Old, fat rapper/producer/c*nt Dirty Joe consistently puts out traditional, raw Hip-Hop on his label Dirtle Wax. One half of the Elder Watemen, Joe commands attention on both the mic and the MPC. His content is an uncomfortable mixture of bragging and brutally honest self-deprecation combined with a wry smile and heavy helping of sarcasm. His gruff Nottingham accent embedding into gritty, sample-heavy music that doesn't compromise. Tired Joy is Joe's 13th solo album, released on his record label, Dirtle Wax. Which has over 25 releases under its belt. The album has only 2 featured artists, fellow Elder Wasteman Rico and veteran turntablist Furious P (Last Sons & Bionic Stylus Crew). Content wise it deals with everything a failed rapper on the cusp of 40 faces, delusions of grandeur, failure, denial and anger alongside traditional bragging and shit talking. Dirty Joe has had regular play on the l legendary Billy Jam's Hip-Hop Slam show on WFMU. On hearing his beats the inventor of Scratching, Grand Wizard Theodore, said that Dirty Joe's beats made him want to be an MC.