In spite of the variety of 30 plus rappers that inhabit your Ipod and the young rappers who complain about “old heads” blocking them from getting in the game, a young man can still make a mark in this world. Check out the young gun from Brooklyn, Joey Bada$$. He has been building a serious buzz with his Pro Era crew, for his intricate raw rhymes. At 17 the soon to be high school senior is working with a serious upside. Dude is working with a real Illmatic type flow and that’s a beautiful thing. Check the evidence below as he goes over beats from Statik Selektah, Lord Finesse and J Dilla. If this is how the kids are moving, they gone be aight.
01. Joey Bada$$ – Summer Knights [Prod. By Chuck Strangers] (1:56)
02. Joey Bada$$ – Waves [Prod. By Freddie Joachim] (3:32)
03. Joey Bada$$ – FromdaTomb$ (Feat. Chuck Strangers) [Prod. By Chuck Strangers] [Scratches By Statik Selektah] (3:25)
04. Joey Bada$$ – Survival Tactics (Feat. Capital STEEZ) [Prod. By Vin Skully] (3:23)
05. Joey Bada$$ – Killuminati (Feat. Capital STEEZ) [Prod. By Knxwledge] (2:34)
06. Joey Bada$$ – Hardknock (Feat. CJ Fly) [Prod. By Lewis Parker] (5:18)
07. Joey Bada$$ – World Domination [Prod. By MF DOOM] (2:43)
08. Joey Bada$$ – Pennyroyal [Prod. By MF DOOM] (2:50)
09. Joey Bada$$ – Funky Ho’$ [Prod. By Lord Finesse] (4:29)
10. Joey Bada$$ – Daily Routine [Prod. By Chuck Strangers] (2:58)
11. Joey Bada$$ – Snakes (Feat. T’nah Apex) [Prod. By J Dilla] (4:19)
12. Joey Bada$$ – Don’t Front (Feat. CJ Fly) [Prod. By Statik Selektah] (4:22)
13. Joey Bada$$ – Righteous Minds [Prod. By Bruce LeeKix] (3:44)
14. Joey Bada$$ – Where It’$ At (Feat. Kirk Knight) [Prod. By J Dilla] (4:09)
15. Joey Bada$$ – Suspect (Feat. PRO ERA (Capital STEEZ, CJ Fly, Chuck Strangers, Dyemond Lewis, NYCk Caution, Kirk Knight, Rokamouth, T’nah Apex & Dessy Hinds) [Prod. By Chuck Strangers] (11:47)