Stereogum — If Malia Obama really is a Joey Bada$$ fan, America is going to have to face the sobering truth that, somewhere in the White House, a child is listening to Action Bronson rapping about appearing on the cover of Tiger Beat and breaking a whistle off i... more info

Stereogum — Following the leak of the photo of Malia Obama wearing a Pro Era t-shirt, the media went into a frenzy. The New York Post even dedicated a whole article breaking down “the Malia effect,” looking at how the First Daughter’s style and musical tas... more info

Stereogum — Right now, the Malia Obama selfie story is threatening to overwhelm everything else about Joey Bada$$, including the impending release of his debut album B4.DA.$$. But Bada$$ is doing what he can to turn the conversation back to his music, and last n... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ looks like he's finally ready to get out his debut album, B4.DA.$$, with a release date set for next week (1/20). In celebration of that, he'll play a hometown release show on January 19 at... more info

Stereogum — Malia Obama solidified herself as one of the coolest First Daughters ever after a picture of her wearing a Pro Era t-shirt surfaced online earlier this month. Fox News reports that the White House is now investigating how the photo managed to be rele... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this week, a picture of presidential daughter Malia Obama wearing a Pro Era shirt made the internet rounds. Pro Era is, of course, Joey Bada$$’s rap crew, and if an Obama is publicly repping for Bada$$, then the teenage retro-rapper probabl... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher As always, there's been some notable news in the hip hop community lately -- like the new N.E.R.D. songs -- and now that the holidays are behind us, we're taking this chance to round up some of... more info

Core News — “First show of the new year; and I have some great music for you this week coming from Sly Johnson, Jack Garrat, Homeboy Sandman on Stones Throw, exclusive Badbadnotgood, new Bizarre Ride on Stones Throw as well, new Flako on Five Easy Pieces, new ... more info

Stereogum — Summer festival season is in full swing in Australia, and the young Brooklyn ’90s-rap nostalgist Joey Bada$$, whose debut album B4.DA.$$ is out 1/20, had an adventure while down under this past weekend. As Billboard points out, the Australian Broad... more info

MTV.co.uk News — The rapper is thought to have punched a security guard in the face, breaking his nose... more info