Joe Budden Depicts a Broken Relationship in ‘Broke’ Video

These days, Joe Budden is known primarily as a reality star, the bearded and lawbreaking lynchpin of Love and Hip Hop and all things Twitter and hookah. But there was a time when the Jersey City, NJ native was renowned for his incisive, often autobiographical music. To wit, his renowned 2003 mixtape, Mood Muzik: The Worst of Joe Budden opens with a sorrowful cut about miscarriages and breakups; its 2005 follow-up starts off with an impassioned plea to a woman he impregnated: "Just get the abortion and I'll give you the $250." His latest effort, "Broke," traces a similarly dysfunctional relationship, albeit in broader, more universal terms. The clip for the new song, which will be included on Sept. 25's All Love Lost, depicts a man and woman engaged in the death spiral of distrust and abuse, all while Joe examines it with the benefit of hindsight.