Wednesday 4 October 2023

The case of $95 million, Mel Tucker, Willy Bo-bo and inappropriate sexual conducts on the telephone.

Mel, Mel, Mel. It's tough. Mr Tucker.

I discussed this case with someone and it's shame. It's a shame that it came to that. Listening to both parties, here is my unproven take on the situation.

I think when Mel Tucker finished his misconduct starring Willy Bo-bo downstairs, it grew awkward and he realised he had messed up. And rather than apologising and seeking legal advice as in taking a misstep, he decided to FADE OUT Ms Tracey. GHOST HER. 

Then he got back with his wife, and then warned Ms Tracy to stop talking about him and his wife and family, and worse of all, he messed with Ms Tracy's income. He cancelled her next lecture . . .  or said it got rearranged. 

According to the Guardian, Michigan State paid her $10,000 for her first lecture so 
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/sep/18/msu-to-fire-football-coach-mel-tucker-over-phone-call-with-abuse-activist so cancelling or rearranging her lecture worth $10,000? We all know what postponing a lecture means.  

She then decided to report his misconduct because lets' face it, if he didn't do a sexual misconduct he wouldn't be trying to do court of public opinion on her. Mel Tucker was trying to demonise Ms Tracy and he was cheap too. 

The irony is Ms Tracy looks like the wife. 

I wish them both well, and I hope lessons have been learnt. 


Sunday 28 March 2021

Will Joe Budden podcast - NoJamil 'Mal' Clay and Rory Farrell, but who cares?

To be frank, I stopped listenly regularly when the Joe Budden podcast left Spotify. Spotify was easy for me, I would just switch it on during my down time and click on the segments I wanted to listen to. I caught up from time to time with the Joe Budden podcast on youtube but it's rather messy with all the adverts and on my device.

Then Joe Budden decided to go for Patronon or whatever it is called and charge people. Then he started to dulute the brand in his boss moves with the women talk podcast. But like I said in a previous post, I mainly started to listen to Spotify (I'd always had it) because of the Joe Budden podcast.

Next thing, its drama, about Mal and Rory going on strike or quitting or taking time out. Here is the thing or the deal, I don't listen beause of his two side kicks, so frankly I don't care that Jamil 'Mal' Clay and Rory Farrell, aren't turning up to work.


Jamil 'Mal' Clay and Rory Farrell are mainly there to give a balanced view to Joe Budden's rants and sometimes passionate but 'different' opinions. Or what I think as Joe Budden unleashed. Jamil 'Mal' Clay and Rory Farrell are ordinary men to give Joe Budden - a fish out of water - balance.

They aren't irreplaceable however I can see its about friendship and I think at some point the business aspect of this arrangement should have been sorted out.

To be frank, and I'm probably speaking before the fact without knowing the detail but that's another thing that used to annoy me about Jamil 'Mal' Clay - him always saying they were friends having a chat, it wasn't professional. Plus his dress sense was like some teenager - it just got worse, I found his sense of style so distracting at times which was why I liked to listen to Spotify.

Jamil 'Mal' Clay, it was always professional, you were doing a job. Yes, the image and optics and lens was to present three men as friends but it was always a job and you and Rory Farrell should have thought of getting some show leverage before it came to this.

Rory Farrell also gave it another balance but before he fully matured - and I guess this is part of the problem, he is now a man - he used to behave like a man boy wanting to be a man.

I hope they sort out their issues on a personal level and behind the scenes, otherwise from a business point, it's no real loss to the Joe Budden podcast. Most of the time, Jamil 'Mal' Clay had ignorant comments which he presented as facts. Like he sounded intelligent but he was really just ignorant. Rory Farrell? I don't really care. This is just sauce or gossip. They could start up a rival podcast, and I might watch but I'm not going to stop watching the Joe Budden.

Both Jamil 'Mal' Clay and Rory Farrell, have gained but as Joe Budden said, they probably need to figure out what they want. More say, better work conditions etc, more pay - as in stakes. Whatever.


As for Joe Budden, I think he needs to think about his business interest and choices carefully. I think he needs a little more patience in terms of expanding but there is still only one Joe Budden, it was just the move to patreon irritated me. It looked like a desperate YouTube move. I thought Joe Budden was too big for that, kind of move. That may have damaged his brand somewhat.


Overall, I hope the three men Jamil 'Mal' Clay and Rory Farrell and Joe Budden resolve their issues. It's always challenging working with friends and family.

Sunday 27 September 2020

What is the worth of the Joe Budden Podcast

I deicided to cover this in a separate post. 

The problem with worth especially monetary worth, it's highly dependant on what the buyer or investor thinks it's worth. So Joe Budden can have a figure what he thinks the Joe Budden podcast is worth and it will be up to the investors to make an independent valuation based on whatever metrics and decide if they are going to match it. 

Saying that, Joe Budden's podcast is worth a lot. To Spotify it gave the platform a lead to a new demographic of podcast listeners, and once those listeners were part of Spotify, they started offering more.  So basically Joe Budden podcast was a lead in, and gateway, a bridge.

For example using myself as a casestudy, I followed the Joe Budden podcast from YouTube to Spotify  however once I arrived at Spotify, the platform started offering me different podcasts. The most recent would be the Michelle Obama Podcast. 

Spotify would have the metrics on my listening preferences - as to which Joe Budden podcast, I listened, finished to and probably now what point I joined. Let's face it, at times Joe Budden does ramble on so I love the fact they cue their topics so I can dip in and out. So with these metrics plus my music listening trends, Spotify can decide what podcast they'll think I'm interested, and most of the time they get it right however there is only one messy  Joe Budden, so his format is difficult to emulate because let's face it when Mal and Rory and Parks are being cautious or measured  - Joe Budden doesn't care, leaves caution to the wind and goes unleashed, unfiltered. 

So when things are happening in Hip Hop universe or some drama, I tend to check in with Joe Budden's opinions on the Joe Budden podcast because even if I don't agree with his rants or opinions - I know they are from the heart and what Joe Budden truly believes at the time. Joe Budden doesn't curate his opinion because even when Joe Budden does, he back tracks and lets us know what he's thinking. Joe Budden is as  honest as you can get on a podcast. 

However back to Spotify, so I joined and after a while I took out a family subscription for an event. And as a result my family, with very different music tastes from me are now on Spotify. Only  Spotify will have that metric, because there was a time with Joe Budden was offering six months premium - I didn't qualify as I don't live in the USA. So you can imagine it's not just listening figures but a paying audience some would have decided to take up the offer for many reasons, and still paying. So not only did Spotify gain from listening figures and advert revenue, then also got more money and potentially other listeners (like my family) though the door. 

Will Joe Budden podcast listeners follow Joe Budden to another platform?

Yes, however it may take time. To be honest, probably but given the allegations which have been categorically denied by Joe Budden on the Joe Budden podcast, I am feeling some kind of way. With the alleged canine abuse allegations - can't see the man in the same way.  Then again, ideally, probably a big yes since Joe Budden is honest and unfiltered on his podcast. There isn't a rant like the Joe Budden rant in the podcast world. Maybe Kanye West but that tends to be due to his alleged  on-going health problems and at times can be incoherent. 

Joe Budden has categorically denied the inappropriate acts even then the fact it was levelled at him, is serious enough.

However ideally, I think when things have settled, his fanbase will follow him to the next platform - but they may not if they are tied in with Spotify - like how many platforms can a person listen to? So they may just stick with Spotify and listen to him on YouTube. Or they could follow and stop listening to Spotify, if they are mainly just Joe Budden fans.  Like they only listen to other podcasts because it's on the same platform. What the point of having two streaming platform app? And if he goes behind paywall streaming device? Who knows.

So hopefully, will settle and Joe Budden will be given his true worth for his Joe Budden podcast. 

Take care and keep safe everyone 

What next for Joe Budden after dissing Charlamagne Tha God: Opinion on the Joe Budden Podcast worth, and steps forwards.

After Joe Budden going on his rant about Charlamagne Tha God not being an owner and basically i-heart's bitch (my interpretation), and leading others to the modern day iheart podcast plantation (my (my interpretation), it seems Joe Budden is now running compilations of Joe Budden podcast on Youtube. 

It has been a extremely poor state of affairs with lots of accusations going around regarding Joe Budden  from inappropriate acts with dogs (basically animal abuse or even bestiality) to toxic abusive relationships with former partners and wife-woman beating. Which Joe Budden has categorically denied, claiming there was a smear campaign against him. Which stands to reason because coming to the end  of Joe Budden where Joe Budden may be looking for new investors or business partners, the timing of these allegation were not the best. In fact, it would scare off most investors.

 Let's be honest as a former rapper, the toxic abusive relationships and alleged wife-woman beating rumours have plagued Joe Budden for years, but investors aren't expecting a squeaky clean personality. Even investors will know of people who were alledged wife-woman beaters or people in toxic relationships.  Charlamagne Tha God has had his own allegations in the woodwork. And Hip Hop is rife with toxic abusive relationships towards both men and women, in fact the entire music industry. Could ad the human race. Unfortunately domestic violence is so common that once people (on both side) admit or do some damage control, investors will take a risk. 

However unfortunately alleged acts of bestiality or alleged inappropriate  acts with animals is another thing. That is animal abuse, as they are vulnerable creatures that do not have a say, also you can't look at a man or a person the same way.  It's a very grave and serious allegation, and even though it's an allegation, it's hard see beyond that, whether people are taking it seriously or in humour, it's class joke.  Even in prison they have alleged unacceptable crimes and yeah.....so 

Do investors want to be associated with a person where such allegations are swimming around the internet, or used as a butt of every joke. But can anyone sit at the table with such allegations and keep a straight face. 'Dog cookie for the partner?'

It has been over a week since the Joe Budden podcast last aired and a true winner of the 'lets make coins and get paid' war is emerging and it aint Joe Budden. To date Joe Budden  last tweet was promoting episode 
Joe Budden

Joe Budden vs Charlamagne Tha God

At present in terms of the money situation, it seems Charlamagne Tha God is leading. Charlamagne Tha God  still is on the Breakfast club, still bringing home the bacon. Joe Budden is launching his own network according to his posts on Instagram. But technically anyone can have a podcast network on YouTube, no disrespect to Joe Budden. It's not that hard. 

So I guess we need to watch the space especially with all the allegations Joe Budden and Charlamagne Tha God levelled at each other, plus other internet drama. Has it affected Joe Budden's brand? Time will tell.

These men are millionaires (supposedly but I'm not their accountant, so have proof of their income streams) but it's interesting they too have problems. 

What next for Joe Budden and the Joe Budden Podcast.

Despite all the bravado of Joe Budden talking ownerships and throwing shade at Charlamagne Tha God, there has been no announcements so far about where the Joe Budden podcast will be. It seems his co-hosts need a cheque-check to continue. I would have thought that Rory, Mal and Joe Budden could continued on Youtube but it's contracts I guess. It's not that simple. There is also the behind the scenes people - the intern, camera person, sound etc. So I hope Joe Budden finds the worth for his Joe Budden podcast. 

A lot is going on in the world at this time, people. so keep safe and take care of yourself and each other. 


Wednesday 11 March 2020

Megan the Stallion, Carl Crawford and the Hot Mess.....with Roc Nation in lurking in the shadows.



What a hot mess! A real fine hot mess in the age of Corona Virus lurking round. But let's not digress and get on it. 

Megan the Stallion has been hot for a minute and now wants to renegotiate her contract on the back of alleged  advice from Roc Nation. And of course Roc Nation and her now manager T Farris  is keeping very quiet about this.

It is a mess for a number of reasons, first the music business in a cut throat industry where trust is rarity and people are taken advantage of. Also secondly we forget that Megan the Stallion is young and has recently been bereaved. So in bereavement, at time things aren't clear or the people don't act logically.

The Situation

My understanding is that Carl Crawford (former MBL superstar athlete) has a grassroots independent music table called 1501 Certified Entertainment. He discovered Megan the Stallion, threw a lot of money behind her and her talent, and now she's a 'star' with Roc Nation backing, she wants to renegotiate her contract. Her argument is that her contract is unfair however she's also making very serious allegations against 1501 Certified Entertainment which paints Carl Crawford in a very poor light. She allegedly signed a 360 contract - this means not only music was included, but merchandise, touring, music publishing, endorsements, appearances etc. It's also a four album deal, and she hasn't even done one. 

HOWEVER we need to appreciate when she signed the deal, she had nothing, and a percentage of NOTHING is NOTHING. And typically, the contract was high but not so high it was extortionate by industry standard. 

However she could have gone the independent route but again it was about investment. 

Carl Crawford is understandably irrairated and annoyed about the whole thing because it's also his intregity brought in the question. More so when he invested money in Megan the Stallion, which she also acknowledges. Carl Crawford was the money bag. It's also painful when one is nurturing a star and it plays out like that - there are marketing costs, studio times, clothes etc.

What now?

The lawyers are now in on the act, so taking 1501 Certified Entertainment. Roc Nation are quietly watching the situation, but I need to point to Rita Ora vs Roc Nation, so Megan the Stallion needs understand that it's still business and she could be in this situation with any record label. 

Megan the Stallion signed four album deal but if she had Rihannah's work ethic she would have completed at least two/three by now. The albums don't need to perfect. She probably wants major features, and to hit Billboards chart but in reality, she could have hit the studio recording.

What Next?

Megan the Stallion has been recent bereaved so she probably doesn't know who to trust, and she may not be emotionally in the right place, especially when her mother managed her. T Farris is not saying much nor is Roc Nation. We can only with all parties the best and hope it's resolved quickly.


Thursday 24 October 2019

Selena Gomez and Hailey Baldwin Battle of the Songs....with Lyrics. ‘Lose You to Love Me’ vs 'I'll Kill You'

Selena Gomez’s ‘Lose You to Love Me’

Moving on is never easy when the 'one' marries on you. Dumps you, and after two months hooks up with another and then marries. Has Selena Gomez moved on? Well if it was true love, then probably not because it takes a while to heal.

So now Selena Gomez decides to release a song which seems to be about Justin Bieber slinging all kinds of accusations. It's a pretty raw song, very raw and emotional song about break up. But has she moved on? Really moved on? Who knows?

Then his wife, Hailey Baldwin then shows her what she thinks using another song - a hip hop hood song - however the two songs are similar in a way. Both songs are seems to be for Justin Bieber, the first from Selena Gomez is telling Justin how he 'messed up her life and dumped them'. Quite a dark song and full of raw emotion. Not a really nice song...It will probably be a painful song for Bieber as well to listen to, as it seems Selena Gomez is rubbishing their entire past relationship together, and surely they had some GOOD TIMES. It's not HARD to see they were in love at the time. So for her to summarise the entire relationship like that in this song, it's just means it may be taking her time to get over it.

[Verse 1]
You promised the world and I fell for it
I put you first and you adored it
Set fires to my forest
And you let it burn
Sang off-key in my chorus
'Cause it wasn't yours
I saw the signs and I ignored it
Rose-colored glasses all distorted
Set fire to my purpose
And I let it burn
You got off on the hurtin'
When it wasn’t yours, yeah

You can see there is a lot of hurt and blame in the song, also given both where quite and are still young, it's raw.

[Pre-Chorus]
We'd always go into it blindly
I needed to lose you to find me
This dancing was killing me softly
I needed to hate you to love me, yeah

[Chorus]
To love love, yeah
To love love, yeah
To love, yeah
I needed to lose you to love me, yeah
To love love, yeah
To love love, yeah
To love, yeah
I needed to lose you to love me

You can see she's been through a lot, I guess that is true since the newly married couple are everywhere, and even in a Calvin Klein underwear advert.

[Verse 2]
I gave my all and they all know it
You turned me down and now it's showing
In two months, you replaced us
Like it was easy
Made me think I deserved it
In the thick of healing, yeah


Hailey Baldwin's Response with Summer Walker's 'I'll Kill You,' Feat. Jhené Aiko


Yeah, the plot thickens. Again I think this was also a message for Justin Bieber. Because let's face it, Hailey Baldwin is only twenty-two years old and a newly wed. This Gomez Bieber  or Jelena relationship has been 'on and off' for years, and when you marry a man in the 'off phase', at twenty-one, you probably don't really get he's may be sort on a rebound. So yes, you have the ring on your finger, but he was in those two months before he hooked up with  you, he was with another with seemed to be an all-consuming relationship. So he probably loves Hailey, is in love with her but it will be very different from the relationship with Gomez, nor has he removed any of his old relationships pictures.

If them BITCHES fly you, better be blood
If it ain't me and your mama, shouldn't be showin' you no love
Please forgive me, I know that I'm stingy
'Cause baby I'm baby gang 'bout you
Ain't playing no games 'bout you
I'll go to hell and jail 'bout you boy
I'll go to hell and jail about you boy
I'll go to hell and jail about you boy
I'll go to hell and jail about you boy

I been waiting so long for a love like this
I been waiting so long for a love like this
I been waiting so long for a love like this
Waiting so long, yeah (like this)

That's on my mama, yeah that's on the hood
You don't want no problems, I wish your BITCH would
Tryna come between us, it won't end up good
You know I love you like no one else could
I'd go to hell and back for you
Bend over backwards, acrobats for you
Yeah, I'd go up to bat for you
Even when sh-- lookin' bad for you
I been waiting so long for a love like this
It's a feeling so strong I don't wanna resist
Like you can't do no wrong, got me losin' my sh--
Gotta loosen my grip, no

FUCK that my baby you all mine
Greatest of all time
You better tell them HOES, "Fall in line"
I do not play about mine
You know this energy so right
Don't put up no fight
You know I never tell no lies
I want you for life
Don't, have me lookin' foolish
Don't, have me feelin' stupid
Choosy lover, you got me all tied up
Sometimes you just, you got me all fired up

I been waiting so long for a love like this
I been waiting so long for a love like this
I been waiting so long for a love like this
Waiting so long (so long)

Your lovin' can't be too much, for me too much

Lyrics licensed & provided by LyricFind, Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc., Written by: Summer Walker, Jhene Aiko Efuru Chilombo

It's a song to her man Justin Bieber probably telling him to warn of his 'bitch' I suspect who we can assume to be Selena Gomez. All I can say it is Hailey Baldwin should try and not feel threatened by Gomez because it just fuels the fire.  She is his wife and he married her instead of Gomez. They probably have a better and more calmer relationship, probably not as intense as with Gomez but at least he can breath. Enjoy him and the relationship. Yes, he's probably pissed at the Gomez song but that's history. She has to remember they  dated on and off from 2010 to 2018 - which is like eight years - that's a long time.

IS IT OVER? Who knows. There is so much raw emotion with Gomez and Bieber because of the way it ended abruptly. It will be over when Gomez finally finds someone she loves and settles down. Hopefully, she'll find there person. The relationship may not be as intense as the one she had with Bieber but it may be more nurturing and peaceful. I hope Hailey takes care of herself and just leaves these two to sort out their emotions. She was the one he married. It's that simple.

In two months, you replaced us
Like it was easy
Made me think I deserved it
In the thick of healing, yeah

And Gomez probably never thought that would happen that way...


Sunday 23 December 2018

Why does social media provoke and poke Cardi B!Everyone is clout-chasing and on the hustle!

Why Do People Provoke and Poke Cardi B!

Yes, I'm a fan because she is funny, entertaining and likeable but she also talks a lot of sense. So lately there has been a lot of mess about her personal life, and it didn't help her partner/husband made a public show of wanting her back. Of course people will talk. 

But what I don't get is the insane level of dislike some people have for her. I don't get it. At times, it's like a Cardi B bashing party. You get lots of bloggers and vbloggers who are back-handed saying that Cardi B should stay off social media YET, they report her every move to get hits and views. How does that work?

Then there are those who just pick fights on social media because with Cardi because they know it will give them clout. It is insane. The woman has just had a baby and is touring and on the road - so she's working very hard. 

I guess Poking and Provoking Cardi B is part of her brand. But Please.

Everyone is clout-chasing and on the hustle!

Yes. And for that reason, I'm not really watching reality shows because they all have an agenda TO CHASE CLOUT. Okay I am too. I'm going to chase CLOUT and be on the HUSTLE and see where it gets me.,..

BUT I'M SHY...

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

The case of $95 million, Mel Tucker, Willy Bo-bo and inappropriate sexual conducts on the telephone.

Mel, Mel, Mel. It's tough. Mr Tucker. I discussed this case with someone and it's shame. It's a shame that it came to that. List...