Joe Budden’s career has been all over the place. The New Jersey rapper has had his ups (“Pump It Up”). He’s has his downs (living that shelf life on Def Jam).
He’s had his crowning achievements (have you seen Tahiry’s azz, seriously?). He’s had setbacks (the summer lost to Molly). He’s even had damn right head scratching moments (#neverforget the icepack). Right now, Budden might be in his best space in a minute. He’s rocking out with a new crew, Slaughterhouse, and making good music. He’s in a new relationship which seems a bit healthier than the last few. He’s on one of the rachetest most watched shows on television. Hey, he’s even avenging fades. Still, like all of us, we are sure there are several life choices Budden wouldn’t mind changing.
Here are seven moments from Joe Budden’s life and career we are sure he’d love to get a do over on…
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Beefing With Every Rapper He’s Ever Beefed With.
At one point or another Joey has had disputes with everyone from Game to Jay-Z to Fabolous to The Wu. The results are in; no confirmed Ws and an eye jammy (which we will get to later). Usually well publicized beefs push a rapper to the forefront. But Budden has yet to capitalize on any of his dust ups. So, why even bother?
Skeeting In Esther Baxter
The word is, when Budden and Baxter dated years ago, the vixen became pregnant with the rapper’s seed but later cheated on him with then New York Giants running back, Derrick Ward while she was still preggers. Esther miscarried but blames an abusive Budden on the failed pregnancy. Either way, we are sure that is one time he wished he had listened to Cassidy.
Meeting The Big Butt And A Smile That Is, Tahiry Jose.
It was all good at first. But once their relationship started getting more and more public we could tell that it probably wasn’t going to last. Then, the break up happened and the fallout followed. Stuff like this is enough to keep a grown man up at night. Cue up Carl Thomas’ first single. But who could blame him if he didn’t want to erase the image of those supreme cakes from his memory, though? Not us.
Talking Trash About Method Man
Yeah, that didn’t turn out to be one of the smartest decisions the “Pump it Up” rapper has made in his rap career. Budden wound up getting his fade serviced by a few of Raekwon’s peeps. Which leads us to our next moment…
Taping Himself With An Eye Jammy Following a Thumping From Raekwon’s Goons.
Really, Joe? Really? We get it, kind of. Put your business out their first so it lessens the blow when the perpetrators of the fade put you on blast. But, yeah bruh, (Chief Keef voice) nah! Not like that. After the swelling went down and the coo-coo clock stopped going off in his head, we are sure Joey came back to his senses.
Popping That First Molly, Woooh!
According to Joe himself, he had a not so super summer because he became addicted to every rapper’s current drug of choice, Molly. Joe has admittedly had drug problems as a teen. There’s no doubt that he wishes he could press rewind on the first time he popped a capsule.
Agreeing To Appear On LHHNY
Other than the paycheck we can’t see why any rapper would want to get on a reality show and allow the persona they’ve built over the years to be manipulated by ratings thirsty editors. Joe recently told us he wasn’t worried about that. But after the some of the stuff we’ve seen and heard on this show, it may have been best to keep it in the padded room.
