74 Quotes by Joe Budden

A few more albums, a few more years, I’ll be like Peter Petrelli in Heroes. I’ll be some type of rap super-monster or something.

I think, it’s so difficult to create a buzz anywhere, whether it be online, the streets, radio, anywhere, that if you are able to create a buzz somewhere, it definitely means something.

I think Def Jam happened to be one of the labels that really didn’t have a good grip on things that were going on. I’ll say that – that’s my political answer.

I remember a day and time when the streets indicated what was hot online, and now I think it’s starting to reverse a little bit.

I know that I’m kind of a big deal online, but I think that some of that is starting to seep into the streets, and you want to kind of continue to make sure it does that.

I think the time in between albums, as much as it was not anticipated, it was much-needed, and very helpful, very useful. I’ve done nothing but hone my craft, and get better, and learn, and gather information in the process. So I’m grateful for it in retrospect.

Technology being the way it is, and record sales being the way it is, there are not too many things that you need to depend on a label for that you can’t go out and do yourself.

Most important to me is being able to release music and have an astounding relationship with whoever would be distributing the music.

It’s one of my short-term goals, to be able to actually record music and release it simultaneously and not just hold on to it.