Joe Budden goes off over J. Cole’s ‘Port Antonio’ response to bowing out of Kendrick Lamar-Drake feud

The “Pump It Up” rapper-turned-podcaster emphasized that J. Cole was the one to bring up the "big three" conversation in the first place.

Joe Budden feels like J. Cole tried to dismiss “All Accountability” by releasing “Port Antonio”

Joe Budden and his co-hosts shared their thoughts in a heated debate. Regarding Cole’s “Port Antonio” track: “They strip me of my spot, and now I'm finally free”

On the latest episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, the veteran rapper heavily criticized Cole's track, which saw him address the vicious feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar that he backed out of a few months ago. Budden wasn't too fond of the track as he didn't like how Cole was allegedly trying to put on a front that he didn't want to beef with anyone when his participation was a catalyst in the whole thing. Despite his feelings towards the song, Budden admitted Cole dished out an "exceptional" display of rapping on the song.

“What do you mean you finally free? That dismisses all accountability from the part that he has played in the big three debacle,” Budden stated on his show. “What do you mean you finally free as if you never wanted parts of the big three conversation? That is a load of crap and I’m not going to let you n—-s just piss on me and tell me it’s raining. Get the f–k out of here.”

Budden continued, "Don't pop back up and say 'If I would've I could've but then I would've lost...' N***a, no, not over 'Dead Presidents.'You ever heard 'Dead Presidents,' the n***a was holding his mans hands at the hospital bed saying 'I'm going to kill them n***as for you.' Get the fuck out of here with this soft shit. I hate this soft hip-hop shit. It's soft. Call it what it is...My caveat, exceptional rapping. I'm saying two different points. This is exceptional rapping."

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Cole dropped the track on Wednesday (Oct. 9) by surprise and it also finds him explaining why he backed out and name-dropping Drake by thanking him for everything he's done for his career.

"I pulled the plug because I seen where that was about to go, they wanted blood, they wanted clicks to make they pockets grow/Wouldn't have lost the battle, dog, I would've lost a bro, I would've gained a foe, and all for what?" Cole raps on the five-minute track.

Cole continues, "Aye Drake, you'll always be my n***a, I ain't ashamed to say you did a lot for me, my n***a/Fuck all the narratives, tapping back into your magic pen is what's imperative."