Latto Reveals Handwritten “Hostage” Lyrics In Response To Joe Budden Suggesting Drake Writes For Her

Latto is pushing back against Joe Budden after the veteran media personality questioned her songwriting credits and suggested Drake may have played a role in crafting parts of her new album. The debate began during a recent episode of The Joe Budden Podcast, where Budden reviewed Latto's latest project, Big Mama. While discussing the album, the former rapper claimed some of the material felt heavily influenced by Drake's style and speculated that the 6 God wrote for Latto on the album. “I feel like recently, she [has been giving] me a lot of Drake,” Budden said. “You remember Latto’s intro from her last album? Most people said that this specifically sounds like Drake penned this [and] did the [reference] track. He added shifting focus to Latto’s “Hostage” track, “This song sounds like it could’ve been on Her Loss. It sounds like they could’ve took a couple of joints from there […] It’s too soon for me to hear ‘Shabang’ flow from somebody else. This sounds like the ‘Shabang’ flow to a T. Budden's comments eventually reached Latto, who wasted little time responding. In a post directed at Budden, the Atlanta rapper shared the hand-written lyrics for her song "Hostage.

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