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If you haven't heard yet, Joe Budden was released from Def Jam.

That's fine...Def Jam hasn't put out an album from him since 2003.

So now, he can start putting albums out. Mood Muzik 3, which last week was said to be "halfway done," is now apparently going to be released this December.

If you haven't heard Mood Muzik 2 yet (it came out two years ago), get on that. One of the best mixtapes, even albums, that I have ever heard, no joke. I'll play some of it tomorrow.

I know I did this like an hour ago, but let me reiterate what's coming out the rest of this year:
Jay-Z
Nas (greatest hits)
Little Brother
Wu-Tang
Ghostface
Lil' Wayne
Cunninlynguists
Saigon
Lupe Fiasco
Hi-Tek
Smif N' Wessun
Styles P.
Kool G. Rap
Pete Rock (?)
and now Joe Budden

This is in a year where we've already seen good or great albums from:
Army of the Pharaohs
Beastie Boys (instrumental but still)
Blu and Exile (heralded as a modern classic)
Brother Ali
Canibus
Chamillionaire
Common
Consequence
Devin the Dude
Dilla
El-P
Evidence
Kanye West
Killah Priest
Lil' Wayne (Drought 3 and Carter 3 Sessions)
Pharaohe Monch
Prodigy
Ras Kass
Redman
RJD2
Sean Price (album and mixtape)
T.I. (alright maybe not so great)
Talib Kweli (great great album)
Timbaland
UGK (crazy)

I don't know...this year has been and will be ridiculous. Props to everyone still making good music in 2007. 8 AM tomorrow.