In ninth grade, I clocked a chick with an open-handed slap. A youth group I was with went on a field trip to a Braves game and, to make a longer story short, she poured a soda on me. What started out as teenage horseplay ended with a poor, reflex reaction on my part. Needless to say, the three hour bus ride back from Georgia to Tennessee was a long one filled with me exasperatingly pleading my case, ribbing from peers and subsequent apologies. Read the rest of this entry »

No ex-girlfriends were harmed in the making of this track.

On May 17, Joe Budden will release Mood Muzik 4.5: The Worst Is Yet To Come. How does this differ from MM4, you ask? Seven brand new songs allowing an even more in-depth trip into the erratic personality of a man who never met a video vixen he couldn’t smash, break up with and make a song about. Read the rest of this entry »

“For anything to work, y’all, trust is a must, And I learned, gotta let a mutt be with a mutt, So I dead that b*tch and though the shit’s been over, Some situations don’t end without closure.”

Regular Joe delivers what’s been tabbed as the final piece in his “Ordinary Love Sh*t” musical saga. For six minutes, Budden goes for broke, finding yet another female – Esther Baxter playing perpetrator here – to unload on and baring it all in detailed fashion. Tahiry and fat asses, “Percocet and muscle relaxers in a napkins,” Derrick Ward and abortions? Another failed video chick experiment? How many times can you keep falling for the same sh*t, Joe? I’ll go on record to say he wouldn’t have this problem if he quit picking out his lovers from his BlackMenDigital subscription.

Still, I pray he doesn’t. Otherwise we would get these pain and misery rhymes, from rap’s Edgar Allen Poe.

Joe Budden – “Ordinary Love Shit Pt. 3 (Closure)”

Related: Joe Budden Airs Esther Baxter On Power 105.1 [RR]

Previously: Joe Budden – “Ordinary Love Sh*t (Pt. 2)”

After enjoying newfound commercial success with his “Oh Canada” single last year, longtime underground Canadian emcee Classified is out to prove he’s not a one-hit wonder, especially with 13 albums already under his belt. On Handshakes and Middle Fingers, his 14th LP (second as a major), Classified assures everyone that nothing about him has changed, save for a few more opportunities. Read the rest of this entry »

It’s not “Ordinary Love Sh*t Pt. 3,” but will hold over until then. Upon listening to this track, two unique thoughts came to mind. The first being Joey’s ability to channel so much aggression on records. While Twitter and his occasional YouTube videos offer momentary glimpses into the life of one of Hip-Hop’s most enigmatic rappers, Read the rest of this entry »

Jay and Nas left the past in the past. Shaq and Kobe eventually won co-ownership of the NBA All-Star. The saying “bros before…” You know what, nevermind, I’ll stop before we’re accused of being misogynistic and supporters of child endangerment. Saigon and Joe Budden once had a nasty war of the words a few years back stemming from reasons I cannot truly recall at this moment. Read the rest of this entry »

Artistically speaking, professional progression often times comes at the expense of personal regression. Joe Budden continues his swan dive into the deepest secrets of his love life with the continuation of what has the makings of an incredibly personal series Read the rest of this entry »

Joe Budden’s music has always provided a gateway into what most others consider the private sector of their lives. From his back and forth with Angie, to the Tahiry era, to whatever he had with Somaya Reece to his current day love interest Esther Baxter, these relationships have all been the inspiration for quality music at some point. Mood Muzik 5 may be months away – or never – but “Ordinary Love Sh*t (Pt. 1)” has the credentials to associate itself with the series. Read the rest of this entry »

The various tidbits in the soundtrack of life are composed of your everyday choices. With menthol thoughts and incoherent whispers, Mr. Joseph Budden has led us to believe that his days on this earth consists of somber tones and keys that don’t play past #G. When you take a turn for the worst, right after going two blocks down terrible, confession and soul-searching is a must and our tragic hero Joe Budden looks to travel down the path of the righteous and remove the wool from over his eyes and glue it on his boots. Read the rest of this entry »

– Tins traced “The Evolution Of Mood Muzik,” right on the heels of Budden’s Mood Muzik 4 release.

– The NBA season is early so here are “12 Things To Watch” as well as a look back @ Jordan, Kobe…Shawn Kemp as well as other “Influential Missed Opportunities.” Read the rest of this entry »

It has always been said that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. However in Joe Budden’s case, one’s man personal tribulations have resulted in that same man’s professional growth and a legion of fans’ unabashed acceptance.

The year 2003 was ultimately a gift and a curse for Jersey City’s finest. Read the rest of this entry »

Your weekend listening material is here with Budden’s latest Mood Muzik: A Turn 4 The Worst. Read the rest of this entry »

“Once you go through it, you’ll believe it, And you’ll never give a woman more than you want her to leave with.”

New Joey for his #MoodMuzikMondays leaks. “No Idea” is more misfit music that should keep the internet soldiers content until MM4 drops on November 9th. Read the rest of this entry »

Words by C. Paicely

“I got to know her on my sofa/I gave her my honorable discharge and she took it like a soldier.”

Yes. Mouse is back, a week later, with leak number two from his upcoming release Mood Muzik 4, and the title of this project is making more and more sense. While the first leak, “Black Cloud,” had that therapeutic and confessional mood that always seems to add to Joe Beezy’s lyrical muscle mass, “Sober Up” uses an oft-used line from Tupac’s “Hail Mary” to strike a less apologetic tone for his behavior. Read the rest of this entry »

“Fans recognized my misery uplifted me/shifted me to my epitome, guess this curse is a gift to me/maybe it’s serendipity…”

Taking interest in Mouse’s career is an exercise in going against your better judgment. Kind of like rooting for the stud receiver lining up against your favorite team, because he’s your last hope in winning a  fantasy football match-up. For whatever reason, Joey’s musical highs seems to be directly linked to his personal lows. Read the rest of this entry »