Lil Yachty And Joe Budden Years ago, these may have been situational issues, but the world of rapper podcasting has a way of creating full-circle moments. Years after he called out Lil Boat during an episode of Complex Daily struggle, Budden joined a recent episode of Yachty and MitchGoneMad’s A Safe Place Podcast to chop it up, and during the conversation Yachty bet that he could outdo Budden.
It all started when Yachty asked Budden if he could still do bars. Budden said he couldn’t, but he could if he wanted to because to him it was like riding a bike. Boat then asked if Budden thought he could write better verses than him. They then went back and forth on the choice of beat, with Boat poking fun at Budden’s relatively old-fashioned sensibilities and Budden denouncing Yachty’s love of video game beats. This part of the conversation reached its peak when Yachty mentioned an Alchemist beat and said he could beat Budden even without sleep.
“No, I would still kill you,” Yachty explained.
If you have witnessed Joe Budden’s peak – remember his Mood music Series — Yachty’s comments may sound blasphemous. At the height of his career, he was better known for neon tunes and a flippant remark about old-school rap than, say, bars. When Budden grilled him about the logistics of his record deal seven years ago, the two became a microcosm of a generational divide in hip-hop. So looking at this argument from that perspective, Yachty sounds crazy. But he’s not.
If you’ve ever been there, you know he can do some flows too. Just check out his Tee Grizzley collaboration “From the D to the A” or browse through Michigan Boys Boat Listen for yourself. They can both spit, but they approach beats differently, with Boat usually prioritizing aesthetics and absurd swagger.
Their contrasting methods come out in rap-rap, too. While Budden always favors emotionally charged rhyme swirls and elaborate punchlines, Yachty works with hyper-specific inflections and offbeat syntax that sounds like a sloppy Gucci Mane. As rap becomes more diverse and regional styles have permeated both ends of the U.S.—and the globe—east coast-centric rhyme structures are no longer the default for elite rap slingers. They may be the standard, but there are plenty of little thrills to be found in Yachty’s brand of twisted flows and colorful punchlines. Budden is out of practice. There’s no reason to think Yachty can’t get the upper hand for at least a verse. Maybe we need to rock with Yachty here.
But don’t just take my word for it. Check out his podcast (the verse section starts at about 45:50 minutes) and some of his better rhyme performances below.
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