Since 2015, The Joe Budden Podcast has set the bar for hip\u2011hop commentary with bold opinions, celebrity guests, and live tours. Here\u2019s why it remains a must\u2011listen.
Launched in 2015, The Joe Budden Podcast (originally I\u2019ll Name This Podcast Later) quickly carved out a unique place in hip\u2011hop culture\u2014marked by Joe\u2019s unapologetic candor, his rotating co\u2011hosts, and debates that aren\u2019t held back. From transition to video in 2016 to Spotify deals and founding The Joe Budden Network, it has continually evolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The show mixes honest takes on music, pop culture, sports, and social issues\u2014often with unexpected guests and legendary phone-ins from the \u201cFriend of the Show\u201d segment. A live tour from 2018 to 2019 set new podcasting standards, featuring Q&As and improvised bits that made fans feel like VIPs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Critics praise Budden\u2019s authenticity\u2014The Source dubbed him \u201ca natural fit\u201d for podcasting, and The New York Times called him \u201cthe Howard Stern of hip\u2011hop.\u201d With co\u2011hosts like Melyssa Ford and Marc Lamont Hill joining in recent years, the format stays fresh\u2014while the conversation stays real.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Tune in for brutally honest takes, show-stopping moments, and a window into the hip\u2011hop mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Listen to the podcast on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your audio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Since 2015, The Joe Budden Podcast has set the bar for hip\u2011hop commentary with bold opinions, celebrity guests, and live tours. Here\u2019s why it remains a must\u2011listen.Launched in 2015, The Joe Budden Podcast (originally I\u2019ll Name This Podcast Later) quickly carved out a unique place in hip\u2011hop culture\u2014marked by Joe\u2019s unapologetic candor, his rotating co\u2011hosts,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1737,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[61],"tags":[256,254,257,255],"class_list":["post-1736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-podcasts","tag-hip-hop-podcast","tag-joe-budden-network","tag-music-commentary","tag-tags-joe-budden-podcast"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1736","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1736"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1736\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1738,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1736\/revisions\/1738"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1736"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1736"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1736"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}