Joe Budden has addressed some of the recent rumors surrounding him getting into a scuffle with some people that were allegedly Taxstone supporters and has admitted that someone — he didn’t specify who — clocked him “one good time.”
The rapper-turned-podcaster hopped on the Instagram Live of New York based blogger QueenzFlip on Saturday (November 4), and said that the assailant was only able to get him once, contradicting reports from YouTuber Jamil Lindsey that the results were a lot worse for him.
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“No, never believe the internet rumors,” Budden said to Queenzflip. “N-gga cocked back and socked me one good time. But that’s all you gone get. Now we gotta go.”
Check out the dialogue below.
Neither Joe Budden nor Taxstone has confirmed that the fight came as a result of Taxstone supporters. However, Lindsey said that Budden’s frequent critical comments about Taxstone were behind the fight.
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HipHopDX editor Shawn Setaro was present at the New York courthouse for the former podcast host’s sentencing on June 20. In a series of tweets, Setaro confirmed Tax received 35 years behind bars for his role in Banga’s death.
He also added that Tax called Troy Ave a liar on his way out.
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“Taxstone gave a defiant statement during the hearing,” Setaro wrote. “His final words were, ‘Half the stuff that was told on the stand by Troy Ave is a complete lie to protect himself from going to jail.’ The judge was absolutely clear in stating his belief that during the trial, Taxstone was ‘obviously’ engaged in ‘the procurement of false testimony.’
Taxstone was found guilty of manslaughter in the shooting, which went down at New York City’s Irving Plaza amid a T.I. concert in 2016.
Troy Ave was set to perform at the event when a fight broke out between the camps, and gunfire was exchanged. In addition to Banga (real name Ronald McPhatter), the melee resulted in three people being seriously injured, including Troy Ave, who received treatment for a gunshot wound to the leg.
Surveillance video emerged immediately after the shooting showed Troy Ave firing a gun. He was apprehended and cuffed at NYU Langone Hospital, where he was receiving treatment for his wound. Later, the weapon used in the shooting was recovered in his vehicle. However, Troy maintained his innocence, claiming self-defense.
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In January 2017, Taxstone was arrested in connection to the incident and charged with one count of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon and one count of receipt of a firearm in interstate commerce, after his DNA was reportedly found on the semiautomatic handgun used in the fatal shooting.
Ahead of Troy Ave’s testimony, the former Loud Speakers Network podcast host claimed that the rapper was a “lying bozo” and couldn’t wait to see him take the stand.
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In March, Troy dropped a song aimed at his longtime rival. Billed as a “Taxstone Diss,” “Black Church” finds Troy reflecting on his life and what he plans on doing now that he has taken the stand.
