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Joe Budden
Hip-Hop · 2003 · 18 tracks

Joe Budden

Joe Budden

High-gloss 2000s club anthems colliding with uncomfortable, hyper-detailed diary entries. A gritty Jersey City debut that refuses to hide its scars.

July 14, 2003 · Universal

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A high-stakes battle between commercial ambition and raw, uncomfortable honesty.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks
01
Intro
2:03
02
#1
4:04
03
Pump It Up
3:44
04
Pusha Man
4:18
05
U Ain't Gotta Go Home
4:54
06
Walk With Me
5:35
07
She Wanna Know
4:25
08
Survivor
4:32
09
Fire
4:22
10
Ma Ma Ma
4:24
11
Calm Down
5:17
12
Focus
4:03
13
Give Me Reason
3:07
14
Stand Up Nucca
3:18
15
10 Mins.
10:05
16
Real Life in Rap
4:23
17
Porno Star
3:15
18
Gangsta Lean
3:53
Moments Worth Listening For
The relentless ten-minute lyrical marathon of track 15 that shifts from bravado to deep isolation.
The explosive Just Blaze horn section on Pump It Up that defined the early 2000s club sound.
The stark transition from the radio-ready Fire to the uncomfortable transparency of the later deep cuts.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Joe Budden sound next to the rest of Joe Budden's catalogue?

Confident+4.0σ

Confident saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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