Joe Budden Calls Drake a ‘Karen’ Who’s Ruining Hip-Hop

Photo Credit: Joe Budden’s Instagram Joe Budden says Drake’s lawsuit against UMG is ruining hip-hop culture, calling him a ‘Karen’ because of it. “I miss the original Drake.” On the latest episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, the former rapper didn’t mince words about Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group. Budden accused Drake of code-switching — acting like a “Karen” with the lawsuit, but then being a tough guy by hanging out with fellow Canadian Top5, who recently made a remark threatening to shoot Kendrick Lamar. According to Budden, Drake needs to pick a side. “If you a Karen, be a Karen, but you code-switching,” said Budden. “You at the game running around with this n—a that has been threatening Kendrick saying, ‘I’ma kill you, I’ma do X, Y, Z.’ I’m not naming no names, but you know who you running around with, and you know what you doing, and you know what you threatening, so if you’re that, then be that. But don’t be that and also Karen,” Budden explained. “I don’t like it. It’s nasty and disgusting.” Later on, Budden reflected on Drake’s past career. “I miss Drake. There are too many artists that are suffering from...