Joe Budden sided with N.O.R.E., who claimed that the industry does not respect outlets in the culture and they respect those outside the culture more.
“I have been the best to this culture I have always put hip-hop first and I see u guys go to Ellen and David Letterman’s and Zane Lows and treat them with more respect then the culture but u say u want black excellence,” N.O.R.E. wrote.
People thought he was throwing shade at Cardi B, but he clarified that he was not.
Budden agreed with the Drink Champs host on Twitter:
“I am a humble service of Hip Hop, it only helped raise me and teach me still to this day… Nore hit a few points, a lot of ppl use it as entry way & shed it soon as they can. Culture was never vying for acceptance, it was always MAKING them accept it, sadly that line is blurred,” Budden wrote.