NEW YORK, NY — (Marketwire) — 09/24/09 — Following up the success of “Halfway House” and “Padded Room,” rapper JOE BUDDEN has announced the physical release of his digital only album “ESCAPE ROUTE.” The CD will be released on October 6th, 2009 through E1 Music/Amalgam Digital.

“Escape Route” aims to set a new precedent for Budden as he begins to map out his escape by enlisting guest appearances from Slaughterhouse and Young Chris.

When asked about his latest endeavor Budden had the following to say: “Escape Route is a precursor to what may very well be the best Joe Budden album ever… ‘The Great Escape.’ It’s filled with the lyricism and passion that Joe Budden fans have come to love me for… ‘THE GREAT ESCAPE’ coming soon!”

Budden’s supergroup SLAUGHTERHOUSE has just released one of the most anticipated hip hop albums of the year. The group has just wrapped up performances on the PAID DUES and ROCK THE BELLS Hip Hop festivals, and are about to hit the road with Tech9ine. Budden’s latest album is sure to reinforce his commitment to his craft while also justifying his sustained success throughout the past several years. 

 The Tracklisting:   01.  Intro   02.  Anti   03.  Never Again   04.  World Keeps Spinnin'   05.  Forgive Me   06.  State Of You   07.  Good Enough   08.  No Comment   09.  We Outta Here Ft. Slaughterhouse   10.  Clothes on a Mannequin   11.  Freight Train   12.  Connect 4

WWW.AMALGAMDIGITAL.COM / WWW.E1ENTERTAINMENT.COM / WWW.MYSPACE.COM/AMALGAMDIGITAL / WWW.JOEBUDDENTV.COM

About E1 Entertainment

E1 Entertainment (AIM: ETO) is a leading independent entertainment content owner that acquires film, television and music rights and exploits these rights in all media in more than 190 countries. The company currently operates in Canada, the U.S., the UK, Holland and Belgium through its four primary businesses units: E1 Television, E1 Films, E1 Music and E1 Distribution. These businesses collectively represent E1’s extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production/distribution, Kids content, Licensing and Distribution. E1’s content library includes more than 3,700 feature films, 2,700 hours of original television programming and 15,000 music tracks.

About Amalgam Digital, Inc.

Amalgam Digital is hip-hop’s first genre specific digital retail store and record label. The objective of the digital retail store is to offer an easy-to-use platform with a unique relational database to allow users to conduct searches by artist, album, track, label, or producer. Along with offering content from a catalog of the top independent artists and labels, the company also boasts its own label brand of artists that symbiotically promotes the web site brand. The company offers digital distribution services and recently announced a new User Generated Content module, which enables independent artists and labels to set up a vendor account and directly upload content making it immediately available for purchase in the Amalgam Digital store.

Image Available: http://www2.marketwire.com/mw/frame_mw?attachid=1072154

For more information contact
E1 Music
Giovanna Melchiorre (ext. 279)
516-484-1000
Email Contact