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29	Lorenzo	Gonzalez	m	Budden quickly became a mixtape fixture, and secured a major deal with Def Jam Recordings in 2002. He first gained attention through the promotional single "Focus", which spent seventeen weeks on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at #43. On May 8, 2003, Budden released "Pump It Up" as the lead single for his upcoming album. The song, produced by Just Blaze, was a commercial success, charting at #16 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, as well as its Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart at #18. The song peaked at #38 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, #10 on the Hot Rap Songs chart, and #39 on the Radio Songs chart. The song was also featured on soundtracks for hit movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and You Got Served (2004), as well as the video games Madden NFL 2004, Def Jam Vendetta, Def Jam Fight for NY, where Budden appeared as a playable character. The song received a Grammy Award nomination for the Best Male Rap Solo Performance at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards. On June 10, 2003, Budden released his eponymous debut studio album Joe Budden. It debuted at #8 on the US Billboard 200, selling 95,000 units in its first week, and going on to sell over 420,000 copies in the United States. Its second single, "Fire (Yes, Yes Y'all)", featuring guest vocals by American rapper Busta Rhymes, peaked at #18 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and #48 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Budden made a remix featuring Paul Cain and Fabolous, which appeared on the latter's mixtape, titled More Street Dreams, Pt. 2: The Mixtape. In late 2003, Budden featured on the R. Kelly produced song, Clubbin by Marques Houston, which peaked at #39 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and at #15 on the UK BPI charts. While on Def Jam, Budden released two mixtapes, Mood Muzik: The Worst of Joe Budden on December 9, 2003, and Mood Muzik 2: Can It Get Any Worse? on December 26, 2005. Both were critically acclaimed with Complex retrospectively naming Mood Muzik 2 as one of the best mixtapes of all time. During this time, his intended second album, The Growth, suffered continuous delays, due to disagreements between Joe and Def Jam executives over the direction of the album. On May 25, 2005, Joe released "Gangsta Party" featuring Nate Dogg as the album's first single. The Growth was eventually shelved and Budden was released from Def Jam. In December 2007, Budden signed a multi-album deal with Amalgam Digital, His first release on the label was Mood Muzik 3: The Album on February 26, 2008, a retailed version of his mixtape Mood Muzik 3: For Better or for Worse, released previously on December 15, 2007. Although it sold poorly, the album received universal acclaim from critics, who praised Budden's willingness to discuss personal issues. On October 28, 2008, Budden released his third studio album, Halfway House, exclusively in digital format. It was the first in a series of connected albums. Its release marked Budden's first return to the Billboard 200 in five years, with approximately 3,000 downloads sold in its first week of release. The album featured "Slaughterhouse", the first collaboration between Budden, Crooked I, Royce da 5'9" and Joell Ortiz. The song's positive reception inspired the four to form a group, naming themselves Slaughterhouse after the song. After an initial delay, Budden's fourth album, Padded Room was released on February 24, 2009, debuting at #42 on the US Billboard 200 chart and #2 on the Top Independent Albums chart, with 13,451 copies sold in the first week of release. Budden's fifth album, Escape Route, followed on August 11, 2009, and met with positive reception from critics. The same day, Slaughterhouse released their self-titled debut album, Slaughterhouse, through E1. On October 26, 2010, Budden released Mood Muzik 4: A Turn 4 the Worst. Slaughterhouse planned a second album for release in 2010, tentatively titled No Muzzle. However, Royce da 5'9" confirmed talks between the group and Eminem's Shady Records, and felt their second album should be released on a major label. After some complications with E1 and Amalgam, Slaughterhouse officially signed a deal with Shady Records on January 12, 2011. On February 8, 2011, Slaughterhouse released a self-titled extended play. On August 28, 2012, Slaughterhouse released their second studio album Welcome to: Our House, which debut at #2 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Billboard Top Rap Albums, selling 52,000 copies its first week. It was preceded by the mixtape, On The House, which was released on August 19, 2012. On October 16, 2012, Budden released "She Don't Put It Down", featuring Lil Wayne and Tank. The song was the lead single from his upcoming sixth studio album. It debut at #96 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Budden's first appearance on the chart in nearly ten years since his debut single "Pump It Up". In January 2013, Budden joined the cast of VH1's Love & Hip Hop: New York in season three. He would return for its fourth season later that year. On February 5, 2013, Budden released No Love Lost, which debut at #15 on the Billboard 200 selling 30,000 copies in its first week. By March 20, 2013, the album had sold 60,000 copies. It was preceded by the mixtape A Loose Quarter, which was released on November 20, 2012. On March 26, 2013, Budden released the album's second single, "N.B.A. (Never Broke Again)", featuring Wiz Khalifa and French Montana. In February 2015, Budden began releasing a weekly podcast with Rory Farrell and Marisa Mendez, then known as I'll Name This Podcast Later. On October 16, 2015, Budden released his seventh studio album, All Love Lost, to universal acclaim from critics. It was preceded by the extended play, Some Love Lost, on November 4, 2014, and the singles "Broke" and "Slaughtermouse". Budden announced his last solo tour dates on May 16, 2016. On July 2, 2016, Budden released a diss track, "Making A Murderer Part I", primarily aimed at Canadian rapper Drake, although he also takes shots at Meek Mill in the song. He later explained that the diss was not personal, done for the competition and sport, and that he has no gripe with either artist. In the aftermath of the feud, Mendez was replaced on Budden's podcast by Jamil "Mal" Clay, after which the show became known as The Joe Budden Podcast. On October 21, 2016, Budden released his eighth and final solo album, Rage & The Machine, produced entirely by AraabMUZIK. The album debuted at #40 on the Billboard 200, selling 11,341 copies in the United States. On April 17, 2017, Budden began co-hosting Everyday Struggle, a daily morning show for Complex, with DJ Akademiks and Nadeska Alexis. On June 25, 2017, during the BET Awards pre-show, Budden and his co-hosts conducted an interview with Atlanta rap group Migos, where tensions rose between Budden and Migos member Takeoff after DJ Akademiks questioned his absence on Migos' 2016 hit single Bad and Boujee. Budden walked off set and a momentary standoff occurred between himself and the group. Migos member Quavo referred to Joe Budden in the song "Ice Tray", saying "If a nigga hatin' call him Joe Budden". Budden left the show in December 2017. On May 14, 2018, Budden announced a partnership with Sean Combs and his media company Revolt, creating and producing the talk show State of the Culture, which premiered on September 10, 2018. Budden would co-host with rapper and fellow Love & Hip Hop co-star Remy Ma. During the summer of 2018, The Joe Budden Podcast began touring, with live performances through the United States. During this time, he officially announced that he was retiring from rapping. In August 2018, Budden signed a deal to bring his podcast to Spotify and expand the show to a bi-weekly schedule, with new episodes every Wednesday and Saturday. Since becoming exclusive on Spotify, The Joe Budden Podcast has become a go-to listen for hip-hop and rap culture enthusiasts. It has not only been topping the Spotify podcast charts, but has been achieving a steady and fevered growth. On August 27, 2020, Budden announced he was leaving Spotify at the end of his contract over a financial disagreement with the streaming service. In November 2018, Budden returned to Love & Hip Hop: New York in season nine. The next year, he returned for the show's tenth anniversary season.	Budden has two children. His oldest son, Joseph Budden III (often referred to as Trey), was born on May 11, 2001, when Budden was 20 years old. In 2010, a warrant for Budden was issued by the Hudson County, New Jersey Sheriff's Office for unpaid child support. His second son, Lexington, was born on December 15, 2017 to Budden and urban model and video vixen Cyn Santana. The couple became engaged in December 2018, after Budden proposed during a live episode of The Joe Budden Podcast in New York. The couple has since called off their engagement.On March 30, 2012, Budden spent a night in jail and missed a Slaughterhouse concert in his home town over a $75 parking ticket. In 2014, Budden turned himself in to police following allegations he assaulted his girlfriend and stole her cell phone and appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court on charges of assault, grand larceny and robbery. A judge later dismissed all charges against Budden. Budden has admitted to having an addiction to PCP and later MDMA, but has been off drugs and publicly spoken out against their use.	Gonzalez quickly became a mixtape fixture, and secured a major deal with Def Jam Recordings in 2002. He first gained attention through the promotional single "Focus", which spent seventeen weeks on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, peaking at #43. On May 8, 2003, Gonzalez released "Pump It Up" as the lead single for his upcoming album. The song, produced by Just Blaze, was a commercial success, charting at #16 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, as well as its Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart at #18. The song peaked at #38 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, #10 on the Hot Rap Songs chart, and #39 on the Radio Songs chart. The song was also featured on soundtracks for hit movies like 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and You Got Served (2004), as well as the video games Madden NFL 2004, Def Jam Vendetta, Def Jam Fight for NY, where Gonzalez appeared as a playable character. The song received a Grammy Award nomination for the Best Male Rap Solo Performance at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards. On June 10, 2003, Gonzalez released his eponymous debut studio album Lorenzo Gonzalez. It debuted at #8 on the US Billboard 200, selling 95,000 units in its first week, and going on to sell over 420,000 copies in the United States. Its second single, "Fire (Yes, Yes Y'all)", featuring guest vocals by American rapper Busta Rhymes, peaked at #18 on the US Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart and #48 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Gonzalez made a remix featuring Paul Cain and Fabolous, which appeared on the latter's mixtape, titled More Street Dreams, Pt. 2: The Mixtape. In late 2003, Gonzalez featured on the R. Kelly produced song, Clubbin by Marques Houston, which peaked at #39 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and at #15 on the UK BPI charts. While on Def Jam, Gonzalez released two mixtapes, Mood Muzik: The Worst of Lorenzo Gonzalez on December 9, 2003, and Mood Muzik 2: Can It Get Any Worse? on December 26, 2005. Both were critically acclaimed with Complex retrospectively naming Mood Muzik 2 as one of the best mixtapes of all time. During this time, his intended second album, The Growth, suffered continuous delays, due to disagreements between Lorenzo and Def Jam executives over the direction of the album. On May 25, 2005, Lorenzo released "Gangsta Party" featuring Nate Dogg as the album's first single. The Growth was eventually shelved and Gonzalez was released from Def Jam. In December 2007, Gonzalez signed a multi-album deal with Amalgam Digital, His first release on the label was Mood Muzik 3: The Album on February 26, 2008, a retailed version of his mixtape Mood Muzik 3: For Better or for Worse, released previously on December 15, 2007. Although it sold poorly, the album received universal acclaim from critics, who praised Gonzalez's willingness to discuss personal issues. On October 28, 2008, Gonzalez released his third studio album, Halfway House, exclusively in digital format. It was the first in a series of connected albums. Its release marked Gonzalez's first return to the Billboard 200 in five years, with approximately 3,000 downloads sold in its first week of release. The album featured "Slaughterhouse", the first collaboration between Gonzalez, Crooked I, Royce da 5'9" and Lorenzoll Ortiz. The song's positive reception inspired the four to form a group, naming themselves Slaughterhouse after the song. After an initial delay, Gonzalez's fourth album, Padded Room was released on February 24, 2009, debuting at #42 on the US Billboard 200 chart and #2 on the Top Independent Albums chart, with 13,451 copies sold in the first week of release. Gonzalez's fifth album, Escape Route, followed on August 11, 2009, and met with positive reception from critics. The same day, Slaughterhouse released their self-titled debut album, Slaughterhouse, through E1. On October 26, 2010, Gonzalez released Mood Muzik 4: A Turn 4 the Worst. Slaughterhouse planned a second album for release in 2010, tentatively titled No Muzzle. However, Royce da 5'9" confirmed talks between the group and Eminem's Shady Records, and felt their second album should be released on a major label. After some complications with E1 and Amalgam, Slaughterhouse officially signed a deal with Shady Records on January 12, 2011. On February 8, 2011, Slaughterhouse released a self-titled extended play. On August 28, 2012, Slaughterhouse released their second studio album Welcome to: Our House, which debut at #2 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on the Billboard Top Rap Albums, selling 52,000 copies its first week. It was preceded by the mixtape, On The House, which was released on August 19, 2012. On October 16, 2012, Gonzalez released "She Don't Put It Down", featuring Lil Wayne and Tank. The song was the lead single from his upcoming sixth studio album. It debut at #96 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking Gonzalez's first appearance on the chart in nearly ten years since his debut single "Pump It Up". In January 2013, Gonzalez joined the cast of VH1's Love & Hip Hop: New York in season three. He would return for its fourth season later that year. On February 5, 2013, Gonzalez released No Love Lost, which debut at #15 on the Billboard 200 selling 30,000 copies in its first week. By March 20, 2013, the album had sold 60,000 copies. It was preceded by the mixtape A Loose Quarter, which was released on November 20, 2012. On March 26, 2013, Gonzalez released the album's second single, "N.B.A. (Never Broke Again)", featuring Wiz Khalifa and French Montana. In February 2015, Gonzalez began releasing a weekly podcast with Rory Farrell and Marisa Mendez, then known as I'll Name This Podcast Later. On October 16, 2015, Gonzalez released his seventh studio album, All Love Lost, to universal acclaim from critics. It was preceded by the extended play, Some Love Lost, on November 4, 2014, and the singles "Broke" and "Slaughtermouse". Gonzalez announced his last solo tour dates on May 16, 2016. On July 2, 2016, Gonzalez released a diss track, "Making A Murderer Part I", primarily aimed at Canadian rapper Drake, although he also takes shots at Meek Mill in the song. He later explained that the diss was not personal, done for the competition and sport, and that he has no gripe with either artist. In the aftermath of the feud, Mendez was replaced on Gonzalez's podcast by Jamil "Mal" Clay, after which the show became known as The Lorenzo Gonzalez Podcast. On October 21, 2016, Gonzalez released his eighth and final solo album, Rage & The Machine, produced entirely by AraabMUZIK. The album debuted at #40 on the Billboard 200, selling 11,341 copies in the United States. On April 17, 2017, Gonzalez began co-hosting Everyday Struggle, a daily morning show for Complex, with DJ Akademiks and Nadeska Alexis. On June 25, 2017, during the BET Awards pre-show, Gonzalez and his co-hosts conducted an interview with Atlanta rap group Migos, where tensions rose between Gonzalez and Migos member Takeoff after DJ Akademiks questioned his absence on Migos' 2016 hit single Bad and Boujee. Gonzalez walked off set and a momentary standoff occurred between himself and the group. Migos member Quavo referred to Lorenzo Gonzalez in the song "Ice Tray", saying "If a nigga hatin' call him Lorenzo Gonzalez". Gonzalez left the show in December 2017. On May 14, 2018, Gonzalez announced a partnership with Sean Combs and his media company Revolt, creating and producing the talk show State of the Culture, which premiered on September 10, 2018. Gonzalez would co-host with rapper and fellow Love & Hip Hop co-star Remy Ma. During the summer of 2018, The Lorenzo Gonzalez Podcast began touring, with live performances through the United States. During this time, he officially announced that he was retiring from rapping. In August 2018, Gonzalez signed a deal to bring his podcast to Spotify and expand the show to a bi-weekly schedule, with new episodes every Wednesday and Saturday. Since becoming exclusive on Spotify, The Lorenzo Gonzalez Podcast has become a go-to listen for hip-hop and rap culture enthusiasts. It has not only been topping the Spotify podcast charts, but has been achieving a steady and fevered growth. On August 27, 2020, Gonzalez announced he was leaving Spotify at the end of his contract over a financial disagreement with the streaming service. In November 2018, Gonzalez returned to Love & Hip Hop: New York in season nine. The next year, he returned for the show's tenth anniversary season.Gonzalez has two children. His oldest son, Joseph Gonzalez III (often referred to as Trey), was born on May 11, 2001, when Gonzalez was 20 years old. In 2010, a warrant for Gonzalez was issued by the Hudson County, New Jersey Sheriff's Office for unpaid child support. His second son, Lexington, was born on December 15, 2017 to Gonzalez and urban model and video vixen Cyn Santana. The couple became engaged in December 2018, after Gonzalez proposed during a live episode of The Lorenzo Gonzalez Podcast in New York. The couple has since called off their engagement.On March 30, 2012, Gonzalez spent a night in jail and missed a Slaughterhouse concert in his home town over a $75 parking ticket. In 2014, Gonzalez turned himself in to police following allegations he assaulted his girlfriend and stole her cell phone and appeared in Manhattan Criminal Court on charges of assault, grand larceny and robbery. A judge later dismissed all charges against Gonzalez. Gonzalez has admitted to having an addiction to PCP and later MDMA, but has been off drugs and publicly spoken out against their use.	Joe	Budden	podcasters