The greatest rapper alive, in accordance with Joe Budden

Joe Budden is a determine who, over the previous decade, has had an excessive resurgence. The New Jersey emcee first emerged within the early-2000s and was a giant title on the New York Metropolis mixtape circuit. In 2003, he launched his well-known hit ‘Pump It Up’.

Though Budden was broadly thought of considered one of hip-hop’s most gifted lyricists, in the course of the early-2000s, potent artists akin to Eminem, Lil Wayne, and 50 Cent rapidly eclipsed Budden. After turning into a one-hit-wonder, the New Jersey act struggled with medicine and has since been open about his ongoing wrestle with habit.

After ‘Pump It Up’, solely the rhymer’s cult fanbase paid important consideration to his music. He fashioned a supergroup with Crooked I, Royce da 5’9″ and Joell Ortiz in 2008, named Slaughterhouse. Nevertheless, even with the help of Eminem, the collective didn’t turn out to be commercially profitable.

Budden re-entered the general public eye in 2012 after he joined the fact TV present Love & Hip-Hop: New York and shortly after started his profitable rebrand as a cultural commentator, first turning into a co-host of the Advanced YouTube collection On a regular basis Battle. He then grew to become the first host of the collection State Of The Tradition earlier than ultimately forming his podcast, The Joe Budden Show. 

On his podcast, Budden speaks about a spread of artists and goals at outstanding figures, including Drake, Logic, and Nicki Minaj. Nevertheless, in 2022, the New Jersey musician returned to Advanced for an interview as a part of their ‘Brackets’ YouTube collection the place, in a playoff-style sport, he determined who the perfect rapper alive was.

When requested to choose who deserves to undergo the subsequent spherical between Drake and Pusha T, Budden acknowledged, “I love Drake’s new project. Couldn’t be more thrilled when it’s on, but it wasn’t a rap album. He’s not a rapper he’s an artiste. Pusha’s a rapper. [If it’s] best rapper alive that takes that artiste shit out the window because, on a rap list, I don’t know if I have Drake above Pusha T. I’ma go with Pusha T.”

Budden additionally needed to decide between Nas and Jay-Z, probably the most iconic battles ever. Discussing this with the host B. Dot, the ‘Pump It Up’ lyricist, acknowledged, “Nas is on a three-album run and Hov continues to leave earth, but ‘God Did’ is more current. I gotta say Hov!”

After dwindling the record down to simply two MCs, Budden was left with Kendrick Lamar and Jay-Z. Nevertheless, with ease, Budden confirmed that he believes Jay-Z is the perfect rapper alive. 

You’ll be able to watch Joe Budden on Advanced’s ‘Brackets’ look within the video beneath.