Technology being the way it is, and record sales being the way it is, there are not too many things that you need to depend on a label for that you can’t go out and do yourself.
Up late talking to the fans on a website, That’s the only thing that send ya man off to bed right.
I think Def Jam happened to be one of the labels that really didn’t have a good grip on things that were going on. I’ll say that – that’s my political answer.
If I’m trading bars with somebody, it certainly is not because I have a release coming. Joe Budden prides himself on the music and not the sales aspect.
It’s hard – it’s difficult to tell when your buzz is at its peak.
It sometimes becomes difficult to tell when you’re even creating a buzz. You know, everything in this game, it so relies on timing that that part is really important, and it’s something that everyone tries to pay a lot of attention to.
I think, it’s so difficult to create a buzz anywhere, whether it be online, the streets, radio, anywhere, that if you are able to create a buzz somewhere, it definitely means something.
I know that I’m kind of a big deal online, but I think that some of that is starting to seep into the streets, and you want to kind of continue to make sure it does that.
A few more albums, a few more years, I’ll be like Peter Petrelli in Heroes. I’ll be some type of rap super-monster or something.
Joe Budden TV is life through the eyes of Joe Budden. You’ve gotta go check it out – it’s pretty fun.
I remember a day and time when the streets indicated what was hot online, and now I think it’s starting to reverse a little bit.
I tried to make the best music that I could possibly make, and then nothing was ever good enough.
It’s one of my short-term goals, to be able to actually record music and release it simultaneously and not just hold on to it.
I’m a firm believer in everything going digital, in a matter of years. I wanted to kind of be one of the pioneers, one of the people that jump on that bandwagon early.
Most important to me is being able to release music and have an astounding relationship with whoever would be distributing the music.
I was fortunate enough to have gone through the major label process and kind of have the inside scoop on some things, some information I wouldn’t have normally had. To go from a major to an independent, I don’t think it’s an easy transition.
I don’t wanna join the Hair Club For Men or anything.
I would have had a clause in my contract; I would’ve definitely put some fine print in my contract that said, “If the president leaves, I’m leaving.” That’d be the bottom line.
I think the time in between albums, as much as it was not anticipated, it was much-needed, and very helpful, very useful. I’ve done nothing but hone my craft, and get better, and learn, and gather information in the process. So I’m grateful for it in retrospect.
I read every fan forum and every blog, and every message board, and every chat room. I read it all. There’s nothing online that I’m not aware of.
Take away what we love, wed all be Joe Paterno.