Budden and Doug
Are you in that mood yet? In the musical form known to the streets and industry as a mixtape emcee Joe Budden has asked that question in his series Mood Musik for the last two installments. Whatever type of emotion a person could have was transformed into songs by Budden that anyone could relate too.
Joe Budden has managed to keep himself relevant despite all the pitfalls this music industry could bring. Label drama, lyrical assaults from former friends amongst many other things has not stopped Joe from continuing on his path for greatness and the opportunity of reigniting his career is promising due to the recent release from Def Jam. He is in high demand from new labels who are more than interested in signing him to a new deal.
With that being said, Joe hasn’t been lazy. He’s been busy making a near flawless project that will set the bar for other artists putting out mixtape/albums from here on out. Now a days with the same rappers putting out trash every few weeks I could actually appreciate someone taking their time to craft something that a listener could enjoy and listen to for a long time.
Mood Musik 3 is worth the anticipation ladies and gentlemen. It is hosted by DJ On Point and is light on features, (Joell Ortiz, R&B newcomer Emany) but heavy on lyrics.
I was invited for the first listening session at a studio in New Jersey. After what I heard on a Saturday night, calling Mood Musik 3 a mixtape would be an understatement. All new original songs, no rapper A spitting over rapper B’s hit single. No recycled bars. This is nothing less than an autobiographical soundtrack of Joe Budden.
In my opinion of is one of the best albums I’ve heard in the past few years. Being that I only had a one time listen all the way through to give a song-by-song review would be unfair. I will say fans and haters alike that still understand what the essence of Hip Hop is will not be disappointed. The beats were straight head nodders and I focused to catch the words over the instrumentals. As expected MM3 has the profound lyrics his fans have come to respect as Joe leaves no stone unturned in what his life has been in the past year. He talks about the hip hop battle he missed a couple of months ago, the battle he’s currently engaged in and has a sick story telling song gone wrong that will have all hitting the rewind button. A special tribute to Stack Bundles is also included. The flow is hungry, the punchlines are crazy and the songs are so deep that you will be forced to listen again and again. Musically, the backdrop behind the bars is truly astonishing. The intoxicating productions are mostly done by newcomers Klassiks and WMS Sultan. The tracks are as brash as they are refreshing, mixing big drums with soulful sounds that truly complement Joe’s flow. This album separates true artists from just dudes who can rap, and honestly these one-dimensional cats have to step their game up. It’s not about hating on one particular coast or style of music it just comes down to recognizing true lyricism and emcees that just get in the booth and really go in. The wait was well worth it. Mood Musik 3 is scheduled to drop in December 07 and it will be distributed worldwide officially as well. You can pre order your copy at: http://www.myspace.com/mood3 -- Doug
Shout out to Crystal, DJ On Point and Dil.
Here is the official tracklisting.
1. Hiatus produced by Mellow Madness
2. Ventilation produced by Klassiks
3. Talk to Him produced by WMS Sultan
4. Warfare f/ Joell Ortiz produced by Klassiks
5. Dear Diary produced by WMS Sultan
6. Get No Younger f/E-Zo produced by Klassiks
7. Star Inside of Me f/Suzy Q produced by Dub B
8. Killa BH (skit)
9. Send Him Our Love produced by Klassiks
10. Family Reunion f/Ransom, Hitchcock, Fabolous, TBD Produced by Sha-Tek
11. 5th Gear produced by WMS Sultan
12. Rollcall produced by WMS Sultan
13. Secrets f/ Emany produced by Klassiks
14. All of Me f/ Emany produced by Klassiks
15. Folders Brother (Killa BH solo)
16. Long way to go f/Mister Probz produced by Soul Searching
17. Thall Shall Not Fall produced by Klassiks
18. Still My Hood produced by Wyks
Comments (21)
1st bitches
im somewhat waiting for this to come out
Posted by DaMack | November 19, 2007 11:58 AM
Posted on November 19, 2007 11:58
xcited, budden is da ish, too many people sleepin on him but he stay puttin out quality shit.
Posted by CiceroSuave | November 19, 2007 12:07 PM
Posted on November 19, 2007 12:07
BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR A WHILE. I KNOW THAT TRACK WITH ORTIZ IS GONNA BE CRAZY. RANSOM PUNK @$$ STILL GOT PUT ON THE MIXTAPE, NOW THATS WHAT LOYALTY IS RANSOM NOT MAKING DISS RECORDS ABOUT THE CAT THAT PUT YOU ON. MOOD 3 IS GONNA BE FIRE. COP THAT PEOPLE!!!
Posted by WOW | November 19, 2007 12:26 PM
Posted on November 19, 2007 12:26
Great write up....CANT FUCKING WAIT!!!
Posted by LowKey | November 19, 2007 1:16 PM
Posted on November 19, 2007 13:16
I can't wait to hear that shit. I heard a preciew of some songs from this mixtape on another site and so far this mixtape is deep and full of emotions. Someone needs to sign this nigga ASAP, if he doesn't get signed after this mixtape drop then he just got bad luck cus this mixtape is about to make ppl change their view of him.
Posted by Da Real Trini Boy | November 19, 2007 2:50 PM
Posted on November 19, 2007 14:50
Go get your pre-order, gotta support real music, I have all the stuff he's done in the last few months; radio interviews, freestyles, features, and diss tracks. And if they are a prediction of whats to come....look out, it's gonna be a cold December.
Posted by rrclwb | November 19, 2007 3:25 PM
Posted on November 19, 2007 15:25
MM3 gonna be a classic...cant wait
Posted by moresickaMC | November 19, 2007 3:26 PM
Posted on November 19, 2007 15:26
Cheah
is All Of Me feat Emany the All I Can Do remix?
Posted by Jay | November 19, 2007 3:27 PM
Posted on November 19, 2007 15:27
Lookin Forward 2 It....Its That On To Muuuuzik!!
Posted by WaLky cHaLky | November 19, 2007 3:32 PM
Posted on November 19, 2007 15:32
It's the Klasix for god sakes
Posted by DruCartier | November 19, 2007 6:08 PM
Posted on November 19, 2007 18:08
another classic u rap bastards
Posted by Bulls | November 19, 2007 6:16 PM
Posted on November 19, 2007 18:16
i got like 15 erections
/no homo
Posted by nycityyy | November 19, 2007 7:54 PM
Posted on November 19, 2007 19:54
You know I already got my pre-order in from his website check out the site JoeBudden.org He on there a lot to keep in touch with us fans now that is a true artist to do that! Can't wait to recieve my copy I know it will be another classic from Joey! Are you in that Mood yet? It's that ON TOP MUZIK!!!
Posted by Lil' Nello | November 20, 2007 3:11 AM
Posted on November 20, 2007 03:11
are you all proud of yourselves protecting killers of children and woman and stealing billions of dollars protecting molesters and then having them get rich covering up there crimes!! HIPHOP AS DEFINED BY ITS PEOPLE!! THANX JUST WANNA CLEAR THAT UP!! CAU
Posted by JONATHAN | November 21, 2007 11:22 AM
Posted on November 21, 2007 11:22
Joe Buddens is wack .. and def jam knows this thats why we havent seen or heard from him and probaly wont again no really duke is wack and aint nobody waitn for him to drop.... and i can tell why
Are you Looking for a deal
then Get at me www.getrichinmusic.com
Posted by Ricky Record Deal | November 21, 2007 3:53 PM
Posted on November 21, 2007 15:53
JONATHAN shut the hell up hater, no need to hate on someone you dont kno but there are real hip hop fans who wait for real hip hop shit and Joe Budden is true hip hop musician
MM3 shud be album instead of mixtape, he shud put out couple videos too, that'll be awesome
Posted by badside | November 21, 2007 6:21 PM
Posted on November 21, 2007 18:21
Just order the cd, get you a bottle of henn, lay back, and listen to this dude spit the realest shit you've ever heard! Yes, its that serious. MM2 was a gorilla, but this shit here is KING KONG!
(lol. I know that shit was corny, but who cares...)
Posted by bigmarc | November 21, 2007 8:08 PM
Posted on November 21, 2007 20:08
maaan listen anyone who could outshine Styles P, Uncle Murda(even tho he's garbage) freeway and beans in the same room at the same time is a problem, Joe Budden is the nicest n*gga out breating, point blank period, and come on we all know Gay-Z was jealous of joe and mad that he got chewed up when they had that little battle and new york did vote on hot 97 and Joe did win, come on man joe budden is wack????? are you f.ckin kiddin me?? whoever would even dare to say wack and joe budden in the same sentence is just ignorant even if you dont like him as an artist thats the most you can say but to say he's wack is just.....matter fact f*ck it nuff said man. o p.s: Jonathan you're a moron and i hope you get hit with a bottle
Posted by The Truth | November 23, 2007 4:54 PM
Posted on November 23, 2007 16:54
Joe Budden can shit on ur favorite MC period!
Posted by itstatONTOPMUSIK | November 23, 2007 9:06 PM
Posted on November 23, 2007 21:06
the album will be hot.
Posted by Mellow Madness Productions | November 29, 2007 1:15 PM
Posted on November 29, 2007 13:15
MISTER PROBZ should be spelt "Mr. Probz" and SOUL SEARCHING should be spelt "Soulsearchin". Both Are Spelt Incorrect.
www.myspace.com/mrprobz
www.myspace.com/soulsearchinprod
RESPECT
Contejous Management
Posted by Contejous | December 1, 2007 10:24 AM
Posted on December 1, 2007 10:24