{"id":400889,"date":"2022-01-28T20:18:31","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T17:18:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/joe-budden-tackles-ari-lennox-vs-macg-podcast-braces-for-the-backlash\/"},"modified":"2022-01-28T20:18:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-28T17:18:31","slug":"joe-budden-tackles-ari-lennox-vs-macg-podcast-braces-for-the-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/joe-budden-tackles-ari-lennox-vs-macg-podcast-braces-for-the-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"#Joe Budden Tackles Ari Lennox Vs. MacG Podcast &amp; Braces For The Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#Joe Budden Tackles Ari Lennox Vs. MacG Podcast &amp; Braces For The Backlash<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"image large\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hiphopdx.com\/2020\/09\/200913-Joe-Budden-900x506.jpg\" alt=\"Joe Budden Tackles Ari Lennox Vs. MacG Podcast &amp; Braces For The Backlash\" class=\"large\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-caption\">\n<span><a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube<\/a>\/JoeBudden<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"body-copy  js-entry-text\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\nDreamville Records artist Ari Lennox ignited a firestorm of controversy earlier this month following her <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance on <em>Podcast and Chill<\/em>. At one point in the interview, host\u00a0Macgyver \u201cMacG\u201d Mukwevho asked her if \u201csomeone was fucking [her] good,\u201d a reference to one of her lyrics from the 2019 song \u201cPop.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lennox was visibly startled by the invasive question and soon swore off interviews via Twitter. But fellow podcast host Joe Budden apparently doesn\u2019t see anything wrong with MacG\u2019s line of questioning and went on to explain why he sides with the South African podcast host in a recent episode of <em>The Joe Budden Podcast.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I have the license to say this,\u201d he begins in the clip. \u201cAs probably one of the most introspective artists ever, a rule of thumb for me was if I say it in a song, it\u2019s in the world. It\u2019s on board to be discussed from people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I go in the street and a fan see me, they might say, \u2018Yo that verse in \u2018Only Human\u2019 when you was talking about such and such and such and such,\u2019 like it can be brought up. Once it\u2019s documented, it lives. It exists. That was something I used to battle with as an introspective artist.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">MacG is the MOST googled podcaster in the world right now \ud83d\ude02<br \/>King of Podcast, worldwide! \ud83d\udc51<br \/>SA stand up! \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Ari Lennox done losing this case, Americans are trying hard to defend her, it&#8217;s not working.<br \/>Joe Budden tried shame \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<p>Kabza \u2022 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BBManzi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BBManzi<\/a> \u2022 Mpho \u2022 Mr Smeg \u2022 Zimbabweans <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5svNJG0VT3\">pic.twitter.com\/5svNJG0VT3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 YaseB \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddff (@ThisIsColbert) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsColbert\/status\/1486921344184983559?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Joe Budden goes on to say he wants to remain neutral on the topic but continues to make his point abundantly clear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not saying the South African podcaster was right or wrong \u2019cause it\u2019s not my place to say it,\u201d he continues. \u201cBut Ari Lennox\u2019s last nine verses have been sexually explicit. If you\u2019re sitting with a shock jock, you have to know that anything you have ever said in a song is on record to be discussed. Now, could he have done that in a much more classy and tasteful way? Of course.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut for Ari Lennox afterward to act like where did he even find the nerve, courage and gall to ask me such an explicit question? I\u2019ve listened to all your guest verses. I love them shit. Part of why I love them is because you\u2019re talking that talk.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As Budden started to get blowback for his remarks, he hopped on Twitter to say, \u201cI said whatever you think I said, do what you want with that.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I said whatever you think i said, do what you want with that.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Joe Budden (@JoeBudden) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoeBudden\/status\/1487108045385707521?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Joe Budden quickly became a trending Twitter topic on Friday (January 28) as a result of his commentary, with many pointing out <em>Podcast and Chill<\/em> is actually bigger than <em>The Joe Budden Podcast.\u00a0<\/em>According to an article from <em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.kaya959.co.za\/entertainment\/mac-gs-podcast-and-chill-in-the-top-3-urban-podcast-in-the-world\/\">Kaya959,\u00a0<\/a>Podcast and Chill<\/em>\u00a0is among the Top 3 urban podcasts in the world with over\u00a053,228,724 YouTube views on the platform and nearly 500,000 subscribers.<\/p>\n<p>Check out some of the reactions below.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The way Joe Budden avoided to say the \u201cMacG or Podcast and Chill\u201d\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 he was like \u201cThe Gentleman, South African YouTuber, The South African Podcaster\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02 He knows MacG is pulling crazy numbers, by mentioning his name he\u2019d be promoting him even more\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02\ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \ud83d\udc80BLO &amp; BLO\ud83d\udc80 (@BLO__n__BLO) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLO__n__BLO\/status\/1487054469586202626?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The Joe Budden Podcast defending MacG of <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PodcastAndChill?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PodcastAndChill<\/a> without defending him<br \/>I know my GOAT! \ud83d\ude02<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t fall for this, I don&#8217;t feel sorry for (Ari Lennox) this&#8221;\ud83d\ude2d<\/p>\n<p>Rashid Kay once said, &#8220;Twitter is not a real place&#8221; \ud83e\udd23<\/p>\n<p>DJ Maphorisa \u2022 Mpho \u2022 Themba \u2022 Mr Smeg \u2022Zimbabweans <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/BffPB9qG3W\">pic.twitter.com\/BffPB9qG3W<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 YaseB \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddff (@ThisIsColbert) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsColbert\/status\/1486916448496893955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Budden siding with MacG regarding the Ari Lennox interview without siding with MacG.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MusicWithDME?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#MusicWithDME<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yYZIXeKtZv\">pic.twitter.com\/yYZIXeKtZv<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Death \u2620 Stroke \ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\udde6 (@Death_Stroke01) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Death_Stroke01\/status\/1486934437040463876?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">For me it&#8217;s Joe Budden acting like he doesn&#8217;t know MacG but <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PodcastAndChill?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PodcastAndChill<\/a> is bigger than him <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hwSEQaRSqR\">pic.twitter.com\/hwSEQaRSqR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Prescott South (@south_prescott) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/south_prescott\/status\/1486977181502873606?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Budden (podcast) weighs in on the Ari Lennox and MacG saga. <\/p>\n<p>Yes, he called MacG &#8220;a shock jock from wherever he is from&#8221; \ud83d\ude2d \ud83d\ude2d<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PodcastAndChill?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PodcastAndChill<\/a> is here! Everybody can feel it, nalongayingeni uyoze ayingene \ud83d\ude02<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ShowerHour?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ShowerHour<\/a> \u2022 Kwid dj maphorisa \u2022 Mbule \u2022 Themba \u2022 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BBMzansi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BBMzansi<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wukJpcrDkJ\">pic.twitter.com\/wukJpcrDkJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 YaseB \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddff (@ThisIsColbert) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsColbert\/status\/1486910269590749184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Google what \u201cshock jock\u201d means, and you will see that Joe Budden used the correct word to descreibe MacG\u2026whether you fuck with MacG or not\u2026that\u2019s literally what he does.<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/macg?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#macg<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/arilennox?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#arilennox<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JPCUm3KjZ7\">pic.twitter.com\/JPCUm3KjZ7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Siyabonga K. Zuma (@DankieSirKwanel) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DankieSirKwanel\/status\/1486969421612658688?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/PodcastAndChill?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#PodcastAndChill<\/a> is the BIGGEST urban podcast in the WORLD \ud83c\udf0d right now!. <\/p>\n<p>Yes, bigger than Joe Budden, The Breakfast Club, Rory and Mal \u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>It makes sense they paying influencers to CANCEL MacG \ud83d\ude02<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NaakHimOut?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NaakHimOut<\/a> \u2022 Chris Excel \u2022 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BigBrotherMzansi?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#BigBrotherMzansi<\/a> \u2022 ChickenLicken <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CKEkT1Q1a9\">pic.twitter.com\/CKEkT1Q1a9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 YaseB \ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\uddff (@ThisIsColbert) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThisIsColbert\/status\/1485640056131964928?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 24, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Joe Budden Defends MacG, in not so many words.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 African Legend (@AfricanLegendZA) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AfricanLegendZA\/status\/1486953240893837316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 28, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"author\" itemprop=\"author\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/Person\">\n<meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Kyle Eustice\"><br \/>\nby Kyle Eustice\n<\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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MacG Podcast &amp; Braces For The Backlash&#8221; YouTube\/JoeBudden Dreamville Records artist Ari Lennox ignited a firestorm of controversy earlier this month following her appearance on Podcast and Chill. 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