When news broke of rapper A$AP Rocky being detained by Swedish authorities in reportedly inhumane conditions following a physical altercation with men while visiting the country, many celebrities used social media to spread the word about signing a petition to help free him. However, not everyone was on board, as many pointed out ASAPs problematic past comments about #BlackLivesMatter and being blackspecifically The Reads Crissle West. Her comments caused Joe Budden to go at her via his weekly podcastand it aint pretty.
Crissle initially hopped on Twitter to point out A$APs prior comments, writing this:
I thought of this when I heard about A$AP Rocky’s situation in Sweden.
She followed that up with a screenshot of his 2014 comments regarding his inability to relate to the #BlackLivesMatter movement, which read:
Theyre not forcing me to do s**t. Im just gonna stay black and die. Why, because Im black? So every time something happens because Im black I gotta stand up? What the f**k am I, Al Sharpton now? Im A$AP Rocky. I did not sign up to be no political activist. I wanna talk about my motherf**kin lean, my best friend dying, the girls that come in and out my life, the jiggy fashion I wear, my new inspirations in drugs! I dont wanna talk about no f**king Ferguson ans s**t because I dont live over there! I live in f**king SoHo and Beverly Hills. I cant relate. Im in the studio; Im in these bitches drawers. Im not doing anything outside of that. Thats my life.
Crissle added to that post by clarifying that shes not here for the #FreeA$AP movement:
So yeah… As for me and my house we still buying that cheap shit at Ikea. Aint signing a petition either.
This is where Joe Budden enters the fray. On his weekly podcast, Joe decided to call out Crissle for her comments, saying that she was a hypocrite for claiming to be pro-black, but expressing such harsh feelings about A$AP.
Joe said:
I dont like that this is coming up now, I dont think it adds anything to the narrative. Nor does it change how I feel. If it changes how you feel, then you should look inside your heart, he continued. Hes in a real f**ked up situation over there, how I feel about that is not altered by how he feels about anything. Thats so nasty on Twitter.
He wasnt done taking more shots at Crissle, saying:
But that nasty a** bum ass homegirl, I seen her put it out. Its just like, you n***as that be preaching this pro black s**t but get evil in a heartbeatwoo.
Of course, Crissle caught wind of Joes comments and fired off a few tweets addressing him:
Lmfaoooooo I know all about how budden’s b**ch a** is STEAM pressed over me and our show. N***a oughta be glad I paved the way for him. I am not talking about his goofy a** on my bigger, longer running, more money making, coming to TV this fall show. He can get these tweets though.
At press time, Joe hasnt responded to Crissle calling him out, so well have to wait and see what happens next.
Roommates, whose side are you on in this situation?
