![]() The Jersey City rapper had worked the mixtape circuit relentlessly, freestyling over all kinds of beats, everything from Timbaland ("Work It") to the Neptunes ("Grindin'") to the usual East Coast fare. His workmanlike presence earned him quite a reputation, among the leading mixtape DJs like Kayslay and Cutmaster C as well as among the scene itself, and led to his eventual signing by Def Jam, an increasingly conservative label that generally only deals with long-established artists. But all of this fanfare belies the fact that Budden is far from your typical East Coast rap sensation and is actually quite noncommercial. Unlike, for instance, 50 Cent, another rapper who initially made his name on the mixtape scene before debuting in 2003 with much fanfare, Budden doesn't rap about guns, drugs, or violence furthermore, he's not anyone's protégé, he's not particularly fashionable, and he's not into beefing. Yet while he's not gangsta, he's nowhere near backpack either. He raps about himself and is good-natured and often humorous, and he raps in a fluctuating, conversational flow over beats by an unknown producer who bills himself as White Boy. It's not always such a gratifying feeling, so that's where rage comes from.It's probably one of my more fun projects.In sum, Budden is one of those very few major-label rappers who is truly an anomaly, and that itself makes him noteworthy. "Rage more so was like a culmination of everything that I had endured and experienced and felt and learned from point A in my career up until now. The rapper got tangled up in a very public beef with Drake over the summer, but Budden insists he's not an angry person and that this album is about everything that has gone on in his life. We also touched on the theme of the Budden's new music. I was blown away by how different it was." Speaking to Araab's production, Budden told Complex, "It almost sounds like like an entirely different genre of music. Araab was just so talented. The New Jersey native stopped by the Complex office last month where him and the Complex team got into it about his new album, his favorite TV shows, and more. Produced entirely by AraabMUZIK, the 11-track album features guest appearances from Tory Lanez, Fabolous, Joell Ortiz, Stacy Barthe, Jazzy, and Emanny. Joe Budden announced the release date for his new album by jumping out of a plane with Complex and now his highly-anticipated project, Rage & the Machine, is here in full. ![]()
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