Joe Budden & Jay Electronica Beef Over 'A Written Testimony'
Joe Budden and Jay Electronica are at war.
The rapper-turned-podcast host weighed in on the Roc Nation MC’s long-awaited debut A Written Testimony on a recent episode of his “Joe Budden Podcast.” The album, which arrived Friday, features JAY-Z on a bulk of the 10 tracks. According to Budden, it wasn’t a smart decision to include the “best rapper in the world.”
“It is a mistake,” Joe said of Hov’s strong presence. “As a rapper, I’m telling you, [Jay Electronica] got smacked around [by JAY-Z].”
He added, “This is hate, but it’s rapper hate because, when y’all move the goalpost, as a rapper, I see it. And for the last decade, y’all have mentioned Jay Elec with Hov. And Jay Elec positioned himself that way on arguably one of the greatest tracks ever with ‘Exhibit C.’ That is God-level rhyming.”
A fan alerted Jay Elec to Budden’s criticism and both rappers went back and forth on Twitter.