# Joe Budden Makes ‘Law & Order’ Cameo as a Rapper Named Big Switty

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/joe-budden-makes-law-order-cameo-as-a-rapper-named-big-switty/
- Published: 2026-10-31T00:23:19+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-31T01:51:47+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/culture/tv-film/joe-budden-law-and-order-cameo-rapper-big-switty-1236371484/

## Key points

- Joe Budden plays rapper Big Switty on Law & Order.
- His character is questioned over a murder investigation.
- Budden also co-hosts a true-crime podcast with Dick Wolf.

## Summary

Joe Budden made a guest appearance in the Law & Order episode “Property”, playing Big Switty, a rapper caught up in a murder investigation. The cameo links his television work with a true-crime podcast he co-hosts with series creator Dick Wolf.

Detectives find a voicemail in which Big Switty threatens art broker Andrew Carson. Budden’s character says he paid $300,000 for an Egyptian mask he believes is fake, then shares information about Carson’s girlfriend; he also gives detectives an alibi, saying he was at dinner with his manager and lawyer at 9.30pm. Crime in America premiered on 11 August and was four episodes into its first season at the time of the article, with weekly coverage of cases making national headlines.

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