please don’t compare Budden’s buzz to 50’s. The only reason that bullshyt was being said back then is cause joe had that def jam machine behind him. They had xxl printing that nonsense.
even then, no one was checking for joe until pump it up dropped.
Joe’s biggest organic buzz was when MM2 dropped. Unfortunately for him he was already stuck in label drama by then and couldn’t capitalize properly. And he was underground by then anyway.
few people in the history of hip hop had a buzz like 50’s during the lead up to GRODT.... snoop coming off chronic... pac coming home, joining the row and dropping a double album... Wayne going into C3...
drake had it coming off so far gone (even if he stumbled a bit then got his momentum back with take care)... there aren’t many others.
but you showed your hand when you called him the least skilled anyway.