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

MTV.co.uk News — Check out the new track now featuring Maverick Sabre and Dyemond Lewis... more info

Stereogum — Next month, B4.DA.$$, the official debut from the young Brooklyn rap classicist Joey Bada$$, is set to arrive. We’ve lately posted album tracks like “No. 99” and “Curry Chicken,” and the album features appearances from people like Action Br... more info

Stereogum — After spending a couple of years gestating in the mixtape underground, the young Brooklyn boom-bap revivalist Joey Bada$$ is finally about to release B4.DA.$$, his first proper album. And after sharing the purposeful early single “No. 99,” Bada$$... more info

Stereogum — Early next year, the young Brooklyn boom-bap revivalist Joey Bada$$ will finally release B4.DA.$$, his proper debut LP. In the new video for “No. 99,” the Statik Selektah-produced, “Scenario”-referencing track that he shared yesterday, Bada$$... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Joey Bada$$ has been talking about his official debut album, B4.DA.$$, for a while now, and today more details were revealed. It's set to come out on January 20, and the brand new Statik Selektah-produced single "No. 99" can... more info