Joe Budden - Escape Route

Joe Budden's conquest of 2009 continued with Escape Route, an album released the same year as his hit full-length, Padded Room, along with the debut from his supergroup Slaughterhouse. Escape Route is labeled as a precursor to his 2010 album, The Great Escape, but save a rocky flow plus a couple tracks, this hardly feels like a stop-gap release. You wouldn't expect to declare a track dubbed "Intro" a highlight, but with a Requiem for a Dream sample this generically titled juggernaut is Budden at his best. Budden's years stuck in contract negotiation limbo gave him plenty of time to store up material, but his third release of the year is almost as strong as his first triumphs of 2009. Poll the hip-hop faithful for opinions on Escape Route, and Budden himself would be the only one underselling it as a minor release. Only disappointment is the mixing on the cd, it claimed the most criticism, notably because of the poor audio quality on most of the tracks. Released August 11, 2009 on Amalgam Digital Records, the album peaked at #47 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums.

''Intro'' (Produced By. The Worxxx) 3:27

''Anti'' (Produced By. Young McFly) 3:36

''Never Again'' (Produced By. Jared F.) 4:34

''World Keeps Spinnin''' (Produced By. Deli Beats) 3:56

''Forgive Me'' (Produced By. Jared F.) 4:33

''State Of You'' (Produced By. Jared F.) 4:57

''Good Enough'' (Produced By. Jared F.) 5:20

''No Comment'' (Produced By. J. Cardim) 4:01

''We Outta Here'' (feat. Royce Da 5'9, Joell Ortiz & Crooked I) (Produced By. Streetrunner) 4:40

''Clothes On A Mannequin'' (Produced By. J. Cardim) 4:21

''Freight Train'' (Produced By. Jared F.) 3:06

''Connect 4'' (feat. Young Chris) (Produced By. Chad West) 2:32

''Tito Santana'' (feat. Wale) (Produced By. 9th Wonder) 2:18

''For You'' (feat. Royce Da 5'9) (Produced By. Bink) 3:17


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(if you like what you hear GO OUT AND PURCHASE the album cuz if its good music its worth it)