Joe Budden Mood Muzik 4

• Intro (Pray For Them)
• Come Along
• Remember The Titans (Ft. Fabolous, Lloyd Banks, & Royce Da 5’9”)
• Short Summer
• Role Reversal
• Mop Salad Skit (performed by Karon “Kdotonthebeat,” Performed by parks Vallely)
• No Idea
• Black Cloud
• Follow My Lead (Ft. Joell Ortiz)
• Weekend Warrior Skit (performed by Karon “Kdotonthebeat”)
• Sober Up (Ft. Crooked I)
• Hello Expectations
• Something To Ride To
• Stuck In The Moment (ft. Emanny, Performed by Parks Vallely)

No matter their talents or appeal, some rappers just keep finding their work stuck in hip-hop purgatory. That reality is one known well by Joe Budden, whose fourth installment in the acclaimed Mood Muzik mixtape series was first hinted at in 2007. Three years later, the project received a more concrete release date thanks to teaser track "Hello Expectations." If that cut is any indication, it appears that Budden has found himself some better production, such as Beewirks, while maintaining his knack for creative lyricism. The moody MC is joined on here by Lloyd Banks and Fabolous along with Slaughterhouse cohorts Royce Da 5'9", Joell Ortiz, and Crooked I, who all appear on separate tracks.

Abstract by Andrew Martin