Joe Budden

Hip-Hop · 2003 · 18 tracks

Joe Budden

High-gloss 2000s club anthems colliding with uncomfortable, hyper-detailed diary entries. A gritty Jersey City debut that refuses to hide its scars.

It's the only album where you'll find a massive club hit and a ten-minute song about a panic attack.

A high-stakes battle between commercial ambition and raw, uncomfortable honesty.

Joe Budden · vs · Joe Budden

Confident+4.0σ

Confident saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks

01

Intro

2:03

02

#1

4:04

03

Pump It Up

3:44

04

Pusha Man

4:18

05

U Ain't Gotta Go Home

4:54

06

Walk With Me

5:35

07

She Wanna Know

4:25

08

Survivor

4:32

09

Fire

4:22

10

Ma Ma Ma

4:24

11

Calm Down

5:17

12

Focus

4:03

13

Give Me Reason

3:07

14

Stand Up Nucca

3:18

15

10 Mins.

10:05

16

Real Life in Rap

4:23

17

Porno Star

3:15

18

Gangsta Lean

3:53

Moments Worth Waiting For

The relentless ten-minute lyrical marathon of track 15 that shifts from bravado to deep isolation.

The explosive Just Blaze horn section on Pump It Up that defined the early 2000s club sound.

The stark transition from the radio-ready Fire to the uncomfortable transparency of the later deep cuts.

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