Taxstone slammed N.O.R.E. as having the “brain of an infant” for his recent comments on Combat Jack. Taxstone addressed the remarks during a recent interview with Complex. The Drink Champs host had criticized Combat Jack and Taxstone for signing to Loud Speakers Network and “giving away YouTubes for free” during an appearance on The Joe Budden Podcast.
“It’s probably the best audio deal in rap podcast history,” N.O.R.E. said. “I’m keeping it 100. And we still own our IPO. I said, ‘Before me, they gave the YouTubes for free. Them IPOs, they didn’t own, only me and [DJ EFN]. A lot of y’all dudes was out here giving y’all YouTubes away for free. Y’all was signed to… what’s that shit, Sound? What was the shit that Tax and all them n****s was signed to? What’s that label? A dude named Matt ran it. Combat, Tax, all of them was on this label giving they YouTubes away for free. I’m the first dude that had a three-deal for the same crack.”
N.O.R.E. At The BET Hip Hop Awards
ATLANTA, GEORGIA – SEPTEMBER 30: N.O.R.E. of The Breakfast Club accepts the award for Best Hip Hop Platform onstage during the BET Hip Hop Awards 2022 at The Cobb Theater on September 30, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Marcus Ingram/Getty Images for BET)
During his interview with Complex, Taxstone admitted that he’s a fan of the Drink Champs podcast, but was unhappy with N.O.R.E. “Nore’s Drink Champs is a legendary podcast. I still like it. I have my little issues with Nore, but I don’t hold on to shit too long like other people do. But I still enjoy his podcast because I like Hip Hop and I like rap legends,” Tax began. “But I don’t like when a person tries to act like they’re intelligent and they know what they’re doing all the time and somebody that tries to act like they’re supportive of the culture.”
From there, he criticized N.O.R.E. for bringing Kanye West on his show, who then shared conspiracy theories about the death of George Floyd. He says that platforming those types of opinions hurts the culture. Taxstone is currently in prison awaiting sentencing for shooting and killing Troy Ave‘s bodyguard at Irving Plaza.
