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Role Reversal - Joe Budden



     
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I be at the mall, walk up at in the store
Glance up at the wall, pick out a few kicks
I need 11's in these, matter of fact
While you at it bring em' in a size 6
I take shorty's shoes off
Like here try on these J's make sure them shits fit
But in my head it gets thick saying
Joey fall back 'cause that's not your kid
I don't know you lil' nigga
And plus I got a son of my own
But he's at home and the way he's being raised
I don't really condone
Naw, 'cause his pops been gone
Fuck it, Ill explain it to him later when he's grown
Old enough to have a phone
Asking why mommy hates me and he got to sleep
To call me when ever he's alone so

You wouldn't know it but I got a sore spot for you
See, we would shared the same obstacles
Looking from the outside may seem like you neglect him
But when he slips up and calls me dad, I correct him
I protect him, when baby girl
Start venting about you I say respect him
And though it seems out of order
My own mistakes have turned me
Into your biggest supporter
Fast forward, you wouldn't believe
How I could love like mine what I didn't conceive
Trying to help him reach shit that I never achieved
Am I doing it for him or is it my own greed
'Cause see me and my baby moms
We don't do the conversations
Some cramped in the back, 2 bedroom shack
With 7 people living there just congregating
So when your child's with me, I'm over compensated
I'm talking 8 bedrooms 7 baths
My son thinking, that's the shit that only heaven has
Mines gotta keep it cool, yours get to see the view
White marble around the end ground, heated pool
Mines got to go through the why
Shit, yours just got to walk outside
And the funny shit, the irony of it all and it's just sad
Is you walked away and I'm the step dad
And then you get on Skype
Saying, "How you being, what's the word?"
And I be on the background listening like
"This muhfucka here got some nerve"
He says, "Bye daddy, I love you"
I be wanting to snuff you
But wouldn't have him thinking less of you
But he's perceptive and this shits wild
He picks up on everything and he's just a child
So through all my resistance
I'm afraid this 2 year old can already see the difference
He sees you don't provide when you're capable
Why we never fix things while we're still able too?
So you're annoyed, it kinda of hampers me
Get my void, I always wanted a family
Just to greet when I get to the door
You gon' have to take the L, I can't give you yours
I'll do all the work, you ain't gotta be bothered
You can be his dad, I'll be his father
I relate though, so I know it hurts
Got to be uncomfortable when the role reversed
I've been in your shoes my whole life nigga
Try these on, I relate though, I know it hurts
Got to be uncomfortable when the role reversed
Yeah man, I been there
You can't feel good
I wanna see how I feel?

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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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