In the beginning of Budden's career, it took him a long time to get public exposure, working more than three years from the first time his demo tapes were heard to the first time he was on the radio. In reality, Budden was legally obligated to stay with Def Jam.

The feud was ended when The Game and Budden met in a club in New York City and put the past aside.ĭuring winter and spring of 2005, through Joe Budden mixtapes and hip-hop rumor mills, it was said that he departed from Def Jam to Roc-A-Fella Records with CEO Damon Dash. The Game and G-Unit fired a few diss songs Budden's way he replied in kind. Unbeknownst to Budden, The Game had just recently signed with the G-Unit camp. The Game took offense to a line where Joe claims that gangsta rappers should 'be in a G-Unit video with all the gangsta actors', obviously claiming G-Unit are fake gangstas. On one particular mixtape song, called 'Crosscountry Connection', Joe started a feud with the G-Unit camp. He is widely considered one of hip-hop's most gifted lyricists, thanks largely in part to his numerous works on mixtapes by such DJ's as DJ Clue, Clinton Sparks, DJ On Point, and DJ Envy. Although his biggest mainstream hit to-date is 2003's up-tempo 'Pump It Up,' Budden is known for his reflective and often insecure lyrics. His music initially gained popularity on New York City's famous mixtape circuit in 2002. In recent years he has come to prominence as one of the most skilled and sought-for rappers in the game, despite his best work being on the internet mixtape circuit. In other Budden news, the 38-year-old shared a clip of an unreleased conversation with KXNG Crooked, where the comrades debate over why Shady Records stop funding Slaughterhouses unreleased Welcome To Our House album.Joe Budden (born Augin Spanish Harlem, New York) is a rapper from Jersey City, New Jersey. Em, you’re no longer in control,” Budden said.ĭuring the podcast, Budden went on to address Colin Kaepernick, Nike, and Kanye West’s attempts to rebrand himself, and much more. The tricks that you tried with the pop stars, you can’t come out of your cocoon and pull with the rappers. “You’ve been in your cocoon, so you’re unaware of a few things. The “Pump It Up” rapper added that Eminem can’t bully MCs like he’s done with pop stars.

Em is the best rhymer of words on the planet. You haven’t said anything for the better part of a whole fu**ing decade. But in my rapper brain, I’m a content ni**a. “Newsflash…I’ve been better than you this entire fu**ing decade. You doing amazing sh*t and you’ve been sheltered,” said Budden. “They sheltered you your whole fu**ing career. However, Budden claims he’s been better than Slim Shady for the past decade. During the three-hour long conversation, the Jersey City-bred “ kept it a bean” and admitted that Em is one of the game’s better MCs, and recalled a time when he admired Eminem’s wordplay.

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