Joe Budden has teased an interview with controversial political commentator Candace Owens, but Peter Rosenberg isnât having any of it.
Budden and Owens were seen posing for a photo together on Tuesday (February 27), with the latter writing next to the image on her Instagram Stories: âIt happened.â
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After catching wind of the photo, Hot 97 DJ Rosenberg called out the former Slaughterhouse rapper for giving a platform to a âhateful hack.â
After initially responding to the image with a facepalm emoji, Rosenberg wrote: âSo sick of the idea that conversations need to be had with bigots, trolls, and immoral a-holes. Exchanging ideas among smart good people is useful. Hearing a hateful hack babble on about hate is not worth anyoneâs time.â
The radio veteran, who co-hosts the pioneering Hip Hop podcast Juan Epstein alongside Cipha Sounds, also complained in an Instagram comment: âI didnât create this podcast for this bullshit.â
During a recent episode of his eponymous pocast, Joe Budden praised Candace Owens as one of his âfavorite people,â but not because of her right-wing political opinions.
âI really do feel bad that one of my new favorite people is Candace Owens,â he said. âNot politically â gotta clear that up. But when she cuts that shit off and is just a girl, she is the funniest person on the planet, by far. Sheâs like political Azealia Banks.â
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He also invited her onto his podcast, saying: âCandace Owens, if youâre watching â which youâre probably not â we got a seat for you up here. We got a seat for you. Any seat you want. Come up here and letâs just do the Lordâs work.â
Owens accepted his invitation during an episode of her own podcast, sharing a clip of Budden laughing at her calling Ariana Grande a âhomewrecker.â
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âOoooh, Joe Budden, you better have meant it because I was watching. Iâm watching,â she said. âI just watched again. Actually, I think Iâve watched it now about three times and Iâm going to take you up on your offer publicly, so now you canât do anything squirmish.
âYou canât be like, âOh no, Iâm not gonna have you.â I will definitively join your podcast and we can talk.â
Owens went on say that she wanted to know what Black people have against her and what exactly Joe Budden doesnât agree with politically.
âOne of the thingâs weâre gonna talk about is why every time any person in Black media or any Black commenter on the internet agrees with me, they always have to do that thing in the beginning: âOh, I just wanna be clear, I donât agree with her politically.â I donât get it,â she said.
âItâs like a weird prayer that you have to say so that what, youâll still be accepted by Black people and youâre still allowed to comment on Black issues as long as you say that you donât agree with Candace Owens?â
She added: âIâd like to know what it is that you donât agree with when it comes to my politics or why everyone feels compelled to say that. Which is why Iâm so happy to humbly accept your offer. I donât even know where youâre from. I will be there.â
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Candace Owens is known for her outspoken commentary on social and political issues, including support of Donald Trump, promotion of conspiracy theories and controversial comments about Adolf Hitler.
She is perhaps best known in Hip Hop circles for her association with Kanye West, with whom she was seen wearing a White Lives Matter shirt prior to his antisemitic tirades in 2022.