Well done, Joe.
In September, rumors started circulating that Joe Budden was dating an Instagram model and boutique owner, named Shadee Monique. After initially being spotted hitting it f at Joe’s pool party, the two simultaneously posted photos in Turks & Caicos a few weeks later. While the supposed couple tried to stay low-key by not posting any pictures together, it wasn’t too hard for Internet detectives to put the pieces together and hypothesize that they went on a romantic getaway.
While Budden and Monique (whose IG handle is ‘therealcateyes’) have successfully kept things secretive, a slip-up seems to have confirmed that they are in fact still dating. Monique posted a photo on IG, showing f her killer body and acknowledging how banging she looks with the caption, “And to think… I changed clothes before going out.” Budden popped up in the comments asking which occasion she was referring to and she gave the suggestive response, “U already know when n where tongue out emoji].” Based on this interaction, one can infer that the two have been spending time together.
Perhaps we’ll learn more about Joe’s new boo on the tenth season Love & Hip Hop: New York, since Joe has signed on to return to the show. If this ends up being the case, Monique might get dragged into a messy situation with Joe’s castmates and exes, Cyn Santana and Tahiry.