Joey Bada$$ - "Paper Trail$" (Official Music Video)

Joey Bada$$' debut album, "B4.DA.$$", Out Now & Available Everywhere!
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Directed by Tom Gould
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[@TehSwanny]

"They say money is the root of all evil... I see money as the route of all people."

[@thatahkabdul]

life is hell

[@ItsTurtleHD]

Amazing song, right swan?

[@Shook00]

Just watched your "he can dunk" videos :D

[@Huumf]

Go away

[@botJim]

+FaZe Swan get out of here you little fuck boy this is not the place for a local faze clan prankster to be

[@mlk7092]

"Traded in my Nikes for a new mic, I guess it's safe to say he sold his soles for a new life."

[@MThre3]

damn. thats deep

[@nolopambo5049]

😣😣😣😣🥵🥵🥵🥵🥵🥺🥺🥺🥺

[@ayedonp9484]

Wrong song idiot

[@jerryrice4482]

Lol yeah wrong song but I still like the qoute anyway

[@jerryrice4482]

Quote*

[@joshwhite1967]

Too bad it's too intelligent to be on the radio.

[@VerticalPiano5]

Trust fam you don't hear this these days, instead it's bs pop because they don't want people to get out of their comfort zones

[@SharunoYO]

Right

[@simetrical22]

they play this on the radio what you on about? here in australia they must play actual quality music lol

[@joshwhite1967]

noah smetty here in America, they don't.

[@simetrical22]

+Josh White haha rip here we have this station called triple j they play legit every genre and its all lit every Thursday it's hip hop night and they play like pro era shit n all that

[@alexcheng9359]

Wu Tang Clan's "C.R.E.A.M" - Cash rules everything around me Joey BadA$$ - Cash ruined everything around me

[@jesus4602]

Alex C. Both sacrificed homies

[@IbrahimKhalil-gw4yt]

It's still cream

[@alexcheng9359]

@@IbrahimKhalil-gw4yt yes i know, i was just making a comparison

[@masterroshi6983]

Same thing

[@Shoki6304]

It’s nice there’s still a place we’re wu tang is mentioned

[@Kiwiz]

Intelligent

[@swanklord5954]

Fuck off

[@ogarrt]

Ily Kiwiz

[@devothedumbass7939]

Congrats on 100k :$

[@Dyl6n]

Kiwiz Kiwiz

[@9thsteez]

47 likes ✊🏽

[@thequeenpath]

Joey Bada$$ easily has one of the most slept on albums of 2015. This is legendary.

[@petercino8334]

HoneyTheHippie Idk man, it sold more than the new Lupe album in it's first week. Outselling LUPE isn't exactly being slept on if you ask me.

[@716mjp]

Nah his album was in top 10 list, it sold pretty good

[@ryloforehead3687]

I'm a definite Joey fan but in all honesty his album was disappointing and forgettable.

[@kevinjazz]

***** Really? I'm not judging your opinion, but i think that the album was crazy and real.

[@MR12AMAZING]

HoneyTheHippie Its good, but definitely not legendary.

[@supernuke7990]

in biggies last freestyle he said "I smack babies at their christening" and joey says in this song "biggie smacked me at my christening"

[@Edirty6mobbing]

Always wondered what he ment by that🙏🏽

[@troydowie9852]

Goat line

[@robh4906]

Wow....(mind blown) 👍

[@josephdelvecchio9247]

Had no idea till today lmfao 😂

[@gabrieldean9559]

🤦🤦🤦

[@yungputamo3051]

Welcome. You are currently entering Hip Hop. Enjoy your trip.

[@messierultra]

Joey got them classics.

[@jah_b]

*real hip-hop

[@tylerlonergan4489]

Ima stay here for now (till the gangbanger's run thought the crib and kills me cuz im a weight boy)😐😂💀

[@moloviorlsv5484]

Do we have in flight drinks if so jack n coke hold the coke..

[@Destroy_Aki]

I'm new here and I'm proud.

[@luig8999]

he has a classic rap vibe

[@MrCastanheda1]

Definitely! I miss that vibe... Nowaday's rap is all about trap beats and uugaabuuga shit... Does anybody can advice some good rappers nowadays? I mean, true rap like common, talib kweli, mos def, guru, dilated...I think you got it... thank you

[@longlivesteelo1780]

Ritmos da Paz pro era is the only people doing it, and now they're mixing it between trap and the classic beat. A.A.B.A is going be a mix between tryn keep everyone happy

[@BigLWutangNas]

thats more of dj premiere but joey does fucking kill it like the 90's rappers

[@dbdbandz]

that's why I like it

[@halosflame]

Logic Hopsin Joyner Lucas are the only ones that really got any real message or real Rap for the matter

[@FUNxMARIO]

Did anyone realize that at the beginning, joey trades in his nikes (the nike box) and at the end he opens the nike box up and there is a microphone. Relating to his line from Daily Routine "Traded in my Nikes for a new mic, i guess its safe to say he sold his sole(soul) for his new life.". Joey is a god damn genius.

[@cameroncordi6444]

***** haha thought i was the only one who made the connection

[@NIKOWOODYEAR]

Cameron Cordi its at 47 likes dont like it anymore

[@KELLZ720]

***** "Directed by Tom Gould" tho

[@CentralCAhomie]

***** that line was so good that he has too re used it. kinda sad tho

[@Assassinator789]

"I guess it's safe to say he sold soles for a new life"*

[@joeyhuey8340]

"They say money is the root of all evil, i say money is the root of all people."word up. - Joey badass

[@richardrobles6429]

"Route" of all people... paper trails

[@dillonruss4366]

@@richardrobles6429 double entendre

[@gillielad355]

Nice DOOM pfp

[@franciscoflores519]

money is worthless you're right...

[@ppgang1694]

Different genre but that reminds me of this song kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHTJgquYnbJ5mLc

[@Twiixa]

I know there’s some people here in 2024

[@mozzbergnik4423]

Always

[@HiHiHaHa]

Underground best rap. styleswonder full

[@apatheticmisfit4756]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/imaaZWhjd810b5I 💜💜

[@sunnydforfree7145]

Joey ain't underground tf?

[@rileyparrow2480]

@@sunnydforfree7145 you do realize this comment was posted three years ago when joey was way less known right

[@sunnydforfree7145]

@@rileyparrow2480 All Amerkkkan Badass wasn't an underground project.

[@matthewshugart3447]

@@sunnydforfree7145 Yes, but B4.DA.$$, which is the album this song is on, was a underground project

[@louisaddeo-weiss5690]

Joey Bada$$ reminds me of a time when hip hop had a message

[@golfer435]

+Louis Addeo-Weiss Well, thankfully that time is coming back. You got guys like K-Dot, Krit, Lecrae, Andy Mineo, Pusha T, No Malice, J. Cole, and Logic who are all actively trying to return rap to what it used to be in its hayday. Music with a message that means something.

[@TiagooFM]

+Louis Addeo-Weiss kendrick should remind you that too

[@louisaddeo-weiss5690]

Galaxy Gaspar To Pimp a Butterfly has been on repeat

[@TiagooFM]

the dopest album

[@TiagooFM]

Louis Addeo-Weiss the dopest album

[@IDomzzz]

"Traded in my nikes for a new mic, i guess it's safe to say he sold soles for his new life" - Joey Bada$$, 2012

[@PK14X]

GOAT line.

[@METRABEATS]

Dom Taylor those lyric came into mind when joey passed the nike box with the microphone in it to his moms at 3:29.

[@YKing-zr3di]

I was just gonna comment that same line, epic shit.

[@sebby868]

Dom Taylor mind is blown

[@tommellor9885]

Dom Taylor Good but a rapper from the UK called Lunar C has way better wordplay than this

[@FalsePips]

Before the money there was love But, before the money, it was tough Absolutely fucking love this line

[@geargrindingmusic7053]

Couldn't agree more. People forget that love comes at a cost as well.

[@notorioussteve5000]

Agreed. it's so true.

[@daviddave9821]

Ur corny

[@trojanincrypter]

wow

[@mohommadhabibi4616]

before the money there was love of yourself and life, don't get it confused.

[@mnow3att]

This guy is underrated, hes dope af

[@saintpablo4905]

You dumb lmao underrated

[@mnow3att]

KXNGPARTY I never heard of him and i know a lot of rappers so that makes him underrated in my point of view

[@laslowsix935]

+chaotic nasH. true

[@jamthacreator]

+chaotic nasH True

[@jamthacreator]

+KXNGPARTY He is. Everybody heard of future and drake but when you ask them about the bew joey badass song most people will say who is he. I found out about this dude like last week and i'm addicted to his music

[@PK14X]

Best song on the album without doubt. Joey is up there with then likes of Kendrick, Lupe, Logic, Cole, K.R.I.T, Los, Soul. Fuck people who say hip hop is dying right now.

[@5150MM]

King Capital He's better than a lot of those people but yeah they're all good and they all are at the top right now.

[@LJ_S1K]

King Capital Like Me is my favorite on the album, and the music video is dope for it too. Love this song also...actually I enjoy all the songs

[@melo4087]

Vince Staples will eventually make it there too!

[@Esthiem]

King Capital Hip-Hop kind of is still dying though. At least the image that is portrayed of it. If you ask a random person on the street what is Hip-Hop majority of the time they will answer with people like Drake, Migos, Fetty Wap, etc., and believe its a disrespectful genre that's only about drugs, sex, money, and possessions. Big ups to the people you listed for constantly trying to revive the true essence of the genre though, but this far into the game it's going to take a long time before that image is changed.

[@OhhJayL]

How can you ever compare people like that, apart from possibly Kendrick and Cole (with Mick Jenkins added to that list), to Rakim, Easy E, Ice Cube, Wu Tang and all of the individual artists (apart from U-God, fuck that nigga), Mobb Deep, Nas, Pac, Biggie, Redman etc the list could go on for years. Hip hop is definitely dying, granted the original standard was never going to be exceeded, but when people like Migos, Chief Keef and OG Maco sell hundreds of thousands there is no argument against it.

[@PetterKrWiik]

This song is so lyrically deep and meaningful that if it was an object it shoud've been put in a museum

[@rohanbarr1690]

facts

[@zspz9009]

Petter Kr. Wiik like a Ripleys believe it or not museum?

[@spiderbbq8880]

Preach

[@KD-mx1qt]

Doing an English assignment right now with this as a related text

[@mustafanoor3299]

Reggie dt

[@mattbradey9303]

Joey has that 90s soul flow we need more of. I thought he was going to blow up so much more than he did, shame people don’t have the capacity to understand this kid.

[@Day-ZDuke]

Matt Bradey ...totally agree, this dude should be the leader of the new generation, but he’s too wise and speaks the truth, so the powers that be make sure his message is muted, while they promote rappers who glorify drug use and degenerate behaviour. Sad really

[@ventiqx.1070]

@@Day-ZDuke Like literally every rapper ever did, even 90s rappers. Dumbest argument ever.

[@Day-ZDuke]

@@ventiqx.1070 okay genius. 90’s rappers glorified selling drugs and making money. Not using them and being a junkie like many of today’s popular artists

[@iamghxstz1684]

@@Day-ZDuke fax

[@ikeepgettinbanned5525]

he wont blow up because he wont sell his soul and put on the tight shirt.

[@joaotorres634]

This guy is a genius, for trying to bring back the old school, and he's actually doing it. I love it. Too bad stupid people only give credit to mainstream, and 90% of mainstream is shit. Fuck the system. Fuck society.

[@Ethan-ph2cy]

they want people to stay with linear narrow minds, meanwhile if you dig deeper intelligent people like Steez and Joey are opening minds with meaningful music.

[@joaotorres634]

Another Person Exactly. People are too linear and narrow minded, they can't get the meaning of some music, because they can't open their minds.

[@InsertWaffle]

Fsociety amirite

[@sleep13]

This is the fucking complete opposite of old school rap.

[@HectorSuaRi]

this could be mainstream in a few years so....

[@aaronstrahm2162]

C.R.E.A.M.(1993) - Cash rules everything around me Paper Trail$(2015) - Cash ruined everything around me.

[@Martin_salcedo]

Aaron Strahm bruh this hole time I thought it said "cash rules everything around me" till now lol

[@Hot33333333]

His best shit, Lyrically.

[@YNWA-1888]

100% agree.

[@guccimaneard2196]

+Stretch Armstrong king capital, then him

[@kingman1866]

+Free Your Mind steez is dead and surpassed

[@kingman1866]

Joey has surpassed steez, fans tend to put someone on a pedistal just cause their dead but fact of the matter is joey is better now however steez had more potential

[@guccimaneard2196]

King Man he may be dead but if he was alive today his shit would be legendary.

[@kafelaroux504]

Imagine STEEZ on this 🤦‍♂️

[@beni7331]

😭 god bruh I cant even imagine it cause he woulda slaughtered this

[@jornvidsandanimation5112]

Imagine you and steez and Joey on this

[@bgoian]

Why y'all corny ass motherfuckers have to write "imagine Steez on this" under every Joey video?

[@jornvidsandanimation5112]

bG imagine having 3 subs

[@beni7331]

bG Yea lol cause he woulda blown Joey out of the water

[@holyaura9317]

I hope Joey does a video for hazeus view next. This vid was dope tho

[@XafcShayi]

Indigo Aura you again lol

[@holyaura9317]

Lol

[@cameroncordi6444]

Indigo Aura yeah ive been wanting so badly to see a hazeus view video for a while haha such a good song

[@BsSIzzy]

I feel that

[@IndigoBartender]

Indigo Aura TELL ME MORE ABOUT ZELDA AND INDIGO CHILD RELATION

[@QuinferdSpeaks]

I was searching Joey Graceffa and I clicked on this by mistake...and now I'm obsessed...

[@utryping]

Nicholas Frechen az nuff said

[@alonzosalinas3834]

+TheCristeo color does not matter em is a good rapper but joey needs his shine too

[@Heroin.]

+Click to Revive Beautiful, the way i am, like toy soldiers, when im gone, trust me eminem is real af and im a huge fan of joey but joey hasnt reached eminems level

[@phillynative2884]

good to hear I kinda stumbled upon him by accident in 2012

[@steve9382]

*Everyone underrates EM.* are you fucking serious? If anything, hes overrated. Everyone is on Em's damn nuts these days. The way his fans overrate him is fucking ridiculous. I get it, he has one of the best 3 album runs in hip hop history but he got nothing better than that. Then u see niggas praising Recovery and thats when i lose it (no pun intended).

[@randyh.7782]

*Joey Bada$$* spits from the heart. I love this joint! I wish *Nas* could've been on this track as well.

[@chaseschneider8819]

dope as dope gets keep it up G

[@loyaltee5396]

exactly what i was thinking.

[@halosflame]

Deadass This is what rap is supposed to be.

[@martinblue7710]

you have nice taste for music.Peace

[@joeyhuey8340]

nas and j cole

[@dnny4]

“Money ain’t a thing if I got it” That line is fucking deep. Money dictates my mood and confidence on such a deep level. But I love being hungry. I have to thank god that funds are good rn.

[@ppgang1694]

That reminds me of this song kzbin.info/www/bejne/pHTJgquYnbJ5mLc

[@wheelieking.7866]

Ase abracadabra 1212 👁👁👁👁🦉🦉🦉🦉🦉🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🇯🇲

[@caribbean981]

*God

[@mracine2837]

Real shit mah G

[@christophernunn7620]

Im in my best mental state and productive output when im almost starving, and $20 left in the bank. I think we all need to realise every day should be a struggle, otherwise why do we protect our loved ones? or cherish special moments.

[@Logicalpsycho2323]

Premier NEVER EVER disappoints with his production

[@maleselasephothwane1534]

Never!

[@revoksixth690]

+danket47 I tweeted Pete Rock and asked what happened with that track he and Joey Made ...and he said it was a dope smooth track ....and then Joey replied to my tweet and told Pete rock that they should get back in the Studio 👏

[@huiggi]

well yeah, he does, you just didn't hear his shitty tracks, because they won't float

[@jaym5964]

I swear every song he produced is great. He's one of the GOATs

[@charliehustlenflow]

yh he got some wack stuff but his output of hot beats is unrivalled

[@ItzLVz]

i love my taste!

[@johnny3402]

Wtf

[@lowanshields7628]

@@johnny3402 ikr who says that

[@johnny3402]

i LovE mY tAsTE

[@nancyburgess3115]

Lev1sa Sports facts

[@gillielad355]

That’s how your brain works

[@melo4087]

Joey, Kendrick, Chance, Earl, and Cole are the leaders of this new age of hip-hop! 

[@anthonyhale4905]

Easily

[@melo4087]

Yo lupe released a top 5 album this year but he's been in the music industry for a while now, so I consider him a living legend lol

[@romeowife3322]

1 . Kendrick 2. Cole 3. Joey In that order! Best rappers alive! There are some followups with them such as earl and Vince staples.

[@connorcheslock6841]

MH DOOM id take tech and kris over anyone

[@melo4087]

Connor Cheslock Who's kris?

[@m.m5611]

No one talking about how nasty this beat is

[@tmg_sav209]

My Name fr man

[@BIG_PASTA]

Its Premier, it goes without saying ;)

[@emmanuellao2675]

Hahah was looking 4 a comment like ur dawg😂

[@jamthacreator]

Dj Premier still going at it

[@jamthacreator]

This beat is sick

[@tonym.736]

damn this premier??? hes the best ever

[@yourisemenjuk597]

ofc had to be the boss!

[@evansatm9195]

did joey kill that guy for the shoes?

[@jamthacreator]

I don't even know

[@ericdupree8603]

It's a damn shame being catchy blows up more than being real. Like why this song barely broke 5 mil. in a year, But songs like "Broccoli" and "One Night" hit millions in a week?

[@armaankang2882]

Holy shit I never noticed that!

[@ypc21k73]

Josh Lee I feel you bro but you can't blame people for liking something more than the other everyone don't got the same opinion

[@tupacshakur1728]

Josh Lee The world is fucked up bro

[@ericdupree8603]

Demon Wolf Tupac Shakur Matthew Bennett Yeah and it's fucking crazy lol

[@tupacshakur1728]

Josh Lee It's crazy that hotline bling had 900 million views and this song doesnt even get 200 million...

[@ZenityStudios]

Anyone get the message in this video? "Traded in my Nikes for a new mic. I guess your could say I sold soles for my new life" - Joey. The story is focusing a bit on one of his best older lyrics. Genius.

[@DildoSchwaggins]

yup Daily Routine

[@kylemccarthy02]

Pure poetry. Real music, real rap, real message. Classic

[@CASSOBLVCK]

Damn I'm late af this is my favorite track from B4DA$$

[@indigoknives]

Really nigga

[@CASSOBLVCK]

Stephen White what?

[@GargleIIt]

Another encounter

[@PabloEscobar-bi7et]

you superb late asf take this L

[@CASSOBLVCK]

Lamar Odom I been heard the song I just didn't know a video dropped

[@lilchildsupport51]

is it me or is b4da$$ an underrated album

[@camquest1]

it sold over 150k copies the first week so yee its just you

[@FASHIONlSTA]

Definitely got slept on with all the other albums that came out

[@BEASTYMUZIK]

***** same with Lupe's album, and both of theirs came out on the same day. I mean it's prob because they got released early in the year and now have been overshadowed by other great albums such as TPAB, ALLA, IDLS;IDGO.

[@DYNastyProducer]

mezzo51 sub to my channel and ill do the same. and yes it is underrated

[@Rappzter]

camquest1 It sold 58,000 first week

[@GINSHINKZLs]

Top 5 flowers: 1. Chrysanthemum 2. Daffodil 3. Sunflower 4. Jerome 5. Kannabis

[@my88110]

Top five types of bread: Tiger Pitta Soda Yeasts Flathead My own opinion no h8 pls

[@my88110]

Top five types of bread: Tiger Pitta Soda Yeasts Flathead My own opinion no h8 pls

[@spacehamster360]

+mattkabd Really man, you're such a hypebeast. Bananabread is the best, bananabread could crush Tigerbread.

[@my88110]

Sam S nah bro i liked tigerbread before it got mainstream man. im OG #smoketrees

[@GINSHINKZLs]

***** I like bread bread

[@ippaman1818]

Idk but yall, but even in 2023 this shit hit hard af. God bless you Joey

[@kerriganja]

For real. 2 distant strangers put me on to him. Surprised I never heard him before, but thankful I been bumpin this shit for a couple years now.

[@De-Gauche]

Bro it’s February 2024 and this shit still asf 🔥💯

[@litogamer866]

Fr

[@kingderpofwg110]

joey badass is just pure genius. gives me hope for modern hip hop( not saying there aren't any other people who do, but he's the main reviver of true hip hop)

[@PK14X]

Sleeping on other artists but yeah I get what you saying.

[@awfulvics]

King Capital sleeping is healthy. but they dont gotta forget to wake up ;) like most people.

[@awfulvics]

munk this shit sounds corny as fuck lmao

[@codenameGIZM0]

kingderpofwg joey is dope but gtfo with that true hip hop shit. just cos you don't identify with something doesn't mean it ain't true. music is music fuck that.

[@kingderpofwg110]

@codename yeah, i should have worded that more specifically. what i basically meant is that Joey is a true trail blazer of real hip hop (which all i mean is that the hip hop that talks about problems in the world and isn't all about money, bitches, etc.) in this generation because of the amount of rappers that don't talk about real stuff, if you know what i mean. im with you on the music is music stuff though.

[@Goopheadd]

joey, mick jenkins and kendrick are at the top of hip hop right now

[@s.breezy4254]

J cole is nice too

[@4riawashere]

heada$$ don't forget earl, bro.

[@Bostonceltic1998]

And Isaiah Rashad

[@CameronBurns1]

Why everybody sleeping on Oddisee? Get your shit together.

[@Gibson4411]

heada$$ preach

[@CatholicNicklas]

Kendrick Lamar Jermain Cole Joey Badass Logic Pusha T

[@CatholicNicklas]

oh and Chance the rapper

[@MightyXMarc]

+TimeIsIllmatic STEEZ is dead.

[@MightyXMarc]

+TimeIsIllmatic lmfao calm yo emotional ass down. He hasn't released any new music in almost 4 years get the fuck outta here. A nigga rap about some conscious shit and magically he's "one of the best" new school rappers when there's plenty of artists who are shitting on him musically and lyrically. Until PE drops new Steez let that man rest in peace.

[@MightyXMarc]

+TimeIsIllmatic so why'd you mention Steez in the first place? And what does me being affiliated with a card game have to do anything about this? lol clearly you don't know what you're talking about. Im done here.

[@johnvoight2176]

+Kanye is God dylan, dylan, dylan, dylan and dylan. Because he spits hot fire.

[@-brando3299]

This was my song of the decade on Spotify

[@juanmurguia7808]

Pretty close I think absouls mind control album is the album of the decade

[@xylan9543]

Top 5 rapers: 1.Ellen 2.Barrack Obama 3.Brock Lesnar 4.Your mom 5.Jimmy Fallon

[@ahmedhassan-pd8ff]

+Chron0S ! edgy af

[@mikesanchez7460]

+Chron0S ! relatbale

[@MsRandomPro]

+wanderlust Haha my mom made the list, fucking awesome xD

[@anthonygarcia8525]

+MsRandomPro My mom too bro 😃

[@mrlucid9270]

wheres meek mill?

[@revoksixth690]

Go watch the new freestyle he did on power106 it's fire over 2pac beats

[@poohks]

Yeah I watched that, was so nice to see

[@ubermontity399]

So conscious and aware of his surroundings. Joey Bada$$ is the next genius rapper that can really push the boundaries of the genre and his own culture. Have to see him live and try my best to meet him. Gonna be a very influential figure one day

[@23abedabed23]

Uber montity he's basically the new biggie and Kendrick is the new PAC.

[@ubermontity399]

I saw him at a private LA show earlier this month. Played an exclusive off his album lmfao

[@revoksixth690]

+Uber montity I don't think that track is going on his album ....i heard a snippet it's sounds like a banger good hook and dope beat ...but he claims AABA is really conceptual so idk if it fits the album .well see....the snippet is on yt btw look up Joey Badass (Cardo got wings)

[@kennethfisher9339]

Uber montity bruh I think I was there too

[@lukasbalestracci2567]

Hes less like Biggie to me. Closest to Method Man flow wise, maybe Nas or GZA in terms of lyrica

[@4patrick7]

5 years later this song and B4DA$$ still goated

[@OathToAwesome]

I love how Joey's flow has shades of Method Man in it. Really fits with the parallels with C.R.E.A.M.

[@DiegoAstudillo193]

OathToAwesome method man? Hell no

[@MCMLXXXVProject]

I can hear the influence.

[@jc_0108]

Hopefully I go to one of his concerts before I die

[@PeckBam]

Gonna see him on Sunday!

[@JMac___]

PeckBam must have been dope

[@garretd6687]

Flatbush!

[@aleckefgen6140]

Lollapalooza this year if you're near Chicago!

[@basil5863]

Jason switzerland 2018, openair frauenfeld. Most awesome festival

[@Flamingcobra98]

"The kid ain't been the same Since Biggie smacked me at my christening" Refers to the line that Biggie Smalls rapped "Smacking Babies at their Christening"

[@ericsmusic5927]

Big_stackz100 Shit that's a dope line

[@willbennett7508]

Honestly one of the best rappers of all time

[@MALAKHAI00]

No one really pays attention to rappers like him anymore. Wonder why?

[@colettefashionmuse1113]

industry full of fake's. Only The real one's don't get recognized!!.

[@CleanMusicLover229]

Because they're not promoted

[@aaronstrahm2162]

me too

[@weedgood1000]

+KINGTyquale413 im sure there are alot of reason but what i assume, as an outsider like yourself, i assume the main reason is that this style of rap is played the fuck out, people want NEW, or DIFFERENT, we want some forward movement. people have been 'keeping real rap alive' for like 20 years now, shits getting old.

[@NBOBABY]

people like listening to shit rappers like tyga and kid ink who "rap" about nothing but booty and weed

[@MaticDejak]

Mr Robot knifing machine

[@CoreyIsHuman]

spoilers for people who haven't seen the episode yet.

[@javier-pz4cc]

+kid c. fr 😂😂😂

[@Cho0segoose]

what scene what happened

[@MaticDejak]

*SPOILER* When a group of people wanted to kill him for taking down the site, joey helped him

[@MaticDejak]

Do you have the time?

[@themaritimer1022]

"Cash ruin everything around me." A nice take on C.R.E.A.M, but wu tang is still the OG

[@willtidwell4226]

I'm not a fan of wu tang idk why but it just doesn't apeal to me.

[@thelight7997]

kind of the same way, some of the beats are dope af their sound is too hard for me and not much to be taken from it

[@BenGrippin1]

Nobody just likes Wu Tang, u have to let that shit grow on u, once it does, u too will understand.

[@thelight7997]

fire wolf Did you feel like it was too grimy for you at first?

[@BenGrippin1]

+tonadoff wu has a high replay value for the fact that u can hear something new u may have missed or u may not of understood what they meant at the time, the grimy beats and flows will also only get better the more u hear it. I stopped listening to Hip Hop for a long time, till i found the new beastcoast movement.

[@binwallen9105]

“It’s the dollar dollar bill y’all, it’s the dollar dollar bills, it’s the dollar bill that kills (,) ya’ll.” Ts 🔥🔥

[@KingZo15]

Yoo he underrated af

[@smakko]

Not really

[@KingZo15]

Maniak Z Of course he is when was the last time you saw something about joey on social medias? for exampöe

[@delacheol]

AF

[@krishmahbubani6817]

Lol you just copied the comment above which has 2.4k likes 😂😂

[@axecx2465]

Krish Mahbubani he is underrated compared to fucking Mr skittle 69 and a joke lil gay pump

[@alexlara4424]

How is Bryson tiller get famous before Joey

[@fettyguap4206]

Because TRAPSOUL was a great album and his projection is better than Joey's

[@Jim-Halp1234]

+Fetty Guap lol k

[@brysonrandall7878]

Bryson has an r&b mix with rap. You cant compare the two. Bryson isnt even trying to be a rapper specifically thats why he also sings. Enjoy Joey for what he is.

[@bbhjuan3451]

+Fetty Guap because he's mainstream

[@CorruptInsurgence]

+Bryson Randall and Bryson is fucking garbage... the nigga squeals into a studio mic and has his producer/engineer add the autotune...

[@tiagohenry5073]

I would be so happy if He & Kendrick make a Song together, like the Best West & East Coast Rapper collobrate, is something that not happens often.

[@maxwalton411]

They both do a verse on 1train

[@Kooaid-9]

Best Coast* Beast Coast*

[@sneakingfox5887]

They did... On A$ap Rocky's track

[@ennuiii]

+Wildly Coyote that's not them collabing that's them both giving a verse to ASAP. It's not that same

[@buster321beep]

1 train they collab I guess haha

[@rumi1379]

Here cause of Mingi

[@aneesniazi7918]

Who or what is that?

[@ezwelchman]

that biggie line is one of the dirtiest lines of all time

[@mikolajc.6786]

which line ?

[@ezwelchman]

"The kid ain't been the same Since Biggie smacked me at my christening"

[@Martin-ki8jv]

ezwelchman I'm dutch and I don't really understand that line. Can someone explain?

[@SuperLuckynumber3]

Hij zei ''The kid ain't been the same Since Biggie smacked me at my christening'' en biggie heeft een liedje waarin hij zegt ''I hope you’re listening, smacking babies at they christening''

[@SuperLuckynumber3]

fk didnt notice the genius link comment

[@seanstroman6087]

150,000 independent albums sold Congrats to Joey Bada$$ keep improving as an artist Kirk Knight you next #LKS

[@jakob3624]

joey badass is the best rapper of his decade. Better than all those trash rappers. Young Thug, Fetty Wap, Lil Uzi, Kevin Gates. NO ONE CAN TOUCH HIM

[@Sosa43890]

AMEN.🔥

[@nakalness]

KEVIN GATES IS TRASH AF .

[@Noah-xc6el]

Lyrically yes, but there's different sub genres within the title "hip hop". I am a huge Joey fan, he's one of the best rappers out for sure. But that doesn't mean everyone else is trash. Thugger has created his own style and continues to produce never before heard flows and melodies. Uzi is new but he's makin waves as a smooth singing artist as well. Not all hip hop has to be bars and wordplay. Not knocking anyone, I'm just saying. It's okay to respect all types of artists

[@TheSelam97]

better than jcole

[@kids5810]

+Yung Noah finally someone understands

[@notinregs]

W song

[@leoaraujo8590]

Am I the only one that see WuTang references in this song?

[@TobyCheck]

What do you think lmao

[@maxferguson5057]

title should have been c.r.e.a.m pt. 2

[@JCMacDonald]

+Leonardo Araujo nah he only made like 1000 references to cream

[@jayos8448]

+weswagginout go look his song posted 3 weeks a go =sell out

[@ryanrsullivan]

Who's paying him?

[@musicenlightened2055]

Who realize he drop the music video on 2pac birthday. ✊🏽

[@keksyboy2027]

"cash ruined everything around me"

[@cadbane1093]

No

[@dra9185]

Entered the chamber

[@N54-]

Yo asap killed it

[@cjthesniper]

bruh

[@aboveaveragedude4203]

lol

[@georgefaux2154]

+LuisWRXSTi That is meant for the clown Travis Scott not my homie Joey.

[@Prezzihoe]

Can y'all stop wit this corny joke

[@N54-]

+Uncle Ben *gets punched by a$ap* he hit me first!

[@bruddak1143]

"I promise your minds ain't sharp like my swords"

[@krishmahbubani6817]

Global Parade what?

[@sunnyboy9208]

money IS the root of all evil thought, but money is the route of all people because they are slaves to the system

[@augustuscaesar9599]

you sound like you're broke.

[@LilMilan420]

+Julio Amaya lol, that's so true. XD

[@sunnyboy9208]

Hard

[@s.a.prodigytv3887]

No, people are inherently evil, Humans are the root of all evil, you can't create something and blame it, people can choose whether to be evil or not...Money has no value without the people granting it the power.

[@wrathc-1403]

+African Prodigy true

[@sebastianvillarhode2473]

You are here because of Gazir and you know it

[@joshualos2436]

Who?

[@MusicDaiIy]

Finally a Music Video for this masterpiece

[@rrremy]

Just imagine, Joey and K Dot are the dark side of trying to deliver a message thats very had to deliver to people who twerk and niggas who try to hit the quan. Cole and Logic are the light side of that same message. Just imagine : One project or atleast a track with all four, where they give a genius portrayal a couple different messages, and each one gives the dark and light side of love, anti racism, and overall problems in the world. Fuck im an idiot for thinkin it'll happen. Yes, a lot of people should be involved besides these four but these are the top four people seem to mention throughout youtube.

[@kuroboshiron]

An idiot? My boy that was a preach

[@BrandonRoyBoy7]

+iLLogical yeah but the thing is i don't think people are really ready for that yet, they first have to get everyone to be ready for it bc no point of putting out something super deep and amazing if no one will care bc they understand nothing you talking about.

[@alexvitale9286]

nah, you're an idiot, with ill-logic

[@MR12AMAZING]

Have you ever listened to Under Pressure? Logics pretty dark too.

[@austinhayshays2891]

+I Isaiah that wasn't dark it was just his story

[@770yd]

My visions is macrocosmic, pass the chronic The mastered sonics is light years above your conscious

[@abarikandi5148]

Joey bodied dat !!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@travis-nk8wf]

Cash ruin everything around me...

[@KINGahmed4u]

Does anyone else love this part? 1:01

[@papayasmith]

J. Cole, Logic, Kendrick, Joey Bada$$, Childish Gambino, Mac Miller, Lupe Fiasco, Capital Steez, Chance the Rapper, Isaiah Rashad, Mick Jenkins, Anderson .Paak, Travis Scott, SZA, scHoolboy Q, Flatbush Zombies, The Underachievers, Saba

[@23dlc]

like them all and also wiz khalifa

[@teehere2807]

Where Lil Wayne?

[@23dlc]

Tee Here he has his moments but his music is trash

[@shawtylrg]

+Tee Here i hope your sayin that sarcastically

[@chriskontoulis4995]

boy I hope that aint in order

[@PatsDynasty]

In order: Joey Badass J Cole Kendrick Big Krit

[@PatsDynasty]

Fake Name not a chance

[@VersatiIeStyle]

Krit better than Joey?😂😭

[@idontcare.4034]

I love you for this.

[@Ashhes]

Tyson Kendrick is the best rapper we've had in decades.

[@PatsDynasty]

Its Flexing keep believing that

[@IlluminatiSecretsRevealed]

Joey got that phrase wrong. It's the love of money is the root of all evil. Money is only an object. It's when people love it when it becomes a problem like to kill for it, to steal for it, to sell one's body for it, to sell one's soul for it. 1 Timothy 6:10: "For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows."

[@jaysondowney769]

Notting wrong with money $ but let become yr god ,before tha true God

[@swish1005]

This shit bangs sooooooo hard. Btw you guys don't have to pick sides in hip hop. It's okay to like young thug and bada$$ There's a time and place for all forms of rap

[@mammoth3592]

preach this shit my man

[@MegaDeadred]

young thug is trash tho

[@mammoth3592]

+Delaxus His music is extremely hype and exciting to listen to and y'all can't change tHat

[@davidwilliams430]

exactly

[@halimisabeast4]

+Delaxus tru

[@Hunchobaybee]

When you realize that joey is biggies son.. O_O

[@wettythegod8073]

Joey lyrically muders biggie. 🖕🏽

[@fukboi4034]

Biggie has a son

[@Hunchobaybee]

ok so for all the people who don't know biggie has a song called come on where he says "I hope you’re listening, smacking babies at they christening" and joey says in this song "the kid ain't been the same Since Biggie smacked me at my christening"

[@JubbzyOG]

Lmao. You dumb af

[@thefloodwatch785]

Dude he isn't actually his son. He talks about his actual father on the album.

[@demarcusdrakes7420]

this song will go down in history. theme song for a hustla

[@TheEndouZe]

That or Dope Dealer by Q lmao

[@ananyanwu]

easily one of the greatest rap tracks ever made.

[@dcanhiphop]

ONE OF THE GREATEST IN OUR TIME

[@sidmanandhar8311]

damn he look so much like BIG L.

[@tonym.736]

i can get that

[@longlivesteelo1780]

Sid Manandhar when I first saw the waves video when it first came out it reminded me of L's put it on video, anyone agree?

[@Rossini12]

2pac Returns a little bit

[@longlivesteelo1780]

KRS DOOM Big L one of the most talented hip hop artists

[@Minddofrobbie]

I dropped a music video called "MENT4LS7ATE" on some 47 shit.. if you guys could critique my shit I'd appreciate it. Love from South Florida. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ppi4p5iIi82hhcU

[@Swatchthesoundgod0714]

How is it that people like Lil Pump get so much fame and this kid is so slept on. This song is one the realest things I've ever heard.

[@thumbsdown7684]

It really depends on the label you sign to and most of the labels go after mumble rappers to get alot of money off of them and throw them back out like they did k camp but they go after mumble rappers to push trends so they get money off there merch like yeezys and etc...

[@traivyn8152]

@@thumbsdown7684 Did you really just call Kanye a mumble rapper?

[@bywryt2347]

@@traivyn8152 did he?

[@ovrkillxy9814]

@@bywryt2347 sure sounded like he did

[@sabushieddy]

Real talk my Brother

[@AnthonyfromtheD]

Feel bad for people that havent heard this....

[@closethevoid8141]

I feel bad for people who don’t comprehend the lyrics . Go tigers

[@victorinox190]

This made me so happy when I saw it on my timeline!

[@Lorcsss]

victorinox190 fuck yeah my man Jozif holding it down

[@zezonobito6654]

I appreciate lyrical and phisophical hip hop. But sorry I have to say this, most of y'all "hip hop heads" are blind and ignorant. Don't you see?..... Well I guess you can't because you're too caught up in the past. Hip Hop is evolving. There are now genres within genres. That was the only thing missing from hip hop. We now have poetic rappers like Joey, Kendrick, and killer Mike, meanwhile we have rappers that just bring some fun into the game, A.K.A, the "mumble rappers". You wanna turn up and get lit, well you got uzi, rich the kid, lil yachty and Kodak. Wanna be on your gangster shit? We got trap music. Wanna just have a good laugh, and kickback to relax, well, we got satirical musicians like Ugly God and lil dicky. So you need to understand, hip hop is not dead, no quite the opposite, it's going through........ Let's call it a puberty phase, in a couple of years you will see that Hip Hop will be more beautiful and luminous than ever.

[@jhalaurparks9942]

zezon Obito Wurd! 2020 is gonna be another Golden Age of Hip Hop! I See it! This trash mumble shit is an " Era " for a reason all eras die

[@vartebugge]

zezon Obito we have the exact same opinion on hiphop man,

[@mjareacts2731]

zezon Obito nigga don't ever put mumble rap and trap crap in the same sentence as Hip Hop.

[@skag1881]

+jhalaur parks I doubt it's gonna be as good as 90s hip hop. My favourite rappers and albums came from the 90s.

[@jhalaurparks9942]

Marshall mines too!!! But that's another real why hip hop can't progress & get better because people are just either too stuck on the past or Brainwashed by garbage ass Mainstream mumble bullshit smh

[@henben4746]

Joey and Big K.R.I.T need a song together shit would be 🔥

[@thesneakerologist6890]

Listen to 1 Train by A$AP Rocky

[@TastefulStunts]

Underground Airplay w/ KRIT & DZA

[@JRZ24]

+The Sneakerologist 1 Train is awesome

[@numbrr5.]

in the wind listen to that song.. DOPE !check my channel yall, I have instrumentals from RATKING !

[@LyranVega]

they do have 1 look it up bro krit killed it.

[@nwalkernc]

The way the beat comes in at the beginning is flawless

[@volumelyrics]

Cash ruined everything around me. True story of my life. Thumbs up..

[@x2iu386]

volume same

[@mattl.7766]

thats why you should always keep your money in a bank account..

[@chrismarcellh6797]

cream get the money, dolla dolla bills yall

[@kaikim6396]

Matt L. ????

[@musikkritik6316]

volume It's not money, it's having none of it. Now hear Story of OJ by JayZ

[@mezalong]

welcome to the new wave of Hip Hop people.

[@followthisswag846]

mezalong I hope so, I really hate shit mumble "rappers" like Uzi, Famous Dex, Lil Pump. We need more artists like Joey Bada$$!

[@haydengalibert6]

this song is a future classic like 2pac - Changes, Biggie Smalls - Juicy, Eminem - Lose Yourself and Nas - New York State of Mind. Facto Mondo... peace!

[@konscious6765]

Lyrics ::::::: Before the money, there was love But before the money, it was tough Then came the money through a plug It's a shame this ain't enough, yo [Verse 1:] Sitting back plotting, jotting information on my nation Really started from the bottom, boy, cotton But they still planting plantations, we keep buying in Closed-minded men, pride is higher than the prices on your pradas Balenciagas, balance my soccer with the henny agua Me and my niggas tryna eat, you pussies empanada The flow like plenty lava With just a penny I could multiply my worth And make you work for me for twenty hours I swear these niggas love to copy, thanks for listening This kid ain't been the same since Biggie smacked me at my christening Watch your tradition and please play it safe Cause your position on the top is switching right in front your face Rocking on this bass with rhymes, I'm bustin' out He duckin' down, got some issues now, headed for your house So put the pistols down, got that red dot on your nose Who put the clown on lock, jaws like the blue knows Froze, keep your mouth closed or you can see the solar I got connections that guaranteed to see closed doors You hear that underground sonar The way I flows, this wisdom The Pros been on a mission Listen into the chamber, get hyperbolic They raisin' max, I raise stakes to keep the brolic My bitches is macrocosmic, pass the chronic The mastered sonics is lightyears above your conscious You're novice, but I got notes that strike nerves I promise your minds ain't sharp like my swords So cut the BS, and don't worry where my jeans is And PS: Your bitch a genius, learnt from my penis I got dreams filling arenas and breaking brackets Tend this racket, while I'm cracking a Serena God damn, God bless the heaven that sent you But now I'm breezing out, baby, cause my rent's due [Verse 2:] Shit is really real out here I said shit is really real out here Just trying to get a deal out here I'm screaming cream Who fucking with the rap supreme? Joey Bad, the Big Preem came to collect the green I got a dollar and a dream, know what I mean? And I gotta get my mama off the scene [x2] Cash ruined everything around me [x3] They say money is the root of all evil I see money as the route of all people Cause we all follow paper trails, paper trails And everybody gotta pay their bills, pay their bills [x2] It's the dollar dollar bill, y'all It's the dollar dollar bill, it's the dollar bill that kills, y'all

[@davisgullicson2268]

pretty sure its balance my saga with the henny agua and watch what you dishin instead of watch your tradition

[@davisgullicson2268]

and rocking outta space with rhymes im busting out

[@davisgullicson2268]

got some missiles now headed for ya house

[@davisgullicson2268]

not tryna be that guy bro but if ur gonna put the lyrics here at least put em right theres even more that are wrong

[@Killerdj15]

[Produced by DJ Premier] [Intro: DJ Premier cuts] Money ain't a thing if I got it Mo-mo-money ain't a thing if I got it Money [Hook] Before the money, there was love But before the money, it was tough Then came the money through a plug It's a shame this ain't enough [Verse 1] Yo, sitting back plotting, jotting information on my nation Really started from the bottom, boy cotton But they still planting plantations, we keep buying in Closed-minded men Pride is higher than the prices on your Pradas and Balenciagas Balance my saga with the Henny agua Me and my niggas tryna eat, you pussies empanada The flow like plenty lava With just a penny I could multiply my worth And make you work for me for twenty hours I swear these niggas love to copy, thanks for listening The kid ain't been the same Since Biggie smacked me at my christening Watch what you dishing and please play it safe Cause your position on the top is switching right in front your face Rock you outta space with rhymes, I'm bustin' out Keep ducking down, got some missiles now, headed for your house So put the pistols down, got that red dot on your nose Who booked the clown? I lock jaws like a blue nose Foes keep your mouth closed or you can see the solar I got connections that guaranteed to see closed doors You hear that underground sonar The way I flows then switch them The Pros been on a mission Listen, enter the chamber, get hyperbolic They raisin' Macs, I raise steaks to keep them brolic My visions is macrocosmic, pass the chronic The mastered sonics is light years above your conscious You're novice, but I got notes that strike nerves I promise your minds ain't sharp like my swords So cut the BS, and don't worry where my jeans is And PS: Your bitch a genius, learned from my penis I got dreams selling arenas and breaking brackets Tenants racket, while I'm cracking a Serena God damn, God bless the heaven that sent you But now I'm breezing out, baby, cause my rent's due [Verse 2 (DJ Premier cuts)] Shit is really real out here I said shit is really real out here (It ain't easy) Just trying to get a deal out here (Money ain't a thing if I got it) Yo, I'm screaming cream, who fucking with the rap supreme? Joey Bad and Big Preem came to collect the green I got a dollar and a dream, know what I mean? And I gotta get my mama off the scene Yo, I'm screaming cream, who fucking with the rap supreme? Joey Bad and Big Preem came to collect the green I got a dollar and a dream, know what I mean? And I gotta get my mama off the scene (Joey Badass) Cause cash ruined everything around me Cash ruined everything around me Cash ruined everything around me (Won’t sign to no major if no wager) (money ain't a thing) They say money is the root of all evil I see money as the route of all people Cause we all follow paper trails, paper trails And everybody gotta pay their bills, pay their bills (It ain't easy) They say money is the root of all evil I see money as the route of all people Cause we all follow paper trails, paper trails And everybody gotta pay their bills, pay their bills It's the dollar dollar bill, y'all It's the dollar dollar bill, it's the dollar bill that kills, y'all It's the dollar dollar bill, y'all It's the dollar dollar bill, it's the dollar bill that kills, y'all It's the dollar dollar bill, y'all It's the dollar dollar bill, it's the dollar bill that kills, y'all It's the dollar dollar bill, y'all It's the dollar dollar bill, it's the dollar bill that kills, y'all [Hook] Before the money, there was love But before the money, it was tough Then came the money through a plug It's a shame this ain't enough

[@Official_Loafalthelilly]

Dragon Ball Reference?

[@PenpalSeff]

Instant Classic, both joey and preemo killed this shit. This whole album was straight gems.

[@PenpalSeff]

Teach me was the only song i didn't fuck w/ right off the bat. And Back Beetles was so emotional, i loved it dude

[@anthonyp7192]

Holy fuck I didn't you listened to Joey sappling

[@revoksixth690]

PRLYZHax Blach Beetles was amazing imo the Beat the Lyrics And the Realness of it ...."Who Wouldve thought a Marching Martin Could spark a starving Artist To spit Art, At heart Im a Young Marcus Garvey

[@jordanchurch8757]

+PRLYZHax Paper Trails, Christ Conscious and Chicken Curry are arguably the more enjoyable songs imo, but I liked 1999 as an entire project more.

[@sayakbasu8858]

How do songs like this barely get any views but gays songs by fake artists get millions of views?

[@sayakbasu8858]

*****​ True

[@alto3056]

+Tre Finity definitely

[@JubbzyOG]

+Tre Finity PREAM Get the money

[@dylanjordan4747]

B4 DA $$ it was tough

[@tibodujojet275]

tw lata grosse drr