LL Cool J Defends Joe Budden After Yung Miami 'Pump It Up' Shade | TMZ

LL Cool J recently hand-delivered Joe Budden his Gold plaque for the 2003 hit single "Pump It Up" -- a moment that dinged Yung Miami's funny bone when she took aim at the podcaster ... but LL says it's no laughing matter!!!

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[BigBadWolf_]

As much as Pump it up was played, his shit should be triple platinum

[WilliamGrizzle-xctq]

To be honest Budden was dope and lyrically inclined... While lots of people throw shade at him.

[Boedup]

Ridicule Joe all you want, but there are some artists who don't even get a hit let alone to be heard by the masses! How many people in the hood know at least 1 or 2 people (friends or family) who had the dream of being an artist or professional athlete but for whatever reason were unable to do so and have to work a regular job b/c there dream didn't pan out🤷‍♂️. Joe did the damn thing 👏 and has a successful podcast with a loyal fanbase.

[MarqNash]

Another reason why LL Cool J is the G.O.A.T.

[thedfferencetab]

he said it perfectly and pump it up should honestly be at least 3x platinum

[kemissativa]

The song been gold since 2016 he just now getting the plaque

[khbdab]

Took so long because he didn’t mess with Diddy like yung Miami did.

[intheraw]

Love to you from. HUDSON COUNTY, Joe!

[tristanmanuel]

He not lying its alot of rappers thats nice and don't get no recognition at all

[intheraw]

Joe 'Budding' she said? BWAHHAHAHAHA

[MrVpk]

His album drops east coast midnight Friday time! So this is good marketing right here! TMZ caught with him just in time!

[kemissativa]

If I’m not mistaken pump it up came out on the fast and furious soundtrack which I’m sure went platinum and that album was released a couple weeks before joes album

[Ohh_Is_That_Sooo...]

The crazy part is the way the music industry works and how people could think that GLOBAL record is just NOW going gold. You inflate number to make more money, but you deflate the numbers to not payout, lol. Y'all forget that hit was on the fast and furious soundtrack and at white people wedding parties across the globe for the past decade+, still in random clubs and was also remixed by Jay-Z it was so fire! 😂😂 gold my asss! That's a character assaination notice cuz they hate Joe being the TOP hip hop podcast platform.

[charenzo]

Im doing some research because i find it hard to believe that song just now went Gold. It was everywhere back in the day. Maybe he's just receiving his plaque or something but either way, he has something that mush mouth mumbles Miami won't get. Foh

[kooleeoh]

New artists relying on streams to become big and then realize that will lead you no where. Plus publicly hating on another persons success for no reason will not help you at all!!

[Letsball]

Joe has a successful podcast out and doing very well with that..idk why she would diss the plaque

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[deeabbott]

Imagine laughing at a millionaire who a well known rapper, went gold, and now has one of the biggest hip hop platforms in the world among other accolades. Who's next... 50 cent, Jay z?. Smfh.

[ETRNLMangekyo]

She’s too young to even understand the significance.

[CervicalBullish]

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