Joe Budden Padded Room Album Review

Joe Budden Padded Room

Joe Budden’s Padded Room is the second installment in what I hope is a long career. This albums comes after Joey released a series of ‘Mood Music’ mixtapes which have gotten a lot of praise from hip hop fans.

Joe Budden Padded Room Track Listing

01. Now I Lay (produced by Blastah Beatz)
02. The Future f/ The Game (produced by Fyu-chur)
03. If I Gotta Go (produced by the Klasixs)
04. Don’t Make Me (produced by Blastah Beatz)
05. Blood On The Wall (produced by Moss)
06. In My Sleep (produced by Blastah Beatz)
07. Exxxes (produced by the Klasixs)
08. I Couldn’t Help It (produced by the Klasixs)
09. Adrenaline (produced by Dub B)
10. Happy Holidays (produced by Quan)
11. Do Tell (produced by Blastah Beatz)
12. Angel In My Life (produced by Blastah Beatz)
13. Pray For Me (produced by Versatile & Dilemma)

#1 - 9 (nice intro beat produced by Blastah Beats-Joe Budden demoing his skills)
#2 - 8.5 (f/ The Game (once his enemy) — good club track)
#3 - 7.5 Joe budden talks about his past and other topics; I’m not in love with the hook
#4 - 9 (nice uptempo track)
#5 - 9.5 (sick beat — dissin Prodigy of Mobb Deep in verse 2)
#6 - 9 (deep song with great beat; first single of Joe Budden’s Padden Room)
#7 - 9.5 (another deep song with nice beat - second single of the album; very nice video)
#8 - 8 (nice track no baseline and still good)
#9 - 9.5 (f/ Andrew “Defilippo” Hudson — tight rock n roll type beat)
#10 - 9.5 (f/ Emanny — nice beat and deep lyrics about not caring about holiday and other special days like birthdays; kind of depressing but I get it)
#11 - 9 (another track with tight beat)
#12 - 9 (nice beat and more deep lyrics)
#13 - 9.5 (one more deep song with a sick beat; reminds me a DMX song back in the day)

Overall this is a great album and is a must have for any hip hop fan. It is definately better and different from the ring tone rap that has been coming out lately.