Everyday Struggle is an online series created by Complex Media. The show is hosted by DJ Akademiks and Joe Budden, and is moderated by Nadeska Alexis. The show revolves around conversations between Akademiks and Budden about various topics and current events in *hip hop *, with Alexis serving as a moderator that helps to keep the conversations between the two focused. Episodes sometimes feature guests, usually Rappers, who come onto the show to participate in conversations with the hosts. ^[1]

Episodes of Everyday Struggle focus on conversations between Budden and Akademiks.

The two are notable for having varied perspectives in hip hop, with Budden having more knowledge regarding older and more traditional rappers, in contrast with Akademiks, who is more familiar with the newer crop of artists.

The show has also been notable due to Budden's brash and abrasive nature.

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The show garnered significant online attention after an episode aired featuring rapper Lil Yachty. In the episode, co-host Joe Budden was visibly frustrated and extremely combative when speaking with Yachty, often raising his voice and at one point even calling one of Yachty's statement "bullshit". ^[2] Yachty was originally invited to the show because Budden took offense to

the rapper's style and actions, claiming that he was "trolling" hip hop.

^[3] The conversation covered a range of topics, but the two notable topics that many people focused on were the fact that Yachty claimed to not know if he was signed to a 360 deal , and Budden took offense to Yachty's statement that he was always happy. The interview quickly went viral on the internet, with many Twitter users posting memes of Budden.