Cornfed Ted Is Building His Own Blueprint Across Music and Cannabis

Cornfed Ted is building his career on his own terms, and that approach shows up in both his music and his business moves. The Omaha native, now based in Los Angeles, has carved out a lane that blends independent artistry with real ownership through his cannabis brand, Ted’s Budz.

For Ted, choosing ownership over a traditional industry path was intentional. “I’ve worked with industry bigwigs… and I knew how some of these people viewed Black folks,” he says. “I refused to give part of my company to someone pretending to be an ally.” The brand also carries personal weight, named after his late grandfather. “I couldn’t live with myself if I gave part of it away,” he adds .

That same clarity applies to how he views his business. Ted’s Budz was never meant to be a backup plan. “It was never a side venture… everything I’ve done in the past 15 years was building up to this point,” he explains . It is a mindset that separates him from artists who treat outside ventures as secondary plays instead of core foundations.

Living in Los Angeles has only sharpened that mentality. “It’s a dog-eat-dog city… if you aren’t willing to take risks, it can send people right back home,” Ted says . That urgency translates into both his work ethic and his sound, which pulls directly from real-life experience.

His music is rooted in authenticity, but it is also part of a bigger picture. “The more authentic I am… I earn their trust, which also translates to brand sales,” he notes . For Ted, the artist and the entrepreneur are not separate identities. They feed into each other.

That same energy is behind Ted Fest, his growing event platform. What started from feeling overlooked has turned into something bigger. “A lot of things that have turned into blessings started from me being excluded,” he says, adding that he sees the festival reaching a much larger scale .

Right now, success for Cornfed Ted is not about numbers. It is about impact and ownership. “I’m here to show kids who look like me… own something,” he says.