i LOVE joe budden .. real talk . i dont care what anyone say about him - the man is vicious. ive been sleepin on him for a minute and i got one of his cds from the station and it was off the wall so i started listening to more of his older shit and he is def. a lot more then the "Pump It Up" days ... hes been surrounded in controversay for a minute too - had beef with Method Man and a bunch of other artists but despite all that, i feel like dude is one of the hottest slept on rappers ever. i was listening to a call in he made to a radio station to discuss beef with Meth and he was talking about rappers today and how it takes so much more to be a rapper these days then ust what you spit. he was saying how you have to be able to walk right, dress right, have street cred all that - just to be a rapper and sometimes i feel like - just cuz people look good or they got a swag on em people be on they dicks despite what be coming out there mouths. Budden may be a "dirty" dude and not be all up in the lime light like that but lyrically - dude is the truth. this is probably my favorite Joe Buddens track ever. Enjoy people .....
real shit ...
Like... I used to bump into Tammy in the club (I mean a...)
Few of 'em she even helped a nigga get in.
See a person long enough you know you bound ta' get fly wit 'em
Care for 'em, be more than "Hi" and "bye" wit' 'em.
It's been a while, I can't front like I ain't phased
She was my reality check 'cause we the same age
I mean she put on a show that'chu can't stage!
She made the shit sound effortless
I was damn near in tears checkin' my messages.
I got goosebumps all over my skin
She said, "Mouse, I highly doubt that I'll ever see you again.
Hope everything is well kid
You see I'm jus' findin' out I had a brain tumor, but I never felt it.
The doctor's givin' me three weeks ta' live
Not three weeks 'till I die, that's three weeks ta' give!
I just wanna tell you that I love you an' I care
I wish you all the best throughout the rest of ya career."
An' then she broke into tears
I pressed "7", took the phone from my ears.
Sometimes the simplest of things people needed
But I ain't callback in fear of being speechless. (Oh!)
What was I to put 'er in ease wit'?
I picked a real bad time to be strategic.
I think my life's bad pickin' up the pieces
Some folk already got they appointment to see Jesus!