Complex’s Everyday Struggle has helped propel Joe Budden to a new level of brand awareness. Young cat’s may view Buddens as the loud mouth “old head” hater. Cat’s that are a little older may know him from his pay per view battle against Hollow The Don. The internet was shocked from his recent departure from Everyday Struggle.
Old heads will either remember him from the lead single of his 2003 self-titled release or as the genius creative he is. The Mood Muzik mixtapes are often overlooked in favor to mock “Pump It Up,” like they didn’t blast the Just Blaze produced commercial hit back in the early 2000s.
Regardless of age, most people don’t give Joe the lyrical credit he’s due and they most certainly don’t think of him as the online hip-hop media pioneer he is. Almost a decade ago, Joe Budden TV laid the foundation for reality TV within this culture. The inside candid look at the rappers personal life created the format for Love And Hip-Hop. Tahiry and Budden obviously eventually took their relationship from YouTube to the TV screen which connected the cult internet following to the public.
Flash forward to 2017, and alongside DJ Akademiks, Joe Budden has once again helped set the trend for digital media in hip-hop. Everyday Struggle has become the unfiltered ESPN for hip-hop that represented the culture in an authentic way. The show helped bring dope social media bites to Facebook, Instagram, and blogs alike.
Now that he’s gone from Complex, rumor has it that Joe Budden is working on a deal with Revolt for new content. Check out the Joe Budden TV podcast episode below where he discusses leaving Complex.
