Joe Budden is back with us here discussing independency, building your own and doing it your own. The pocket watcher in Akademiks comes out when he asks who makes more being independent or being aligned with very powerful companies. We talk about how to remain being a company man but also being authentic to yourself. We Talk about Charlamagne and all things Spotify. We talk about Joe's belief in hindsight of previous 'Smear Campaigns' against him. Joe Budden talks discuss his podcast cohost getting fired by him  in the midst of his negotiation of a lucrative podcast deal. We talk about how some people doubted his intentions when championing the 'creators' after people felt he may have not acted in the best interest of his previous cohosts. We talk about his issues with Slaughterhouse and how Joe resolved it privately.