Quotes from Joe Budden

While I understand the Howard Stern comparisons to help contextualize my craft for other people, and while I relate to the moral stance he took against a bigger corporate machine, that's probably where our similarities stop.

You put your blood, sweat, and tears into an album and you think that's where it ends, but no - when you go on tour you're still carrying the life of that album and the life of those songs until you put your next project out.

In this day and age, you gotta be a profiler to really know who people are, which most of us are not. So, we need time and life to start happening for people to really show their trust colors.

I have a few theories and trains of thought that I wouldn't expose because they are not anyone's business. I hold them sacred, it's how I feel, it's my opinion, not up for debate, and not meant to be shared.

Before I judge someone, I need to talk to them and learn what their journey's are.

I've never been platinum. I've never sold out an arena. I've never been on an arena tour.

At Revolt, everyone's always open minded and always coming together for a solution.

I'm trying my best to keep things exactly the same. Spotify hasn't changed my process other than doubling up. We do twice a week now.

People put mixtapes out every few months, every year. They come often. Not 'Mood Muzik.' It's a totally different type of monster. And when you hear it, you should be able to understand why.

I'm the first person to shamelessly admit that I don't know it all. With that said, my attitude is if such that if I don't know something I want you to enlighten and inform me so we can grown and get somewhere together - even if that means we ultimately agree to disagree.

For me, honest critique is not all about your feelings and your ear. Honest critique is sitting down with an album that you may not put on in your spare time, and really digging into that album, so you can talk about the beat selection.

You'll never get me to speak religion. You'll never get me to speak politics.

I may catch some flack for this, but the Jersey style I feel is just very different from New York. When I hear a Jersey MC spit, I can just hear New Jersey in them. To where as NY, that style has been broadcasted so nationally that it's just a natural sound in music.

Up late talking to the fans on a website, That's the only thing that send ya man off to bed right

Like I said, as long as I'm consistent and I try to put my best foot forward, and work as hard as I possibly can, everything else will fall into place - God'll take care of everything.

I have some things that I've been workin' on, such as delivery, wordplay, breath control, just a lot of other things that artists work on, that the listener may not be listening for.

I think that's why most people listen to me - it is relatable. Who doesn't have a drama-filled story with an ex? We all do.

I couldn't tell you what the standing is in radio, I'm in the streaming world. I'm in the podcasting world. Radio just sounds archaic almost. It's a never-ending battle. I'm so glad I'm retired so I don't have to see the nonsense.

I've always been outspoken. I've always been honest. I've always said things that maybe other people were afraid to say.

State of the Culture' is more mature content. We want to go as deep as we can on whatever the subject matter is, we're not there to joke.

I want to get us out of a place where the veterans are chastising the new artists and vice versa. I think we should all just support each other.

I always viewed myself as kind of hip-hop's outcast, or hip-hop's stepson.

Destiny made a mistake and gave my fate to someone else.

I never cared, I was careless, Fear bein afraid or maybe I'm afraid to be fearless. Or fear bein' fearless but fearful, So even in my carelessness...gotta be careful.