Joe Budden uses this topic to position himself as the scolding presence in hip-hop culture. ICE is just the vehicle. It’s disingenuous.

But…he is correct regardless. It’s crazy how the approach for musicians has changed so much. There was a time where a musician being in a commercial or doing brand partnerships would be career suicide.

Jay Z put the s*** in overdrive however. He weaponized the feeling of people being historically excluded from a seat at the table and conflated that real sentiment with singular entities getting a bag equates to progress for all.

Isn't that his co-host?