In an opinion piece earlier this year, I said “God Damn You, Joe Budden,” essentially expressing my frustration that Budden’s career has been so plagued by the curse of always-simmeringness, never-explodingness, when I feel that he is, as I put in then, a man who is extremely “introspective, complicated, talented and interesting”. I went so far as to suggest that someone needs to sit and pen a deep journalistic piece around him. There is a mystique around his talent, personality and career that I always thought was worth exploring.
It turns out that for now, the best way to enter the mind of Joe Budden, will be to read Enter the Mind of Joe Budden, the limited edition lyric book that he is releasing on August 10, 2010. According to the Gracie website, where you can pre-order the book, Enter The Mind of Joe Budden will give “fans a closer look at his personality and his songwriting methods”. An autographed copy of the limited edition book, only 300 are to be made, costs $30.
You can catch Joe Budden at SOBs for the book release concert on August 10, 2010 at 9:00pm. Packages are available for a VIP meet-and-greet.




MTV 25 Hottest MC List Is Not MTV 25 Hottest MC List. People Are Just Stupid.
A Rap Show That Rap Show Haters, Wouldn’t Hate: Tah Phrum Duh Bush and Coole High – Tag Team Delux Recap
New York Hip Hop: Names to Know in 2012
3rd Annual ‘Is Hip-Hop History?’ Conference to be Held Feb. 24, 25 at CCNY
David Guetta, Nicki Minaj – Turn Me On [Video Teaser]
10 Must-See Videos by New York-area Hip Hop Artists [January 2012]
The Art of ‘The Art of Lyrics’
Hired Gun ft. Qwazaar of Typical Cats – ‘The Life’
Freestyle Mondays 10 Year Anniversary, Jan. 9, 2011 [UPDATE WITH PHOTO RECAP]
Jay-Z ft. B.I.C. (Blue Ivy Carter) – Glory
Trey Songz ft. Nicki Minaj - Bottoms Up [Video]
A Hip Hop Yankee In King Austin's Court: Birthplace Magazine's SXSW Music Festival Recap [With Photos]
Shot in the Dark
DJ Megatron Killed: 106 and Park's DJ Megatron Shot and Killed in Staten Island
Nicki Minaj Fires Manager (Waka Flocka's Mother)
Top $ Raz - No Tears [Video]
'Dollar Van Demos' Films Music Videos On The Go