Former rapper Joe Budden recently disclosed how he dodges the “strip club tax.” On November 24, Budden sat down for a chat with Jim Jones on his podcast. The 45-year-old former rapper spoke about inflation and how he tackles the “strip club tax.”
Joe Budden addresses the issue of ‘strip club tax’
Joe Budden expressed his concern over the “strip club tax” on his Artist 2 Artist chat with Jim Jones. The “Pump It Up” rapper addressed the plight of today’s hip hop artists and rappers and referred to it as a “high-risk” gig. Jones agreed and replied, “I still stand on that, rap is the most dangerous job in the world.”
Budden continued, “As a rapper, because you are famous, it’s just madness wherever you go.” The “Walk With Me” rapper added, “And then you are going to have to pay your label 10 percent interest on whatever money you got. Like, who sells this? And who is like ‘Yeah, sign me up’? Are you kidding me?”
Continuing his point, Budden remarked, “I bring my own ones to the strip club. I come in there with my own bag, or bags sometimes, because of how they tax you in the strip club.”
Jones responded, “They’re definitely taking, like, $8 to $10 off every $100 pack.” Budden then corrected him by stating, “No! They’re taking $20 to $30 off every $100 pack.”
The “Goodbye” hitmaker elaborated, “It’s inflation. They went up (tariffs). Then you’re going to hit the ATM, they’re gonna bang you there. It’s too many different ways. Then you’re gonna get food. Then the alcohol is not real alcohol, and they tax you on that.”
Budden continued, “When, as adults, do we, as wealthy adults, say, ‘You know what? Nah!’” Jones agreed and suggested calling it “financial mastering” instead of the Budden-coined term, “financial literacy.”
