Lupe Fiasco didn’t hold back in responding to Joe Budden’s recent critique of his André 3000 remix, taking to X (formerly Twitter) to address the criticism directly. Although the post has been deleted, Lupe called out Budden by emphasizing the importance of not chasing what’s already been achieved and highlighting his latest release, “New Blue Sun,” available on all platforms.
In the now-deleted post, Lupe shared career statistics, comparing his 5.5 million monthly Spotify listeners and Grammy accolades to Budden’s metrics, sparking a public exchange between the two artists. Budden responded to Lupe’s post, expressing his opinion on André 3000’s instrumental flute project, stating that Lupe’s take on it was “worse than ass.”
“Lupe is him,” Budden acknowledged. “That flute shit was worse than ass… 2 things can be true… stop lying to your favorite artists for 2024, you might get better product.”
However, the tension between Lupe Fiasco and Joe Budden quickly dissipated as the two artists spoke privately and resolved their differences. Budden later shared on social media, “Spoke to Lupe, i still love him. lol,” to which Lupe responded with a thumbs-up emoji.
The initial disagreement arose when Lupe Fiasco posted a social media clip featuring his remix of “I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a ‘Rap’ Album But This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time,” the intro to André 3000’s New Blue Sun album. Budden, on his podcast, expressed his disapproval of the remix, criticizing Lupe for rapping over the flute-heavy beat.
Despite the public exchange, the artists were able to resolve their differences privately, emphasizing the importance of open communication in the music industry.
