Rage & The Machine

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Rage & The Machine
Joe Budden Rage & The Machine.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 21, 2016
Recorded2016
Genre Hip hop
Length41:41
Label
Producer AraabMuzik
Joe Budden chronology
All Love Lost
(2015)
Rage & The Machine
(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 6.0/10 [3]

Rage & The Machine is the eighth and final studio album by American rapper turned podcaster Joe Budden. It was released on October 21, 2016, by Mood Muzik Entertainment and Empire Distribution. [4] [5] The album was entirely produced by AraabMuzik.

Contents

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 40 on the Billboard 200, selling 11,341 copies in the United States. [6]

Track listing

All tracks produced by AraabMuzik.

No.TitleLength
1."Three"4:28
2."Uncle Joe"3:05
3."Serious" (featuring Joell Ortiz)2:38
4."By Law" (featuring Jazzy)3:55
5."Flex" (featuring Tory Lanez and Fabolous)4:11
6."Forget"1:31
7."I Gotta Ask"2:55
8."Time for Work" (featuring Emanny)3:25
9."Wrong One"3:28
10."I Wanna Know" (featuring Stacy Barthe)5:54
11."Idols"6:11
Total length:41:41

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [7] 40
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [8] 1

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