Joe Budden (album)

Joe Budden
Studio album by Joe Budden
Released June 10, 2003
Genre Hip hop, Rap
Length 75:45
Label Def Jam
Producer Nitty (exec.)
Terry Corley (exec.)
Webb (exec.)
White Boy
Just Blaze
Lofey
Joe Budden chronology
Joe Buddens
(2003)
Mood Muzik 3: The Album
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]
Spin [2]
HipHopDX [3]
Rolling Stone [4]
RapReviews.com [5]

Joe Budden is the self-titled debut album of rapper Joe Budden. It was released on June 10, 2003. Its hit single "Pump It Up" was featured in 2 Fast 2 Furious, You Got Served and Madden NFL 2004, and reached #38 in the U.S. and #13 in the UK. "Focus" was featured in Def Jam Vendetta. The album's second single, "Fire", was released in 2004 and was featured in during the party scene in the movie Mean Girls. "Walk with Me" was featured as the ending song for Def Jam: Fight for NY. Budden was a playable character in both games.

Note: All tracks produced by White Boy (and the bonus tracks) except where noted

Contents

Track listing

  1. Intro
  2. Pump It Up
  3. Pusha Man
  4. U Ain't Gotta Go Home
  5. Walk With Me
  6. She Wanna Know feat. Lil' Mo
  7. Survivor
  8. Fire feat. Busta Rhymes
  9. Ma Ma Ma feat. 112
  10. Calm Down
  11. Focus
  12. Give Me Reason
  13. Stand Up Nucca
  14. 10 Minutes
  15. Real Life in Rap
  16. Porno Star

Chart

Samples & Interpolations

Title Samples & Interpolations
"Intro"

Sample(s): "Lock and Key" as performed by Rush.

"#1"

Sample(s): "I'm Still #1" as performed by Boogie Down Productions; "The Bridge Is Over" by KRS-One; "Sound Of Da Police" by KRS-One; "Blues and Pants by" James Brown.

Interpolation(s): "Baby Let Me Take You In My Arms", written by Abrim Timon.

"Pump It Up"

Sample(s): "Soul Vibrations" as performed by Kool & the Gang.

Sample(s): "The Payback" as performed by James Brown.

"She Wanna Know"

Sample(s): "I Love You So/Never Wanna Let You Go" as performed by Love Unlimited Orchestra.

"Fire"

Interpolation(s): "Super Rappin'", written by Melvin Gover; "Whores In This House", written by Frank Ski and Al McLaran, Jr.

"Ma Ma Ma"

Interpolation(s): "Hail Mary", written by Rufus Cooper, Katari Cox, Yafeu Fula, Joseph Paquette, Tupac Shakur, Bruce Washington and Tyrone Wrice.

"Real Life in Rap"

Sample(s): "Right On Brother" as performed by The Four Tops.

Production

References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r643796
  2. ^ http://www.spin.com/reviews/joe-budden-joe-budden-def-jam
  3. ^ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.286
  4. ^ http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/joebudden/albums/album/290317/review/6067612/joe_budden
  5. ^ http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2003_06F_joebudden.html