Both were critically acclaimed with Complex retrospectively naming Mood Muzik 2 as one of the best mixtapes of all time. While on Def Jam, Budden released two mixtapes, Mood Muzik: The Worst of Joe Budden on December 9, 2003, and Mood Muzik 2: Can It Get Any Worse? on December 26, 2005.
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Label issues, Mood Muzik series (2003–2008) Kelly produced song, Clubbin by Marques Houston, which peaked at No. Budden made a remix featuring Paul Cain and Fabolous, which appeared on the latter's mixtape, titled More Street Dreams, Pt. 18 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and No. Its second single, " Fire (Yes, Yes Y'all)", featuring guest vocals by American rapper Busta Rhymes, peaked at No. 8 on the US Billboard 200, selling 95,000 units in its first week, and going on to sell over 420,000 copies in the United States.
On June 10, 2003, Budden released his eponymous debut studio album Joe Budden. The song received a Grammy Award nomination for the Best Male Rap Solo Performance at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards. The song was also featured on soundtracks for hit movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and You Got Served (2004), as well as the video games Madden NFL 2004, Def Jam Vendetta, Def Jam Fight for NY, where Budden appeared as a playable character. 38 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, No. 16 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, as well as its Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart at No. The song, produced by Just Blaze, was a commercial success, charting at No. On May 8, 2003, Budden released " Pump It Up" as the lead single for his upcoming album. He first gained attention through the promotional single "Focus", which spent seventeen weeks on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at No. In 2001, he teamed up with producer Dub-B, also known as White Boy, and began releasing his first mixtapes and demos, one of which ended up in the hands of Hot 97 radio host and Desert Storm Records label head DJ Clue.Ĭareer Breakthrough, self-titled debut (2002–2003) īudden quickly became a mixtape fixture, and secured a major deal with Def Jam Recordings in 2002. With his son on the way, Budden began taking music more seriously. Budden did not earn his diploma, and fathered a child with an older woman by the age of 20. After an emotional confrontation with his mother, Budden voluntarily went into rehab on July 3, 1997, in exchange for him being allowed to attend his senior prom.
After returning to Jersey, he began using drugs, developing an addiction to angel dust. īudden was a troubled youth and sent to Laurinburg Institute, a boarding school in North Carolina, where he began to hone his skills as a rapper. Budden's father was absent from his life during his childhood, a subject he would later address in his music. He moved to Jersey City, New Jersey, at the age of thirteen with his mother and older brother, where he attended Lincoln High School.
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