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Maxo Kream sits down with the Joe Budden Podcast and shares his amazing journey, growing up in Houston and welcoming fatherhood. Maxo Kream explains the pivotal role his father played in his maturation, when he felt the buzz as an artist, linking with Travis Scott and A$AP Ferg before they became mainstream, enjoying being signed to a label and Joe realizes he and Maxo Kream have more in common than he expected.

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Singer/songwriter and a friend of the show, Eric Bellinger joins the pod. Joe kicks things off by asking Eric's process when penning some of R&B's biggest hits over the last decade, starting with Chris Brown's "Fine China". Joe also expresses his admiration for Eric's catalogue but asks why his talents haven't been propelled to mainstream media, the evolution of R&B, being an independent artist compared to signing with a label, and how Tik Tok has begun to kill ballads in music!

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Joe and the crew expose their tipping habits and things get heated! Ish also believes Uber drivers are entrepreneurs, which sparks a debate you don't want to miss!

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Joe and the crew share the uncomfortable truths about priorities morphing as you age. The guys discuss balancing work, family, and relationships, relating aspects of their personal lives to the underlying complications. Joe also asks the guys what shocked them most about adulthood, Ice explains how he is the dependable figure in his family dynamic and the toll it has taken at certain moments of his life. Ish claims people do not choose to be single after a certain age and heartbreak defying men's personalities more than women and MORE!

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Ransom elaborates on being an independent artist compared to signing to a major label and identifying when someone is meant to be in a greater position than they're in. The collective also speculates on how they'd react if they were forced to get naked while being robbed, pride vs logic comes into play.

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Whether you're familiar or not with the history of Joe Budden and Ransom, you won't want to miss the episode many of their fans have longed for. After exchanging diss songs and having tension during their careers, the two New Jersey natives quickly discuss their past disagreements, where things went wrong, and the beauty of their reconciliation. Ransom also explains the pros and cons of being labeled an 'underground rapper' in today's climate, compared to the early 2000s. Ish and Ice are continuing to adjust to their popularity and ask Ransom how he's managed to handle unwanted attention from fans, Ransom's thoughts on the current state of hip-hop, when his next album is set to release, and MORE!

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Joe shares his experience visiting a gun range and his introduction to weapons being traumatic. The guys also cover the horrific media tragedies regarding violence against women and how corrupt Airbnb hosts violate their guest's rights by using hidden cameras. Ice shares a time when an ex slept with his friend, and if Omarion should forgive his B2K groupmate, Fizz for dating his ex and MORE!

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Joe and the crew continue the conversation, starting with the double standards the culture seems to ignore when discussing Jada Pinkett-Smith. He quickly pivots to a brief update on his dad's friend who won the lottery, why Instagram has emphasized their reels feature, and how it's a direct competitor to Tik Tok. Also, Ish sparks an interesting discussion on most artists never accomplishing the financial status that athletes do and the effect it has on the music industry and MORE!

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Joe begins this episode by asking the guys if they've ever searched for red flags in previous partners and what that says about men. The guys open up about some of the hardships and joys of fatherhood and why it has become even more important for black men to seek counsel in their fathers to break generational trauma. Ish shares his experience at Rikers Island and witnessing an inmate getting stabbed, and the guy's debate of they'd get d*ck and/or height implants if needed!

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The conversation with Hitmaka continues as Joe begins this episode inquiring about Hitmaka's top 3 rappers of today's generation. The crew also analyze the difference between the way Hitmaka utilizes sampling classic songs compared to other producers, including DJ Khaled. Hitmaka then explains why he was upset with Nore after his Drink Champs interview aired, the guys create the all-time "one-hit wonder" list and MORE!

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