Sold Date: December 1, 2014
Start Date: November 25, 2014
Final Price: $25.00 (USD)
Seller Feedback: 2124
Buyer Feedback: 73

Joe Budden's self titled debut is all I needed to call him one of my favorite rappers. He stands out from the hip hop crowd. I love this little things he does to his sexy voice, like the way he drags it, it's creative. It also separates him from some of these other average/lame rappers, because remember...EVERYONE WANTS TO RAP NOWADAYS. He talks about some deep issues, as well as the usual drugs, sex, material things and money. But, he does not base his album on those subjects, like most. So why 3 stars and not 5? Well, Joe's production strays on the pop side, something that should not occur continuously on a rap album. Also, he has some really nice songs on here, but he also has a few fillers, something that should be expected on a RAP album with 17 tracks and one or two interludes. Why these rap artists insist on creating albums with such hefty track listings is beyond me,,,

"Pump It Up" was the song that introduced Joseph Budden to the world. Music audience enjoyed the song and were now on to Joe. I like this song but I don't feel that it is an album highlight, well, it is lyrically, but as a whole, nah. While many album intros are weird, annoying or just flat out lame, Joe does his thing! I love his intro. He's introducing his beautiful self to the world lyrically, and does a fine job. "She Wanna Know" is a nice song, but Budden sound a little too much like Ja Rule in the song. "Calm Down" is a slower tempo song about parts of Joe's life. He gets pretty deep with his listener, and most would want to take a second listen. "Walk With Me" is on the same line as "Calm Down", both being slower songs, and both being about the life of "Mouse" (Budden's nickname is Mouse because when he gets angry, his voice squeaks).

"Pusha Man", "Stand Up Nucca" and "Give Me Reason" are some of the more lame tracks on the album, though still listenable.

CONDITION: NEW
TRACK LISTING:
A1#1 Producer –  4:11A2Pump It Up Producer –  4:15A3Pusha Man Producer –  4:21A4U Ain't Gotta Go Home Producer –  4:54B1Walk With Me Producer –  6:26B2She Wanna Know Producer – Vocals –  5:02B3Survivor Producer –  4:35C1Fire Featuring – Producer –  4:21C2Ma Ma Ma Producer – Vocals –  4:24




C3Focus Producer –  5:16D1Give Me Reason Producer –  4:12D2Stand Up Nucca Producer –  3:25D3Real Life In Rap Producer –  4:29D4Porno Star Producer –  3:15


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