I've never seen so many ignorant, misinformed, and/or gullible people congregating in 1 place. This thread is the hip-hop equivalent of those rednecks storming the capital
Easy logic blowing right by yall simple minds...
If Rory and Mal didn't ask for equity should the Podcast start earning back when they all did it for free, and be promised some, they are owed nothing. It's fine that they later asked for it, but its also fine Joe said no.
Joe created music, JoeBuddenTV, part of creating Slaughterhouse, now this Pod. Rory and Mal joined up. They helped make it blow up, but that don't make them creators. So this situation doesn't contradict all his creator talk at all.
Next, anybody comparing this podcast to a startup in equity talk should log off. Absolutely not comparable business models, plus the entertainment industry has always moved different.
Also, Joe said Rory and Mal were the ones who asked for contracts. If he obliged and was not only meeting but exceeding what was negotiated, the end. If their contracts didn't say they could see the books, he didn't need to show them the books. His Spotify issue was that his contract said they would give him data and then they didnt.
Last and most importantly, in all of Joe's flame out situations.... Complex, Spotify, etc.... he thought he deserved more and demanded more. They said no. SO HE LEFT. Rory and Mal asked for more, Joe said no, and they chose to stay and complain, and possibly conspire behind the scenes.
Where is the hypocrisy in any of this? Joe is a hypocrit for many things, but not this.
Joe has fumbled every one of these situations publicly in how he has discussed them and unnecessarily burned every bridge. But his thinking and decision making on how he has moved makes absolute sense