Be warned: this whole "Eminem is almost to spring into the Joe Budden/Drake beefiness" fizz started with Hot 97 radio host Ebro telling a story near a conversation about a rumor that was, in the stop, apparently merely a joke.

Ebro'due south announcement that he'd heard a rumor that Eminem was coming for Drake — and that Drake said he was ready for him in the unlikely upshot that he did — fix off a firestorm online, growing to large enough proportions that Eminem's manager doused some water on it.

He also retweeted a 2009 mail service from Drake's Twitter archive.

Even Drake appeared to accost it on his Instagram with an eye-roll emoji and a explanation that read, "If they don't have a story these days…"

Joe Budden, whose critique of VIEWS and subsequent diss tracks was the original goad to the story, didn't purchase into the hype either.

Withal, the Net was definitely interested in talking about the potential of an Eminem/Drake beef and, who knows, peradventure that interest will materialize into something. Opinion online leaned heavily toward the idea that Drake should stay far away from anything resembling a callout for Eminem, which may be the inspiration he needs to want to prove people incorrect.

Here are some of the best reactions we found floating effectually online.