Joe Budden fans will be treated to the rapper’s first studio album in five years, Padded Room, in the spring.
“It’s complete,” said Budden to Billboard.com. “It basically will be in the same vein as Mood
Muzik, just a little more structure and the mood will probably be a
little lighter. I’m definitely pleased with the direction that it’s
going.”
The album, which is to be released on Amalgam Digital, is the follow-up Budden’s 2003 Def Jam release Joe Budden, which featured the hit single Pump It Up. Despite numerous delays and his eventual drop from the legendary hip hop label, Budden managed to release three critically acclaimed editions of his Mood Muzik mixtape series.
Budden elaborated on the album, saying that it “sounds like Joe Budden. I can’t really say it sounds like the times,
because the times right now I’m not too fond of. I’m not too big on how
that sound is going. But Joe Budden fans will get what they’re
accustomed to, and there’s music on there for the casual listener as
opposed to Mood Muzik, which is not for the casual fan.“
The rapper also spoke briefly on his label woes at Def Jam. “The people that signed me to Def Jam and had so much faith in me and
believed in me, those weren’t the people who were in charge anymore…if the people who are running Def Jam now were in
charge in 2002, 2003, who could say if I ever would have been signed to
a deal.”
Budden also indicated that he hopes to keep the ball rolling, and that he doesn’t want such a long wait for his third album. “I’m in the studio every single day, vibing and coming up with ideas,”
he said. “There’s always music around to put out, so you’ll hear more
from me sooner than later, I hope.”
