Joe Budden Says Megan Thee Stallion’s New Album First Week Sales Seems Fishy

Joe Budden Says Megan Thee Stallion’s New Album ‘Megan: Act II’ First Week Sales Is Fishy

Megan Thee Stallion’s latest project ‘Megan: Act II’ is undoubtedly a success, but the numbers seem questionable according to Joe Budden.

The Hip Hop critic and commentator discussed the success of the Houston native’s newest release during the latest episode of his podcast.

“The numbers to me act as the stock report. I big up Tyler because it’s not an artist thing. When we start talking numbers, we’re not talking artistry anymore,” Joe said on whether the value of album sales has any standing with regard to the quality of music.

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Budden then brought up Meg’s latest album numbers. “For me, I see the play on the blackboard, but the numbers is gonna tell what is and what’s not or why aren’t they being manipulated. If we putting you on everything spoken.”

He continued, “If we tapping you to host the awards, we giving you the commercials, we putting you everywhere feasible, somebody that spent something to do with this is gonna want to see a number come back. It tells a story.”

According to him, it shows “whoever is on your team is not looking for their payday from the music aspect of what’s going on.”

The 44-year-old then clarified that “numbers are not a reflection of artistry and quality of music.” He however praised Tyler, the Creator for being so successful without too many tricks.

This isn’t the first time Budden has been critical of Megan Thee Stallion. Back in August, he questioned her story about being shot by Tory Lanez, claiming he thinks the Toronto star is innocent.