Joe Budden Praises Drake's "4PM In Calabasas," Says Diddy Needs To Respond

Joe Budden finally heard the "inspired" Drake he'd been missing tonight on "4PM in Calabasas." A few lines on the song take aim at Diddy, and Budden feels the disses are hard enough to necessitate a response. There was a flood of new music on tonight's episode of OVO Sound Radio. It was thought that Drake would pay tribute to Gucci Mane in his DJ mix, and he took it a step further and surprised listeners with a brand new collab with the unshackled Brick Squad boss himself: "Back on Road." A bit later, Drake's current No. 1, "One Dance," received a fittingly poppy remix from another Canuck in Justin Bieber. And lastly, Drake signed off by adding another installment to his storied time-sensitive city songs, this one called "4PM in Calabasas." The beat, produced by Frank Dukes and Vinylz with co-production from Allen Ritter, contains what sounds like the classic Bad Boy loop -- according to Joe Budden, who praised "4PM in Calabasas" on Twitter upon hearing it, even though he feels the song disses Puffy and, perhaps, himself. Budden might've created tension with Drake after giving Views a lackluster review on his podcast, saying, "I felt that that kid on that album I heard sounds real fucking uninspired." About a week later, French Montana previewed a snippet of a forthcoming collab he has with Drake, who begins his verse with, "Pump, pump it up," perhaps a reference to Budden's biggest hit, 2003's "Pump It Up." "Sounded inspired," Budden first tweeted about "4PM in Calabasas." "He snapped just now, even if he dissed me and Puff the whole time," he went on, "He ain't sound that inspired in a minute (to me)."

Diddy Passed On Signing DMX Because His Voice Was "Too Rough"

He then offered to double DMX's money after X signed to Def Jam. During an appearance on the Drink Champs podcast, DMX told hosts N.O.R.E. and DJ EFN about a meeting he had with Diddy at a Yonkers studio in 1997 or 1998 in which Diddy told DMX he was going to sign him to Bad Boy. "One thing I respect about Puff is he told me too my face what he thought," DMX recalled. "He said, you're voice is too rough, you're not marketable.' So in my mind, what he's saying is, 'work on this.'" Shortly after the meeting, DMX signed to Def Jam and Diddy had a change of heart. "Maybe two weeks later after he found out I was getting signed by Def Jam, he was like, "Yo, I'll lace your pockets! I'll double what they gave you!" said DMX. DMX's 1998’s debut album It’s Dark And Hell Is Hot went quadruple platinum.

Diddy & LL Cool J Uncover Their Ancestry On "Finding Your Roots"

Puff Daddy & LL appear on "Finding Your Roots," a PBS documentary by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Diddy and LL Cool J appear on the new episode of "Finding Your Roots," a PBS documentary by the scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr., to learn more about their ancestry. Diddy's fourth great-grandparents, who lived in Maryland, were free, unlike the majority of blacks in the early 19th century. “It makes me feel kind of conflicted that my family was free and there was so many other families that weren’t…I can’t imagine what it must have felt like for him being locked up and to be innocent,” he said. LL Cool J met with relatives to watch video of his great-uncle boxing. On a past episode of "Finding Your Roots," Nas learned that his great-great-great-grandmother Pocahontas was sold for $830. If you're into this sort of history, definitely check out "Finding Your Roots, which airs on PBS on Tuesdays at 8/7c.

French Montana Enters Fray In 50 Cent Vs. Diddy Vodka War

Home > News > French Montana Enters Fray In 50 Cent Vs. Diddy Vodka War French Montana Enters Fray In 50 Cent Vs. Diddy Vodka War Danny Schwartz By Danny Schwartz Posted Aug 23, 2015 at 12:40am 28,756 Views 78 Comments 1214 288 Live Related Articles French Montana Logs Studio Time With Justin Bieber & Mariah Carey French Montana Logs Studio Time With Justin Bieber & Mariah Carey 50 Cent & Diddy's Effen Vs. Ciroc Battle Continues On Instagram 50 Cent & Diddy's Effen Vs. Ciroc Battle Continues On Instagram Kanye West Brings Out Rihanna At FYF Fest Kanye West Brings Out Rihanna At FYF Fest French and 50 Cent go at it on Instagram. Followers of 50 Cent and Diddy on Instagram know that they are currently embroiled in a bitter vodka war, with 50's Effen vodka dueling it out against Diddy's Ciroc. Recently things have escalated, with 50 using the hashtag #nopuffyjuice to encourage his fans to boycott Ciroc. Now French Montana has entered the fray and aligned himself firmly in the camp of Puff "Ciroc Obama" Daddy. It all started when DJ Spinking posted a video of French making some sarcastic remarks regarding Effen. “Shout out to Effen vodka," he said. "That shit kind of watered down, but I love it.” Six hours later, 50 reposted the video and implied that that French's IG stunt was the brainchild of Diddy, French's boss at Bad Boy Records. This seemed to strike a nerve with French, who doubled down by posting a video of him dumping a box of unopened Effen bottles in the garbage, proclaiming, "This what I feel about your bullshit."

50 Cent Makes Fun Of Diddy's UCLA Arrest

50 Cent mocks Diddy in a series of now-deleted Instagram posts. 50 Cent seizes any and every opportunity to throw some shade in Diddy's direction, thus yesterday, with the news that Diddy was arrested after attacking a UCLA coach, Fif hopped on Instagram to crack some jokes at Puff's expense. In a few recent interviews 50 has spoken on his dislike for "Puffy Juice," not elaborating further other than saying he's done some things Fif doesn't agree with. However the beef seems pretty light and one-sided (we don't really hear from Diddy on the matter). 50 threw jabs at Puff in a series of Instagram posts which refer to Diddy's arrest. In one video, 50 pretends to talk on the phone saying, "Yeah, man. They say Puffy went Ciroc Coco on the coach with a kettlebell. All this shit started since Drake, man. He be wanting to fuck everybody up. Yeah, man. I’m counting the bail money right now, so I can get him." In the process of writing this article, the Instagrams were deleted. 50 posted something else on Instagram in their place, which proclaims, "I didn't say nothing about puffy, I ain't build like that. I be scared to death."

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