Jun 01 2009
Joe Budden vs Method Man - Beef?
So if you haven’t heard by now Budden and Meth are not getting along that well. It all started when, while on Joe Budden TV with Joell Ortiz, Joe was going over tha VIBE Best Rapper Alive bracket. Which by tha way, that bracket is complete bullshit and tha person who made it obviously knows NOTHING about Hip-Hop..
This bracket is NCAA Basketball style, with 4 regions, and seed rankings. Rappers range from a 1-32 seed. So in this video Joell is holding tha camera, Joe is going over tha bracket and saying what he thinks of it. Which tha points he made are correct. He says who he agrees with and who he does not, who should be lower, and who should be higher. Joe says he thinks that today, in this time, he could be beat around 50 of those rappers. He points out that he is a 32 against Rakim, which is a quick L. He says he thinks if him and Method Man battled today he would lyrically tear his head off. In some ways I agree with Joe. Meth is a legend and pioneer in this rap game. He is a great rapper, has nice flow, and tight lyrics. Meth also has one of tha smoothest swags in Hip-Hop. But if you were to remove tha fame and big name from Method Man, hand him a mic, send him on stage with Joe Budden in 2009 who would win??
In my opinion with tha tracks I’ve heard lately, I go with Joe just barely. Have you heard Padded Room?? That is one of tha best albums this year by far. Slaughterhouse is one of tha most lyrically powerful groups ever. Budden is doing shit right. This could fuck up his career though. Because to tha people who don’t really know Hip-Hop, who only know what tha radio and tv says, they are going to hate on Joe Budden like crazy. Which is fucked up. Budden is a great emcee, one of tha greatest. So if you do not know of Joe Budden, look him up and listen!!
Joe also mentioned Melle Mel and of course he did a video response to it pointing out his achievements in Hip-Hop. Which I have full respect and understand what he did for tha game, but lyrically Joe is better. Put them on a stage and Budden wins. Mel even went as far to say Joe is tha ass crack of Hip-Hop. Thats fucked up Mel. He did not diss you or hate on you, but you turned around and dissed him? What tha fuck man? Thats some real bullshit to me. He is a legend and did alot for rap, but that some really wrong of him to do..
Even Busta is getting his words in saying Joe needs to be smacked. Why should Joe be smacked? He never said anything disrespectful and never dissed Method Man. He said he could beat him in a battle, so they need to fuckin battle. And Busta doesn’t need to get in this, this is not his area to speak. Budden would lyrically take down Busta. Yea Busta has alot of songs, collabos, cds, etc..But Joe is lyrically fuckin ill. I like Busta, his flow, his intensity, and everything else about him.
I have alot of respect for Redman in this situation. At least up to this point he is staying out. He said Meth can handle himself and he is there for him if he needs him. Instead of saying fuck Joe and all that, he was real about it..
In my eyez this little beef is not what Hip-Hop needs at all. Hip-Hop needs artists like Joe Budden, Method Man, Redman, Slaughterhouse, and Wu Tang to work together to bring back truth to tha game. I liked Method’s idea of him and Joe jumping on a song together and letting tha fans decided who outshines tha other. Tha only down side to that is you know more will say Method Man because his name is bigger, he has more fame, and is well known. Don’t get me wrong or think I’m hating anyone in this situation. There are rappers I greatly dislike, but so far none of them are involved in this issue. Method Man is one of my favorites, Wu Tang is one of my favorite groups..Joe is one of my favorites, Slaughterhouse is one of my favorite groups..I have a lot of respect for Redman, Busta, & Melle Mel. I disagree with what Mel said and believe it was out of line. I disagree with what Busta said and believe it was out of line. Redman so far has handled this tha best out of tha outsiders in this beef.
This was just a quick post about this topic. For those who are siding with Method and do not know of Joe Budden, please listen to music deeply before saying he has no chance. Also check out Slaughterhouse, tha super group; Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, Royce Da 5′9, & Crooked I. I have love for both Joe and Meth. I hope this works out fast and they end up on each others good side. I will post some videos below for you all to check out so you can understand this situation a little better. Thanks for reading. Check out my links, my muzik, and hit me up!!
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Dynamite
VIDEO THAT STARTED IT ALL:
JOE BUDDEN ON PHONE W/ ED LOVER PT 1:
JOE BUDDEN ON PHONE W/ ED LOVER PT 2:
METHOD MAN ON PHONE W/ ED LOVER:
METHOD MAN & REDMAN, METHOD FREESTYLE:
BUSTA GETTING INVOLVED:
MELLE MEL GETTING INVOLVED:





