The Joe Budden Podcast was a major talking point on social media this week after Joe Budden fired co-host Rory over contract disputes during Episode 437: “You Want It To Be One Way.”
Fellow co-host Mal, who was also let go, had been noticeably silent — until now. On Thursday (May 13), Mal posted a series of posts to Twitter that primarily focused on the truth.
“The lies are always loud,” he began. “The truth is always quiet. I promise you.” When encouraged to keep the “negative energy and spirits” away, he replied, “Always. But the supporters deserve the truth. And they’re going to get that. Eid Mubarak.”
From there, Mal seemed to suggest Joe Budden was fighting his own people and, again, promised to deliver his version of events in the near future.
“Black people love to discredit one another,” he added. “It’s a disease that kills our community. I’ve been cool and quiet for too long. I’m allowed to get out of character for at least an hour. Maybe 40 mins. The truth is usually short and simple.”
Another fan pointed out Budden once said, “We are a team, we are family, we are building something together” when money is lean, then added, “‘It’s none of your business’ when the bags are full…I’ve been there man. Your best days are yet to come. Thank you for all the laughs over the years.”
Mal responded, “Man listen. Smart people know what’s going on.”
Mal also insinuated Budden was telling lies and basically said there was nothing to resolve. But he appeared confident his career was going to smooth itself out while reiterating his commitment to explaining what went down.
“Trust me, I’m blessed,” he said. “My karma is beautiful. Everything will be addressed only for the supporters. They deserve the truth.”
When someone attempted to make light of the situation, he snapped back, “This ain’t joke time” before ending with, “I’m not with the corny shit. I’m only willing to sit down and address everything because people supported something for years. They deserve that.”
'Joe Budden Podcast' Goes Down In Flames After Co-Host Rory Is Fired On Air
Rory has already spoken out about his untimely ousting but, like Mal, wasn’t ready to get into the details just yet.
“Mannn .. what an era,” he wrote on Wednesday (May 12). “Thank you to everyone that listened, supported, told their friends about us, bought a subscription, ticket, or merch .. any value starts & ends with y’all .. I’ll get to that messy shit soon but in the meantime I’m here to celebrate an amazing run!! Love.”
Of course Budden hasn’t held his tongue either, tweeting, “Friend or not, I’m NEVER funding someone’s sabotage of me, that will NEVER happen. I get far away from the threat…. You can think piece until your face turns blue.”
He then added the episode in question, which was allegedly taken down one hour after it was published, could be found on Patreon.
There’s no “truth” he can tell. He wasn’t there at the beginning when the “bags were empty.” People are way too emotional and ignore common sense too much. Tom Brady won 6 rings with the Patriots. If he would’ve went to Robert Kraft and said “I been here almost 20 years. I won 6 championships. I want some ownership in this team,” how would that have gone? That’s what Rory and Mal tried to do. Y’all are workers. Budden was a worker for Def Jam. He couldn’t ask them for ownership. He went independent and became an owner. It’s simple. If you want to be an owner, start your own.
It may have gone well actually and the Patriots would be better off letting that happen. You may not get the ownership but maybe the owner will give you something else to show he understands your worth. When you approach a smart business man with these things, the smart business man isnt just going to kamikaze his shit. That’s what Budden did. Rory and mal went on strike, views went way down. That should have been a sign to Budden that he should consider compensating his people in a better way. They ask for ownership, offer them something else. Dont dismiss them and talk shit like they’re trying to sabotage you. Budden took them off spotify, turned down more money than any of them had ever made. That was his decision, so you gotta give me some more money if you are just gonna take food out of my mouth like that.
That only works if what you are offering is acceptable with them. If they want part ownership and wont accept anything less, then you are where they are at. An impass!!!! Honestly, none of them handled it right!!!!!
Rory – youre not special, Rory.
Views were up and stuck without them, what are you talking about? They overplayed their hands, dudes were boring and killed the energy, good riddance.
If Mal & Rory think they are so important let them create their own podcast.
Haha!
“Wise men speak because they have something to say; fools because they have to say something.” I’ll leave it at that.
everybody dance now.
Joe used and abused the only reason he is on Patreon JBP was being funded by Rory seeking revenue
Rurry a broke bum
I’m so glad he got rid of Rory. He was hands down the fakest person on that show and it was apparent since day 1. His jokes almost always fall flat and his stories sound like they’re mostly made up bullshit or this guy is telling other people’s stories and passing them off as his own. He wanna be black and funny so bad! Mal on the other hand was solid. You could tell Mal wasn’t phony and wasn’t making up no fabricated bullshit. I hope Mal comes back to the show.
Ayo Mal The Florist! Fuck off!