Dee-1 pictured a contented ending to his beef with Joe Budden, who known as the New Orleans native a clout chaser. The rapper/activist mentioned his need to resolve his points with Budden throughout an look on Massive Loon’s It’s Up There Podcast.
“I’m not gonna get bullied by somebody who looks like, ‘Properly, I’ve an even bigger platform than you, I’m simply going to speak down on you,’” he stated. “I actually bought a guide that’s about not getting bullied and learn how to overcome it. I wrote this for youths! This can be a kids’s guide, bro, that’s instructing them learn how to work together with each other although they could have variations. Me and this dude on the quilt who used to bully me, all these years later we finest mates, bro … So, that’s why I’m wanting ahead to—dawg, I can’t wait to hug Joe Budden, bro. I can’t wait to dap him off and inform him, bro, my favourite music from you is ‘Observe My Lead’ and da da da.”
Final yr, Budden criticized Dee-1 for calling out Meek Mill, Rick Ross and Jim Jones over the content material of their music. Budden referred to Dee-1 as a “nasty, clout-chasing Christian” in a rant on the Joe Budden Podcast.
Massive Loon questioned why Dee-1 wished to hug Budden and others who spoke derisively. Dee-1 cited his religion as a significant component.
“If I’m asking for forgiveness from God always, then who am I to inform someone that I can’t forgive them?” he famous. “So, after I see issues within the tradition that’s opposite to the dominion tradition, I’m similar to which one I’m selecting: kingdom tradition or rap tradition? Man, I really like rap tradition, however I gotta roll with [kingdom culture] … I’ve seen myself as an emblem for the way different individuals can deal with stuff in a approach the place it’s such as you not gonna bully me, I’m not finna again down. However I’m gonna present you all how we are able to come full circle to the place I do wanna dap Joe Budden off and sit down [with him]. At one time, he thought that is all a ploy so dude might get on my present or no matter. Man, I ain’t gotta come in your present.”
Dee-1 launched his newest album From the Hood to Harvard on to customers in December 2023. The album hit streaming platforms in February.