Joey Bada$$ has B4.Da.$$ on the way and now the emcee has revealed the names behind some of the album’s production..
“Chuck Strangers, Kirk Knight, Lee Bannon, DJ Premier and Hit-Boy,” Joey says to XXL. “We got some good beats.”
Although he has all of these producers on deck, Bada$$ says fans shouldn’t expect too many guests on the album.
“Just put it like this,” he says. “Biggie only had Method Man on Ready To Die.”
But when is the album set to drop?
“It’s coming real soon,” Joey. “I still don’t want to give the date just yet. Let’s just say about a month into the fall. Matter fact, let’s say about as soon as the fall start.”
In October, Joey spoke about working with Premier.
“It’s like, ‘Pinch me ’cause I may be dreaming,'” he said at the time. “Just being there alone, I could feel like the presence of all the greats that came through before me. Just even in that booth, I was like ‘Yo, imagine all the cats that recorded here on this very mic.’ So, I’m like ‘Yo, I just gotta just come correct.’ The vibe there we kinda both knew what we had to do. I gotta take the best from the situation. I gotta grow and I gotta learn. And he was like, ‘Yo, I gotta school this young cat. I really wanna see him do good.'”
(July 29, 2014)
UPDATE: Joey Bada$$’s B4.Da.$$ album is slated to be released January 20, 2015, according to an album trailer released today (November 20).
The trailer is as follows:
RELATED: Joey Bada$$ Says Recording With DJ Premier Helped Him Grow
https://imgflip.com/i/ap3j3
sounds dope, def wanna check the Lee Bannon tracks
??? that nigga flat as a deflated tire
I’m excited. 1999 and Summer Knights were both dope albums. Joey is one of the best rappers in the game, period. He’s got the potential to drop a classic and truly bring back New York hip hop.
kirk knight and washed up dj primier as producer on your debut? seriously, dude might just not want to make a classic
Retard.
keep wearing them tight jeans nigga
joey badass iz that u?
“washed up dj primier” eh? Not sure if you’re just a troll with shitty spelling, or if you’re really that ignorant to where you actually believe your own bullshit?
shit’s true, man made classics back in the day, but new shit is formulaic and
sounds dated
I agree Kirk Knight sucks but Premier is still dope af.
sounds good…I like the fact that Joey keeps it Pro-Era for the most part….those kids spit nice together
man change the album name.. I always read “B4 Da Ass”
i thought thats what it was… lol
cause he aint get no ASS before this rap shit popped off for him
its Before Da $$ so before before the money 😉
Thanks HMZ. You are incredible at reading comprehension. The internet is a better place with you in it.
This nigga never was bad or had street cred
Thanks HMZ. You are incredible at reading comprehension. The internet is a better place with you in it.
Illmatic had no famous guest appearances
lmao back then rappers did need like 7-9 guest appearances on their albums to move units or to drop a great album. Nowadays most artists need to bring someone big like Drake on their song because they’re thirsty for that cosign
Dumbass, AZ dropped a verse that made him become successful and have his own career!
All the idiots and cowards post comments here as Anonymous. B4.DA.$$ is going to be one of the best releases this year. cant wait
snooze fest in da making
Check out live footage from a new Joey Bada$$ track, fire!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXsC_84AqiY&list=UUxn5tjn5Q-9kvTjybbFmz7g
this will be wack as fuck i bet
Don’t feed the troll!!!!
That’s what I thought about your moms dick sucking skills.
Speak for yourself
Yes! Some real hiphop to start the new year. Music should be about soul and feeling not sales and popularity. Much love to the haters & misguided souls
Joey and the Pro-Era have really been representing….. expect this to be a dope album for the true hip-hop heads!!
dull, wack cover. they couldn’t afford money for a better cover?
To All y’all clowns that don’t fuck with the G, just go eat a dick and stop hating on the hommie. He one of the only young mc’s even spitting knowledge.
Actually, they could have, here’s a link to the original cover art. This guy worked with Joey on the covers.
http://www.kanyetothe.com/forum/index.php?topic=73148.3042
It should be on page 170 of the forum. The reasoning to this cover art is there as well.
Wack? I don’t think so
“Biggie only had Method Man on Ready To Die.”
why is he mentioning this ? he has 8 fucking features himself!?
I see what you’re saying, but he has more solo tracks than songs with features on here. 6 out of 17 have features.
he meant rap features, on ready to die are is than 1 actual feature.
Illuminati puppet! Surprised I don’t see any triangles or people jumping off skyscrapers on his cover.
How much are the hip hop police paying you?
Truly remarkable debut, worth the wait and a job well done for Joey for putting all this together.
lupe got a better album lyrically
but joeys sound is killer
i didnt go crazy over this one, some tracks were nice tho. my opinion
Speak for yourself