Joe Budden says that he quit Everyday Struggle because Complex was not paying them fairly.
That’s the other misconception. I’m never going in there yelling and screaming so Joe can be done right. I’ve been homeless. I’ll be fine. I have people’s houses I can sleep at if times get hard. I’m fighting for y’all to do the right thing by us, the people who made show,” said Budden.
“But no matter what, you don’t leave,” said Ak.
“That’s not true. You have to leave,” Budden said to Ak.
“You know in business — and unfortunately this exists — you have to be realistic, especially when there’s a contract already in place, that you operate in good faith,” he said. “After you completed a contract, the subsequent deals, offers and contracts will be better. You stopped playing ball at nine months.”
Joe then broke down his pay.
“I was getting $22,000 a month, $19,000 a month after I paid Ian. The next cycle, I wanted it to double. When my contract was up, I wanted $50,000 a month. They came back and said something like $40,000. I said, ‘Forty?’ […] They didn’t and they wouldn’t.”