Joe Budden Call Travis Scott & Playboi Carti 'Bozos' After Their Grammy Set

By Tony M. Centeno

February 8, 2024

Travis Scott, Joe Budden & Playboi Carti
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Joe Budden clearly did not enjoy Travis Scott and Playboi Carti's performance at the Grammys.

On Wednesday, February 7, the host of The Joe Budden Podcast released a new episode of his show, in which he aired out his thoughts about Scott's set at the 2024 Grammy Awards. Scott performed three songs off his Grammy-nominated album UTOPIA at the awards show. Once he delivered songs like "My Eyes" and "I Know," Scott invited Carti on stage with him to perform "FE!N." The Houston rapper broke chairs and vented about losing his 10th nomination to Killer Mike for Best Rap Album during the performance. Budden wasn't impressed, and called both artists "bozos."

"Aye, you two bozos!" Budden shouted. "Get the f**k off the stage when n***as got beautiful women and tuxedos on, honestly. You up there smashing s**t. You got the nerve."

"All that s**t look different when it ain't a thousand little white kids jumping up and down," he continued. "When there are grown people here, all that 'FEIN, FEIN, FEIN,' that's what you wanted to win over Killer Mike? You're f**king stupid!"

Budden also criticized Carti, who showed up to the performance wearing unrecognizable in a black mask. Later on, the podcaster did admit that he likes Scott and Carti's collaboration but "not when tuxedos are out." So far, neither artist has responded to Budden's rant.

Scott just wrapped up his "Circus Maximus Tour" where he performed "FE!N" numerous times per night to fans who couldn't get enough of the song. Meanwhile, Carti is still keeping fans waiting on his upcoming album Music. He's been teasing the album by releasing a few singles over the past few months, but no release date has been confirmed.