The Joe Budden Podcast

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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Hitmaka joins the Joe Budden Podcast and doesn't shy away from any of the tough dialogue from Joe and the crew. Hitmaka reveals why he left Atlantic records and believes he'd be able to beat any current producer, including DJ Mustard in a Verzuz. Also, Ice discovers he and Hitmaka share a commonality in being blocked by famous people on social media and MORE!

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Joe decides to take the past week's newsworthy topics that were deemed edgy or polarizing and discuss them. As a collective, the crew agree that Joyner Lucas's recent actions were attributed to a rollout for his latest song with one of hip-hop's biggest superstars, J. Cole, and discuss the alleged plea deal in the Tory Lanez and Meg thee Stallion case. Ice explains why major networks and streaming services are invested in making original content, Eddie Murphy inks a 3 movie deal with Amazon which leads to a debate amongst the crew regarding Eddie Murphy not being appreciated. Joe calls out rappers for not doing their research when buying high-end jewelry, death totals increase at Rikers Island, and MORE!

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The guys revisit Rolling Stone's top 500 greatest songs list in depth (continuation from episode 473) and Joe makes a new friend in an unusual place. The start of the NFL season has Joe asking if Saquon Barkley was the right draft choice (2018 NFL Draft) in hindsight. He then tosses the conversation to Ice and Ish who kick off the hypothetical porn Verzuz battle and share their personal preferences, stigma's around certain porn categories, and interracial dating. Joe also clowns Justin Bieber for his latest Instagram post and MORE!

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