Troy Ave debuted his brand new podcast, The Facto Show, last week and he just had to get the ball rolling with some dramatic ish. 

On the first episode, he started speaking about Joe Budden, who he refers to as “Hoe Buttons.” Just about an hour through the podcast, he started talking about the retired rapper, calling him “emotional” and claiming to know the reason why.

“Hoe Buttons, Joe Budden, you emotional motherfucker,” he said. “That n***a’s always emotional, man. I don’t know what the fuck is going on. I think it’s the drugs, he’s a fucking junkie, man.”

Expanding on his drug theory, Troy Ave then claimed that he and Fabolous may have something to do with why Joe Budden is always stirring the pot.

“It’s either the drugs or it might be… you know what I think? The main thing that makes this n***a emotional is probably because me and Fab fucked all the women that he’s ever loved in his life,” he said. “Between the two of us. We fucked every woman that he’s loved. So, maybe it’s like a Desert Storm thing when he goes at Fab or throws a little shot at me or whatever. It’s cool. Just know I didn’t forget.”

The Joe Budden Hoe Buttons talk begins at the 52:05 point.

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Troy Ave and Mysonne are back at each others throats but perhaps, their feud has really escalated to a point of no return. Though their feud has been well-documented over the years, Troy Ave and Mysonne fired shots at each other this weekend after Mysonne called Troy a "rat" on Twitter.

It all began at the top of May when a fan claimed that Mysonne was out here supporting frauds. Troy replied, "He need to activate his momma out the hood, give ya EBT to the fukin essential workers . go stand up for can drivers rights , and pay back that $63 dollars u stole Mice."

In response, Mysonne shared a photo of a new merch piece that reads, "Integrity Over Income," Mysonne shared the link to the landing page, writing, ".Ps My Momma Said she'd Rather Die in the hood Then have a RAT SON!!...i was raised differerent #IntegrityOverIncome."

Troy Ave caught wind of the comments and fired back at Mysonne and his mother, telling both of them to "suck a dick." 

“Remember when Nuke pressed u outside of Starlets & u copped a plea bout Me,” Troy wrote. “U owe me say thank U! Remember when u cried in court after u robbed that poor immigrant cab driver, where was ya integrity? Remember Nvmd, u and Ya momma suck a dick in the hood! #StayPoor #NoPaperWork”

Mysonne's retort? Troy Ave's walking around in protective custody, though he made it clear that he wouldn't go as far as disrespecting one's mother. "As a real G I will never disrespect your mother. I pray for her tho.. Im just praying all your kinda n***as get Corona.. waiste of Air," Mysonne wrote.

Peep the tweets below. 

It was originally reported that famed podcaster Daryl “Taxstone” Campbell was supposed to see his day in court last November for the 2016 Irving Plaza shooting that resulted in the murder of Troy Ave‘s bodyguard, Ronald “Banga” McPhatter. Now, it looks like that date has been officially pushed to March 2020.

According to AllHipHop, a recent change in New York State’s current discovery laws was the main reason for the date switch, with the new rules going into effect on January 1, 2020. Taxstone’s counsel, Kenneth Montgomery, said the new March 2020 date gives the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office sufficient time to be in “full compliance” with the updated laws. As for Troy Ave, he plans on cooperating fully with authorities to clear his name and avoid the 20-year sentence that’s he’s currently out on bail for. As you can see from his IG post above, Troy Ave’s been going through these legal battles as recently as December 2019.

Take a look at what the White Christmas 7 rapper told HNHH exclusively last month in regards to him being labeled a “snitch” throughout this whole ordeal:

“I think it’s a lot of hypocrisy with it because in one breath, people will say — well, most sane people with any type of sense would be like, “Hell no. You don’t go to jail for your enemy.” For your friends, that’s different. For any enemy, once they take their gloves off, the gloves is off. The hypocrisy in it is that people will tell you or some people will say, “You should go to jail for him. You should take the charges and then fight it. That’s the code of the streets.” Not even fight it — you don’t say, “That’s not my gun.” Then the D.A. will say, “Whose gun is it?” Then you gonna say, “I don’t know whose gun it is.” But that’s crazy. They don’t want you to do that, because you should go down for that but in the same breath, they wouldn’t be willing to go down.”

— Troy Ave for HotNewHipHop

Taxstone’s 2016 Irving Plaza shooting trial is set to begin on March 5, 2020. Let us know which side you agree with over in the comments.

For those who have already caught the critically acclaimed Uncut Gems, you’re well aware that The Weeknd (playing himself) is plays a role in the film. Today, NME sat down with the directors behind the A24 flick, Josh and Benny Safdie, who revealed that Abel wasn’t always part of the plans. In fact, there were a few other contenders in the mix, namely A$AP Ferg, who would have played a character named Privilege in Weeknd’s stead. 

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“Before we became friends with Weeknd, he saw a movie we made called Heaven Knows What,” explains Josh Safdie. “Then we became friends after he saw Good Time. He really liked that film a lot, and we became friends — which was awesome. Before we met him, we did a table read with A$AP Ferg. It was a character named Privilege. Before it was Ferg it was going to be an unknown, a local aspiring rapper. Actually, we talked about Troy Ave for a little bit. When we ended up landing on the proper time period with Kevin Garnett, it was with The Weeknd, right when he was breaking through with the Trilogy.”

He also reveals that some of Weeknd’s upcoming music feels like a “cousin” to the film, though he stops short of saying it’s directly inspired. For more about the Safide’s creative process, be sure to check out the full interview NME. For those who have seen the film, could you imagine A$AP Ferg or Troy Ave fitting into the world?