There has been some speculation as to what exactly happened on Saturday night (August 8) between Joe Budden and Raekwon at the Los Angeles tour stop for Rock The Bells.
While it has been confirmed that Buddens was punched during a confrontation in his dressing room, how and what exactly transpired is unknown.
Eyewitness Mickey Factz was in the room when it all went down, turning off the live stream right as things began to heat up. The rapper recorded a video on Sunday (August 9), in which he provides some insight into the altercation.
The rapper said that things started out friendly, with both sides shaking hands initially.
"Rae came in on some peaceful sh** at first," Factz explained. "He dapped everybody, he dapped Joe ... But then everything changed. He wanted to talk about the video he seen me in with Joe Budden."
The video he's refering to was recorded weeks ago during the Boston leg of the Rock The Bells tour, during which Budden offered apologies to Method Man in their own heated war of words. However, the Slaughterhouse member said he'd respond if another members of the WU got involved. Despite the possible prolonged beef, Meth and Joe buried the hatchet.
Raekwon didn't seem to care though, and things inside Budden's dressing room got ugly.
"I didn't see the punch, but I heard it," Factz explained. "Rae was just in another zone, like 'Yo this is what happened, I know what happened'. To be real, that was a bad move. I'm not a street dude, but if it would've went down we would've had to fight. We were not going to win, but I'm looking at Joe if it has to go down, it has to go down. I stayed, I didn't leave. Rae told me it didn't have anything to do with me.
"At the end of the day, I have no problems with Wu-Tang Clan. I'm looking Rae in his eyes and telling him the video happened the day before [they squashed it]. Rae didn't swing. I didn't see the punch, but it apparently hit Joe in the eye and also the shoulder ... If somebody come at you, you have to defend yourself, whether it's Raekwon, Jay-Z, Nas, n****s we listen to."
Factz continued, explaining that Rae outnumbered Buddens and felt disappointed that the Wu vet would even let things go down like that.
"One of the six dudes did punch Joe, it was six versus two. Without me, it would've been six versus one," the rapper said. "I think it was a sucker move. It looked like Joe barely felt it. [But] sh** is crazy. Raekwon has the footage ... Joe didn't swing back, and no they didn't laugh after the punch. Joe and Rae were going back and forth talking like men. How you going to have your man punch him and now you want to talk? And then you have the camera on? C'mon Rae. Once again I love Wu."
It's unclear where things will go from here. But shortly after the incident, Slaughterhouse took the stage, and West Coast member Crooked I seemed a little pissed about the incident.
"Don't believe everything you see on the Internet. Don't nobody gonna disrespect one of my n****s on the motherf***in' West Coast," Crooked I screamed onstage.
AT the end of the day, they can say Rae didn’t throw the punch but if he’s brought one of his b*tch ass goons in filming the shit you KNOW it was planned, why film 2 guys choppin it up squashing beef? Bitch ass move Rae, Slaughterhouse just got yo ass shook cause they is the new wu nearly 15 years later.
…it doesn’t matter who you are beefin wit, it all boils down to you verses your opponent and whoz the last man standin. factz made a point (though miniscule) dat ni99a just said he told him that he had his back if its gonna go down, then the ni99a getz hit in the eye. all of a sudden he didn’t see sht happen – wtf?!?!? … he musta had hiz thro back – waaaay back!!! i don’t promote violence but once a punch iz thrown – itz on!!!
Factz a loser keep ur mouth shut how u gonna diss Rae then be like you love Wu. Budden and Meth squashed it then his bi polar ass went back on youtube callin out Wu members. He did it to himself. And you slaughterhouse groupie ass men. Crook will never fuck with Wu. Check his interview. SH needs to drop Budden and recruit someone else like its Destinys Child.
I dont even know Joe or Mickey, but i will say this much, u guys need to stop beefing wit each other n show respect to one anutha as blackmen.
Rae, is wrong, t-total wrong for this, how r u guys gonna beat up and intimidate some lil guys? dats just wrong. If were Joe, i would file a lawsuit.
There has been some speculation as to what exactly happened on Saturday night (August 8) between Joe Budden and Raekwon at the Los Angeles tour stop for Rock The Bells.
