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Joe Budden<\/strong> thinks Cardi B<\/strong> and Megan Thee Stallion<\/strong>‘s new single is a 2-pack of ass, and nothing compared to their last collab… arguing it’s missing a key element, or a man rather.<\/p>\n The rapper shared his thoughts on CB and MTS’s latest song<\/strong>, “Bongos,” in his latest episode of “The Joe Budden Podcast<\/strong>” — and, per usual, he was unfiltered in breaking it down. As he explains, he just doesn’t feel “Bongos” has quite the pizzazz that their last single did.<\/p>\n Of course, he’s talking about “WAP” … which charted well when it released, and which kinda captured the zeitgeist at the time. This time around though, JB says the magic is gone.<\/p>\n The reason he thinks “Bongos” won’t have as much staying power is because Pardison Fontaine<\/strong> — aka, Pardi — wasn’t in the mix this time around as a collaborator. If you didn’t know, Pardi had writing credits on ‘WAP’ … in addition to other Carid and Meg songs.<\/p>\n Of course, he also dated Meg for a good while last year … that is, until they split up.<\/p>\n There’s still no official word on why she and Pardi parted, but it’s clear she’s moved on with other men — having been snapped out in public with different high-profile dudes of late.<\/p>\n That’s cool and all, but according to Joe … Pardi might just be the secret ingredient to both Cardi and Meg’s big hits — and since they both appear to have ditched him in this team-up, he feels like the guy’s absence is noticeable. Naturally, Joe puts that in his own unique way.<\/p>\n Time will tell how ‘Bongos’ does performance-wise … it was literally just released yesterday, to a lot of fanfare. One notable thing about it that’s getting buzz is the production cost — a reported $2 million budget just to cook it up. Also, they’re gonna perform it at the VMAs.<\/p>\n BTW, ‘Bongos’ is the start of Cardi’s rollout for her long-awaited 2nd album. Based on how Joe’s already reacting to one track, it seemingly doesn’t bode well for the rest of the project.<\/p>\n![\"pardison](\"https:\/\/imagez.tmz.com\/image\/d4\/4by3\/2023\/09\/09\/d45376be9cfa4fdda15b8d595c143938_md.jpg\")
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