LL Cool J has come to the defense of Joe Budden after Yung Miami poked fun at his hit single “Pump It Up” going gold.
The rap legend caught up with TMZ in New York City this week where he was quizzed about the City Girls star’s recent social media post mocking Budden.
“I mean, what can you say? Some people never go gold,” he replied bluntly.
Asked if earning a gold plaque, which commemorates 500,000 sales in the U.S., more than 20 years later is something to be proud of, LL said: “Of course it is. It’s amazing. You have artists that don’t go diamond ’til posthumously. It’s beautiful for him. I’m happy for Joe.”
It was during LL Cool J’s appearance on The Joe Budden Podcast earlier this month that the former Slaughterhouse MC was presented with a gold plaque for his 2003 breakout single.
While Budden was seen beaming at the achievement, Yung Miami used it as an excuse to troll the outspoken media personality and posted several laughing face emojis on X in response to a clip of him unwrapping the plaque.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 https://t.co/vP3OliBF79
— Yung Miami (@YungMiami305) August 22, 2024
After exchanging a few words with the City Girl online, Budden issued a lengthy and scathing rebuttal on his podcast in which he called her “the worst female rapper out there currently.”
“I want to keep this professional and on the music. If Complex were to do a list of where all the female rappers rate, Caresha, you would be last on the list. You would be drop dead last on that list,” he said. “Every female out there is wiping you down right now.
“Caresha, may you not only be dropped from your label [Quality Control Music] right now, but you are not allowed to put music out. There is nothing happening.”
Budden also argued that “Pump It Up” has had a bigger impact than anything Yung Miami has done: “I want to remind you that today I hear ‘Pump It Up’ more than I hear you.
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“So while you go on these social media rants and say that you were nine years old when ‘Pump It Up’ dropped and now you’re 30, you should be cautious of that because your record label today is saying to you that they’re not seeing any growth.”
“You are the worst female rapper out there currently and you don’t write your own shit,” he added. “These are science projects put together by people and companies with the best of the best surrounding them for them to get further. But as a standalone? Nothing’s ever happened.
“You were on arguably one of the greatest fucking labels to ever exist, next to who I would say is the second best group to ever come out of Atlanta, yet you still find yourself in this position.”
Yung Miami has yet to respond.
