Rage & The Machine

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Rage & The Machine
Joe Budden Rage & The Machine.jpg
Studio album by
Joe Budden
ReleasedOctober 21, 2016 (2016-10-21)
Recorded2016
Studio934 Studios (Totowa, NJ)
Genre Hip hop
Length41:41
Label
Producer araabMUZIK
Joe Budden chronology
All Love Lost
(2015)		Rage & The Machine
(2016)
Singles from Rage & The Machine
  1. "Flex"
    Released: July 1, 2016
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
HipHopDX 4.1/5 [2]
Pitchfork 6/10 [3]

Rage & The Machine is the eighth and final solo studio album by American rapper Joe Budden. It was released on October 21, 2016, via Mood Muzik Entertainment and Empire Distribution. Recording sessions took place at 934 Studios in Totowa. Production was handled entirely by AraabMuzik, with Illmind co-produced two tracks, and Brady Watt and Parks provided additional instrumentation. It features guest appearances from Emanny, Fabolous, Jazzy, Joell Ortiz, Stacy Barthe and Tory Lanez.

Contents

The album debuted at number 40 on the Billboard 200, number-one on both the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and Independent Albums charts with first-week sales of 11,341 copies in the United States. [4]

History

On the hype of his feud with Drake and Meek Mill, Joe Budden previewed Rage & The Machine with a lead single "Flex", which was released on July 1, 2016. [5] In mid-September 2016, he revealed the cover art, tracklisting and album's released date set for October 21, 2016. [6] Accompanying music videos were directed for "Flex" [7] and "By Law". [8] In an interview with Billboard , producer AraabMuzik described the creation of the album, saying:

"It all started with a phone from Joe breaking the album down, telling me his ideas and letting me know what he wanted. I went up to New Jersey and started playing him some tracks he may have wanted for the album. I traveled back home and to his house and he was recording a lot for a couple months. We linked around April 2016 and worked until September and the project released October 2016. [Joe Budden] gave me the Tevin Campbell sample to flip on "Idols" and everything else I did on my own. That was a handpicked sample. It was definitely a good project, but then again". [9]

In 2018, following up the disbandment of Slaughterhouse, Joe Budden announced his retirement from rapping to focus entirely on his infotainment career for The Joe Budden Podcast .

Track listing

No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Three"
4:28
2."Uncle Joe"araabMUZIK3:05
3."Serious" (featuring Joell Ortiz)araabMUZIK2:38
4."By Law" (featuring Jazzy)araabMUZIK3:55
5."Flex" (featuring Tory Lanez and Fabolous)
4:11
6."Forget"araabMUZIK1:31
7."I Gotta Ask"
  • araabMUZIK
  • !llmind (co.)
2:55
8."Time for Work" (featuring Emanny)
  • araabMUZIK
  • Parks Vallely (add.)
3:25
9."Wrong One"araabMUZIK3:28
10."I Wanna Know" (featuring Stacy Barthe)araabMUZIK5:54
11."Idols"araabMUZIK6:11
Total length:41:41

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [10] 20
US Billboard 200 [11] 40
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [12] 1
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [13] 1

See also

References

  1. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Rage & The Machine - Joe Budden | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  2. ↑ Glaysher, Scott (October 28, 2016). "Review: Joe Budden Crafts The Album His Career Deserves With "Rage & The Machine"". HipHopDX . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  3. ↑ Balfour, Jay (October 29, 2016). "Joe Budden: Rage & the Machine". Pitchfork . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  4. ↑ Hernandez, Victoria (October 31, 2016). "Hip Hop Album Sales: D.R.A.M. & Joe Budden Albums Debut On Billboard Top 200". HipHopDX . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  5. ↑ Strauss, Matthew (June 30, 2016). "Joe Budden Aims at Drake on New Track "Making a Murderer (Part 1)": Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  6. ↑ Andres (September 13, 2016). "Joe Budden Reveals 'Rage & The Machine' Cover, Tracklisting". Rap-Up . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  7. ↑ JoeBuddenVEVO (August 11, 2016). "Joe Budden - Flex (Official Video) ft. Tory Lanez, Fabolous". YouTube . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  8. ↑ JoeBuddenVEVO (September 22, 2016). "Joe Budden - By Law (Official Video) ft. Jazzy". YouTube . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  9. ↑ Saponara, Michael (February 12, 2018). "AraabMuzik Talks Launching License Lounge, Producing Joe Budden's Drake Diss Tracks & More: Exclusive". Billboard . Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  10. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  11. ↑ "Joe Budden Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  12. ↑ "Joe Budden Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
  13. ↑ "Joe Budden Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 16, 2024.
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