New band of the day: Joey Bada$$ (No 1,302)

He's so tied up in the past that Joey Bada$$ might appreciate a warning from hip-hop history: don't believe the hypeReading this on a mobile? Click here to listen.Hometown: Brooklyn.The lineup: Joey Bada$$ and the Pro Era collective.The background: In an article for a Stateside webzine about the 25 best rappers under the age of 25, Joey Bada$$ comes in at No 17. Drake is at No 1, A$AP Rocky at two, Tyler, the Creator at nine, but if anything we'd have thought Bada$$ – who, funnily enough, is 1...

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