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The next part of the verse deals with his relationship with Def Jam, which would go on to become tumultuous following this album. Seeing Joe reconcile with his son has been one of the highlights of seeing him mature in front of our eyes. Tell me to relax, I ain’t know no better straight out of rehabīut we was wrong for each other, Angie I grown some” I don’t know what she’s teaching Trey but everday he get olderĪngie’s bitter and feel like now that I’m successful I owe herĬause she would hold me so tight when I was ready to relapse
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If she was ready for a child of if her ass had an ulterior motive “If you met my baby moms would you notice He reveals some of the issues he has with his baby mother, and we even get a mention of his son Trey On the second verse, many of the themes that we have heard from Joe both as a rapper and a personality crop up. Another gloomy beat, asks listeners to come and walk with him as he laments on the paranoia following his signing, from old friends and long lost family members trying to get on, to the suspicion he was going through his old hood, as more and more people begin to recognize him. After the intro, the next song that stood out to was Walk With Me. Someone told me he could get me a copy and got me a bootleg of the album. I remember first listening to this album, I didn’t know anything about Joe, beyond his appearance on Def Jam Vendetta. What followed this was 14 more songs, some of club songs, some girl songs, but what stood out to me was the introspective tracks. “The time is finally near, it’s getting closer I’m finally scared,” Instead of opening with an upbeat, punchline heavy track, Intro featured a brooding track with moody guitars with the opening lines exhibiting the honesty that Joe would become known for
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Those who picked up the album based on the freestyles and singles might have been surprised by what they heard. His next single, Pump It Up, was a smash… His freestyles gained attention from iconic record label Def Jam, who put his street single Focus on the classic game Def Jam Vendetta. Joe’s debut album came hot off the heels of a mixtape run, started off on DJ Clue tapes then expanding. This was a purely superficial comparison, as sometimes the only connection between 50 and those artists was mixtapes. Freeway was the Roc’s, Cassidy was Ruff Ryders’ and Joe Budden was Def Jam’s. In a post Get Rich or Die Tryin world, journalists described everyone as their label’s answer to 50 Cent. His twice-weekly podcast is one of the first outlets people to turn to when they want to hear discussion on the latest happenings in hip-hop But in 2003, Joe Budden was an up and coming rapper releasing his debut album. In 2019, Joe is one of the most influential people in the world of hip-hop. This line uttered by Jadakiss for a long time described one of my personal top 5, Joe Budden. “Top 5 dead or alive, and that’s just off one LP”