Artist Case Study

Joey Bada$$

He was born on January 20, 1995. He is an independent hip-hop artist from the city of New York. He is one of the founders of his group "Pro Era", he debuted his first mix-tape back in 2012 which was called '1999'. He was highly recognized for and his fan base has grown since, now he is presently making his new album B4.Da.$$ which is due to release in 2014. Ever since uploading his music on YouTube it has helped to become one of the iconic rappers you don't normally see. He is more of a rookie in the hip-hop game as he is still young and is presently the age of 19/20. He has associated with other rappers in his area of New York, which is the Flatbush Zombies, The Underachievers etc. He has told record labels he would not sign to a major record label, as during the year of the coming end of 2012, his best friend and member of Pro Era Capital Steez had passed away. He has been featured on other track with big names in the Hip-Hop genre, such as Kendrick Lamar, A$AP Rocky etc.

Joey's first mix-tape - 1999

Joey's second mix-tape - Summer Knight$