Joe Budden

Your ability to rap is only a certain percentage of your artistry or how it's defined.

I'm not questioning his rap skills. When he did the niggas done started something shit a year and a half ago, anytime he get on something and raps and is focused, his rap skills will be indisputable. I think his peak encapsulates a little more than just that. Something you forgot. If you send him in the booth 20 times today, 30 times, 40 times, that's not coming out of there.

I'm not questioning his rap skills. When he did the niggas done started something shit a year and a half ago, anytime he get on something and raps and is focused, his rap skills will be indisputable. I think his peak encapsulates a little more than just that. Something you forgot. If you send him in the booth 20 times today, 30 times, 40 times, that's not coming out of there.

I'm not questioning his rap skills. When he did the niggas done started something shit a year and a half ago, anytime he get on something and raps and is focused, his rap skills will be indisputable. I think his peak encapsulates a little more than just that. Something you forgot. If you send him in the booth 20 times today, 30 times, 40 times, that's not coming out of there.

It was a moment in time.

It was a moment in time.

It was a moment in time.

it's like you having a jump shot. Ray Allen today could walk on a basketball court and make jump shots. Yes. That is the ability to rap for rappers at this echelon. Echelon. The other stuff...

it's like you having a jump shot. Ray Allen today could walk on a basketball court and make jump shots. Yes. That is the ability to rap for rappers at this echelon. Echelon. The other stuff...

it's like you having a jump shot. Ray Allen today could walk on a basketball court and make jump shots. Yes. That is the ability to rap for rappers at this echelon. Echelon. The other stuff...

your song-making ability, your chorus-making ability, how you come off, how you're presenting yourself, how you understand, how you adapt, all of those other things that you have to have to have the world in the palm of your hands like he did at one point, as you age, that goes away. I think it's natural. You know what else it sounds like? The hunger part.

your song-making ability, your chorus-making ability, how you come off, how you're presenting yourself, how you understand, how you adapt, all of those other things that you have to have to have the world in the palm of your hands like he did at one point, as you age, that goes away. I think it's natural. You know what else it sounds like? The hunger part.

your song-making ability, your chorus-making ability, how you come off, how you're presenting yourself, how you understand, how you adapt, all of those other things that you have to have to have the world in the palm of your hands like he did at one point, as you age, that goes away. I think it's natural. You know what else it sounds like? The hunger part.

Yeah, is he trapped by his anger? Because he might not be trying to do that. Some people get M&M.

Yeah, is he trapped by his anger? Because he might not be trying to do that. Some people get M&M.

Yeah, is he trapped by his anger? Because he might not be trying to do that. Some people get M&M.

They get to a point where... Yeah, but then you peaked. Well, then you peaked. Because if you don't even have the energy in you back to full circle moment to flip calling me, yo, you've been a little low energy. That don't mean I can't do what I do. That just mean I ain't had the energy. Hey, newsflash, part of doing this and being received a certain way is having energy.

They get to a point where... Yeah, but then you peaked. Well, then you peaked. Because if you don't even have the energy in you back to full circle moment to flip calling me, yo, you've been a little low energy. That don't mean I can't do what I do. That just mean I ain't had the energy. Hey, newsflash, part of doing this and being received a certain way is having energy.

They get to a point where... Yeah, but then you peaked. Well, then you peaked. Because if you don't even have the energy in you back to full circle moment to flip calling me, yo, you've been a little low energy. That don't mean I can't do what I do. That just mean I ain't had the energy. Hey, newsflash, part of doing this and being received a certain way is having energy.

True. You can get that energy back too, though, and get right back to where you was.