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Check it, when the night falls and the smoke clears
Millions of miles away, yet they so near
I remember memories, so I'm never lead astray
When tomorrow comes I know it's only due to yesterdayWithout a boundary, check my latitude
New attitude, see I'm grateful for having gratitude
I'm not complacent but got no regrets
Few hatin' niggas want to see me regressDeep breath, life is too short for me to be stressed
Interpret ice grillin' and their way of sayin' he's blessed
You wanna hate, I got my own show, be my guest
Remember doctors used to tell me I was depressedAt the time was dating a model with double D chest
Till I thought, then she laughed that shit off and said these's F's
Before I bought my first gun, was already armed
Teach you bout coof, little bit of class heavy charmUsed to get my laughs, for a nice chain, heavy charm
High school drop out but went to every prom
Now everyone I went to high school with
They 30 years plus still on some high school shitSeems like all the fly niggas and bitches that was well off
Is junk head high niggas, all the bitches fell off
From surgery, rappin' for niggas that never heard of me

Burglaries, dappin' up niggas that want to murder meIf you close minded, I call that an emergency
Blind fold yourself as if there's nothin' more to further see
Honestly that's absurd to me
If the sky is the limit then where is the urgencyI embrace life, I'm so carefree
I won't judge y'all if you don't care to be
Just know no matter who you are, the right system
Can turn a role player into a superstarI'm talking rock bottom, a whole 'nother teir
Stuck in the moment made me move to a whole 'nother year
How'd I become straight forward, no baggage
Y'all can run from the past, I'ma make my way towards itNigga I remember stage fright
Back when I didn't know if I could rock the stage right
Who knew I'd end up being the nicest
My point, hard to come up short when shit is priceless
Hard to come up short when shit is pricelessI say this with all certainty
People wanting the worst for me
Gotta wait in a long line, it's not a first for me
Most of my defects have been put in my past
If you only see what I have than you overlooking my pathIf you knew about my hardships and my blood shared
It'll speak for itself and that's enough said
I carry heavy weight, who wanna try and bear it
Hope that lesson daily if you wonder why I share itBeing stuck in the moment never appealed to me
You ain't lived my life so you can't imagine how real it be
I'm talking about the long haul, put me on a high pedestal
Better be prepared to watch a long fallSo the trampoline, I adore
Got so much to say to the people I ignore
Dog, some moments you'd rather forget
Because they scare you
I lock on them shits like a pit they just prepare youPhotographic memory of deja vu
The way I do, whatever I say I do
Nigga built for it tough, show facades what talent is
Get it different view you ain't gotta dodge challengesEmotional rollercoasters, Vivian Green
Every event lead to live in dream
Or do I live in a dream, there's no such thing as a crisis
My point can't come up short when shit is priceless

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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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