Joe Budden has pinpointed a unique issue he has with Big Sean’s lyrics, specifically their ambiguity when it comes to dissing others.
Speaking on his podcast, Joe Budden revealed his frustration with Big Sean’s tendency to be vague in his lyrical disses. “My problem with Big Sean is — respectfully, if you’re watching, Big Sean. I mean no disrespect by this — the vagueness that comes with his disses,” he explained.
Budden described how fans are left guessing who Sean is talking about. “Big Sean does lyrically diss people, and then we hear it as fans and we get to guessing. And then every guess we [make], he says, ‘You’re wrong.’ But he don’t never tell us who he’s dissing,” Budden continued.
To illustrate his point, Budden recalled an incident involving Kendrick Lamar. Fans speculated tension between Sean and Kendrick, but Sean denied it. “When we thought that you and Kendrick had something going on for a little while, [Sean] told me on the phone I was wrong. I thought on the phone that was cap. Later, it turned out, Joe be right!”
Recently, Big Sean seemed to direct a diss at Kanye West during a freestyle on On the Radar. Rapping over Aaliyah’s ‘If Your Girl Only Knew,’ he appeared to address disparaging comments Kanye made about him on Drink Champs in 2021. “I had to switch the home team ’cause they committed treason,” Sean rapped. “N-ggas looking for engagement like they got their knee bent / I got better things to do than to find someone to beef with.”
Sean also took a jab at Kanye getting matching tattoos with Lil Uzi Vert and Steve Lacy: “Man, this industry is terrible, I can’t even vouch / I’ve seen grown men get matching tattoos for the clout.”
Kanye has not responded, but a fan leaked an unfinished version of Big Sean’s new album, claiming Kanye told them to do it. Sean dismissed this, saying, “I know he wouldn’t do that ’cause that’s trash. Whoever did do that, just know that it did fuck me up. N-ggas talking about, ‘Ye did that.’ I know he ain’t do that.”
In response to the leak, Sean rushed the release of his album ‘Better Me Than You,’ which is set to drop on August 9.
Joe Budden’s comments have ignited conversations about Big Sean’s lyrical approach, especially when it comes to disses. As Sean prepares to release his new album, fans are eager to see if more direct references will surface.
