Joe Budden Thinks Drake Co-Owns New Music Company Gamma

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Joe Budden thinks Drake possibly being the co-owner of new music company Gamma might be the root of Drizzy's beef with rappers.

Drake Co-Owns Gamma?

While several rappers have recently formed like Voltron to try and take Drake down, speculation has run rampant about the root of rappers' animosity with the 6 God. On the latest episode on The Joe Budden Podcast, which aired on Tuesday (April 16), Joe and crew talked about possible reasons for the beef.

"The labels got s**t running through Drake, I'm telling you," Joe insists in the video clip below. "We're going to find out. One of these n***as is going to spill the beans soon, I'm telling you."

"There's something here that we don't know enough about yet," Joe adds after one of his cohosts brings up Drake's possible ties to Gamma.

"I think Drake owns some of Gamma," Joe says.

Gamma was formed in 2023, by former Apple executive Larry Jackson and record executive Ike Youssef. The roster of artists includes Rick Ross, French Montana, Sexyy Red and Usher.

Joe previously surmised Drake is getting paid to promote Sexyy Red, which would lean into his theory. It might also explain Drake's issues with Rick Ross and French Montana. Ross' joint album with Meek Mill, Too Good to Be True, was released through the company last year. French's Mac & Cheese 5 was also distributed through the company earlier this year. That album features the "Splash Brothers" song that rap fans think Drake allegedly sent the cease-and-desist letter for, which Ross revealed on his Drake diss track "Champagne Moments."

Joe reasons that Drake's possible high-level position at the company is giving him power over other artists and that conflict of interest could be causing bad blood. The idea could be far-fetched because why hasn't Drake ever told anyone publicly that he owned the company. But then again, real Gs move in silence, like Lil Wayne said.

Joe Budden Gets Drake Intel From Escorts

Joe Budden has been breaking down the Drake situation on every episode of his show recently. On a recent episode of the show that aired on Sunday (April 14), Joe revealed he gets most of his Drake intel from escorts.

"I think most of my Drake intel today comes from my love of escorts," Joe said. "I'm not trying to be funny."

"The escorts just always know," Joe continued. "The escorts are ground level to it all. The escorts are the CIA of the subway system."