Joe Budden Fires Back After Drake Calls Him a “Corpse” and Posts Embarrassing Video on Finsta

The ongoing tension between Drake and Joe Budden just took another wild turn, and this time, the drama unfolded in the most unexpected way—on a finsta account. Fans were left stunned when Drake posted a video of Budden looking unbothered yet exposed, casually smoking a cigarette while stepping out of a car, as paparazzi snapped pictures around him. The clip, which quickly went viral, was accompanied by a cryptic caption, leading many to believe that Drake was taking yet another dig at the outspoken podcaster.

Joe Budden, never one to stay silent, wasted no time in addressing the situation on his podcast, The Joe Budden Podcast. With his signature bluntness, Budden dismissed Drake’s attempt at trolling and dropped a verbal nuke of his own. “Bro, you’re out here posting finsta videos like a teenager? That’s what we’re doing now? I refuse to go back and forth with a dude who moves like that.”

But then, Budden escalated the shade to a whole new level. With a smirk, he called Drake a “corpse”, implying that despite his global success, the rapper had lost his authenticity and was creatively lifeless. “You wanna talk about me? Cool. But the truth is, musically, culturally… you’re a corpse, my guy. You just don’t know it yet.” His words immediately sent social media into a frenzy.

Drake’s post, which appeared on a finsta account allegedly belonging to him, raised even more questions. Why would a global megastar like Drake use a private, lowkey account to shade Budden? Some fans speculated that the OVO boss didn’t want the drama to unfold on his main platform, while others believed that Drake’s petty side was fully activated. Either way, the move seemed calculated, and Budden knew it.

Fans and hip-hop insiders wasted no time choosing sides. Drake’s supporters defended his trolling tactics, arguing that Budden is obsessed with critiquing him and deserved to be clowned. Meanwhile, Budden’s loyalists praised him for standing his ground and refusing to be dragged into another rap feud. The divide only fueled speculation about whether this beef was just beginning—or if it had already reached its breaking point.

This isn’t the first time the two have clashed. Budden has a history of critiquing Drake’s music, often calling it uninspired or safe, and at one point, he even dropped multiple diss tracks aimed at the Canadian rapper. Drake, in return, has made sly references to Budden in his lyrics, dismissing him as an irrelevant critic rather than a true opponent. But this latest episode felt more personal, more direct, as if Drake wanted to humiliate Budden in a way that couldn’t be ignored.

Budden, however, made it clear that he wasn’t interested in engaging any further. “I got bigger things to talk about than whatever passive-aggressive nonsense Drake is on. Dude’s got all the money in the world and still out here acting like a high schooler. It’s weird.” The tone in his voice suggested that he was truly done with the back and forth—but whether Drake will let it go remains to be seen.

As the dust settles, one question lingers: will Drake respond? If history has taught us anything, it’s that Drake rarely lets a public jab go unanswered. Whether it’s through a song, a slick Instagram caption, or another unexpected stunt, the world is waiting to see if the OVO leader will keep the drama alive—or if Budden has officially shut the door on their feud.

For now, Budden is moving on, unfazed by the finsta antics. But in hip-hop, beef never truly dies—and with two egos as big as Drake’s and Budden’s, this might just be the calm before the next storm.