This past Monday, Joe
Budden was on Green Lantern‘s Invasion Show (Hip Hop Nation Sirius Radio Channel 40). And let’s just say he had a lot to
say. Topics ran rampart from Gloria Velez, Def Jam, Jay-Z, the internet, who his top 5 lyricists in the game are, Lil Wayne, Papoose and
more.
Gloria Velez was
brought up, the rumors of Budden
messing around with her we’re confirmed and Joey tells it like it is. Demanding that any dude denying eating
pussy is a liar, giving the definition of “stall time,” and saying that Gloria Velez is on another level than “freaky.”
Other chicks ain’t on her level.
Joey discusses
his record label issues, how he was never officially being signed to Desert Storm and having his own
production company [On Top Musik].
How is the situation
now, with Jay being the president?
“I mean it’s cool,”
“…any of the people in position up there
is not really my concern. I haven’t put a record out over there, so I haven’t seen
how everyone works. I just been doing the same shit I been doing, studio …
recording … studio … recording. Jay knows I look up to him, he knows a lot of
people look up to him. He’s helped me on a few occasions. It’s great to have
somebody of his caliber up there to help me. As far as putting a record out and
people doing their jobs, I don’t know I haven’t done that yet.”
A lot of people are
saying … now that Jay is president he’s good at promoting his own albums but
not really anyone elses.
“I’m not gonna co-sign
that.” “Niggas need to keep they
focus on them self. Artists is too mutherfuckin’ self centered and egotistical.
Mind your fuckin’ business and work on your shit. Like I’ve been doing.”
When’s Mood Muzik 3
coming out?
“Mood Muzik 3 is gonna
be more like a mixtape album … coming out sooner than you know it.”
Any release date for
the album?
“No. Def Jam has the press on me to
finish up. They lookin like, I’m lookin like … let’s get it done and let’s get
it out.”
Top 5 lyricists of
the game? No legends.
“Is Eminem a legend? Nah,
I wouldn’t say he is. Lupe … Beans … Kiss … Andre 3000 … and a tie between
Cassidy and Fab.”
Analyze Lil Wayne.
“Lil Wayne is dope.
But I’m not gonna go on a limb like everyone else is. Lil Wayne … the swag is
there, the flow is there, and one minute you’ll listen to some shit and be like
OH SHIT. The very next minute you’ll turn around and say … what the fuck is
that?
“He’s had his share of
wack shit. Don’t get it fucked up I love Wayne. He’s one of the niggas I want
to reach out for my album. But, if you talking about lyricists I just can’t
rock with it.”
Papoose?
“I think Pap is dope
too. But the same thing applies with him as Lil Wayne. One minute, crazy. And
the next minute, ok I don’t understand. But you know what that comes with? When
you just writing so much and you just putting shit out consistently, eventually
your brain can’t keep up with what you trying to do. That’s not even an excuse
for niggas but I’ve been there. When I first came out I was hitting every DJ
with a different 16. I couldn’t keep thinking up this shit. But this is your
job so you need to keep hittin these niggas cause you tryin to get poppin. Shout
out to Kay Slay. Shout out to Pap.”
What’s your take on the internet, how the fans go nuts over
you?
“On the internet I can
sit in my house and put some shit out. I can do whatever I want. It’s totally
different for me having to run a radio station, not having to wait for the
label to do this. Or putting out some commercial shit. The shit I do on the
internet. 100% creative control; I’m doing Joe Budden; fuck niggas; I don’t
care what anyone has to say … this is how I’m doing it.” “…had I accepted [the
commercial handcuffs] I’d probably be on my fourth album, but I can’t do it.”
And to top of the interview, Budden drops one of the hottest freestyles of the year (so far).
You can check it out in our audio section.
Joe Budden – Green Lantern
Freestyle [CLICK HERE]
