Joe Budden FIRES BACK at TDE Punch's Opinion on Hip-Hop Journalism

[@Tony818L]

I think if you are making a career from critiquing others they have the right to critique you.

[@leerob7738]

Well said..

[@UncleJu82]

Preach

[@dydinie1684]

We are talking about artist who are creating sound. I’m curious on what you mean by “making a career from critiquing others” ?

[@Tony818L]

@ if you make content sharing your opinion on other peoples art, it’s perfectly acceptable for the artist to share their opinion of the criticism. It’s essentially a conversation at that point.

[@Mars-pn1up]

Sensitive ass podcast

[@shannonsmith7634]

Hip-hop interviews aren't real anymore ... biases, protecting relationships, and clickbaiting it's not pure anymore

[@realestmusicheadalive]

🎯

[@brumfeldo]

When AK is the number one guy in hip Hop media, then that media deserves no credit.

[@JoeNeely]

Facts. F'n tether

[@oophorror2251]

All these forty year old KZbinrs that hate him are literally doing what he started ten years ago. He surpassed Breakfast Club just like Joe. Y’all really just mad he’s richer than most your favorite rappers.

[@jaysoncore8852]

@@oophorror2251here you go with this he got money bs a lot of clowns got money… goofy with a check

[@ezwiderbeatz5590]

💯💯💯

[@ezwiderbeatz5590]

​@@oophorror2251 he's a lame and doesn't really know or respects the culture.

[@walt234234]

The point at the end is key, they don't "need" to do it. Artists like Kendrick, Drake, and Cole have their fanbases locked in. They are legacy acts at this point. All Kendrick doing an unsafe interview can do for him is get him into some self-created drama that he doesn't need. No upside

[@oophorror2251]

Who is he - Kamala Harris? Thought he was tapped and what the culture was feeling? He needs a controlled interview like he running for office?

[@PewPewShootEmUp]

​@@oophorror2251every big act control their interviews get over yourself.

[@donmacmilly]

Nahhh the hip hop media lowkey tried to cape for Drake,BUT the culture called it what it is. Seems like alot of hip hop media is compromised and was ready to throw Kendrick under the bus, but they couldn't silence out the culture's opinion.

[@jimmymontana8364]

Cap

[@h.Freeman]

Facts... You hit the nail on the head....idk what ⬆️⬆️ that 🤡 is talk about

[@BernardGilkes]

cape for Drake? Everyone and their mother sucked Kendrick off before Drake dropped PushUps and turned the glazing up 10 fold during and after the beef.Don't do that revionist history nonsense.

[@youngboy2140]

Cap for real. Drake pretty much been saying the shit in songs about niggas in the teaming trying to shit on him. For years. These journalists know. They got the info. You can’t cape for someone when you see what’s going on and you just acknowledging it like that’s facts. We can all shit on Drake all day, but at least everything about Drake can be laid at his feet. We not even subjective enough to understand what is culturing and what is not. What’s even funnier to me is out of all things Kendrick had to say about Drake, he never called him a vulture. Cause if you just read the writer’s contribution list all the “ghost writers” are listed. Drake makes sure to pay a lot of these niggas writers credits. You can’t vulture people you’re making sure eat at the table. That ain’t how vulturing works. Can we say he can’t be a top rapper ever? Sure. He chased the hits. Nobody who writes their own shit every time has ever had a run like drakes and that because he chased the hits. But what’s also true is you know when Drake is rapping rapping. In every situation no one ever has a reference track for those songs. Is Drake specifically a hip hop artist? No. We know it yet we engage in conversations as if that’s what he is. That’s what kills me about the culture, we not even honest about how we critique this guy. If we can’t keep it real why do we even speak on him? For all of this grandstanding on Drake it’s funny to me how the “culture” never just chose not to support this nigga til the great black hope Kendrick finally sent direct shots after subbing this nigga for over 10 years and then lie and act like he only sends direct shots. Now all the sudden the culture is tired of this nigga. Biggest hypocrisy I’ve ever seen.

[@BLVCKSTVR_YT]

Lmao blame them doing a PC ass interview. Tried to literally make a song where he calls a man a pdeo with no proof. And tried to make it sound like it was deep meaning

[@BudJr]

I remember when Will slapped Chris Rock, Amy Schumer made a post on how traumatized she felt. WHAT? The Eric guy who went to therapy, along with Amy Schumer, need to stop letting posts that have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING TO DO WITH THEM, affect their mental health. And stop clout chasing. If you feel hurt by something, why tell the whole freaking world about it?

[@livefromthemotherland]

Agreed. And it comes off as fake. Because who hasn’t seen a fight break out at their family thanksgiving dinner or some other function? The “I’m outraged at anything that isn’t peaches and cream” shit is disingenuous.

[@keianavernon7103]

I totally agree with PUNCH. Most of hip hop media was disrespectful in the beginning of the battle and TOP is going stand on it. As a real Kendrick fan we don’t care if he sits on any of these hip hop platforms. Telling Kendrick what to do with his career at this point is pointless.

[@SG-oc3cu]

why do y’all keep getting this off? I only recall Ak and Mal and maybe Adam being on Drake’s side in the battle from a media perspective

[@PewPewShootEmUp]

Gillie said euphoria was whack, 50 is on drakes side, a lot of battle rappers wrre on Drakes side as well. It wasnt just Ak and Mal ​@@SG-oc3cu

[@AngeBiampandou]

​@@SG-oc3cuGillie, Cam and Mase ? Bfr

[@wesleycuban8649]

@@SG-oc3cuexactly. Absolutely NOBODY was ever on drakes side and they kept brining it up how they thought it was weird how no one was on his side. People love to try and change the narrative which is insane in this case cause the narrative was on Kendrick’s side anyways. Nobody picked Drake at all

[@jboogie874]

@@AngeBiampandouthat’s literally 2 other podcasts lol. 90% of the media, hip hop or media in general blasted NLU, the video & the pop out. they championed every song Kendrick dropped throughout the battle. & even yall kendrick fans went down a rabbit hole about drake having a daughter, him being a pedo & some hotel security guard walking around with some shi he stole from drakes hotel room 😂😂😂

[@SPACEKNOCKERZ76]

Talking bout a tweet like that in therapy is hilarious

[@oophorror2251]

Shhh! Mr Morale and the Big Twitter Fingers is Dot’s next project.

[@livefromthemotherland]

My exact thoughts. This generation is so soft

[@logandsalt8883]

LMAO 😂😂

[@detroit1018]

Yeah these men these days are crazy 😂

[@ZackFr333]

Type Kendrick Lamar interview in KZbin search and you'll only see hip-hop media, Drake's failed freestyle on funk flex traumatized him but that's my opinion.

[@isaiahclayton8178]

Yeah, that’s what I was thinking!

[@MarvelousJP]

Last hip hop media I remember Drake doing was 11 years ago when he was crying to Angie Martinez on hot97 over Dot’s Control verse

[@c_rob1]

Drake sat with rap radar like 5 yrs ago but go off

[@ZackFr333]

@@c_rob1 The interview posted on his channel giving excuses about why he didn't drop that mysterious song that went too far at Pusha ? Oh I know it

[@kingofcomments1917]

@@c_rob1Drake literally controlled everything about that interview 😂

[@LenaKomarova-md9ke]

Your editing is so smooth, appreciated it!

[@hughlatham9698]

Yeah I agree with Joe, any of these artists can sit with Big Boi, Sway, Justin Hunte, Rob Markmen, or Angie all solid interviewers

[@oophorror2251]

If you go back, Joe predicted this battle three years ago and after his Pusha T exclusive JBP should be the place to go.

[@collinscolby27cc]

Kendrick sat with big boi

[@7thswordsmenofthemist]

That don't give the majority of classless media a pass tho Lol

[@LaDericYng]

@@collinscolby27ccKendrick sat with everyone on his journey to the top. He can do whatever he wants at this point

[@randallgr11]

@@LaDericYngso 15 years ago is enough

[@Loverboy_Lonny07]

The issue is a lot of main stream hip-hop media (podcast specifically) haven’t studied journalism nor have they been properly media trained. That’s where things get sticky, a lot of yall are operating on journalists spaces but don’t want the title and hide behind the “podcaster” title when shit go left field or you get criticized for how you covered someone. In short yall take that money that yall have made and go to school and learn how to do the job with integrity. Cause a lot of messy shit and misinformation comes from podcasters who don’t do their due diligence to focus on facts and make sure all parties are accounted for.

[@dafreako95]

Wasnt Drakes last interview with LeBron James 🤔🤔 like wtf is this😂

[@hardeeps5295]

And Drake gets criticized for it so idk why it makes sense bringing him up

[@RedJackkk]

@@hardeeps5295 he gets criticized for always being a phoney, how do you sit here and tell bron, that i don't need to pour into pusha, I need to make real tracks.. like mobs ties, then the reference track gets leaked just this year, you look goofy.

[@hardeeps5295]

@@RedJackkk why are you talking to me about things that are irrelevant to the discussion at hand?

[@jamal4717]

That is complete bullshit. These same people would go on Jimmy Fallon or Tim Westwood in a second

[@MagillaThaMack]

Dont matter what they say or report on, the culture has reclaimed its voice. They are still coddling Drake, and going at KDot. The whole Lil Wayne superbowl things is further evidence. The culture is still speaking though.

[@bydevante.8367]

A lot of media outlets are immature and that’s why certain ones don’t get the big artists on their platforms. You can’t talk shit about a artist and think “wow maybe I can get them to come on the show” like shit sweet lmao you can’t call McDonald’s trash on live tv and be mad when they don’t call you to do a damn commercial

[@rodimusthetwiztid6834]

They sit here and pretend that PODCASTS arent JUST AS corny and predatory as journalism. Hypocrites

[@donovanredhouse6127]

Not sure why that interview was triggering in the first place- considering that Samira Nasr (Editor in chief and a woman of color) has publicly stated she wants to move the publication toward being more inclusive. Since she took over, they have been pushing to get more black artist & fashion icons (Doja, Megan, Janelle, A$AP, Kendrick-SZA, Jay-Z, Solange) featured in HB.

[@jimmyjump7932]

If you feel offended by Punches words, then you’re prolly who he talkin bout.

[@Came2Far2Quit]

Y’all rode for Kendrick like he was y’all real friend 😂 now him and his people calling y’all trash 😂

[@KreativeJ]

💯

[@mutshidzimafunisa1922]

It don't really matter, he won the beef still

[@mitlaameesh]

"im not a industry artist - im a artist in the industry!" - dmx

[@Wickedhaize]

the therapist tweet was a troll tweet nobody really give af😂 I just love how Drake a culture vulture but Kendrick doing the superbowl & has this interview nobodh really bats an eye to the shit

[@ceeitrus]

what does Kendrick getting those opportunities and doing an interview have to do with drake being a culture vulture lol drake hardly does interviews himself and when he does its on white platforms and nobody gaf lol

[@skabzemortal]

Punch and Joe Budden interview is needed

[@Lennietaylor25]

Why us ppl in Connecticut always catching strays ? 😂😂

[@KG-tt3nl]

There's just no way you guys are a real place 😭

[@ttjones1217]

He was definitely justified in using CT as an example honestly.

[@KingJuice215]

Jadakiss. Yea u caught a felony but u ain’t a predicate, neva da king of NY u live in. . . 💁🏽‍♂️

[@SadieCarpenter-ft4he]

How you explain things is amazing!

[@Black____]

​@@prettylilthingxO You respond to bot comments?

[@prettylilthingxO]

@@Black____ hell nahh lol it wasn't that deep for me to look at thaa profile or thaa full name. seen it quick & commeted

[@MrDaBears83]

Bot

[@Strawberryfearsforever]

Agree with Punch on this one.

[@lusterENTpodcast54]

One of the best podcasts out💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

[@Curling_Rack]

Kendrick interviews are rigged? Eminem only talks to Sway

[@oophorror2251]

What does Em have to do with it? Em was always criticized by others for not participating in the culture outside of rapping. That only died down bc Slim will give OG’s stimulus feats like he just for LL.

[@timy9197]

Em did one interview with sway like 7 years ago. He doesn’t need to promote music anymore because he’s been doing surprise album releases.

[@PewPewShootEmUp]

​@@timy9197the point is Sway is literally his employee. Shade 45 is easy station

[@BayandaMaqanda]

​@@PewPewShootEmUpAnd he was bashed for that by Joe... so again l, what's the point??

[@henryhudson4965]

Artists of this generation don't want to hear the truth about their music 🚮 10:59

[@7thswordsmenofthemist]

Well they shud DEF be allowed to critique the media back

[@PewPewShootEmUp]

Bruh if an artists checks social media on release day its literally millions of ppl insulting them if it's a bad album. Half of em didn't even listen and are just insulting them for fun

[@bokchoyy-ss3mk]

I think what Kai cenat is doing is changing everything around journalism. Podcasts are dope AF too.

[@HyliasChosenOne]

Kendrick and Top coming to sit with Budden one day. I look forward to that.

[@thickboyenergy4523]

They won't lol

[@tupactargaryen]

🧢 nothing to gain from sitting down with Joe’s goofy podcast.

[@MrDaBears83]

GTFOH. They would never lower themselves

[@owenleal]

All Im saying is, if Im a therapist and my client pulls up a tweet from some celebrity who has nothing to do with them, to talk about how much it traumatised them, imma blacklist that person from making further appointments. Clearly nothing is wrong with you and you dont need my help if thats what you consider traumatising.

[@Evonne-h5b]

😂ninjas mad kendrick made them read😂

[@33Cinxo]

Agree with Joe 💯

[@Eazyahk]

Media can’t have it both ways. School journalist didn’t really express views. They came around for stories and to review albums. Nowadays media is on podcasts and the timeline expressing their personal opinions on artists. Then, they’re not even actual journalists. Just a bunch of people with an opinion. These interviews don’t be fire. Hell, they don’t even do any research. Just sit around and ask the same questions a dummy on twitter could. Why would I sit on JBP when you have a cohost who’s been hating this entire time. Know why ish hated? Cause he’s not a professional. This barbershop shit don’t work for an artist to have their time wasted with surface questions. Yall are going to have time pick a side. What’s Angie’s opinion? What’s big boys opinion? These are the few real ones they are speaking about. Yall can’t be Wendy Williams then get mad when Beyoncé don’t want to sit and talk with you.

[@oophorror2251]

Back in the day, every news outlet - corporate newspapers too - would shade Nas because the conglomerates were backing Hov. Don’t be naive. All the Presidents Men made people believe journalism is a noble profession when they chase more ambulances than lawyers.

[@stinarrr]

What you are saying is crazy because yes school journalists express views, thats why the newspaper has a whole opinion section. Also look up newspaper political bias chart to see FACTUAL news that still is biased. Media is changing, while professional journalism is still important no one wants to hear a dry ass article about a celebrity. The problem is most celebs nowadays are plants or famous of personality rather than talent, they dont wanna sit for these interviews even with professional journalists because it exposes that.

[@mrsilkysmoothd]

Joe you on bs period

[@MrSleeplessnights]

Joe, you're pissed about the narrative. What Punch is saying is, just like you said, you don't care about checking on things before you speak on them. You're here for criticism and entertainment, no matter the credibility of the information. So as someone that wants to protect their peace, I'm going to avoid you at all costs. Simple. Let's all just be straight about this ish

[@sadaatblakely2020]

Joe, the way you 🍆rode Nicky during that beef, please.... Kendrick sat with Big Boy, Rick Rubin and a few others.... your team messy between each other, who wants to get in that?? You AIN'T REALLY hiphop media ...

[@mathiscousan191]

If I’m a lyricist, I’m gonna take the side of the other lyricist you know damn well these new girls coming in again cannot wrap halfway better than Nicki Minaj. Stop your cap.

[@SlimeballTv11]

All hip hop medias rooted for dot now this a slap in the face 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ThePsuedo]

Goes to show he doesn't care about sucking up. He does what he wants and you have to respect it

[@PrinceCortezJones]

@@ThePsuedo He as in Punch? I know you not glazing kendrick right now. Tell me it aint so lol?

[@donmacmilly]

Nahhh hip hop media lowkey tried to cape for Drake.

[@jeremybrown9611]

That's literally not true

[@jodystar773]

​@donmacmilly Exactly! Team Drake = rory & mal, gillie, cam & mase, dj akademiks, adam22, maino, and Vlad. Joe only sided with Dot cause him & drake was beefing.

[@milesgordy6389]

i think rap now is based more on reaction and how they’re recieved than what they want, and that’s why so many artists are more sensitive to step up

[@Wolfinthenorth]

I waiting for yall to ask if Harper bazaar is apart of the culture

[@bryantbrown8433]

Now you should understand how JCole feel!!!

[@jonnyseablue6911]

Won was talking about Joe and didn’t realize it but Joe felt it

[@mookieblaelocker6504]

Joe you old and confused, Punch said HIP HOP JOURNALISM not hip hop media.

[@oophorror2251]

That’s a lame attitude regardless. I guess rappers aren’t musician’s because they didn’t go to Julliard and don’t play an instrument.

[@itsbigcliff5178]

He did admit his mind is warped

[@believethehype2938]

Journalism is media

[@savages-on-deck]

Deadass what even is this discussion because it seem mfs just wanna make Kendrick the villain for something so y’all grasping at straws

[@Kombatjack_]

Yah know who buying these concert tickets, y’all been in those venues and you know who they cater too!

[@sakendrabrookins7573]

I would love to see a one on one interview with Kendrick and Joe

[@eabakadp88]

Agree with Joe on this 1

[@alexanderchristian8809]

The black media outlet owned by the same conglomerate(s) If you feel Punch isn’t talking about you as HipHop media, than why are you some so bothered - that’s your ego 😂. All professions require mastery of emotional control and soft skills to be successful. Mastery requires stop worrying about what people think about you… Joe on some ego BS with this one

[@isaacjohnson3436]

Thank you Joe……let’s go…I feel the same way

[@BiggReezy-165]

Most of hiphop media feast on rappers beefing and killing each other. They pour gas on the flames of beef even worse than the source and vibe did with the east-west rap beef of the 90s.

[@parrishthomas92]

The real ones left are rob Markman ,Angie Martinez,Sway and big boy TV.

[@waseemcurry7062]

If they were really about this shit they would give Dead End Hip Hop an interview.

[@highcry]

Flack for Harper Bazar not being a black owned platform 😂 let’s not forget Kendrick was a model for Calvin Kline. Granted style has always been a part of hip hop, things got weird when rappers started putting more stock in their image and style than their own music. Fashion co-signs, and positioning yourself in the fashion industry is worth its weight in gold now and unfortunately that’s why Kendrick probably turned to Harper…

[@jeffreyalexander2958]

This is completely a pre Super Bowl run.yall almost wildin not focusing on 🎵THAT PART🎵

[@keianavernon7103]

I’m going to need you spin around back to DDG and leave PUNCH alone. 💯

[@Tnbklyn]

Facts. Why would artist go on these rachet azz platforms. All ya care about is drama. I'm glad they're going to other bigger and better multi cultural platforms. They have better energy. F hip hop platforms.

[@ShroomGodBreadzilla]

Joe up there kicking knowledge dressed like Marty Jeanetty

[@hazebanga]

he did the pop out come on guys

[@Goodworkriah]

We need to go back to when Journalists stop trying to be friends with celebs Dianne Sawyer, and Barbra Walters would never ….because you needed THEM

[@KekeSTR]

There’s no hip-hop interviews! When’s the last time we actually talked about the music besides a 10 minute segment, go look at all the 3-hour long | 10 minute music interviews these gangster rappers have

[@afropick93]

Budden's pants go crazy

[@udopiarecords]

Budden is wearing flower hats now, with pink hoodies and female butterfly looking glasses now? This what we doin? 🤣

[@henryhudson4965]

It's kinda easy to kick the back in of artists of this generation. Their music is 🚮 6:16

[@kvngnuski_1006]

Wonder what joe think about Jay suing smaller bloggers and podcasters for basically speaking to him being involved with Tory lane Z sentencing

[@dominiquechenevert2760]

Where joe get that jacket from?

[@Atl_Boi_73]

Hold on, why he thinks it's funny if an artist doesn't want to sit with anybody. Two of our greatest artists were hard to sit down with. It was hard to get MJ and Prince. They weren't just sitting down with anybody. You better check the list. You had to be the cream of the crop to get a sit down.

[@bobbyjones2293]

Cause hip hop media wants the juice type of news. The reporters give their opinions and do it in disrespectful ways

[@TheTruePrudentOne]

Is it generous to say that we don't know the back story on why he chose what he chose and why he didn't chose certain platforms?

[@darnellbrown6023]

I honestly don't like the title I loved the conversation.

[@bobbyjones2293]

But I do reall respect what yall do on the show

[@Mar1of1]

Well… currently the Harper’s Bazaar Editor-in-chief (Samira Nasr) is a black women. The first to ever hold this title.

[@KevinGonzales-j1f]

What is Hip-Hop these days? Is it murderous criminals rapping about the people they've killed, that's not art, it garbage, is it the Booty Rappers, people like Meg the Stallion or Ice Spice, is it Drake? The first rap song I ever heard was called King Tim IIII, it was on a Fatback album, that's a classic Funk band for those who don't know. l used to read Vibe and The Source magazines, I guess you can call that journalism, they're even putting rappers on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine these days! As far as the KZbinrs and podcasters, those are just a bunch of people talking s***!! Drink Champs, is a prime example, I don't consider that journalism! A lot of those so-called hip hop artists can't even speak their native tongue (English) properly! I'm done here, take it or leave it!

[@glenchaos9]

new guy kinda lucky, gonna be soaking up alot of wisdom from these old heads lol

[@ZackFr333]

That's Jadakiss son

[@bobbyjones2293]

And we shouldn’t hear from the media all the time, you should prepare your show and have nothing but heat. Sometimes they talk to much, on the show on the tweet on the gram.

[@constantina348]

Hip hop media are messy, they want to ask questions that will trend

[@quincygraver683]

The media person who had to go to therapy they don’t put their work out to the public to be seen or criticize? They did sign up to be seen

[@livefromthemotherland]

Excessive pearl clutching has to stop.. if another man’s tweet sends you to therapy you might be too emotionally damaged to use the app

[@aann7266]

Most of these podcasts & hip hop journalists operate on biases & favoritism. Look at who’s sponsoring them & giving them concert tix, that’s who controls their opinions. Most don’t understand journalist integrity bc they didn’t study to be a real journalist. Not to mention most east coast hip hop were downplaying Kendrick to support Drake in the beginning. There are videos on the biases towards Kendrick but you want him to interview with you so you can be messy.

[@DJ_Mr_Rodge]

the bigger the crown, the more attention you get or ask for...then you get what you ask for....like don't be made when you got 1,000,000 viewers as a an artist vs. a writer who has probably 1/10th of that then the artist better have thicker skin

[@PeterJohnRukiko]

That's a 💯💯💯and that begins with you joe Budden u turned to some "Mange Kimambi" typa Ish 🎯🎯🎯💯💯💯

[@Beinraps]

Joe is right 99.999999% of the time

[@mbongenibooysen4814]

Kendrick is an artist and people will have an opinion and will criticise his art. It sounds like they want the black hip hop media spaces to only say positive things about them so they can score an interview, that’s not realistic. Everyone is entitled to their opinion about the art/artist whether good or bad, whether they are qualified journalists or barbershop gossipers. You cant expect everyone to kiss your ass because you’re sensitive. I agree with Joe, Kendrick is betraying the very same culture that made him. The same people that were rooting for him in this battle. Punch is bullsh!tting us at this point.

[@erronking7783]

It’s so trash that the hood is a very minimal margin these days let’s not act like it ain’t just flat out salacious

[@tupactargaryen]

Punch is right most hip hop “media” is trash. It’s just mostly KZbinrs and podcasters who just gossip all day and call that journalism.

[@ItsGivingBrandNew]

Oh shut up, when it’s women y’all are ready for the negative… this is to the critic, the journalists, pods, blogs and hip hop. Tf.

[@kashstory]

He's right, and Joe is not even a real journalist. Forget even having the credentials or not, he doesn't even do the bare minium research required for a lot of the shit he talks about. Especially about topics outside of Hip-hop. I've lost count how many times he was completely uniformed yet still opinionated about other things like, AI, tech industry, politics, etc. Even if we keep it Hip-hop, he has to have a lot more depth. A lot of the discussion are too surface level, and they hardly ever gets past the average talking points on the internet.

[@tammiedunn8183]

I agree with him because yall are to personal and disrespectful

[@PenGameSe7en]

Melissa is not…

[@-Always_Right-]

"Rat by elimination"

[@missederas]

So Joe kicks artists backs-in for engagement and in hopes it may lead to sit-down or phone conversation he can disclose on his pod.

[@alexkillmonger8355]

He used them clowns vs Drake and now he sayin we dont need yall

[@tetsujin64]

Hip Hop Media is the only outlet talking about these goofy rappers.

[@oophorror2251]

They don’t realize how much not sitting down with the Breakfast Club and others is hurting the culture. J Cole drops. His fans discuss it. But it has no broader cultural impact because they’re not keeping it in the conversation. These guys talk about culture but don’t even participate in it.

[@JF-lf6gz]

“He is not required to have the same tough skin as some of our entertainers…” but he can write articles degrading those same individuals but cry about a general statement? Make that make sense.

[@TheRational1inTheRoom]

This entire rant has a "hit dog hollering" vibe (even though its not). Its shortsighted and disingenuous to repeatedly imply that Punch said "ALL hip hop media is trash". Thats NOT what he said. Its also disingenuous to speak under the pretense that Kendrick doesnt, or hasnt, sat with hip hop media. Go look up Kendrick interviews right now. More often than not, youre gonna see Big Boy, who's been getting Kendrick interviews for most of Kendrick's career. 99% of every interview he's ever done has been with some form of hip hop media. Why are yall clutching your pearls over a Bazzaar interview?

[@pricetrotter9492]

Nah Joe you been glazing TDE throughout this beef! Don’t feel a way now that Kendrick not giving you a interview

[@TMG2cool]

Y'all been peeping all the bots in the recent comments?

[@skulcruncher7891]

9:37 This is exactly what Drake did with his Rap Radar interview in 2018

[@thagamersdivision72]

KENDRICK SAID IT... HES NOT LIKE YALL

[@Kaysmoove23]

Kendrick can go speak to Shannon Sharpe. He have a diverse crowd .

[@FlipTheShmoney]

Shannon be cooning on that shit tho only thing I don’t like