Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ has shared the music video for his latest single "No. 99," which you can check out below. The Rik Cordero-directed clip is styled as a news broadcast — on "BNN," or "Brooklyn News Network" — about a mysterious vigilante named "Badmon" rising up against authority in Brooklyn, and is particularly relevant in the aftermath of the Mike Brown and Eric Garner cases. A photo of Brown is even shown in the video's intro, along with a photo of Trayvon Martin.
The video is dedicated to Joey's cousin and collaborator Junior B, who died this past weekend just shy of his 25th birthday, which would have been yesterday, Dec. 8.
You can check out the music video for Joey Bada$$'s "No. 99" here:
"No. 99" will be included on Joey's upcoming studio album B4.DA.$$, which is set for release Jan. 20, Joey's 20th birthday. It is the third single to be shared from the album, following "Big Dusty" and "Christ Conscious." B4.DA.$$ will be Joey's debut studio album, his first solo, full-length release since his Summer Knights mixtape from 2013.
You can check out the recently revealed tracklist for B4.DA.$$ here:
01. Save the Children
02. Greenbax (Introlude)
03. Paper Trail$
04. Piece of Mind
05. Big Dusty
06. Hazeus View
07. Like Me (feat. BJ the Chicago Kid)
08. Belly of the Beast (feat. Chronixx)
09. No. 99
10. Christ Conscious
11. On & On (feat. Maverick Sabre and Dymeond Lewis)
12. Escape 120 (feat. Raury)
13. Black Beetles
14. O.C.B.
15. Curry Chicken
16. Run Up on Ya (feat. Action Bronson and Elle Varner) (Bonus)
17. Teach Me” (feat. Kiesza) (Bonus)
Due to the tragic death of Junior B, Joey has canceled his upcoming European tour dates, saying on Twitter that he "can't find the strength" to perform.
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