Order In The Pod: Joe Budden Makes ‘Law & Order’ Cameo

Joe Budden guest-starred on Law & Order's October 29 episode as a rapper with knowledge relevant to the investigation. He partnered with Dick Wolf's production company earlier this year to create Crime in America, a true-crime podcast that appears to have stalled. Multiple hip-hop artists including Snoop Dogg and Method Man have previously appeared on Law & Order and its spinoffs. Source: WWE / GettyJoe Budden is taking his talents from the podcast couch to scripted television. The rapper-turned-media personality popped up on Law & Order, adding another chapter to his recent interest in crime programming. As spotted on Complex, Budden appeared in the Thursday, October 29 episode of the long-running NBC series. The role didn’t require him to completely reinvent himself, either: he portrayed a rapper whose connection to the episode’s victim brings two detectives to his door.His character knows the victim through the art world and has some information that could help move the investigation along. Despite being questioned, he has an alibi and keeps his composure throughout the exchange. It’s a brief appearance, but viewers accustomed to watching Joe debate music and air out...