The history between and is riddled with scathing words and heated exchanges, but when  Many who are hoping for another project seemed eager to entertain such a possibility, while others couldn’t see anyone taking Budden’s place. Royce Da 5’9″ was recently questioned about Lupe’s suggestion, and we’ll let you guess what side he’s on.

Without hesitation, Royce said, “It will never happen.” He added, . If Lupe was to take Joe’s spot and it’d be me, Lupe, Joell, and Krook, then it’d just be a different group. It wouldn’t be Slaughterhouse. It would have to be called something else and that’s certainly not taking anything away from Lupe. If anything, that’s elevating Lupe to where he should be. He’s no group replacement guy.”

The differing personality traits, rap styles, and characteristics make it impossible for one artist to fill the spot of another. Royce was asked if Lupe could “spar lyrically with Joe” and he answered, “Absolutely.” However, he did say, “It’s more to it than that. It’s not just lyrically what makes Slaughterhouse click.  There’s even still things about that dynamic that people are drawn to that I still haven’t figured out and I’m one of the people who was instrumental in pushing for us to be a group…”

Check out Royce Da 5’9″‘s clip with HipHopDX below and see what else he had to say about Slaughterhouse’s magnetism.