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Lil' Mo) 4:24 ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² 08 Survivor 4:32 ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß 09 Fire (feat. Busta Rhymes) 4:21 ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ 10 Ma Ma Ma (feat. 112) 4:24 ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² 11 Calm Down 5:16 ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý 12 Focus 4:02 Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß 13 Give Me Reason 3:07 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß 14 Stand Up Nucca 3:18 ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ 15 10 Mins 10:04 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² 16 Real Life In Rap 4:23 ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ 17 Porno Star 3:13 ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ release notes ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Ask Joe Budden what was the rap record Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß that changed his life and he laughs. All ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß of them. Ive been doing hip-hop since I ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ was 10. I was raised with hip-hop. This ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² is my destiny. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Joes destiny is now your reality with ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the release of one of the most talked ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ about debuts in years. ----- is no ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² frills,hip-hop that doesnt rely on ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý gimmicks and formula to get the job Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß done: just a wicked beat and ingenious ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß flow. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Joe describes the first single, Drop ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Drop, as being a combination of West ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Coast bounce and east coast lyrical ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß sharpness. Its catchy, Joe offers, a ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ good club record and I like it. Another ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² hot record is Get Right Wit Me which ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý fans might have first heard on Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß mixtapes. That song caught a little buzz ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß in New York and some other areas, Joe ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ modestly explains. Its another feel good ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² song. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Feel good songs and club bangers are ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß certainly part of his arsenal but theres ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ more to Joe Budden. A lot of artists keep ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² their art and personal lives separate. I ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý cant do that. Rap is more therapeutic Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß for me. Whatever Im going through or ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß feeling I put that into a song. Such is ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ the case with moody cuts like Survivor ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² or Walk With Me, which document the ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ changes Joe has undergone since making ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² the move from the street corner to the ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß record industry. I want to be multi- ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ faceted, Joe says. I got club songs, I ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² got girl songs. But a lot of my songs ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý are personal. Helping to keep his songs Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß personal and devoid of formulaic beats ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß is his producer Dubbe, one of the core ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ members of Joes production unit, On Top. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Most of Joes album was produced by On ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Top and sticking with his boys was ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² crucial. Im not really into having a ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß lot of big names producers on the album. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ Im not putting out a compilation and I ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² want to give people more of me, as ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý opposed to me and this established Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß artist. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Joe has been a fixture on the highly ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² competitive mix tape circuit, appearing ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ on compilations of nearly every major ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² DJ including street slingers DJ Clue, ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Kay-Slay, Cutmaster Cee and Green ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ Lantern. In fact it was the buzz from ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² those mixtapes, chiefly a sizzling ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý freestyle on a Lil Mo/Fabolous cut, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß that helped Joe nab his deal with Def ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß Jam. ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Born In Spanish Harlem, Joe Budden ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ lived in Queens till he was 11 and ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² from there moved to Jersey City, which ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß he still calls home. . The middle child ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ of 3 boys, Joe heard music in his home, ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² (his dad is a multi instrumentalist), ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý and on the streets. He absorbed the Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß songs of old school legends like Rakim, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Kool G Rap. Krs-One, and Queens natives ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Run DMC and LL Cool J and by the time he ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² turned 16 Joe had decided to take his ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ love of hip hop and his burgeoning ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² skills to another level. I went on a ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß total rampage in my area. If there was a ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ cipher on the corner, or a show I was ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² there. After a while it became common ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý knowledge in my neighborhood that I was Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß aiight and my confidence grew. So much ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß so that Joe started hitting local studios ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ and getting on mixtapes, doing it for ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² the love and as means of expression. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Soon low-level industry types started ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß buzzing around, filling his head with ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ American Idol worthy dreams. The ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² prospects of fame excited the ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý 17-year-old but nothing came of any of Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß the promises and so Joe just persevered ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß and honed his craft. In 2001 everything ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ changed as one of Joes self produced CDs ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² made its way to Cutmaster Cee, who ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ passed it along to Webb of Desert ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Storm. Impressed with what hed heard ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Webb offered Joe and On Top the ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ financial freedom to stay in the studio ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² and concentrate on making mixtapes. It ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý was only a matter of time before the Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß really big guns caught wind of what Joe ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß was spitting and offered him the chance to ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ shine on his own album. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Ask Joe what he wants people to walk ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² away with after checking out--- and he ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß replies, A better feel of me. Not to ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ feel me like Im an artist but that Im a ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² regular person. On mixed tapes my ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý moniker was Regular Joe and I want Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß people to know that Im regular and down ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß to earth and also very serious about what ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ I do. 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