All Love Lost

by Joe Budden

Overview

With his 2015 LP following in the footsteps of his No Love Lost album and his Some Love Lost EP, New Jersey native Joe Budden may have nominated himself as hip-hop's greatest nihilist, but then why does he offer all the vivid rhymes and worthwhile music? All Love Lost is full of both, beginning with its intro/title track, which gives up Budden's greatest motivation with "They're patiently waitin' for my fortune's reversal," because success will be his sweet revenge. "Slaughtermouse" is more ruminative with "I guess I'm askin', 'How would you do it?'" addressing Budden's supergroup Slaughterhouse and why they aren't a household name, while "Immortal" entertains the idea that leaving the rap game makes a man more "free" because "If the words didn't rhyme, what would I do for a livin'?/But I've been dead for so long, I figure I'm due for some livin'." Highlight "Broke" moves to the album's main theme of love with naked and honest lyrics such as "Say I pushed you out the door, and you did what you had to do/Now you play the victim like I wasn't impacted too," and with an epic beat from producer Louis Hill, plus some uncredited, attractive female vocals, it's a track straight from the house of Shady even if the LP's label reads "eOne." The plush "Make It Through the Night" ("School of hard knocks, just reppin' my alma mater") with Jadakiss and Marsha Ambrosius represents how pleasingly slick the album can get, while the ghostly, AraabMuzik-produced "Love, I'm Good" ("Surround yourself with bullshit, you'll be liable to step in it") comes from the LP's more adventurous side. With 12 strong tracks, this one is right-sized, too, even with a handful of numbers crossing the six-minute mark. With all these elements in place, All Love Lost is one of the MC's best releases, and that's including his great Mood Muzik series of mixtapes. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	10/16/2015
Label:	MNRK ONE MUSIC
UPC:	0099923938224

Tracks

1. All Love Lost (Intro)
2. Broke
3. Playing Our Part
4. Man Down
5. Immortal
6. Love, I¿¿¿m Good
7. Make It Through the Night
8. Slaughtermouse
9. Where Do We Go
10. Unnecessary Pain
11. Love for You
12. Only Human

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Joe Budden   Primary Artist
Jadakiss   Featured Artist
Eric Bellinger   Featured Artist
Parks Vallely   Bass,Guitar
Emanny Salgado   Vocals,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Dave Briggs   Drums
Jeremy Kolmin   Guitar
Karon Graham   Piano
Rafael Lavoz   Vocals (Background)
Felicia Temple   Featured Artist
Yummy Bingham   Featured Artist
Marsha Ambrosius   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Jason Phillips   Composer
Mr. Fingaz   Producer
Victor Morante   Production Director
Parks Vallely   Mixing,Engineer,Associate Producer,Additional Production
AraabMuzik   Producer
The Dark Night   Producer
Julia Sutowski   Production Coordination
Emanny Salgado   Composer,Associate Producer
Gabrielle Peluso   Musician
John McDonald   Production Manager
Danielle Brimm   A&R,Producer
Whitney Phillips   Composer
Isabel Evans   A&R
Karon Graham   Composer,Producer
De'jon Howerton   Composer
8 Bars   Producer
Rory Farrell   Creative Director
Princess Miller   Illustrations
Louis Bell   Producer
Joe Budden   Composer,Liner Notes,Executive Producer
Yummy Bingham   Composer
Marsha Ambrosius   Composer
Alan Grunblatt   Executive Vice President
Michael Williams   Composer