2011’s Most Underrated Music: Joe Budden - “Ordinary Love Shit (Parts 1-3)”

Joe Budden raps in a manner that people just don’t rap anymore. While everyone got gassed up on the brilliant “Shady 2.0” freestyle at the BET Awards, everyone slept on Mouse Budden’s involvement in hip hop’s finest moment of the year. The Mood Musik mixtapes got him into Slaughterhouse and signed to Shady. If you’re creating a lyrical supergroup, Budden, the most thorough rhymer hip hop has likely ever seen, must be involved. However, it’s in his three-part saga “Ordinary Love Shit” chronicling his multi-faceted romantic woes where he shines brightest. A fan of real talk? This will likely make you contemplate just how real you like it, the emcee digging into himself, his child and his exes with unerring precision, making for an uncomfortable yet entirely entertaining listen.