Episode 951 | "On The Record" artwork

Episode 951 | "On The Record"

The Joe Budden Podcast

August 1, 2026

The latest episode from the JBP begins with Forbes Highest-Paid Podcasters of 2026 list (25:15) before turning to new music from Cardi B (42:53), Meek Mill (49:20), and Wale (1:02:08).
Speakers: Joe Budden, Parks, Ish, Mona, Mark Lamont Hill, Freeze
**Joe Budden** (0:00)
The thoughts, views, and opinions expressed by this podcast as well as its hosts are for entertainment purposes only. I repeat, it is not serious, it is not real. No one is exposing, revealing, indicting, or telling you anything about themselves.
Also, we do not encourage you to try this at home. We are trained professionals. Do not have your best interests at heart, or our own. Enjoy the show.

**Parks** (0:33)
Thank you.

**Joe Budden** (0:34)
You're already shooting at me, and I love you. I don't want no smoke today, but when Mona was singing the thick one, she was pointing at you. Ain't nothing wrong with it.

**Ish** (0:43)
We like the thick one.

**Parks** (0:44)
Hey, it's so hard to pick one.

**SPEAKER_5** (0:47)
How many Cs?

**Ish** (0:49)
One, just one.

**Joe Budden** (0:53)
Strong thick, too.

**Mona** (0:54)
It ain't that mushy shit.

**Ish** (0:55)
Women like thick, men do.

**Joe Budden** (0:56)
Hey, it ain't that mushy, flop thick. It's solid.

**Ish** (0:59)
Yeah, that counts, too.

**Joe Budden** (1:00)
Nah, you're looking good.

**Ish** (1:02)
You look great, boy.

**Joe Budden** (1:05)
Nothing. She complimented you, bro.

**Ish** (1:07)
Ish is not going to say a word today. Everything's On The Record.

**Mark Lamont Hill** (1:11)
So, we were...

**SPEAKER_5** (1:13)
Ish ain't saying a word.

**Mark Lamont Hill** (1:14)
He acted like he was being brought in for questioning.

**SPEAKER_2** (1:17)
Wasn't me.

**Mark Lamont Hill** (1:17)
A reporter came in.

**Ish** (1:18)
We have a reporter here, y'all. It wasn't. It wasn't.

**SPEAKER_2** (1:21)
It wasn't.

**Joe Budden** (1:22)
Audience, we have a real reporter here.

**SPEAKER_5** (1:26)
Whoa, don't do Mark like that.

**Mark Lamont Hill** (1:27)
Oh, I'm fine with that. He got a no pat on everything. But before you came in, he came in and he was kind of just milling about, you know, doing that thing.

**Joe Budden** (1:36)
That thing they reported.

**Ish** (1:37)
Exactly.

**SPEAKER_10** (1:38)
Hey, don't middle about in here.

**Mark Lamont Hill** (1:39)
And Imono started talking. Imono was talking.

**Joe Budden** (1:42)
Oh, God.

**Ish** (1:43)
About the show.

**SPEAKER_9** (1:44)
You know how we could prevent that from ever happening again? If the company told us, hey, guys, there'll be a reporter here today.

**Ish** (1:50)
Oh, that'd be good. Wouldn't that be fire?

**SPEAKER_5** (1:52)
That's an interesting proposition.

**Ish** (1:53)
That's crazy talk.

**Joe Budden** (1:54)
The company got to talk to you for you to be distinguished. The company got to talk to you for you to have some fucking class.

**Ish** (2:03)
Let them cook today. Let them cook.

**SPEAKER_10** (2:05)
Hey, hey, hey, company here.

**Parks** (2:08)
You all should try having some class.

**Mark Lamont Hill** (2:11)
That was my thing.

**Freeze** (2:13)
He slipped and paused and ain't nobody even realized it.

**Mark Lamont Hill** (2:15)
I was like, there's a strange white man walking around with a notepad. Let's not talk about shit we don't want people to know that might go and say, no, bad.

**Ish** (2:23)
I asked Ish what time it was.

**SPEAKER_10** (2:24)
Street smart people.

**Mark Lamont Hill** (2:25)
Right. But Ish, once my man said...

**SPEAKER_5** (2:28)
Everything's On The Record.

**Mark Lamont Hill** (2:29)
Everything's On The Record. Which is why I was telling y'all, if he's in the room, it's On The Record. Ish ain't said a word.

**SPEAKER_2** (2:33)
I asked Ish what time it was.

**SPEAKER_5** (2:35)
He started throwing up signs.

**Ish** (2:37)
He's got his hand on his chest.

**Mona** (2:39)
Yo, yo, yo, yo.

**Ish** (2:40)
This start breathing through his nose.

**Joe Budden** (2:45)
It's the one he needs to talk to.

**Parks** (2:46)
I think he's from New jersey.com.

**Joe Budden** (2:49)
Yeah. Come on, man.

**Ish** (2:50)
He's Mr. New Jersey. He is New jersey.com, actually. That's true.

**Mona** (2:58)
keithnewjersey.com.

**SPEAKER_10** (3:02)
He wouldn't leave the mayor's face when he was in here.

**Parks** (3:04)
Don't act shy now.

**Mona** (3:05)
Right.

**Joe Budden** (3:06)
He was all in the mayor's face begging for lots.
Now he's shy and don't want to talk. Wouldn't get out of Mayor Small's face when he was looking for them condominium buildings.

**SPEAKER_9** (3:18)
Mayor Smalls and I would talk about basketball. Unfortunately, you're not that athletic.

**SPEAKER_10** (3:22)
How many basketballs can fit in this thousand door? How many basketballs you think I can fit in this thousand door building I want to put up?

**Mark Lamont Hill** (3:31)
All right, man.

**Joe Budden** (3:32)
No, that's fire.

**Parks** (3:32)
That's fire.

**SPEAKER_10** (3:33)
It's good to see y'all.

**Joe Budden** (3:34)
Good to see y'all.

**Parks** (3:34)
How y'all doing?

**Ish** (3:35)

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