Budo (musician) explained

Budo
Birth Name:	Joshua Karp
Birth Place:	Seattle, Washington, U.S.^[1]
Origin:	Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Genre:	Hip hop
Years Active:	2004–present
Label:	Rhymesayers Entertainment

Joshua Karp, better known by his stage name Budo, is an American musician, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer.^[2] He is a member of A.R.M. along with M.anifest and Krukid.^[3] He is one half of the duo Roger Lion along with Joe Pernice.^[4]

Life and career

In 2005, Budo produced tracks for Macklemore's The Language of My World.^[5] In 2008, he released a collaborative album with Grieves, titled 88 Keys & Counting.^[6] In 2011, he produced tracks for Grieves' album, Together/Apart.^[7]

In 2013, Budo released a collaborative single with Grynch, titled "Treadin'", on Fin Records.^[8] In that year, he released the solo album, The Finger & the Moon.^[9]

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

• Macklemore - "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)
• M.anifest - "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)
• Onry Ozzborn - "The Getaway Car" and "Limbo Thus Purgatory" from Hold On for Dear Life (2011)
• Grieves - "Light Speed", "Bloody Poetry", "Falling from You", "Tragic", "Boogie Man", "No Matter What", "Vice Grip", "Speak Easy", "Prize Fighter", and "Against the Bottom" from Together/Apart (2011)
• Luckyiam - "Epiphany" from Time to Get Lucky (2012)
• Sol - "The Rundown" and "Budo's Interlude" from Yours Truly (2012)
• Time - "Auto Bio" from Newstalgia (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)
• Dessa - "Warsaw (Budo Remix)" from Parts of Speech, Re-Edited (2014)
• Macklemore - "Glorious", "Marmalade", "Willy Wonka", "Intentions", "Good Old Days", "Levitate", "Firebreather", "Ten Million", "Church", and "Excavate" from Gemini (2017)
• Doja Cat - "Candy" from Amala (2018)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Budo. Rhymesayers Entertainment. October 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141211110017/http://www.rhymesayers.com/budo. December 11, 2014. dead.
2. Web site: Last Night at the Croc: Budo Premieres His Most Revealing Work to Date. Seattle Weekly. Todd. Hamm. May 31, 2013. October 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141026204056/http://www.seattleweekly.com/home/947133-129/budo-audience-songs-album-debut-material. October 26, 2014. dead.
3. Web site: Music video: M.anifest, A.R.M. featuring Brother Ali. Star Tribune. Tom. Horgen. September 23, 2009. October 20, 2014.
4. Web site: Joe Pernice Teams Up with Hip-Hop Producer Budo as Roger Lion. Exclaim!. Alex. Hudson. June 10, 2015. January 12, 2016.
5. Web site: City inspiration: Budo's travels play into his music. Albuquerque Journal. Adrian. Gomez. April 4, 2014. October 20, 2014.
6. Web site: Grives & Budo. Seattle Weekly. Nick. Feldman. October 13, 2010. October 20, 2014.
7. Web site: Grieves: Together/Apart. Pitchfork. Eric. Harvey. August 1, 2011. October 20, 2014.
8. Web site: Song of the Day: Grynch & Budo - Treadin'. KEXP-FM. Jacob. Webb. April 22, 2013. October 20, 2014.
9. Web site: Budo Journey's Through a World of Emotion on New LP. Seattle Weekly. Azaria C.. Podplesky. October 22, 2013. October 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141026203932/http://www.seattleweekly.com/home/949403-129/seacats-album-budo-song-wishbeard-com. October 26, 2014. dead.