This is the 8th solo album of his I have and his Slaughterhouse Group album, and never does he disappoint...
2003 "Joe Budden" (4/4.5 stars)
2005 "Mood Music" (4.5 stars)
2006 "Mood Music 2" (4.5 stars)
2007 "Album Before the Album" (4/4.5 stars)
2008 "Mood Music 3" (5 stars)
2009 "Padded Room" (5 stars)
2009 "Escape Route" (4.5/5 stars)
2009 "Slaughterhouse" group album (4.5 stars)
Only been a little over a year since his last album was released and this was his 4th album in a 21 month period, and everyone was a classic or near classic album, and further solidifies his stance to me as one of the best and most consistent to ever get on the mic, and I hope with each album he drops Def Jam gets more and more disappointed for screwing him over and holding him back. This one has only 11 songs on it, so it's rather short compared to most of his work. Of the 11, 3 are classics, 2 are near classics, 5 are good, and only 1 is ok. Production is nice as well. J Cardim does 6 of the 11, Parks Valley & Beewirks each do 2, and Megaman & Zalecky do the other 1. Guests are minimal, like he laways does, rapping on 3 and doing the hook on 1 song. A great album to have from a great rapper !!
#1 - 10 (CLASSIC -- deeper song with nice beat)
#2 - 9.5 (tight beat)
#3 - 10 (f/ Fabolous, Lloyd Banks & Royce da 5'9 -- very tight lyrics by all 4)
#4 - 10 (f/ Emanny -- deeper song with tight beat)
#5 - 9.5 (another nice beat and deeper song)
#7 - 7.5
#8 - 8 (f/ Joell Ortiz)
#10 - 9 (f/ Crooked I -- another deep song, nice beat)
#11 - 8.5
#12 - 9 (deeper song)
#13 - 9 (another deep, personal song)
Joseph Anthony Budden -- b. 8/31/80 -- Jersey City, NJ
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