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Now I Lay - Joe Budden



     
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I'd like to welcome everybody to the bedroomPump it up if you came to get it krunk
With a dame and shit that's drunk
You came to get it on
That's when it all got started, I meanBack then I wasn't so cold hearted
With every stanza came an extravaganza
For every question he got one less answer
I was tryin' to be more than coolNah, it was before that, maybe boarding school
That was back when I would want to danger myself
Maybe it was just to entertain myself
I don't need help, I could change myself
Fuck y'all, I ain't got to explain myselfDeath's around the corner, I could hear his footsteps
Does he think that I'm the only nigga in the hood left?
So tell any listener of mine
For twenty eight years been a prisoner of the mind of mineNow I lay me down to sleep and I
I pray the Lord my soul to keep, if I
If I should die before I wake, then what
I pray the Lord my soul to take, I meanNow I lay me down to sleep and I
I pray the Lord my soul to keep, if I

If I should die before I wake
I pray the Lord my soul to takeWelcome everybody into the brain of a self proclaimed sinner
Even when he can't win, that nigga won't surrender
Bulls fault, put the wheels in motion
I felt every emotion except devotionMessage in a bottle in the bottom of the ocean
But I can't swim, damn it I can't win
So I don't care how you rate me
It'd take a long time to evaluate meSo if this be the last time you hear me
Just know I got a loved one near me
Please don't cry, let a eye get teary
A nigga good, finally I'm somewhere care freePast is frightenin' but the futures scary
And I'm gettin' to the point that I fear me
In a class all alone, don't compare me
But a, blame God, this is where he steered meNow I lay me down to sleep and I
I pray the Lord my soul to keep, if I
If I should die before I wake, then what
I pray the Lord my soul to take, I meanNow I lay me down to sleep and I
I pray the Lord my soul to keep, if I
If I should die before I wake
I pray the Lord my soul to takeThey tell me that eyes is the window to a mans soul
So if you happen to see a nigga gain control
And I turned to deaf ear
To any nigga anybody that'll get my head clearWhy shake the dice if you never gon' roll?
I told 'em that the straight-jacket can't hold 'em
I ain't psycho, don't belittle me now
It's just the title 'cause they couldn't figure me outIf you give a damn when shit hits the fan
Please know anything' I ever did a nigga planned
Tryin' to [Incomprehensible], high as ever
So learned how to lie to a lie detector
Still I'm damagedThey say if you stay in that boat long enough
You'll see where the land is
So I'm right where I need to be
Please believe it, believe it, please
Let's get on our knee'sNow I lay me down to sleep and I
I pray the Lord my soul to keep, if I
If I should die before I wake, then what
I pray the Lord my soul to take, I meanNow I lay me down to sleep and I
I pray the Lord my soul to keep, if I
If I should die before I wake
I pray the Lord my soul to take
Follow me, let's go

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Joe Budden (born August 31, 1980 in Spanish Harlem, New York) is a rapper from Jersey City, New Jersey. In recent years he has come to prominence as one of the most skilled and sought-for rappers in the game, despite his best work being on the internet mixtape circuit.

His music initially gained popularity on New York City's famous mixtape circuit in 2002. Although his biggest mainstream hit to-date is 2003's up-tempo "Pump It Up," Budden is known for his reflective and often insecure lyrics. He is widely considered one of hip-hop's most gifted lyricists, thanks largely in part to his numerous works on mixtapes by such DJ's as DJ Clue, Clinton Sparks, DJ On Point, and DJ Envy.

On one particular mixtape song, called "Crosscountry Connection", Joe started a feud with the G-Unit camp. The Game took offense to a line where Joe claims that gangsta rappers should "be in a G-Unit video with all the gangsta actors", obviously claiming G-Unit are fake gangstas. Unbeknownst to Budden, The Game had just recently signed with the G-Unit camp. The Game and G-Unit fired a few diss songs Budden's way; he replied in kind. The feud was ended when The Game and Budden met in a club in New York City and put the past aside.

During winter and spring of 2005, through Joe Budden mixtapes and hip-hop rumor mills, it was said that he departed from Def Jam to Roc-A-Fella Records with CEO Damon Dash. In reality, Budden was legally obligated to stay with Def Jam. In the beginning of Budden's career, it took him a long time to get public exposure, working more than three years from the first time his demo tapes were heard to the first time he was on the radio. He has appeared on many tracks with other artists including 112, Amerie, Brandy, Cassidy, Fabolous, Fat Joe, Freeway, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z, Jennifer Lopez, Jin, Kelly Rowland, Lil' Kim, LL Cool J, Marques Houston, Usher, and more recently a remix to the hit song "Hollaback Girl" with Gwen Stefani. Some of these were not official remixes, simply mixtape tracks where a Joe Budden verse was added to an existing song.

Though he is thought of as one of rap's most skilled lyricists, Budden's success outside of the mixtape circuit has been marginal purposely. He is known to have invested in real estate in North Jersey and instead of blowing up into the rap scene he decided to make money from other methods instead of getting a record deal. His music is usually more sensitive and thought provoking than that of gangsta rappers, but subsequently, it is also more explicit and unrelenting than most "conscious" or "backpack" rappers.

In late December of 2005, Joe released a mixtape after almost 5 months of being absent from the game. Mood Muzik 2 is considered by most to be a lyrical masterpiece and with so deep tracks such as "Dumb Out" and the emotional "3 Sides to a Story" (in which Joe harrowingly describes a disturbing situation), many wondered had these songs originally been scheduled to appear on The Growth.

In 2007, he was released by Def Jam. In December 2007, he released Mood Muzik 3, which many are calling the best mixtape of the year, with some even saying it's the album of the year since it contains all original material. Some have questioned this since the beat for 'Ventilation' is an edit of 'It's A Shame (Da Butcher's Mix)' by Kool G Rap.

In October 2008, Joe Budden released another highly-rated mixtape, Halfway House; featuring album cuts such as 'Touch & Go' and a snippet of 'Blood On The Wall', a diss to Prodigy of Mobb Deep.

In his career up to his 2nd album, he has worked with artists such as Busta Rhymes and Christina Milian, and has been involved in feuds with rapper The Game and G-Unit. He has since reconciled with The Game.

Since this reconciliation, Joe Budden signed to Amalgam Digital records, and both artists finalized the beef and have collaborated on the single 'The Future' for Joe Budden's now-released 2nd album, Padded Room. The album released February 24th in the U.S. and March 3rd in Canada.

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