What would the point of making up his crews be?? People are so concerned about him having fake crews, but what does it matter? All the plays come from Budin, and they all count for/against his own record, regardless of what crew. What would the point of making up crews be? Marketing "ploy"? What would that be? Most people follow all of Budin's plays, regardless of what crew they come from. There's probably very few people who only play certain crews. So why would he bother with crews?
actually yes it is a marketing ploy, and people do follow certain crews, budin even released a baltimore crew pick, stating that their record at the time was great on 50 dime and above releases, even if only 1 person falls for the marketing concept, its another sale of the pick.