Indeed, a sure-fire hit resulted: "Pump It Up," a club-ready track that connected everywhere, from MTV to the streets. In particular, his "Grindin'" freestyle turned heads, as did one of his White Boy productions, "Focus." It wasn't long before Budden joined On Top management and went to work with, one of New York's hottest producers of the moment. Soon afterward, Budden was a mixtape fixture, freestyling over popular beats on mixes by New York's leading DJs, most notably, , and Cutmaster C. He teamed up with producer (aka ) and began making demos, one of which ended up in the hands of DJ Clue. Click to release title to look at track list of the album #īorn: August 31, 1980, Spanish Harlem, New York.įollowing some troubled teenage years, Budden cleaned himself up and focused his sights on hip-hop fame.
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