Who Is Joey Badass

The Album that I chose to discuss in this piece is “All-Amerikkkan Badass”. The Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ released the album on April 7, 2017. Joey was born in the heart of bustling NYC. He grew up in a lower middle class family trying to make it in such a difficult city. At an early age, Joey lived with both of his parents and his grandmother. With his family working hard to keep them all afloat. His grandmother owned a few properties in Brooklyn, renting them out to make some extra money. His mother was in marketing, selling insurance to seniors. While his father worked with the UPS. The economic crisis in 2008 left everyone in their family without a job. It was a tough time for his family. Soon after this, his parents split up. He had
He grew up in what many people consider to be the heart of the Hip Hop scene. People always said that if you can make it in New York, you can make it anywhere else. He tried exactly that. He began creating music soon after the divorce of his parents. His depressive feelings fueled the energy that came through on his verses. His beats were quite different. He didn't use any of the new catchy beats storming the youth. He fought to bring back the classic style that put Hip Hop in New York on top. Joey describes the scene at the time of his early youth as rather dancey and gimmicky. He didn’t grow up listening to many of the current music at the time in New York. He instead chose to listen to the greats of the NYC Hip Hop scene. The likes of Biggie and a young Jay Z. Joey wanted to bring back the sound of the Golden Age in New York back to Modern Times. These classic beats are in his earlier music projects specifically "1999". His sophomore album “B4.DA.$$” told the story of growing up in torn family during a bad time in the country. These early projects propelled him into more thoughtful projects in the future. Especially, in the releasing of “All-Amerikkkan Badass” in
Topics of integration/segregation come through the music of rock and roll. Which brought to light the height of the problem at the time. Artists of the genre felt responsible to take action and start the conversation. They relayed a powerful message to the people listening. The article says that “Rock n roll pulls the white man down to the level of the “negro”” as it was very pro integration. Councilwoman Asa Carter spoke against the messages of Rock N Roll. Proclaiming that it brought down the morals of the Youth. Her thoughts remind one of the messages of many white supremacist