Joe Budden has become notorious for saying incendiary things on his eponymous podcast. However, when he mentioned R&B singer Ari Lennox on a recent episode the star didnβt take too kindly to Buddenβs remarks.
On Tuesdayβs episode of the βJoe Budden Podcast,β the controversial host discussed J.Coleβs apology for dissing Kendrick Lamar with β7 Minute Drill.β Lamar first came for Cole with his viral βLike Thatβ verse.
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βI donβt want to hear no more about that record,β Budden said about β7 Minute Drill.β βIt sounded like he didnβt mean it. His voice was trembling like he didnβt mean it. His choice of words as one of the greatest lyricists says he didnβt mean it.β
Of course, Budden didnβt stop there.
βI donβt want to hear a f**king peep out of Earthstone Twitter β¦ Cole is on thatβ Yβall think Iβd be playing with the Ari Lennox, Scottieβ¦ They do all that earthy college campus, grass root s**t. If you listen to [J. Coleβs] raps, he just been trying to be the best f**kingβ the best rapper, the best MC. But it been, you got to listen to the n***as story. Itβs been college life.β
In response to being called out by Budden for literally no reason, Lennox shared a clip to her Instagram Stories of the podcaster getting punched by rapper Consequence during a βLove and Hip Hop: New Yorkβ reunion taping from 2013. Lennox, who is not known for usually being petty, hilariously let the clip play on a loop.
She also followed up with a statement directed at Budden: βKnocked your little glasses off and everything. Keep my precious name out of your psychotic, animal abusing, women terrorizing, demonic trolling, nicotine encased mouth. All this meth smoke for a woman but not for any man beating your a** in real life. Bald b**ch!β
This isnβt the first time Budden has gone after Black women. He reportedly mistreated his former βState of the Cultureβ co-host Scottie Beam (he referenced her in that J.Cole comment as well) and used his platform to attack Megan Thee Stallion when Tory Lanez was on trial for shooting her back in 2020.
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