Joe Budden is fearless on the microphone. Along with having formidable skills, there is seemingly no topic he’s afraid to address. In his new song “Alive,” from his forthcoming Some Love Lost album, he touches on everything from substance abuse to his complicated relationship with fans to his rejected marriage proposal to Tahiry. This is raw emotion on wax. It gets no realer. Check it out.

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