Pro Era wunderkind Joey Badaas has always shown a predilection for vocabulary and deep thoughts, evidenced all the way back to his attention-grabbing 1999 mixtape that greatly elevated the young Brooklynite’s visibility. Tidbits of introspection and socio-political thought has been sprinkled throughout his work since then, and has made its way to the forefront with Joey Badass’s latest […]

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The message and visuals associated with the young Brooklyn rap upstart shows the depth that is all too-often overlooked when critiquing modern rap music.

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Great assortment of smooth joints, gritty NY rap, and a rare, out-of-state tip of the fitted to the homie from the Left Coast, on today's NY Rap roundup

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Still mourning the untimely death of his cousin and tour manager, Joey Bada$$ unleashes the video for the Statik Selektah-produced "No 99," a high-energy hype-builder setting the stage for Joey's upcoming, highly-anticipated album B4DA$$.

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Accompanied by Ken Rebel and CJ Fly on the bill and Hot 97’s DJ Relly Rell in between sets, it was a night of straight New York rap.

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Adding to the flurry of Joey Badass activity in the last few days, the Brooklyn representative unleashes the video for "My Yout," taking it back to his St. Lucian roots.

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Brooklyn upstart Joey Bada$$ enlists fellow pro era colleague Chuck Strangers, Meechy Darko from the Flatbush Zombies collective and Issa Gold from The Underachievers for "My Jeep,"

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In an interview with HipHopDX, Brooklyn upstart Joey Badass bristles at the media continuing to try and "pigeonhole" his music style as strictly '90s era.

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The Act Live Music blog is often heavy with great NY-area hip hop, and their recent compilation is no different. Even though the lineup is not exclusively artists from our area, this should fit right in the wheelhouse of any NY hip hop head.

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Joey Bada$$ delivers a full project in Summer Knights, a 17-track feast featuring the likes of Statik Selektah, Chuck Strangers, MF DOOM, Alchemist and DJ Premier on the beats, and Pro Era, Smoke DZA and Collie Buddz on the mic, among others.

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