Sources close to Royce Da 5’9 say to HipHopDX that the rapper was joking about the tweets he posted about Joe Budden today (August 18).

(The original thread in this post was published August 18, 2015. It is as follows.)

Royce Da 5’9 says that he may have a problem with fellow Slaughterhouse member Joe Budden.

“I heard you dissed me and Em on your album @JoeBudden ..” Royce Da 5’9 writes on Twitter today (August 18). “You sure you want that problem?”

If so, the Detroit rapper says that he’s preparing for his response.

“I’m Boutta load up on Budden Diss bars…” Royce writes. “He’s good.. We gotta Pack a lunch.”

Another tweet references Royce’s battle with alcohol abuse.

“If Joe dissed me, I would have to start drinking again to really go at him…” Royce writes.

Royce Da 5’9, Joe Budden, KXNG CROOKED and Joel Ortiz comprise the rap group Slaughterhouse, which releases material through Eminem’s Shady Records.

Joe Budden’s All Love Lost album is slated for a September 25 release.

Royce Da 5’9’s tweets are as follows:

I heard you dissed me and Em on your album @JoeBudden .. You sure you want that problem? — ROYCE (@Royceda59) August 18, 2015

I'm Boutta load up on Budden Diss bars… He's good.. We gotta Pack a lunch — ROYCE (@Royceda59) August 18, 2015

If Joe dissed me, I would have to start drinking again to really go at him… — ROYCE (@Royceda59) August 18, 2015

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