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A person can change a lot in six years, and that’s how long it’s been since Joe Budden dropped his studio debut. Last week, the New Jersey emcee stepped into the Booth for an exclusive interview with our own DJ Z, and, in fielding a question from one of our readers, he stated that the Padded Room record that best exemplifies his artistic growth since his first LP’s drop is In My Sleep. After hearing the record, now the album’s second official single, it’s easy to see why the emcee chose it – over a chilled-out, synth-laced beat by The Klasix, Budden uses a troubled night as the springboard for a series of dreamy, lyrically-driven verses brimming with cinematic metaphor, creating a cut that will take several listens to fully digest. This self-reflective single serves up plenty of food for thought, and should whet fans’ appetites for the full album, set to finally drop next Tuesday, the 24th.
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What I was hoping for from Budden. Solid track, still think "The Future" with Game is better. But one thing is for sure, you can always count on Joe to give you solid lyrics that you can actually understand, along with some crazy production. 4 for lyrics.
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| Posted on Feb 18, 2009 |
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I like this song but I feel that it started out to quick...but I feel that the production isn't what he wanted to stand out here. Lyrically, this song is amazing, but I do recommend listening to it a couple of times. It's about time Joe's album is here...
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| Posted on Feb 18, 2009 |
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Solid i like it
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| Posted on Feb 18, 2009 |
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Joe is a monster. He was right when he told me this track was his best in years... its everything you'd come to expect from him: lyrical content, intense delivery, passion.
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| Posted on Feb 18, 2009 |
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Funny story... I became a big fan of Joey when he 1st came onto the scene with "Pump it up". But that's not the funny part. Before i even heard a Joe Budden song, He had a character on a video game called Def Jam Vendetta, he was the best player on the game. I always played with him, So when I heard his song i was like "My N!GG@"!!! I thought it was funny... Anywho...
The track is Joey at his finest. Spitting fire with no hooks... |
| Posted on Feb 18, 2009 |
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I just still can't make up my mind with Budden yet
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| Posted on Feb 18, 2009 |
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| Posted on Feb 18, 2009 |
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Good
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| Posted on Feb 18, 2009 |
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Joey scared me for a minute, the song started off mad weird, he was sounding like he was tryna do a mainstream record, but he came back to the regular budden atraight 32's no hook. haha he will never be mainstream and thas cool wit me. beat is aight
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| Posted on Feb 18, 2009 |
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Joe sets it off over this engaging instrumental, & body's his verses .... 3.5
@ J Worthy : Yeah I know wat u sayin .... I was bumpin to 'Walk With Me' played down at the ending credits.... way b4 i heard 'Pump It Up' |
| Posted on Feb 18, 2009 |
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Fair
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| Posted on Feb 18, 2009 |
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Damn this is heavy... I'm like left to ponder. Not a common feeling after a song of any genre. Thanks for this one Budden and rich.
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| Posted on Feb 18, 2009 |
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HAHA I think this snap samples Flashing Lights by Kanye West a little bit. Just listen to it @ 0:57 the little sample starts. And his flow changes.
I ain't feeling this his lyrics are kinda wack and the way he waits on the beat to spit (example: win....dows, nypmh....o) sounds amateur. |
| Posted on Feb 18, 2009 |
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beats tight...
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| Posted on Feb 18, 2009 |
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Fire...
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| Posted on Feb 18, 2009 |
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Lyrics are always good from Joey, this don't disappoint, well his tracks never disappoint he's always consistent but you know what i mean :) I like it! I can't wait till that albem drops, I'm deffinatly getting it!
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| Posted on Feb 18, 2009 |
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wow this is a nice deep track ..... killa smooth on this with a tight a$$ classy beat ..... cant help but get that banga feelin
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| Posted on Feb 18, 2009 |
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Its a pretty solid song from Joe, but i prefer the other track 'The Future' to thi
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| Posted on Feb 18, 2009 |
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Three for Lyrics, but this song was boring.
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| Posted on Feb 18, 2009 |
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This is hot. Crazy production.
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| Posted on Feb 19, 2009 |
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Loved his first album and am looking foward to this although I think he might have sacrificed a little swagger for more lyricism (yes, thats normally a good thing, but Budden's main appeal back THEN was his swagger) and now I feel like hes more comparable to a lupe fiasco or something. Not sure what to expect from his next album. This songs good but can't see myself listening to it more than once.
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| Posted on Feb 19, 2009 |
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INSANE.
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| Posted on Feb 19, 2009 |
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Decent track from Jo but im really feelin his song with game future!!
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| Posted on Feb 19, 2009 |
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This is a cool concept and he kept me interested wit his story in the beginning and the lyricism. The production really set the mood, but No hook did make it seem to drag on a bit tho... I def was thinkin the same thing as frozilla33. The lyrisism is great and I love it, but I do miss that different swagga he had back then. If he can mix the two, which i'm sure he can, it would be off the chain.
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| Posted on Feb 19, 2009 |
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He spits out so many words so fast but if you stop and listen he's actually got a message to his madness. The beats good and all but i could only listen to this so many times...it sounds the same all the way through.
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| Posted on Feb 20, 2009 |
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Joe is hungry man, and always displays it in his music. Everything he spits is the raw, uncut TRUTH. Budden is deffinetly the most slept on, and they put rappers like wayne as the best rapper alive? gotta be a joke..you cant compare budden to any other artist. givin this a 5, JERZ STAND UP!
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| Posted on Feb 25, 2009 |
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it starts almost like future with the "Baby girl". Joe sounds almost the same with all his songs. I listen to this more than once, and i still can't feel it. but my fav is the future with the game. I'm not a deep person on the level joe is i guess, when it comes to songs like that. im a deep person already in life, so when i want to listen to music i prefer upbeat songs to take my mind off my problems, or life to clear my head. it's just the opposite for me as a listener. whereas joe likes to use his lyrics as a "psychiatrist couch". He doesn't per se like upbeat club songs as such because he believes in his mind that these songs doesn't reflect the true meaning of life. He reminds me of opera singers(because they sing about deep issues, and you need an interpreter to tell you what the whole play was about) and philosphical men like aristotle, hippocrates in their search for the true meaning of life.
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| Posted on Mar 01, 2009 |
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| Posted on Jun 07, 2010 |
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I went to see a virgin wit aids, yeah ithought about smashin that/
yeah ass was fat. So appealin: tatto on her innner thigh sayin she doin betta then she was feelin c'mon mane Joey you that nigga lol |
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