Joe Budden had some choice words for Netflix and Charlamagne Tha God about \u201cRhythm + Flow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Joe Budden is probably the most popular and relevant he\u2019s ever been after leaving the rap game and pivoting to becoming a hip-hop commentator. \u201cThe Joe Budden Podcast\u201d has grown up to a million listeners per episode after he inked an exclusive deal with Spotify. Not to mention that Budden hosts a show on Revolt called \u201cState of the Culture,\u201d and he also has his own interview series \u201cThe Pull Up.\u201d So when he said on Wednesday\u2019s podcast episode that Netflix originally approached him about getting involved in its new hip-hop reality competition series \u201cRhythm + Flow,\u201d the notion wasn\u2019t far fetched. These days his opinion on the music industry holds weight and he often makes headlines and enemies alike with his controversial hot takes.<\/p>\n
But Budden said things went left when he gave Netflix some suggestions for the show but never heard back. He started the conversation by admitting that he could be a bit of a narcissist but wanted to get his co-hosts opinion on the situation after the streaming service ran ideas past him to see which ones he liked for the show. \u201cI\u2019m on the phone with Netflix, Jessie and them, telling them what I think was cool. They said \u2018Alright, we\u2019ll call you back. Thanks.\u2019 \u2026 Never heard back,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wasn\u2019t angry then, I was perfectly fine,\u201d the Slaughterhouse rapper continued. \u201cThen they told me T.I. had gotten the gig and I was hating a little bit.\u201d The show hosted and judged by rappers T.I., Cardi Band Chance the Rapper premiered last week. Joe went on to admit that he didn\u2019t take the ghosting from Netflix personal until he saw that his fellow \u201cfrenemy\u201d in media, Charlamagne Tha God was set to host a promo special called \u201cState of the Flow,\u201d a direct title copy of Budden\u2019s Revolt series. \u201cI\u2019m not that self-centered and I finished hating already so I was like \u2018This is peculiar.\u2019\u2026I said I have a \u2018State of the\u2019 show. And Charlamagne knows about that show. And Netflix must know because they called about the \u2026 then I said you know what? Joe, you\u2019re thinking too much about yourself. It\u2019s not all about you.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also pointed out that his former SOTC co-host Scottie Beam is now hosting the \u201cRhythm + Flow\u201d aftershow. \u201cLooks a little shady to me buddy. Do I have a right to feel a way because it seems like this Fortune 500, publicly traded company has watched me and thought that something I was doing was beneficial to whatever they was doing and circumvented everything I was doing and then booked a bunch of people and titles that were affiliated to a bunch of sh*t I was doing. Am I living in my head here?\u201d Budden asked.<\/p>\n
The convo switched to Charlamagne\u2019s part in the whole ordeal, and Joe couldn\u2019t understand why the Breakfast Club host would agree to do a show that was so similar in name to SOTC.<\/p>\n
\u201cCharlamagne what the f*ck are you talking about Netflix came to you and already had the title of the show. So? What does that mean? If a ***** come to me tomorrow and say, \u2018Yo. I got this great idea. We\u2019re going to do the Breakfast Brunch. You and these 3 other people.\u2019 What do you think that I\u2019m just going to sell my a** for the f**king check?\u201d<\/p>\n
Joe concluded his rant, saying that the difference between him and other hosts in hip-hop is he makes sure to own his content, a message he has preached on his podcast since leaving Complex and \u201cEveryday Struggle\u201d two years ago<\/p>\n