A Loose Quarter is the fifth mixtape by American rapper Joe Budden, it was released on November 20, 2012.

[1] The mixtape features guest appearances from Ab-Soul, Tsu-Surf, Mal, Emanny, Trev Rich, Royce Da 5'9" and Kobe.

David "Rek" Lee of HipHopDX gave the mixtape a positive review, saying "Joe Budden plays his part on the Slaughterhouse album, but A Loose Quarter allows him to really flex his artistry.

"[4] King Eljay of AllHipHop gave the mixtape an eight out of ten, saying "As far as emotional appeal, that’s here in spades as well.

The interesting twist here is alluded to above; it's not all negative as one would lead you to think, thanks to his current girl, Kaylin.