Guess who'z Bizzackkkkkk: Miss Ladii's Mixtape Review: Joe Budden "Mood Muzik 4: A TURN FOR THE WORST"

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Took a long hiatus and I hope you can forgive me... Too many things have been goin on, but here's something  for ya... My latest review for Joe Budden's latest "Mood Muzik 4"... Pardon the rustyness as I brush the dirt off my blogging fingers..  

This is perhaps one of the hardest reviews I've ever had to write.. separating my opinion of an individual as an artist versus them an individual... For the record, let me state that I LOVE Joe Budden as an artist, he is perhaps one of the most underrated artists in the game, and I even have him listed in my TOP 10 however as a person, I think he's just a fucking asshole...But none the less, lets stick to the facts at hand... the music.... so here we go....

Mood Muzik 4 features 14 tracks and appearances from Styles. P, Pusha T, Royce Da 5'9, Joell Ortiz,  Fabolous, Lloyd Banks and others ....   From beginning to end, I think Joey delivers in a way that only he can... The way he paints a story through your speakers and evokes emotion is uncanny.. While many have often viewed his music as "depressing", I however disagree... While I do think his emotions are bipolar and all over the place, I think it's one of the beautiful things that defines him as an artist as there is no other artist that comes to mind that I could compare him to. 

From the intro "Pray for Me" to the outro "If All Else Fails", I can say that the only tracks I "disliked" the most were the "Aftermath" and "Remember the Titans", however I I can listen to this project front to back without demanding to "skip or hit next"  I think the features on RTT could've had a stronger delivery (Fab) or I would've been satisfied with just Royce, Lloyd and Joey on this song...  My favorite track is "Inseperable" which features the vocals of Mela Machinko.  Not only is Mela Machinko singing her ass off, but I think this song is the most emotionally laced of them all as it speaks  on a multitude of things (listen and you figure it out) 

Overall I think this is a solid project... a strong 12/14 rating.. thus equating to 85%... as an artist i approve the project, however the PROMOTION that went into it ( ie that trailer of  of his ex Tahiry Jose distraught angry and spazzing on him  -->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVlWVoTHSRo <--  )  i think was completely disgusting and just an asshole move.. Let the music speak for itself, i  dont think there was ANY justifiable reason for that to be used to help generate a buzz and for that he loses points.. I can't hate the fact  that he allows his life to be an open book for the world and for his fans, however I do think that some things should be kept private.  However asshole ish, i respect him as a human being for being that OPEN, but as a ARTIST, using someone else's pain and anguish to market a mixtape (NOT EVEN an ALBUM that'll you  even get an monetary return on) is completely pointless and I just can't agree withwhatever his mindset was on releasing it..  In my eyes, your lyrical ability speaks for itself and you didn't have to stoop that low, Nonetheless... Mood Muzik 4 is CRACK!