Joe Budden

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Joe Budden

Background information
Birth name	Joseph Budden
Origin	Spanish Harlem, New York, United States
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Occupation(s)	Rapper
Years active	2003 – present
Label(s)	Amalgam Digital^{[citation needed]}

Joseph Anthony Budden is an American rapper, born in Spanish Harlem, New York City.

1 Music career
2 Feud with Jay-Z
3 Discography
- 3.1 Albums
- 3.2 Singles
4 Awards and nominations
5 References
6 External links

Music career

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His sole studio album release was the self titled Joe Budden which produced the 2003 summer hit "Pump It Up". Joe had been working on his second album titled The Growth since 2004, however it has suffered numerous delays, leading some^[who?] to speculate that the album is in some sort of music equivalent of development hell, though he denied this.^[1]

For the Joe Budden fans, Mood Muzik 3: The Album, will feature songs in their entirety and unreleased material, sans DJ voice overs. This will serve as a prelude to his forthcoming album entitled "Padded Room". Both releases will be exclusively distributed worldwide by Amalgam Entertainment, LLC while Amalgam Digital functions as the label.^[2]

Feud with Jay-Z

Joe Budden raised eyebrows on a remix of "Pump it Up" featuring Jay-Z where the rappers appeared to be battling each other.^[3] This has led to speculations of bad blood between the two being a factor in the constant delays his second album has suffered, since Jay-Z was the President of Joe's then parent label - Def Jam. However, both men have denied this.^[4]

On the song titled "Talk 2 Em", which leaked December 15, 2007, Budden took stabs at Jay-Z's relevance as an artist and his abilities as Def Jam president. He expressed his thoughts and feeling towards Jay-Z by claiming "No one's buying your albums but you," and, "Maybe it’s time to study your understudy."^[5]

Discography

Albums

Joe Budden (June 10, 2003)
Album Before The Album (July 17, 2007)
Padded Room (May 2008)^[6]

Singles

2003: "Pump It Up"
2003: "Focus"
2003: "Clubbin" (with Marques Houston)
2004: "Fire" (featuring Busta Rhymes)
2005: "Gangsta Party" (featuring Nate Dogg)
2006: "Crazy (remix)" (with Gnarls Barkley)
2007: "Because Of You (remix)" (with Ne-Yo)
2007: "Star Inside Of Me"
2008: "Touch & Go"

Awards and nominations

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