Joe Budden and Tahiry have seen every facet of their on-again, off-again relationship play out on the very public platform of reality television. The volatile “Love & Hip-Hop” stars have become notorious for their on-camera love affair and Tahiry said in a recent interview with VladTV that she couldn’t envision Budden ever shying away from putting his life in the spotlight.
“When it comes to reality TV shows, we must be the a—backwards couple because it brought us back together,” Tahiry said. “However, if Joey and I were to keep it private…I don’t…I’ve never thought about if Joey and I was to keep it private, would it have worked because Joey is not a private person. Knowing the person I was with for a long time, being on reality TV shows with him and watching his every move and actually learning some of these moves from him, because I do give him that: I’ve learned a lot when it comes to social media networks through him.”
Tahiry says that Budden’s public nature is an inescapable part of who he is, and she understands his need to vent about their relationship publicly and to have their personal lives on display.
“He is who he is,” Tahiry said. “He raps about it. He talks about it. He Instagrams about it. He Tweets about it. So, even today, when I look back like, ‘You’re gonna keep rapping about me?’ Why am I even beefin’? I knew who I was with from the beginning. It’s what he does. He lives through his music. He lives through exposing whatever it is. He is who he is. That’s his outlet. These girls out there, that’s why they probably date him. They need five minutes. We all know he’s very expressive and emotional and talented.”
