• Joey Bada$$ Shares New Song 'Brooklyn's Own' on Notorious BIG's Birthday [LISTEN]

    Instead of falling into another diss track battle with Troy Ave, Joey Bada$ released a brand new song entitled "Brooklyn's Own," in dedication to the late Christopher "Notorious B.I.G." Wallace on the late rapper's birthday (March 9) this week. This track, which you can listen to below, is a great reminder of Bada$'s capabilities in the hip-hop world, mixing hooks and samples that remind us all of arguably the greatest rapper of all time. It is a great homage to Biggy, and a standout track of 2016.

  • LOX's Styles P Turns Troy Ave's Joey Bada$$ Diss Track 'Bad Ass' Into Suicide Discussion

    Troy Ave held nothing back in his new diss track "Bad Ass," which was directed at rapper Joey Bada$. Some lyrics might have gone a bit too far though, when the MC brought up the death of Bada$'s friend and collaborator Capital Steez's death, which was a suicide. Whether or not you took issue with the harsh lyrics, hip-hop icon Styles P. of the LOX took to Twitter to make sure everyone in the rap game knows that suicide is not something to take lightly. Styles P.'s daughter committed suicide last summer.

  • Glass Animals, Joey Badass 'Lose Control' On New Song

    Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$, real name Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott and UK band Glass Animals have teamed up for a new cross-Atlantic collaboration titled "Lose Control." Spacey and a bit from left field, the track combines the best of both worlds that Joey Bada$ and Glass Animals can bring to the table.

  • Joey Bada$$ Defends Bill Cosby, Claims Media Trying to Brainwash Him

    Those still willing defend TV star Bill Cosby are growing few and far between these days as more evidence of his alleged use of drugs to sexually assault women over the course of many years mounts after a 10 year-old deposition was obtained by the New York Times. However, even with this growing stack of evidence against the fallen TV show host, Joey Bada$$ has decided to defend Cosby, accusing the media of brainwashing the public and unfairly bringing down Cosby.

  • Sam Smith, Joey Bada$$, Tove Lo Added to Hangout Festival Lineup

    Alabama's 2015 Hangout Festival already had a stacked lineup when it announced its lineup in January of the Foo Fighters, Grammy Award-winner Beck, Skrillex, My Morning Jacket, Paramore, Spoon, Major Lazer and others, but it got greedy and decided to add even more names to the lineup. The second wave of artists is not a lot of names, but Hangout makes it count, with four-time Grammy Award-winner Sam Smith leading the charge, flanked by Tove Lo and Joey Bada$$ at his side.

  • Fall Out Boy and Meghan Trainor Set January Mark with New Albums on Billboard 200, while Taylor Swift Stays Comfortable

    Fall Out Boy and a slew of other new albums broke the dam and brought forth a flood of debuts back onto the Billboard 200 after the holiday sales lull. That band's American Beauty/American Psycho premiered at no. 1 with 218,000 equivalent albums sold, and its 192,000 actual album sales teamed with Meghan Trainor's debut last week for the first pair of albums released during January to top 150,000 apiece since 2010. American Beauty marked a significant uptick in sales from the band's 2013 album Save Rock and Roll.

  • Joey Bada$$ Thinks The Government Is Tapping His Phone [WATCH]

    Joey Bada$$ thinks the government is out to get him and he believes he has proof. Ever since a photo of Malia Obama surfaced on the internet wearing a Pro Era shirt, Joey Bada$$'s clothing brand, the government has been investigating a potential security breach into Malia's online activities and devices. In a recent interview with Sway in the Morning on Sirius XM, Bada$$ discussed in large part the new album B4.DA.$$ and the reception to it, but also revealed that he may be being watched by the federal government.
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