest verses as replies. Budden's sequence attacks Drake's authorship, changing personas, alliances and reluctance to answer him by name.
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New Joe Budden!
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[Verse 2: Joe Budden]
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Look, enough of the sentimental crap
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Cool if you into that
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Fuck all of these subs, who they intended at?
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I won't believe it's me without forensic facts
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They don't normally mention Black when pennin' their raps
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But then I listen back, I heard a pinch of sass
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Tender ass Teddy come around, he gon' get pinned to grass
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I come around with every inch of the mag
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I'm a wordsmith forreal, you thought Quentin was bad
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You made me proud, lad, but it seems my child mad
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With all the clout that he grabbed, it's still doubts from his dad
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Look, this ain't promotional, you just emotional
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No doubt you got Starbucks, with all that Joe in you
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I part his reign lightnin' fast, just what Joseph do
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A black cloud all over the 6, check the overview
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You're so indirect, shit wasn't real clear
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Either Jimmy actin' or he really miss a wheelchair
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What he don't know is we the most kindred of souls
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I should've did this two Kendricks ago
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He wanna sing? Well let's get into the show, commence my role
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For Jodeci, Boyz II Men, we at the end of the road
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I figure he's that close to his death to know the reaper
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In fitted sweats with old sneakers, the flow ether
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Gassed 'cause he KO'd Omeeka, no Joe's deeper
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Quick to put extension on singer, that's Moesha
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Nothin' 'bout Rick slick, but show of the Caesar
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My crust from the same old pizza as Mona Lisa
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So how you callin' out the lyrical god?
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Your face light up when you see me, talkin' Miracle Watts
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'Cause your words ain't sayin' a thing
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I kilogram without weighin' a thing
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Nigga, you baitin' a king
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Tell you the way that Golden State say to its team
Multi-line diss block
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Aubrey, you gotta make a shot, you wanna play on the wing
Block noteImagines the battle as physical destruction
TargetDrake
MeaningWhat it means: In “Aubrey, you gotta make a shot, you wanna play on the wing,” Joe Budden converts lyrical defeat into death, shooting, burial, or bodily harm directed at Drake. Why it was said: The 2016 Joe Budden–Drake dispute began after Budden publicly criticized Views and interpreted Drake records and guest verses as replies. Budden's sequence attacks Drake's authorship, changing personas, alliances and reluctance to answer him by name. The violent image makes the response sound final: instead of proposing an endless exchange, the artist depicts Drake as unable to return for another round.
ContextThe 2016 Joe Budden–Drake dispute began after Budden publicly criticized Views and interpreted Drake records and guest verses as replies. Budden's sequence attacks Drake's authorship, changing personas, alliances and reluctance to answer him by name.
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[Chorus: Andrea Martin]
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Dem a call me a murderer
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I never duck, just spray
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I'ma never miss mi aim
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Dem a call me a murder
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There's some truth in that saying
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Dem a call me a murder
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Nobody seen nothing, nobody seen nothing
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What I see, ayy
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[Verse 3: Joe Budden]
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Look here, I just spit the facts, raging aristocrat
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Shooters heard them words, wanna get rid of that
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When they roll up, bet dude won't wanna live his raps
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He'll see the 6 upside down and wanna switch it back
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Wrath of a god sinner
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I'm too real, I bet your star's tender
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I bet a mil', I'll bet a star tender
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But since the OG's Hov, here's what I wanna know
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If ain't no real niggas allowed the fuck would I wanna go?
Multi-line diss block
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That's thinkin' back to Jay, now let's get back to Drake
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Both too big to respond to all I have to say
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Still with all their success and all their accolades
Block notePressures the target to answer
TargetDrake
MeaningWhat it means: In “Both too big to respond to all I have to say,” Joe Budden treats Drake's response, delay, or silence as part of the contest rather than a neutral choice. Why it was said: The 2016 Joe Budden–Drake dispute began after Budden publicly criticized Views and interpreted Drake records and guest verses as replies. Budden's sequence attacks Drake's authorship, changing personas, alliances and reluctance to answer him by name. By defining silence as concession, the line tries to control the timetable of the feud and force Drake into replying on the artist's terms.
ContextThe 2016 Joe Budden–Drake dispute began after Budden publicly criticized Views and interpreted Drake records and guest verses as replies. Budden's sequence attacks Drake's authorship, changing personas, alliances and reluctance to answer him by name.
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The universe makes it so they come right back to me
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Here's a reminder that we go way back
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I mean um, you know for me the kid is practice, Hova
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I make these words flip as if they practice yoga
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Okay practice over, back to Blacklist Hova
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Nothin' personal, this Red Reddington
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Shawn, I don't work for you, still I'm doin' the work for you
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Payback, wire his jaw, reimbursin' you
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Metal all behind his face, Sprite commercial you
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Might have made a mistake out of this one
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Can't Bell Biv Devoe your way out of this one, nah
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So, warn your damn campaign that hammers rang
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I just bought a New Edition, you can't stand the rain
Multi-line diss block
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Y'all say this soft nigga hard and that, I can't explain
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Y'all think he's soul for real, I see candy rain
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So Aubrey when you sub real MCs, you get murdered
Block noteCalls the target's toughness an act
TargetDrake
MeaningWhat it means: In “Y'all say this soft nigga hard and that, I can't explain,” Joe Budden portrays Drake as frightened or unwilling to stand behind the aggression shown in public. Why it was said: The 2016 Joe Budden–Drake dispute began after Budden publicly criticized Views and interpreted Drake records and guest verses as replies. Budden's sequence attacks Drake's authorship, changing personas, alliances and reluctance to answer him by name. A diss threat depends on the audience believing the speaker will confront the opponent; calling Drake afraid is designed to empty that threat of force.
ContextThe 2016 Joe Budden–Drake dispute began after Budden publicly criticized Views and interpreted Drake records and guest verses as replies. Budden's sequence attacks Drake's authorship, changing personas, alliances and reluctance to answer him by name.
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And since you signed to five guys, makes you a burger
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[Chorus: Andrea Martin]
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Dem a call me a murderer
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I never duck, just spray
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I'ma never miss mi aim
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Dem a call me a murder
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Nobody seen nothing, nobody seen nothing
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What I see, ayy
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[Interlude: Joe Budden]
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Real quick, I don't wanna talk too long. I think you misconstrued the boundaries of this relationship and this friendship. Which in return, has caused me to do the exact same thing. I don't understand how you niggas, and how you in particular, how you can fuck shorty and I dap you and say you a real nigga, and I critique your album and all of a sudden we sensitive. I don't understand how you new niggas work. Maybe I'm out of touch with the rules of today's society. I'm clearing all that. Now let me paint who I am before I allow another nigga to do it for me
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[Verse 4: Joe Budden]
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I'm from the school of pussy don't get me punch drunk
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Maybe it's different in the city you come from, look
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I'm from the school of these hoes belong to everybody
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No celeb exempt, goes for everybody
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So when I seen you fucked shorty, not a bitter bone in me
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I ain't think of how to handle the plan
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Said I'm aware, have fun, understand that it's, fam
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Told that to you and not her, that's just the man that I am
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My nigga, kids got no respect
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Odd 'cause you called me for the ho check on every ho you checked
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That makes sense, bad bitches, that's what Joe do best
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And I's the man 'round these parts when they ain't know you yet
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Which kinda makes me your OG in Toronto
Multi-line diss block
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And I ain't charge once, that's for free in Toronto
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I'm unsure how that came to be in Toronto
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Nigga, I don't even be in Toronto
Block noteClaims geographic legitimacy
TargetDrake
MeaningWhat it means: In “Which kinda makes me your OG in Toronto,” Joe Budden uses place and local affiliation to decide who can credibly represent the scene challenged in the song. Why it was said: The 2016 Joe Budden–Drake dispute began after Budden publicly criticized Views and interpreted Drake records and guest verses as replies. Budden's sequence attacks Drake's authorship, changing personas, alliances and reluctance to answer him by name. The feud is presented as larger than two individuals, so the line asks listeners to treat Drake as an outsider or a poor representative of the claimed community.
ContextThe 2016 Joe Budden–Drake dispute began after Budden publicly criticized Views and interpreted Drake records and guest verses as replies. Budden's sequence attacks Drake's authorship, changing personas, alliances and reluctance to answer him by name.
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When it rains it pours
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All that means, dog, get please get a poncho
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Subs fell short like a free throw from Rondo
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So rude, he gay, so mean with all the Budden threats
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As soon as we shoot at King, DeMarcus Cousins' next
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This shit is truly a movie
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You started a trend bein' a groupie for groupies
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Shit, I had Bria in the coupe and out her way
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Before you ever wrote an interlude about her
Multi-line diss block
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So who you playin' with, clown
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I'm first shift at the bars, so only means I already made them rounds
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They say that he the best MC and best flow'er
Block noteReduces the target to a dismissive caricature
TargetDrake
MeaningWhat it means: In “So who you playin' with, clown,” Joe Budden replaces Drake's preferred identity with a degrading label intended to make the opponent look ridiculous or contemptible. Why it was said: The 2016 Joe Budden–Drake dispute began after Budden publicly criticized Views and interpreted Drake records and guest verses as replies. Budden's sequence attacks Drake's authorship, changing personas, alliances and reluctance to answer him by name. The label gives the audience a short, repeatable frame for the feud; repetition of that frame can shape how Drake is remembered.
ContextThe 2016 Joe Budden–Drake dispute began after Budden publicly criticized Views and interpreted Drake records and guest verses as replies. Budden's sequence attacks Drake's authorship, changing personas, alliances and reluctance to answer him by name.
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He cook better than me but you love my leftovers
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Fire the kill shot, the fire still hot
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Word to your Versace velours that Kyra still got
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You playin' chess with the chrome of the pump
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Let it blast, checkered past, shoulda known from the jump
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It's whatever you wanna roll, executives got your soul
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Sedatives, I'm repetitive with those records, show for
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Regular Joe, sellin' records was never the goal
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I never sold records, I kept records of what was sold
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Might have made a mistake out of this one
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Day's long, can't Trey Songz your way out of this one
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So don't worry yourself, and before I go
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Fuck a record label, I appear courtesy of myself, Joe