Joe Budden’s criticism of Jay Electronica’s new album, A Written Testimony, has led to the two trading insults on Twitter.
After Budden expressed distaste for the album on his self-titled podcast and his Revolt TV show State of the Culture, a Twitter user critiqued Budden himself. “Joe Budden hasn’t dropped a classic in his life and he’s critiquing Jay Electronica and Hov?” Jay Elec responded with a video clip of DaBaby saying “fuck it,” and directed the tweet at Rory, Budden’s cohost who said he liked the album.
Budden responded, referring to Jay-Z’s performance on A Written Testimony, since he appears on eight of the album’s ten tracks. “I never got absolutely mopped around on my own project either… @ me, not Rory.”
Jay Electronica had his own zinger ready in return. “I never heard your albums bro,” he tweeted. “May Allah bless your career as a journalist.” Budden replied, “I took you off yours & it’s a Hov mixtape now. Peace be unto you as well King.”
I never got absolutely mopped around on my own project either… @ me, not Rory. https://t.co/SfMRZ4BaVR
— Joe Budden (@JoeBudden) March 17, 2020
i never heard your albums bro. may Allah bless your career as a journalist. 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
— J A Y E L E C T R O N I C A (@JayElectronica) March 17, 2020
I took you off yours & it’s a Hov mixtape now… Peace be unto you as well King. https://t.co/6KMlXKNqpP
— Joe Budden (@JoeBudden) March 17, 2020
On an episode of his podcast that was released on Saturday (March 14), Budden said that Jay Electronica “got slapped around” by Jay-Z, and asserted that he has been able to avoid standards and requirements around releasing music that other rappers have been able to avoid. “We aren’t able to get a fair assessment of Jay Elec, which has been my critique of him this entire time,” he said. “…And we’re deprived that. and to make up for it, you give us the best rapper in the world, which also hinders the lens that I’m looking through.”
On Friday (March 13), Jay Electronica released A Written Testimony, his first solo album after more than ten years of delays. The album features appearances by Jay-Z, The-Dream and Travis Scott, with additional production by The Alchemist, No ID, Swizz Beatz and Hit-Boy.
