Joe Budden, like many in the media landscape, is wondering whether he’ll be dissed on Drake’s upcoming Iceman album.
In a recent episode of Budden’s podcast, he proposed a question about the likelihood of him being dissed on the long-teased project, due May 15, ultimately drawing a range of reactions from his co-hosts. This led to Budden revealing that he had been informed that he was indeed allegedly mentioned in a track, albeit one that’s not set to get an official release.
“You know what’s funny?” Budden said. “I was talking to somebody that I can’t say publicly who I was talking to. We was out having a little time, and they were telling me that they heard something that’s not coming out. And it was a ‘naked in the hallway’ reference. I was so happy that that wasn’t coming out.”
The “naked in the hallway” aspect of the alleged reference, presumably, is a nod to a lewdness-accusing civil suit in which Budden ultimately persevered. In a previous podcast episode last year, Budden said that the suit stemmed from “a simple sleepwalking medical condition” that “turned into something much bigger.”
In the latest podcast conversation, the Budden team jokingly proposed some possible titles for the alleged track, including “6AM in the Hallway,” with Budden ultimately arriving at the conclusion that he will not, in fact, be dissed on the final version of Iceman. But if he finds himself the target of some subliminal lines, he’s prepared to turn that into a personal victory.
“Oh, if I’m getting some subs, I’m getting some subs,” he quipped.
For now, we have no idea what will, or won’t, find its way onto Drake’s Iceman, though the stakes are, arguably, higher than ever. For a look back at the journey that led us here, this is where you need to be.
