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and Krukid. He is one half of the duo Roger Lion along with

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Life and career

In 2005, Budo produced tracks for

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, titled ''88 Keys & Counting''. In 2011, he produced tracks for Grieves' album, ''

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''. In 2013, Budo released a collaborative single with Grynch, titled "Treadin'", on Fin Records. In that year, he released the solo album, ''The Finger & the Moon''.

Discography

Studio albums

* ''Civilized'' (2005) * ''88 Keys & Counting'' (2008) * ''One Bird on a Wire'' (2009) * ''The Finger & the Moon'' (2013) * ''Roger Lion'' (2015)

EPs

* ''Daylight'' (2009) * ''Two Africans and a Jew EP Vol. 1'' (2010)

Singles

* "Treadin'" (2013)

Productions

- "White Privilege", "Claiming the City", "Inhale Deep", "I Say Hey", "The Magic", "Love Song", "Remember High School", "Contradiction", and "My Language" from ''The Language of My World'' (2005) *

- "Born Free", "How I Used to Be", "Hubris", "Just Like a Lion", and "Ghana, 52" from ''The Birds & the Beats'' (2009) * Prometheus Brown & Bambu - "Rashida Jones" from ''Walk into a Bar'' (2011) *

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- "Light Speed", "Bloody Poetry", "Falling from You", "Tragic", "Boogie Man", "No Matter What", "Vice Grip", "Speak Easy", "Prize Fighter", and "Against the Bottom" from ''

'' (2011) *

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- "Epiphany" from ''Time to Get Lucky'' (2012) * Sol - "The Rundown" and "Budo's Interlude" from ''Yours Truly'' (2012) *

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'' (2013) * The MC Type - "The Ex Laws" from ''Bad Tattoos Volume 2'' (2013) * Griff J - "Better Late", "To Each Their Own", "Chase What You Want", "Burning Out", and "Home" from ''After the Starting Gun'' (2013) *

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'' (2017) *

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- "

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'' (2018)

References

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* * {{Authority control Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American hip hop record producers American multi-instrumentalists Musicians from Seattle