Azealia Banks Claps Back At Drake After Joe Budden Comments

BYLavender AlexandriaPublished on October 09, 20239.1K Views

Azealia Banks Performs At Noise Pop Festival

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 27: Azealia Banks performs during the Noise Pop Music & Arts festival at The Warfield on February 27, 2022 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images)

Azealia Banks didn't hold back when calling Drake out.

Over the weekend Drake released his highly anticipated new album For All The Dogs. The album turned out to be 23 tracks long and round out at over 80 minutes, providing plenty of material for the rapper's die-hard fans. It also sports a number of high-profile features including SZA, J. Cole, Bad Bunny, 21 Savage, Sexyy Red, and many more. Despite how much hype there was for the project, ultimately some online aren't big fans.

Rapper turned podcast host Joe Budden had plenty to say about For All The Dogs. Budden's biggest complaint appeared to be about who the music was aimed at. He claimed that Drake was "rapping for children" and advised the rapper to start hanging out with more people his own age. When Drizzy clapped back he pointed out that Budden failed as a rapper and is now critiquing one of the most successful rappers of all time. In particular, he slammed Budden describing his show in hard-hitting terms. "You are watching a failure give their opinion on his recipe for success," he said of Budden's show.

Azealia Banks Weighs In On Drake

One person who is clearly taking Budden's side in the beef is Azealia Banks. The rapper has criticized Drake in the past and clearly thought his rap critiques rang hollow. "Does Drake know his nose job and liposuction is not hiphop?" she began her response statement. That's only the beginning of her response which is short but extremely hard-hitting calling out just how far she thinks the rapper has strayed from the lens of "hip-hop."

In the comments of a recapping of the beef, fans generally agreed with Banks's take. That hasn't stopped Drake from doubling down as he once again took shots at Budden overnight. He shared the phrase "rushed conclusions on Podcast mics" to Instagram seeming to take aim at Budden again. What do you think of Azealia Banks's critiques of Drake following his beef with Joe Budden? Let us know in the comment section below.

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Lavender Alexandria

Lavender Alexandria is a music and culture journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She’s covered dozens of musical genres and styles from the most mainstream to the most experimental and underground on her blog and accompanying YouTube channel that looks at music, pop culture, and Billboard charts since 2017: Lav’s Music Corner. Lavender has produced editorial and listicle content both in written and video form over the past far years and has also interviewed up-and-coming artists like Censored Dialogue. Her experiences covering culture have taken her from Hyperpop parties in LA to underground rap shows in Atlanta, to DIY punk shows in Charlotte. Lavender has also written for iHeartRadio, covering some of the biggest artists in Hip Hop such as Ice Spice, Drake, Doja Cat and Cardi B. She also has bylines with ScreenRant and continues to write for Ringtone magazine. Lavender is a lifelong Charlotte Hornets fan and her favorite rap artists include Clipping, Little Simz, Earl Sweatshirt, and Kendrick Lamar.