“I would have had a clause in my contract; I would've definitely put some fine print in my contract that said, "If the president leaves, I'm leaving." That'd be the bottom line.” IfsSaidPresidentLinesFineBottomLeavingPrintContractsBottom LineClausesFine Print Author:Joe Budden
“I could've never envisioned things goin' this way in a million years. But, I'm a firm believer in my higher power havin' a plan, and he's never wrong, and he's not open to suggestions. I'm sure that everything [has] happened for a reason.” WayYearsReasonMillionsPlansHappenedHigherBelieverFirmSuggestionsHigher Power Author:Joe Budden
“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.” ThinkingDoneProcessInformationNeededGratefulAlbumsCraftsGet BetterHelpfulRetrospect Author:Joe Budden
“I tried to make the best music that I could possibly make, and then nothing was ever good enough.” EnoughGood Enough Author:Joe Budden
“I chose the name "Padded Room," because, when I'm in the booth, it would be the padded room. When I'm in the booth, I can say a lot of things and speak about a lot of things that normally I wouldn't be able to speak about to a friend or to family or to a crowd. A lot of times, the things that I say, if you had to categorize it, they would probably call me nuts or crazy. So, you add that aspect of "The Padded Room," which would be almost like an insane asylum.” IfsI CanWould BeAbleNamesSpeakRoomsCrazyAspectAddCrowdsInsaneCall MeNutsAsylumsInsane Asylum Author:Joe Budden
“I'm not in a competition with any other artist, anything that's goin' on - I'm strictly competing with myself.” ArtistCompetitionCompeting Author:Joe Budden
“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.” MayArtistListeningBreathsListenersDeliveryWordplay Author: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.” YearsTypeHeroAlbumsRapMonstersPeter Author:Joe Budden
“I think anybody who has had a long relationship and has had a really hard time letting go, wants to feel like it's not all for naught, and it's meaningful, because it makes you who you are.” ThinkingWantFeelsLongHardLetting GoWho You AreMeaningfulHard TimesLong Relationship Author:Rashida Jones
“I'm proud to say I'm the only Slaughterhouse member who has not rewritten a verse yet, and that's the ongoing joke in the group, 'cause everybody has rewrote their sh*t except for me.” CausesGroupsProudMembersJokesVersesOngoingSlaughterhouses Author:Joe Budden