‘Got It From His Mama’: Joe Budden Seemingly Shades Cyn Santana After Fans Tease Their Son’s ‘Mean Mug’

Joe Budden and his ex-fiancée Cyn Santana, have been pretty silent about their breakup this year, but that doesn’t mean shade isn’t still being thrown on opposites ends of the spectrum.

The podcaster took their 1-year-old son, Lexington Budden, apple picking over the weekend, and the toddler seemed exasperated by the entire experience. “Papa Joe,” however, still managed to capture several adorable images of himself and baby Lexington at the outdoor event.

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Joe Budden and his 1-year-old son Lexington Budden. (Photo: @joebudden/Instagram)

“Apple picking with my lil man,” the father of two wrote via Instagram on Saturday. “He wasn’t too beat for the Pumpkins 🤷🏽‍♂️.”

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Joe Budden and his 1-year-old son Lexington Budden. @joebudden/Instagram

A fan pointed out the adorable scowl on baby Lex’s face, jokingly writing, “Lex hate everybody lol he always muggin”

The 39-year-old retired rapper replied, while seemingly shading Santana and the mother of his son Trey Budden, 18, “Both my sons are like that smh gotta be from their mothers 😂”

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@joebudden/Instagram

His fans chimed into the conversation, bringing Santana’s name into the mix.

“Don’t talk about Cyn 😂 but saw you out there living yah best life! Enjoying the hay ride lol 🙌🏾”

“Joe said Lex gotta it from his mama not him 🤣 Awesome bro stay with lil man 💯”

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Budden and the “Love and Hip Hop: New York” actress called off their engagement in May after dating for nearly three years. It’s not clear if the pair will reconcile anytime soon, but they’ve seemed to have worked out a co-parenting relationship for their 1-year-old son, whom they welcomed together in December 2017.

The Revolt star sparked rumors that Santana was keeping baby Lexington from him after he tweeted on August 13, “I miss my son so much…. gotta go thru it tho… again.”

The 26-year-old model faced backlash for Budden’s insinuations and quickly addressed it in a statement on August 14, writing, “Lol y’all think I give a damn about what complete strangers with ZERO information have to say about me as it pertains to my son? Y’all don’t know a SINGLE thing about anything. I’ve kept it like that on purpose sis. Y’all stay blessed and protected tho.”

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