Joe Budden Reveals His Fetish For Watching His Girlfriend Hook Up With Other Men And Women

The 45-year-old has been open about his sexual inclinations throughout his career.

November 17, 2025 10:43am

Joe Budden attends Brooklyn Chophouse Grand Opening at Brooklyn Chophouse on April 25, 2022 in New York City.

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Update: 1:05 p.m. ET (November 17, 2025) – VIBE previously published a story regarding Joe Budden‘s admission to being a voyeur who likes to watch his girlfriend be intimate with other people. However, Budden never explicitly states that he watches his girlfriend have sex with men in the source clip referenced in our initial reporting. This story has been edited for clarity.

Joe Budden has revealed his fetish for voyeurism, admitting that he prefers to watch his girlfriend engage in sexual acts with other people while he watches or films the encounters.

In a resurfaced clip from Pod Wives podcast, Budden and his girlfriend, Shadée Monique, opened up about their sex life.

Discussing the topic of sexual threesomes, Monique says that although Budden “participates” in sexual encounters between herself and others, he prefers to “produce” their homemade films and “likes to give direction.”

Joe Budden speaks onstage at the REVOLT X AT&T 3-Day Summit In Los Angeles – Day 1 at Magic Box on October 25, 2019 in Los Angeles, California.

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“I can participate, but I’m not f**king.,” Budden said of his role in the sexual romps. “He doesn’t want to have sex with anyone in that type of [way]. He’s a watcher,” Monique added.

When asked if he’s a voyeur, Joe and his wife confirmed his fetish, with the former rap star adding that he’s also a sexual “exhibitionist.”

“I’m a visual guy,” Joe chimed in while discussing his sexual preferences. “Let me just [watch]. That’s why I was laughing at the porn novels ’cause I’m like, ‘Sh*t, we’re like porn stars, damn near [laughs].’ I think something and then try to make it be in the living room.”

Joe Budden attends WWE RAW LIVE ON NETFLIX at Barclays Center on August 04, 2025 in New York City.

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Sharing past experiences of having threesomes via Facetime, Budden went on to say that he finds satisfaction in watching his girlfriend be sexually unbridled and liberated.

“I like seeing her pleased or her happy or her being her [version of a] porno star,” Budden explained. “I like that and I like seeing people respond to her instead of me being in the mix.”

The pair recalled an encounter during a trip to Greece in which Budden attempted to secretly record a man “hooking up” with Monique, but that his plan seemingly went awry. He also noted his caution in engaging in such activities in the U.S. due to his celebrity.

Joe Budden speaks onstage during day 2 of REVOLT Summit x AT&T Summit on September 13, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Joe Budden has given the public glimpses into his relationships with women throughout his career, including former girlfriends Esther Baxter, Tahiry Jose, and Cyn Santana. Santana and Budden share a five-year-old son, Lexington, who was born in 2019.

Budden and Monique began dating in 2019, shortly after the media mogul’s split with Santana earlier that year.

Watch the clip from Joe Budden’s Pod Wives podcast here.

Joe Budden attends the UnitedMasters SelectCon 2024 on October 24, 2024 in New York City.

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