Most important to me is being able to release music and have an astounding relationship with whoever would be distributing the music.
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.
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.