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With ‘2000’ Joey Bada$$ Reminds Us He Can Still Rap

With ‘2000’ Joey Bada$$ Reminds Us He Can Still Rap

With 2000 Joey Bada$$ proves he’s just as sharp as he was when he first stepped into the rap game. He offers smart social commentary on American gun violence.

Hip-Hop Matters: The Best Hip-Hop of July 2022

Hip-Hop Matters: The Best Hip-Hop of July 2022

This month in the best hip-hop has everything from deconstructing the genre by younger generations to the return of revered scene leaders.

The Best Hip-Hop of 2017

The Best Hip-Hop of 2017

The hip-hop story is more exciting to follow than a lot of primetime TV as it changes and adapts, telling stories of so-called "minorities". These are the ten albums that we think tell the biggest stories of 2017's hip-hop scene.

Kirk Knight ft. Joey Bada$$ – “5 Minutes” (Singles Going Steady)

Kirk Knight ft. Joey Bada$$ – “5 Minutes” (Singles Going Steady)

"5 Minutes" is a confrontational, indie-rap cogitation splayed out over a circular, melancholic beat.
Joey Bada$$: B4.DA.$$

Joey Bada$$: B4.DA.$$

Every genre has its retro-revivalists, but the ones that matter are those that inhabit the role and breathe a new gust of wind through comforting styles. Enter Joey Bada$$.