''No Love Lost'' is the sixth

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by American rapper

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. The album was released on February 5, 2013, under

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. The album features

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, and

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among others. The album's release was supported by two

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She Don't Put It Down "She Don't Put It Down" is a song by American hip hop recording artist Joe Budden. It was released on October 16, 2012, as the first single from his sixth studio album '' No Love Lost'' (2013). The song, produced by T-Minus, features guest appear ...

" featuring Lil Wayne and Tank, and "NBA" featuring Wiz Khalifa and French Montana.

Background

Budden has stated that the album is actually the final piece of the four album concept, which includes ''

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,'' '' Padded Room'' and ''

Escape Route ''Escape Route'' is the fifth studio album by American hip hop artist Joe Budden. It released in digital format exclusively on Amalgam Digital on August 11, 2009 and physical copies were released on October 6, 2009 through E1 Music. Two bonus tr ...

'', as he finally finds salvation and freedom from a sense of confinement that had been pervading his life and career. On August 11, 2009, Amalgam Digital and Budden released a digital-only album entitled ''

'', the third piece of the four album concept. Budden said that ''Escape Route'' would give fans a taste of what to expect from him on his third studio effort. In September 2010, Budden signed to

, so the album was not released under

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. At the end of 2012 Joe Budden embarked on the ''Second First Impression Tour''. Budden says this album will show his maturity and growth as an artist. On November 22, 2012, Joe Budden released the mixtape "

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" to positive critical feedback. It features

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, among others.

Guests and production

On August 31, 2009, a potential single for the album named "No Competition" featuring R&B singer Emanny was leaked unto the internet. The song was produced by

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. On January 29, 2010, Budden released a now-scrapped track for the album named "Downfall" via his Twitter page. Budden stated that he and J.Cardim were not able to clear a sample from the track, leading to it being scrapped from the album. The song was later released as a part of '' Mood Muzik 4.5''. In August 2010, Budden stated that the producer

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had a beat potentially for ''No Love Lost''. On January 5, 2010, Budden hinted via Twitter that

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made a beat for No Love Lost. In an interview on November 18, 2012, he revealed that there will also be tracks produced by

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and

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on the album. The next day he revealed Beewirks, gentlemen by the name of Dark Night and 8 Bars, Blessed By The Beats and his own underground group SLV (Summer Leather Vest) also among the production. Guest features on the album were to include

and

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. Joe Budden later said he recorded many songs with

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. In December 2012 Joe said in an interview with

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that there is a song with

and

on it. Also saying

and

will be featured on the album. Budden indicated that this album will have more features than any of his previous albums. The final track list revealed Emanny and Slaughterhouse also as featured artists on the project.

Singles

On February 27, 2012, at a concert, Budden previewed a new track featuring Lil Wayne, and R&B singer Tank called “Put It Down Like You”. On October 10,

released the first song from the album, "She Don't Put It Down Like You", which featured fellow rapper

and R&B singer

. The track was produced by

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. The remix was also included on the album and it features

and

. A music video was shot in January 2013 for the remix. On February 5, 2013, the music video was released for "She Don't Put It Down" (Remix) featuring Fabolous, Lil Wayne and Tank. On November 28, 2012, he announced his second single to be "NBA". The song features

and

. On March 26, 2013, the music video was released for "NBA". That same day it would be released to iTunes as the album's second single. He also filmed a music video for the song "Castles", for which the trailer was released on February 5, 2013. On March 19, 2013, the music video was released for "Castles".

Critical response

''No Love Lost'' was met with generally mixed reviews from

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s. At

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, which assigns a

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rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an

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score of 57, based on 9 reviews, which indicates "mixed reviews". Roman Cooper of

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gave the album three out of five stars saying, "The most glaring issue with ''No Love Lost'' is the truly terrible production featured throughout. “Castles” and “All in My Head” are more lush and interesting, but too much of the album is glittery, banal R&B a la “Switch Positions.”" Grant Jones of RapReviews gave the album a six out of ten, saying "In short bursts, tracks like "Skeletons" and "You And I" are excellent examples of Joe Budden, and "She Don't Put It Down" is as infectious as any other single in 2013. But ultimately, "''No Love Lost''" is too inconsistent to leave a lasting impression, and falls short of greatness." David Jeffries of

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gave the album three and a half stars out of five, saying "So many highlights make the album trophy-case worthy, but the best party numbers sit right next to one another, and long stretches of emo and midtempo threaten to alienate newcomers." Christopher Minaya of '' XXL'' gave the album an XL, saying "With ''No Love Lost'', none of Budden’s fans lose. He has something for all of them." Ken Capobianco of ''

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'' gave the album two stars out of five, saying "Budden has been releasing tart, clever music for a decade, but he sounds completely adrift here, struggling to articulate vulnerability or trying to figure out relationships. More problematic, he seems to have cherry-picked beats off a thrift store rack."

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number 15 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with first-week sales of 30,000 copies in the United States. As of October 2015, the album has sold 86,000 copies in the United States

Track listing

* All song samples, writing and production credits are according to the album booklet. ;Note * "Our First Again (Intro)" features uncredited vocals by Wakenna Rosado and Emanny. * "NBA" features uncredited vocals by Dion Primo. * "Skeletons" features uncredited vocals by Kaydence. * "Tell Him Somethin'" features Emanny's vocals as a member of the group SLV. * "Runaway" features uncredited instrumentation by Maki Athanasiou.

Personnel

Credits for ''No Love Lost'' adapted from

. * A6 – Producer * Kirko Bangz – Featured Artist * Lloyd Banks – Featured Artist * Boi-1DA – Producer * Danielle Brimm – A&R, Producer * Joe Budden – Executive Producer, Primary Artist * Sean C. – Producer * Bekah Connolly – A&R * Crooked I – Featured Artist * Emanny – Featured Artist, Vocals * Beewirks – Producer * Zale Epstein – Composer * Fabolous – Featured Artist * French Montana – Featured Artist * Roger "Mista Raja" Greene – A&R * Paul Grosso – Creative Director * Chris Herche – Marketing * Marcos Hernandez – Recording Engineer * Halley Hiatt – Assistant * Zach Isner – Booking * Billy J. – A&R, Management * Karon KdotOnTheBeat – Keyboards, Producer * Andrew Kelley – Package Design * Kobe – Featured Artist * Jeremy Kolmin – Guitar * Stephen Kozmeniuk – Vocal Engineer * Brendan Laezza – Marketing * Lil Wayne – Featured Artist * John McDonald – Producer * Giovanna Melchiorre – Publicity * Arnold Mischkulnig – Mastering * Mizfitz Soundz – Producer * Victor Morante – Producer * Corey Newton – Management * Omarion – Featured Artist * Joell Ortiz – Featured Artist * Joe Pesci – Engineer * Dion Primo – Vocals * Jennifer Quard – Assistant * Isaac Romero – Vocal Engineer * Wakenna Rosado – Vocals * Royce da 5'9" – Featured Artist * Emanny Saldago – A&R * Feras "Ferrari" Sheika – Assistant * Ben Stevenson – Composer * Hanif Sumner – Publicity * Julia Sutowski – Coordinating Producer * Dontay Thompson – Promoter * T-Minus – Producer * Twista – Featured Artist * Maurice White – Promoter * Wiz Khalifa – Featured Artist * LV. – Producer * Maki Athanasiou – Guitar

Chart positions

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

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