Joe Budden first gained recognition as a rapper with his 2003 top 40 single "Pump It Up" and as a member of the hip hop supergroup Slaughterhouse.
34 Facts About Joe Budden
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Joe Budden has been described as "the Howard Stern of hip-hop".
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Joe Budden was born to Joseph Joe Budden and Fay Southerland on August 31,1980, in the East Harlem neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, New York City, New York.
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Joe Budden 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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Joe Budden's father was absent from his life during his childhood, a subject he would later address in his music.
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Joe Budden 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.
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Joe Budden did not earn his diploma, and fathered a child with an older woman by the age of 20.
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Joe Budden quickly became a mixtape fixture, and secured a major deal with Def Jam Recordings in 2002.
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On May 8,2003, Joe Budden released "Pump It Up" as the lead single for his upcoming album.
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The song was featured on soundtracks for hit movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious and You Got Served, as well as the video games Madden NFL 2004, Def Jam Vendetta, Def Jam Fight for NY, where Joe Budden appeared as a playable character.
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Joe Budden made a remix featuring Paul Cain and Fabolous, which appeared on the latter's mixtape, titled More Street Dreams, Pt.
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In late 2003, Budden featured on the R Kelly produced song, Clubbin by Marques Houston, which peaked at No 39 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and at No 15 on the UK BPI charts.
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On May 25,2005, Joe Budden released "Gangsta Party" featuring Nate Dogg as the album's first single.
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The Growth was eventually shelved and Joe Budden was released from Def Jam.
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In December 2007, Joe Budden signed a multi-album deal with Amalgam Digital, His first release on the label was Mood Muzik 3: The Album on February 26,2008, a retailed version of his mixtape Mood Muzik 3: For Better or for Worse, released previously on December 15,2007.
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On October 28,2008, Joe Budden released his third studio album, Halfway House, exclusively in digital format.
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On October 26,2010, Joe Budden released Mood Muzik 4: A Turn 4 the Worst.
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On October 16,2012, Joe Budden released "She Don't Put It Down", featuring Lil Wayne and Tank.
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On February 5,2013, Joe Budden released No Love Lost, which debut at No 15 on the Billboard 200 selling 30,000 copies in its first week.
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On July 12,2014, Joe Budden participated in Total Slaughter, a rap battle event opposing Hollow Da Don, a top rap battler and influencer in battle rap.
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In February 2015, Joe Budden began releasing a weekly podcast with Rory Farrell and Marisa Mendez, then known as I'll Name This Podcast Later.
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On October 16,2015, Joe Budden released his seventh studio album, All Love Lost, to universal acclaim from critics.
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Joe Budden announced his last solo tour dates on May 16,2016.
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On July 2,2016, Joe Budden released a diss track, "Making A Murderer Part I", primarily aimed at Canadian rapper Drake, although he takes shots at Meek Mill in the song.
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Joe Budden later explained that the diss was not personal, done for the competition and sport, and that he has no gripe with either artist.
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Joe Budden walked off set and a momentary standoff occurred between himself and the group.
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On May 14,2018, Joe Budden announced a partnership with Sean Combs and his media company Revolt, creating and producing the talk show State of the Culture, which premiered on September 10,2018.
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On February 3,2021, Joe Budden announced that he is bringing exclusive content from his podcast to crowdfunding service Patreon.
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Joe Budden's oldest son, Joseph Budden III, was born on May 11,2001, when Budden was 20 years old.
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In 2010, a warrant for Joe Budden was issued by the Hudson County, New Jersey Sheriff's Office for unpaid child support.
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Joe Budden's second son, Lexington, was born on December 15,2017, to Budden and model and video vixen Cyn Santana.
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On March 30,2012, Joe Budden spent a night in jail and missed a Slaughterhouse concert in his home town over a $75 parking ticket.
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In 2014, Joe Budden turned himself in to police following allegations he assaulted his girlfriend and stole her cell phone, and appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court on charges of assault, grand larceny and robbery.
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Joe Budden has admitted to having an addiction to PCP and later MDMA, but has been off drugs and publicly spoken out against their use.