The work of the artist Joey Badass is the most striking example of classic hip-hop, transferred to our time from the golden age. For almost 10 years of active creativity, the American artist has presented his listeners with a number of underground records, which have taken leading positions in the world charts and music ratings around the world.
The artist's music is a breath of fresh air for fans of Nas, Tupac, Black Thought, J Dilla and others.
The early years of Joey Badass
Artist Jo-Won Virginie Scott was born on January 20, 1995 in one of the districts of Brooklyn. His mother was from Saint Lucia, a small island nation located in the Caribbean. Father is a native of Jamaica. The future songwriter and performer is the first family member to be born in the United States of America.
A young but very ambitious artist from an early age showed interest in oral and written art. From the age of 11, the guy began to write poetry. After graduating from school, he entered a high school, which has a reputation as a creative forge of young actors. During his college years, Joey Badass was actively involved in all kinds of theater activities.
By the age of 15, the guy was absolutely sure that acting was the main and only source of his future profession. However, in addition to the classical offshoots of such creativity, the artist was also interested in rap. Most of his school company was fond of "street music". Such an environment greatly influenced the future of young talent.
Create a group
As a college student, Joey Badass created a rap group with his friends. The Capital Steez team became the prototype for a further, more professional creative team. Together with his old friends, Joey Badass created the Pro Era group, which, in addition to him, included at least one more talented performer - Powers Pleasant. Jo-Won originally read his lyrics under the pseudonym Jay Oh Vee. But after some time he changed his name to the current Joey Badass.
At a certain point, the Pro Era group began to develop. Young guys filmed and posted a video clip on YouTube. Thanks to the video, the band was noticed by the founder of the major music label Cinematic Music Group.
The founder of this brand contacted Joey Badass, asking him to record some tracks as part of a professional collaboration with the company. The future popular artist agreed, but on a condition - he asked the managers to sign his comrades from Pro Era to the label. Of course, his conditions were met.
Carier start
Joey Badass' first experience in music was the recording and release of a video clip in 2012 with the Capital Steez school band. The work, which appeared on YouTube in 2012, was called Survival Tactics. The guys recorded it at the Relentless Record studio. Distribution and promotion were done by the guys from RED Distribution. While working on this video, the artist and his comrades were inspired by the 2000 Fold album, the first studio album by the Styles of Beyond band.
In July 2012, Joey Badass made his debut as an independent artist with the release of the 1999 mixtape. Despite the artist's youth, listeners and critics liked his record. It instantly became popular and shortly after the release was included in the list of "40 best albums of the year" according to Complex magazine.
After a small amount of time after the debut, the artist announced himself again, releasing the record Rejex. The work, which was released on September 6, 2012, included tracks that were not included in "1999". The tracks were also warmly received by the listeners. As a result, the young artist consolidated the overwhelming success received from the presentation of the debut mini-album.
One of the reasons for the incredible and very rapid increase in the popularity of Joey Badass was the amazing melody of his songs. The artist was not afraid to experiment with music, working at the intersection of different and incompatible genres.
In 2013, Joey Badass was waiting for the first truly major success. The young rapper released his second mixtape, Summer Knights. The main hit of the work was the single Unorthodox, released a little earlier, in the same 2013.
Initially, the artist planned to release Summer Knights as a full-length album. However, during the recording process, the record shrank a little and acquired the mixtape format. On October 29, 2013, the artist announced himself once again, releasing his EP. It subsequently peaked at number 48 on the TOP R&B and Hip-Hop Albums chart. And also thanks to him, the creator received the title of "Best New Artist" according to the BET Awards. The nomination, received by Joey Badass in 2013, was the first wide recognition of the musical talents of a young rap artist.
Jo's popularity periodey badass
In addition to musical creativity, Joey Badass was very successful on the path he originally chose in life - in the career of a professional actor. In 2014, he starred in the short film No Regrets. The film, based on the real life story of the performer, was warmly received not only by the current fans of the creative talent of the young guy from Brooklyn, but also by the most interested critics.
The first full-length studio album was released on August 12, 2014. Thanks to the overwhelming success of his debut album, the artist gained immense popularity. In 2015, he took part in the famous talk show The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The artist performed on the television stage with several songs from the new album. Then Joey Badass got experience working with famous artists, legends of the genre, sharing the stage with BJ The Chicago Kid, The Roots and Statik Selektah.
The artist's next (second) full-length album was released on January 20, 2017. The record, released by the artist at the time of his 20th birthday, cemented his status in the international music arena. In the same year, the performer starred in the film "Mr. Robot". In it, he played one of the main roles - Leon, the best friend of the protagonist.
Today, Joey Badass is a popular artist, singer-songwriter, and an important figure in the rap music genre. His concerts gather tens of thousands of people, each of whom considers himself a devoted "fan" of a young, but already "star" guy from Brooklyn.
