Joe Budden

Joseph Anthony Budden II is an American media personality, broadcaster, cultural critic, and retired rapper. He first gained recognition in the latter occupation with his 2003 single "Pump It Up", which peaked within the top 40 of the Billboard Hot 100 and preceded the release of his eponymous debut studio album (2003). Met with critical and commercial success, the album peaked within the top ten of the Billboard 200, although it served as his only major label release for Def Jam Recordings; he thereafter released seven albums independently to continued critical praise. While doing so, he performed as a member of the hip hop supergroup Slaughterhouse, which were signed to Eminem's Shady Records in 2012; the group released two studio albums.

31 August 1980

Born on the same birth day (31 August): Bernard Lovell • Brian Edmund Baker • Buddy Hackett • Charl Schwartzel • Danny Litwhiler • György Károly • Jahangir • Javagal Srinath • Ramon Magsaysay • Roy Castle • Shar Jackson • Xavi Annunziata • Yuvan Shankar Raja

Born in the same month (August 1980): Aaron Staton • Bob Hardy (bassist) • Brandan Schieppati • Carly Pope • Craig Breslow • Darius Campbell Danesh • Denny Bautista • Esteban Paredes • Jasmin Wöhr • Joanne Froggatt • Jonathan Reynolds • Mancini (Brazilian footballer) • Matt Thiessen • Michael Todd (musician) • Murtz Jaffer • Nicolas Macrozonaris • Pat Noonan • Rex Grossman • Rob Nguyen