Joey Badass – Land of the Free [Video]

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Joey Badass has dropped the video for the “Land of the Free,” which will be included on his sophomore album titled All-AmeriKKKan Bada$$ scheduled to be released on April 7 via Cinematic Music Group and Pro Era Records.

According to Billboard, “in the powerful video, Joey alternates between speaking to a group of children in a windy meadow and standing in solidarity with a group of black-clad adults in a desert with their hands chained together, building to a confrontation with a firing squad made up of white police officers and businessmen, who ruthlessly shoot several of the prisoners.”

Catch the video for “Land of the Free” below!

 

PRhyme – Golden Era (Feat. Joey Bada$$)

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“At this very moment, you ’bout to witness another golden era of recording!”. Royce and DJ Premier add another track to their acclaimed duo PRhyme. In their new track “Golden Era”, Royce brings his best flow and delivers with his usual strong voice followed by a dope verse from Joey Bada$$. Together the two carry the song over the legendary production from Premo. You can listen to “Golden Era” below.

Joey Bada$$ – Teach Me (feat. Kiesza)

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One of the most noticeable things about Joey Bada$$’s latest album B4.DA.$$ was how drastically different its last track (technically bonus track) was from the rest of the album. Unlike the more serious tone of the rest of the project, “Teach Me” is a party song. A dance track for choreographers, b-boys, freestylers, and audience members alike. Now it has visuals to go with it: a video that is exactly what you would expect. This clip has crazy footwork from talented dancers of all backgrounds that makes for a fun freestyle session anyone will enjoy. Check it out below.

Glass Animals – Lose Control (feat. Joey Bada$$)

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British indie band Glass Animals teamed up with Joey Bada$$ for their latest single, released this week. “Lose Control” puts Joey Bada$$’s rapping in the spotlight, but don’t sleep on the production. The beat is more hip-hop than indie, but Glass Animals is known for inserting some of that darker, eerie production in their music as well. Listen to the track via Soundcloud below.

Kirk Knight – Good Knight (feat. Joey Bada$$, Flatbush Zombies, & Dizzy Wright)

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It is time once again for a member of the Beast Coast movement to deliver an insane posse cut, like only they could. This one comes from Kirk Knight, who is releasing his new album Late Knight Special next month. From the tracklist on iTunes, it doesn’t look like this cut makes the final album, but it’s something fans can enjoy while they wait. Pro Era members and Flatbush Zombies always make beautiful music together, and on this track Dizzy Wright comes in and pulls it all together. Listen to the track below.

Kirk Knight will be joining fellow Beast Coast rappers The Underachievers on tour in Texas this November. You can get tickets to those shows at the links below.

Austin, TX – 11/4
Dallas, TX – 11/5
San Antonio, TX – 11/6

Statik Selektah ft. Action Bronson & Joey Bada$$- “Beautiful Life”

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DJ/producer Statik Selektah is making a thematic splash with his seventh album. Lucky 7 is releasing on July 7th (we see what you did there), and is available to pre-order on iTunes now. To get the public geared up, he called on two of his favorite collaborators: Action Bronson & Joey Bada$$. The result is “Beautiful Life”, a smooth groove track that has all the elements of nostalgia succinctly wrapped together.

Joey Bada$$ – “Paper Trails” [video]

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Bada$$ has a few characters in his repertoire. He’s a party animal, slick-witted spitter, a man of metaphors with some artistic brilliance to boot. With the little freestyles he’s been dropping here and there, the beauty of his video for “Paper Trails” gives him more points in the artsy column. The track is one of the set on his latest critically-acclaimed project, B4. Da. $$. 

Maverick Sabre – We Don't Wanna Be (feat. Joey Bada$$) [Video]

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Maverick Sabre and Joey Bada$$ aren”t strangers. Maverick Sabre appears on Joey”s fan favorite Summer Knights mixtape as well as his recently released full-length album B4.Da.$$. The two are back at it in this video heavily addressing police brutality and highlighting different political movements casino online around the world. Directed by Drew Cox, the footage is in all black and white and puts the focus on the urgency and perserverance of the people. It also helps that Maverick Sabre”s vocals are killer throughout the entire track. Take a look at the video below.

Joey Bada$$ – Like Me [Video]

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Here’s a powerful new video from Joey Bada$$ for the track “Like Me,” which features vocals from BJ The Chicago Kid. The video has a storyline that tackles issues of violence on the street and the very current issue of police violence, particularly against unarmed citizens. Make sure to watch the entire video for the twist at the end. “Like Me” appears on Joey Bada$$’s newest album , B4.DA.$$, which is out now.