Joe Budden confronted No Jumper founder Adam22 in a current podcast episode about reposting content material of picture marketing consultant Kevin Samuels after his dying, and now a discourse on the subject is being had.
At this time (Aug. 29), Joe Budden posted an almost 11-and-a-half minute video clip to his YouTube web page through which he confronts Adam22 about reposting Kevin Samuels’ interview with No Jumper onto the platform after Samuels died. Samuels, a self-proclaimed picture marketing consultant, died earlier this yr reportedly from hypertension.
“I do not like what you probably did after he died,” Budden started, talking on to Adam22. “It is disgusting. Disgusting. Disgusting. The nastiest efficiency I’ve ever seen. Why do y’all try this?”
Adam replied, “That is an insane place for somebody who’s in media to carry. What’s your job as a content material creator? Your job is to make content material and get that content material out to the individuals who wish to see it.”
“False,” Budden instantly replied.
“[If] somebody dies, there’s a large demand for that content material. You re-upload it, folks see it on their subscription feed, they click on on it as a result of [it’s] a very popular factor. Give me a coherent argument towards re-uploading content material when that particular person is extraordinarily newsworthy.”
Adam additional clarified that the content material he reposted did not painting Samuels in a unfavourable mild.
Budden argued that the one purpose Adam22 posted the content material was to monetarily capitalize off Samuels’ dying. He informed Adam that if that wasn’t the rationale, then he should not have monetized it. Adam justified monetizing it as a result of he believed it could “cease it from spreading on the platform.”
Adam later tried to justify reposting the content material by evaluating it to the radio stations who performed Pop Smoke’s music following his dying. He mentioned importing the content material was a celebration of Samuels, simply as listening to Pop’s music after he died is a approach to have a good time the rapper’s life.
Budden and his cohosts didn’t agree, calling the 2 cases fully various things. Budden and Adam by no means come to an settlement, each firmly standing of their respective beliefs on the scenario. Now, because the dialog has traveled all through the afternoon, it has created a discourse on Twitter.
Many individuals are siding with Budden, though they’re additionally calling his stance hypocritical as a result of he has additionally capitalized off the dying of different folks all through his profession.
“Joe Budden ought to have titled his interview with Adam22, ‘Capitalist will get mad at capitalist for capitalizing,'” one Twitter person wrote.
One other person stating how if Budden goes to go after Adam22, he additionally must go after different hip-hop retailers who execute related practices.
