“& y’all gonna stop disrespecting the greatness of Pump It Up,” he said in another tweet. The internet only unifies at my expense lol There is a 99.99999% chance that Joe Budden wrote this list /GS0WJ8hanUīudden later made a comment that seemed to be directed at the list, tweeting: “The internet only unifies at my expense lol.” Some people even think Budden himself wrote the list. Egg Shen's Six Demon Bag August 5, 2019

How did Joe Budden get in the top ten but not Rakim… Needless to say, a handful of people have not only spoken out against the entire list (it was noticeably absent of women rappers, which Questlove acknowledged) but Budden’s ranking specifically. Yes, Budden is in the top three alongside Nas and Jay-Z. On Monday morning, The Brew Podcast shared a list of the “Top 50 Greatest Rappers of All-Time.” The list, which is in order, finds Jay-Z and Nas in the number one and two spot, respectively, only to then show Budden at number three. However, one list recently surfaced on social media that has left plenty of users confused because of how high it places Joe Budden on its roster of best rappers. It’s common to see a best rapper list hit social media and incite a passionate discourse amongst fans almost every week, if not every other week. They say I’m “inciting violence”, but I’m just speaking truth.Some people even think Joe Budden himself made the list. He went on to explain that he expected he’s receive a bonus after the first year of his deal due to the show’s performance, but he didn’t get one.”I was confused,” he said.Ī source familiar with the situation says Budden has been offered a significantly larger deal than the one he signed in 2018, a fact that Budden confirmed on his podcast when he said,”It is more money than I have ever been privy to in my life.” But, he added, the offer comprises more than just the podcast, and if he were to accept”I would not be able to sleep at night.”īudden said he’s not angry or bitter”because, the reality is, we both hit our goals,” but his decision is all about having a partner who respects him.”Spotify never cared about this podcast individually,” he said.”Spotify only cared about our contribution to the platform.” Spotify has disclosed that The Ringer, for instance, sold for nearly $200 million.”I won’t get into numbers I have NDAs everywhere,” Budden said, adding that he was being”paid the least in my most valuable asset.” 9 behind shows includingīudden, who has been calling out Spotify on his show for the last few months, has taken particular issue with the size of his original two-year deal compared to the amount Spotify has paid to acquire podcast studios. Has remained one of Spotify’s most popular shows, regularly charting in top 20 on its podcast charts.Īs of Wednesday night, the show was ranked No. Exclusive podcasts have been a key piece of the strategy, with Spotify building on deals with talent like Budden and comedian Amy Schumer to nab high profile shows like In the two years since, Spotify has invested hundreds of millions to grow its podcasting business, acquiring studios Gimlet Media, Parcast and The Ringer and inking deals with big-name talent including Barack and Michelle Obama. In 2018, just as Spotify was starting to explore expanding into non-music audio programming, the company approached Budden about an exclusive licensing deal.”It was a very new idea,” Budden said. But as it stands, I can tell you where it will not be, and that is Spotify.”Ī Spotify spokesman declined to comment citing ongoing negotiations with Budden.īudden started The Joe Budden Podcast in 2015 and operated it independently, distributing it on platforms like YouTube and iTunes, for the next few years. 23,”I cannot tell you where this podcast will be. Has streamed exclusively on Spotify since 2018, says his contract with the tech company will end in September.”We have seven episodes left,” he told listeners on the Wednesday episode of his show.”We are approaching the end of our Spotify contract.” One of Spotify’s biggest podcasters says he’s taking his show off the platform. Joe Budden visits 106 & Park at BET studio in New York City. The rapper told listeners on Wednesday that his exclusive licensing deal with Spotify will end in September.

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