Cardi B Claps Back At Joe Budden For Saying She Doesn't Write Her Raps

BY Gabriel Bras Nevares 3.1K Views
Link Copied to Clipboard!
Cardi B Joe Budden Doesnt Write Her Raps Hip Hop News
June 2, 2019; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; Cardi B performs during Hot 97's Summer Jam concert at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, June 2, 2019, in East Rutherford. Mandatory Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran/NorthJersey.com via USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Joe Budden and his podcast cohosts were reacting to Cardi B's disses towards JT on her new album, "Am I The Drama?"

Cardi B and Joe Budden have had their fair share of media clashes over the years, specifically around the latter's criticisms of the former. While this has never devolved into full-on animosity or hatred, she still finds it necessary to chime in and check him once in a while.

Furthermore, this was exactly what happened while Budden and his podcast cohosts reacted to the Bronx superstar's new album, Am I The Drama? At one point, they reacted to the "Magnet" verse dissing former City Girl JT, arguing that these are really solid bars. However, Joe in particular said that "whoever is writing these lines" did a great job, which made Cardi clap back on Twitter in a since-deleted post. The reason why it was deleted might be because The JBP actually liked the new material a lot.

"Whoever wrote it?? Nah that’s CARDI.. this is my process…" Cardi B responded to Joe Budden. She included a video of a July 2024 voice note of her working out the flow and some of the specific lines for this verse.

"I’m a natural roaster and you already know im quick with the mouth so I’ll be coming up with lines and I’ll record myself then lay it later.." she continued. "Don’t give me backhanded 10’s cuz I’ll always be able to prove my s**t."

Cardi B JT Diss

Screenshot 2025-09-20 at 11.32.18 AM
Screenshot via Twitter @iamcardib

For those unaware, Cardi B and JT's beef started as a result of the City Girls breaking up, with the latter and Yung Miami going their separate ways. Cardi seemed to support Miami in the aftermath, which JT evidently interpreted as such. They clashed on Twitter over the GloRilla collab "Tomorrow 2."

Elsewhere, Cardi B addressed other beefs on this album. Namely, she included a diss track towards BIA, stemming from a clash last year and a lot of personal baggage. We'll see if either femcee responds in kind, which we imagine is only a matter of time. After all, BIA is dropping a new album very soon.

As such, we will probably see Joe Budden and company continue to break this down. It's no secret that Cardi doesn't write everything she raps. But she thinks folks are too quick to completely discredit her artistic contributions or make them invisible.

About The Author
Gabriel Bras Nevares is a staff writer for HotNewHipHop. He joined HNHH while completing his B.A. in Journalism & Mass Communication at The George Washington University in the summer of 2022. Born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gabriel treasures the crossover between his native reggaetón and hip-hop news coverage, such as his review for Bad Bunny’s hometown concert in 2024. But more specifically, he digs for the deeper side of hip-hop conversations, whether that’s the “death” of the genre in 2023, the lyrical and parasocial intricacies of the Kendrick Lamar and Drake battle, or the many moving parts of the Young Thug and YSL RICO case. Beyond engaging and breaking news coverage, Gabriel makes the most out of his concert obsessions, reviewing and recapping festivals like Rolling Loud Miami and Camp Flog Gnaw. He’s also developed a strong editorial voice through album reviews, think-pieces, and interviews with some of the genre’s brightest upstarts and most enduring obscured gems like Homeboy Sandman, Bktherula, Bas, and Devin Malik.

Comments 2