The Inescapable Downfall of Joey Badass

[@dondreford7254]

Joey is literally a star on one of the most popular TV shows, won an Oscar during the pandemic, still has a strong music fan base that fucks with him heavy. Just because his music career wasn’t shaped like Coles or Kendricks doesn’t mean his career is on the low end. He just re-invented hisself and didn’t box his career in to just music. His career is in a place a lot of artist wish it was in.

[@KingBenny]

That's basically a synopsis of what I said

[@GGMV]

misleading title, and thats a problem my brotha

[@KingBenny]

@GGMV no it's not... joey had a downfall critically, and commercially that is measurable, that is a fact

[@samuraijose817]

@@KingBenny lmao no he didn't. Having millions of views and millions of cash while still haven been independent and not even as old as JID or cole yet. I mean Damn. Why does he look the most successful to me.

[@TheMackoftheyear]

Just mad cause he "diss" ​lil kenny @@KingBenny

[@KickedTG]

I think joeys career trajectory is kind of similar to Earl sweatshirts. They had a lot of hype when they were first coming up, they just didn’t really choose to commercialize their sound and they never went too mainstream. Neither of them ever really fell off tho, they both have grown a lot as artists and they’ve kept putting out quality and have their own pretty strong fanbases

[@Jb94-y9r]

No it’s not …Earl sweatshirts writing is prolific

[@SoftOp.]

Joey Bada$$ went on that lane way earlier, Steez was apart of the music, when he passed, I felt Joey started changing his sound 'cause he believed he had to move on from the Pro Era sound. Earl Sweatshirt..

[@obadiahpeoples1834]

Earl stayed earl but took the experimental route with people like MIKE,MAVI,NAVY BLU Etc. More underground which odd future was always doing along with The Internet

[@kevthepoet]

I think people see Joey as more of a failure than Earl cos Joey wants to be a star but Earl would rather be a reclusive poet. If Joey stuck to the boombap instead of making commercial trash like Devastated and Rick Star he'd be respected like Earl is. Earl continues to give us deep bars over Alchemist beats, Joey tried to go pop a few times and we ain't trying to hear that.

[@SoftOp.]

@@kevthepoet Earl is also friends with rappers that've been getting traction recently, people like MIKE, Navy Blue, almost the whole 10.K Global. Joey has always been reppin' Pro Era & Himself.

[@Nori-zw1ww]

Joey and A$AP Rocky had the potential to be new faces of East Coast hip hop had they been consistent and lived up to their potential

[@KingBenny]

im saying... maybe not as much with rocky since he sounded more like southern rappers but joey was the guy

[@TheWutangclan1995]

Interestingly enough both groups have lost someone integral to the group. Rip to Yams and Steez. Sadly their passing took away the essence.

[@Nori-zw1ww]

@@TheWutangclan1995 true

[@realbosstakea]

@@KingBenny didnt matter what he sounded like he put on for ny he was the biggest name in the industry at 1 point in 12 or 13 stop it then he released yams album in 2015 shit went brazy and cozy tapes 1 is fire... everything else kinda lame but he played his role he rather be billionare husband of riri than be a rapper legend who cares about that title

[@mical7582]

@@KingBenny It doesn't matter if Rocky was using a southern sound. He still represented New York. He is known globally. He has a big fanbase overseas and he introduced Joey to that audience. Joey said that himself. And Asap Yams could not get NY DJ's and radio stations to play Asap Mob's earlier music. Notice that Asap Nast and Twelvyy have a more New York sound. They got no support from New York at the very beginning. Asap Rocky is the most well known, visible New York rapper right now. He has the sales too. Joey has been pretty quiet.

[@TenTillDeath]

What’s with this “Joey fell off” crud? Nah his game is still strong, he’s just lost popularity. Fell off? What is this, 2000 with everyone saying Nas fell off again? Nah, he’s still making good music, he just lost popularity

[@khoisantsu5907]

These people are fools, they in their mothers basement hating a successfull rapper making money and raising a daughter.

[@rareslaps]

@@khoisantsu5907 chill wit the meat riding bro , Joey started this by deciding to hate on Kendrick and the west coast

[@samuraijose817]

Ikr 😂 Joey aint sign to Rockefeller and made his own way and getting millions? Respect.

[@poetryismyting8854]

Fall off ≠ loss of ability Fall off = loss of buzz, Popularity even when outputting

[@47_shift]

By 2000, Nas was a few years younger than current Joey is now. He had already 2 undisputed classics in illmatic and It Was Written. He was also a year away from dropping stillmatic, a 3rd classic again before the age of 30. Joeys current age. Joey and Nas in the same sentence is wild cmon

[@Mako12349]

Honestly he’s remained stagnant but I feel like he still has a chance to live up to his potential one day way to talented as a teen

[@KingBenny]

facts

[@FleepacShakur]

Joey never fell off. He’s never had a bad project, and has been making millions doing side quest.

[@chrismalinowski654]

Popularity wise in music he has fallen off. AABA sold 51k first week, 2000 did 22k first week

[@Dakotahlikesboxing]

2000 was s mistake

[@ZaynSolace]

Joey bada$$ is goated, it’s sad that he didn’t stay consistent he could’ve been j Cole or Kendrick level

[@KingBenny]

facts

[@shriderrad4123]

in terms of skill he already is

[@JellalTellme]

Exactly in terms of skills, he already is, but for his name recognition, it's not as big as kdot or cole

[@kite1704]

@@JellalTellmetbh joey’s pen hasn’t been THAT crazy lately. Like, J. Cole has recent verses on Johnny ps caddy, the secret recipe, a plate of collard greens, Pi, etc. where he just leaves the planet lyrically. Joey’s lyricism hasn’t had any recent huge showings

[@JellalTellme]

@kite1704 I agree with that, I think that Cole managed to perfect his pen at a later time in his career, which is extremely impressive. However, I just think that Joey haven't hit his prime yet. Think about all of the projects that he made, and he's only 29 years old.

[@AARON-gt4qe]

Joeys career is really interesting because he has the ability to make hits like devastated and ghostwriting songs like real friends but appeals to the underground hip hop scene he’s in the cross roads of two extremes which is hard to appeal to both he’s like a reverse kendrick because he appeals to the mainstream but can make underground music. Rappers today can have a bigger Carter in their thirties than in their twenties I hope that happens for him

[@chrismalinowski654]

He wrote real friends?

[@LorenzoVargas-j3q]

I’m from NY and i hope joey locks in. We need him over here. This the stuff we need. Didn’t Kendrick do the same thing with control that Joey did with rulers back?

[@KingBenny]

I'd say so yes... I hope so too. East coast been lacking ngl

[@LorenzoVargas-j3q]

@ real. I don’t think we’ve really been that big in the game since the early 2000s.

[@AKmohanrajj1]

Slightly different bcoz Kdot called out names directly but joey did not but still the same competition spirit

[@KingBenny]

Yeah like I said in the video... ny stopped trynna sound like ny and fell off bc of that

[@maliekcarpenter6512]

​@@KingBenny I thought they'd b back on top had pop was still here. I mean the Brooklyn drill was working at one point

[@nellym46664]

He didn't fail. The mainstream simply pushed those druggie skibidi soundcloud rappers to insane heights while disregarding the actually talented acts. Joey, Pro Era, FBZ, Mick Jenkins, Saba, Denzel, JID etc, these guys were supposed to be leading the game now, as the Big 3 settle into their retirement phases.

[@KingBenny]

Skibidi SoundCloud is a crazy way to describe them

[@noavidov8523]

young thug the goat

[@othelliusmaximus]

Zel and JID are not disregarded 😂😂

[@TheLifeofKam99]

According to online sources he’s worth 7 million dollars and he’s not even 30 yet. That’s the epitome of success.

[@geminiaxelrod4592]

Liquid? Doubt it.

[@ShesMajickal_]

Assets or liquid.... 2 different things

[@samuraijose817]

EXACTLY

[@Marvelous_artifacts]

Doesn’t have to be liquid

[@Wrld_of_Shy]

@@geminiaxelrod4592still successful

[@odysseusdadon1234]

b4da$$ was the last time i felt joey was in his prime. the other 2 albums are good but he just had a different energy back then. His potential is crazy i just hope he stops that acting stuff and locks in and stays consistent

[@Cyktar]

💯

[@JIDglazer-5289]

The guys only 29 and he hasn't dropped a bad album yet I think he still has time to do something special with his career. His latest album 2000 was probably his most personal and he seems to just be doing his own thing and not really caring too much about going mainstream anymore. He still has a lot of potential and could easily drop a classic some time this decade.

[@viz683]

Yeah I find it odd people are counting joey out like his career is coming to an end or something. I think it's because he came up around that Kendrick, Cole, Drake, early 2010s era and people associate him being older but in reality he's the same age as guys like Denzel, jid, carti, etc and I think he still has more in him

[@KANI_APEXX]

Being from upstate NYC both Steez and Joey are two of my biggest biggest influences in music, and I’m ngl when Joey dropped the rulas back I was excited because he sounded hungry again, but at what cost…it sucks because the east coast shifted from being a staple of music to just straight drill music that sounds the same due to unoriginal samples and repetitive flows (no shade to drill music) in my eyes Joey took a fair route…but it was still bittersweet. 47

[@KingBenny]

Steez was so raw with his punchlines

[@giovannidejoie8618]

The Ruler’s back was good…beat is nice,flows are nice…he sounds hungry….but the whole west coast thing makes no sense….Kendrick , Tyler , Vince Staples etc have been doing there thing they deserve the praise while NY has been struggling since Pop Smoke passed NY’s most popular artists right now are people like Ice Spice , Lil Mabu , Fivio Foreign & Cash Cobain….the drill & r&b drill stuff has took over NY….NY completely lost it’s artistic identity trying to copy UK rap & Atlanta….yes some people have been doing there thing like Griselda but besides them the guys doing stuff in the underground are the same ones as 10 years ago there’s not really new faces doing their thing….NY hasn’t really brought anything new for a while everyone is copying Pop Smoke or they’re doing this R&B Drill / Jersey Club thing which isn’t from NY in the first place it’s from Jersey so NY is struggling right now….maybe if Joey focused more on hip hop instead of acting & modeling he could’ve been the face that NY needs right now cause besides Griselda there isn’t that much going in NY right now so I don’t get the west coast comment….when Jay said it…it actually made sense because NY was still in it’s prime but now NY fell off so it just seems bitter that they’re getting all the attention….thing is they deserve it….Tyler & Vince Staples have consistently dropped good projects…Kendrick got a major W with the Drake beef plus he dropped GNX…he even made Lil Wayne look like a washed up rapper over the fact that Jay who is a smart businessman chose Kendrick who is a great live performer, had a great year & who’s sober over Wayne who yes is a legend but he’s not a good live performer & he’s not sober….plus he doesn’t have recent hits like Kendrick does…..Kendrick , Tyler & Vince all dropped this year while Joey has not so why is he bitter that they’re getting the praise they deserve for the work they put in….Joey chose the money from acting & modeling over keeping his rap career consistent then he’s bitter when the ones who actually dropped music are getting praised….& that’s coming from someone who loved Joey’s stuff since I heard Survival Tactics

[@ay0.n1t08]

Ab-soul is 47 for life beefing would make no sense

[@randomdudewholikesmusic1640]

*Reads title, looks at my pfp* It's true. I ain't no OG Fan. I found 1999 and all of the Beast Coast summer 2016, but I know PEEP, 1999, AmeriKKKan Korruption, and several Indigoism cuts by heart. I bought AABA day one, and I was 16 and in high school. 2000 dropped when I was 21 and my tastes have grown by then. Too Lit EP was nice, and he just kept us waiting besides The Light Pack. Even before 2024, seeing that Diddy feature on The Baddest gave me a bad feeling back in 2022 lmao.

[@KingBenny]

LMAO... i went back to my review of 2000 and i didnt even mention diddy being there. But yeah, those mixtapes were fire, STEEZ on like water snapped so bad

[@themayne6303]

I noticed a pattern \ trend where dudes are coming outta nowhere with a diss or some shit & then following up with somekind of album or some rollout.

[@KingBenny]

to be fair... thats the way dissing has always worked lol

[@themayne6303]

@ sometimes it work sometimes it don’t. Usually when it just comes completely outta nowhere it doesn’t work cause it looks desperate

[@STEEZ_888]

The editing goes crazy hard. love from Berlin

[@Jb94-y9r]

B4da$$ is wayyy better than All amerikkkan lyrically

[@giovannidejoie8618]

B4da$$ has more bars…it’s more poetic , introspective & the stream of consciousness lyrics & flows give it a genuine feel that felt like he was freestyling to get things off his chest…it’s a more hip hop purist kind of album in terms of the aesthetics, the lyrical content , flows etc he was clearly going through alot & he put it on that album but All Amerikkkan has more social commentary it’s more focused in terms of it’s subject matter….people just hate on that album because of songs like devastated….the beats sounded more commercial overall even the boom bap stuff sounded more polished & clean which isn’t a bad thing I don’t get the hate that project gets he was inspired by mainstream stuff like J Cole & Kendrick …..people want to keep him in a jazz rap & boom bap box but he’s capable of much more All Amerikkkan is different than B4da$$ but it’s just as good imo i prefer b4da$$ as well because it’s more of a purist kind of album but the singing on all Amerikkkan was better than on his previous albums , he was more versatile & he sounded more mature so i can’t say it wasn’t as good he just wanted to do something different …..2000 was a great album only song I didn’t like was the one with Chris Brown…..sure it’s not his most lyrical album but i like the more laid back nonchalant confident flows he has on there….people just expected more because there was a long wait between All Amerikkkan & 2000…….lyrically 1999 , Summer Knights & B4da$$ are enough to make him one of the best of his generation he put in the work….the hunger is clearly gone now his life is very different he’s an actor , model , father etc so I get why he’s not as hungry on the mic but he’s still rapping well regardless & Survivor’s Guilt is one of his best songs ever….i would’ve liked him to drop more stuff but I get it he went where the money was acting & modeling so I get why he took a break from rapping

[@chrismalinowski654]

Having more bars doesnt make it a better album

[@kg20008]

Smart rappers use rap as a stepping stone for other endeavors. Rappers don't become as successful as Drake, Jay Z, Kanye, etc. by sticking to rap. I'd be willing to bet Joey Badass is more successful now than he's ever been, I wouldn't call that a failure.

[@jaynotonyoutube1808]

I agree, he’s gotten into Acting and fashion. I think Joey just does his own thing whenever he feels like it with no obligations to prove himself to ppl. Which is honestly the best position to be in as an “artist”

[@ClydeCyrus]

Pretending like Joey Bada$$ “didn’t make it” when he wrote the highest streamed rap song in the history of Spotify is insane.

[@KingBenny]

Mike Posner wrote some of the biggest pop songs of the last 15 yrs but a lot of ppl considered him a one hit wonder... obvsly when ppl say Joey didn't make it they refer to it as a rapper not as an overall person

[@ClydeCyrus]

@ ghostwriters get paid more than artist… by far. he’s also up there with Nas & MF DOOM in Spotify listeners

[@ribcagelove]

downfall? wth are you talking about? lmao

[@KingBenny]

the public perceives joey as someone who "fell off" but i dont, that was the point of the video

[@medinaw94]

Plateau

[@viz683]

​@@KingBennyI don't know anyone that's said joey fell off even online. People just say he left music which is not falling off. By that logic has Rocky fell off too?

[@camouflaging6090]

@@viz683 nah ngl its popular discourse. i see it mentioned at least once a month on hip hop twitter and other spaces, so i get the reason why he mislead the title a bit to get those specific people to pay attention

[@chrismalinowski654]

Many people have said joey fell off and yea rocky did too he basnt dropped music in 6 years and his last album was heavily criticized (i liked it personally but still)

[@KTdaLibertian]

Capital Steeze is the reason Joey blew up AND the reason why he’s never gonna hit his “perceived potential”.. Steeze actually was still looked at as the lead for Pro Era and Joey was the number 2.. I know it’s not the same but Joey and Steeze were basically OutKast.. But in this situation Andre 3k passed as soon as “SouthernPlayalisticCadillacMuzik” dropped.. So what happens is big boi doesn’t TRULY develop beyond his first “deep street” stage into a person who can make a “I like the way you move”.. Joey will be good just not great.. He doesn’t have a Steeze who’s better and he’s close to so it pushes him to be better..

[@Will-bn9km]

lowkey he needs a sensei

[@KTdaLibertian]

@Will-bn9km Exactly.. Not everyone is the King.. But its nothing wrong with being the best knight at the table.. ALOT of people need someone to guide and drive them to get thier full potential..

[@poetryismyting8854]

Ski mask without X looks just like this too. Just wanted to slide that in because I also felt Joey felt a new lane/passion of having fun with music when he was kicking it with XXXTENTACION and rumoring to drop a collab tape with him after their 2 popular collabs

[@sharpie12354]

In the words of the great Khabib, I agree w/ this

[@camouflaging6090]

i've shared this sentiment for years. his drive towards the game 100% changed after Steeze's passing, and Joey, from our perception, looked a bit lost- as anyone would be. i'm just glad he found his roots in the places he loves most

[@Waluigi-vr4qz]

Its weird to see everyone suddenly hating joey badass and acting like he is not a good rapper anymore after the kendrick diss. Lets be honest joey badass is still an amazing rapper. Im not talking about the guy who made this video, but just People overall

[@ShinbrigTV]

Joey just wasn't the same after Steez took his own life. Don't blame him; that changes anyone.

[@ClydeCyrus]

STEEZ didn’t kill himself tho

[@noavidov8523]

@@ClydeCyrusthen what happened

[@midnightyoutube31]

First off, I just wanna say this is a very well made video, as an up n coming youtuber myself I definitely respect you voicing your opinion in this way. Joey Bada$$ didnt fail to live up to his expectations, 1999 is a perfect album, B4DAS is a 9, All Amerikkkan badass is a criminally underrated album and is basically a mini TPAB, and while 2000 is his worst project it is still far better than average. I also want to say that I fricking love the west coast hip hop scene, Kendrick, Isiah Rashad, Vince, Tyler, and ScHoolboyQ are some of my favorite rappers. Joey revitalized the style of hip hop he grew up with and cherishes dearly, and has always been a breath of fresh air from the untalented "rappers" like uzi, gunna, future, yeat, etc. He is also so versatile, he can go very aggressive on tracks like 95 til infinity or pop-y on songs like temptation and like you mentioned he can really act.

[@5starben_]

I haven't watched in months, but the editing and the enthusiasm has made the videos way better, keep it up man❤

[@KingBenny]

Tbh... I've only started to put like way more effort in like 2 vids ago cause I'm back out of college and I needed to turn up but yeah... the editing change has been nice

[@LizT-qx3xl]

Look! It's engagement! Take that algorithm!

[@MduduziMkhwanazi-w8i]

Joey bad is still dope in my opinion way better than most new school rappers...

[@alix0788]

no hate bro, but this is bullshit, the dude is one of the best of the best, downfall, maybe commercially not as big as kendrick or drake, but joey is the nicest dude around rn

[@soundslikeknee]

Great video. I think odd future impact was too overwhelming for Pro Era to be considered in consideration. Capital steez death is on par with the death of asap yam. For both joey and rocky to ever hold music domination. We can’t all make it to the top. It’s a competition always has to be more losers than winners. Looking forward to future videos

[@StevZzy1]

No worries, westside gunn and Griselda are the kings of NYC/Buffalo

[@KingBenny]

you not lying lmao

[@Piffhefner]

Westside gun king of nyc? Uhh no lol benny is way better thats first and he cant be king of nyc hes from buffalo ny he upstate nyc dont claim buffalo as nyc cause its not lol

[@Alex-vm6ef]

The great thing for Joey is that he's more than young enough to solidify himself now and go on to a long career at the top, I have high hopes bc he really is one of the greatest of this generation

[@sharpiesharpie8356]

Tupac was born in New York and wasn’t raised in New York came to Cali around highschool between Baltimore were he went to school with Jada pinket he was definitely gamed up in Cali the bay to be exact

[@demsocialistboi]

he was very much raisd in ny.

[@SKYBL0SS0M]

a large chunk of his childhood was in New York. he was 13 when he moved to Baltimore & was 17 when he moved to the Bay so… yeah he kinda did grow up in NY.

[@sharpiesharpie8356]

@ funny then why wa Amy family with him when he was raised in the bay ? He was born in NY went to highschool in Baltimore and in the Bay Area jungles to be exact before he moved to Oakland yes his family was in ny and the east coast and as I said he got his game in the bay out of his own mouth real 80s baby here my boy

[@Piffhefner]

He got bullied in nyc lol

[@sharpiesharpie8356]

@ and then he bullied nyc in the end I don’t get it lol 😂

[@clarencethermal5430]

Big Joey fan here and I can speak for all of us when I say! He doesn’t rap as good as he use to. He got that Nas effect where his first project/or 2 is his best work! Like his lyricism took a extreme dip!

[@KingBenny]

I do think he doesn't rap as good but he's still sharp... not on this last song he released tho ngl

[@Mauro-sn2kt]

Let's hope he does the same as Nas and brings it back like the Kings Diseases and Magic Mixtapes

[@briane596able]

With the 2000 project it felt like media pressure seeping in but also for better or worse Joey is maturing to a different type of person. Rakim & Nas are the same with essentially the same values till now… neither is wrong or right thou.

[@phaizell4143]

Summer knights mixtape is so underrated alsooooo

[@dasanvisuals]

the beats on that album are soo good

[@Will-bn9km]

idk what happened to Joey on that mixtape, he was ON POINT that whole tape in the bars and the beats, he was really on that “The Ruler’s Back” energy

[@samuraijose817]

@@phaizell4143 it's the high expectations 16 years old. 1999. But his later wor still better than rappers newest work.

[@bruceleeds7988]

Nobody has talked about Joey this much EVER yet this is the time Y'all pick to say he fell off 🤣🤣🤣

[@rareslaps]

Uhhhhh cuz he was clearly clout chasing for attention? Duhh. This will be forgotten about in a week or so

[@Serjohn]

Earl sweatshirt is a couple months older than me and joey a couple months younger. Those 2 sound like people I went to school with. They feel familiar

[@lancegor5473]

the title of this shit is fried last 2 albums was fire.

[@LighthouseJaye]

Joey, Asap Rocky, Goldlink, & Vic Mensa for me all have a similar story. They really could've brought something new and different to rap but I don't think any of them wanted to "Be The Guy" like that. Before there were *many* different guys, Busta, Bow Wow, Ludacris, Jay Z, Lil Wayne & T.I literally all have their own fanbases that would go crazy for them regardless of what the larger audience thinks. Today's kids are so narrow and zoned into the same sh/t and being judgemental of everyone that there wasn't any space for the guys I mentioned to really thrive like they could. (Obviously with all due respect to XXX, Juice Wrld, Pop Smoke, Nipsey, Lil Peep & Mac. Lost potential to lost life cuts different)

[@d4rthk1d_b0y]

I’ll say this here! The East Coast needs a new sound besides the boom bap and NY Drill. Something different like how ASAP ROCKY brought in that cloudy psychedelic rap. Maybe mix the boom bap with cloudy, psychedelic to it, but the East Coast been lacking for years and left behind in the music era.

[@UniVS427]

Pittsburgh emcees got that east coast sound you talking about. Be on the lookout

[@Piffhefner]

New york sets the standards period lol say w.e u want nyc created hip hop we the best period boom pap will always be the best type of rap music ny drill is horseshit only kids listen to that junk it dont count thats chicago shit but nyc has the best rappers ever period dead rappers included

[@CharIez]

“Jay-Z’s first hit in the 2000s sounded like this” and then I get a Trading 212 ad 😭

[@KingBenny]

Lol nah that's crazy

[@Thegoodperson-yt5wh]

I’m not talking about you but I’m seeing in the comments a lot of people talking about Joey clout chasing etc. with his new song. These people are going against what k-dot has wanted and aimed for. He’s bringing the competition back into hip hop and I’m all here for it. The song wasn’t even a direct diss it was just to remind the public that he’s back and ready. I think it’s good that a few shots can be fired across a few songs

[@residents1802]

0:23 whats the song right here?

[@YungCrimson01]

christ conscious

[@imnoopYT]

joey has a feature on XXXTENTACION's "?" album which is the most streamed rap album in history. 🐐

[@Ganglywhiteboy]

Joey may appear to have fallen off...but if you listen to his interviews and songs it's clear that he does not believe this. He legitimately considers himself to be one of the great ones. And now he is setting out to prove it.

[@bwillsskates2638]

Downfall…? he’s an actor and he owns businesses, he’s doing fine. we gotta stop using the phrase ‘downfall’ so loosely. He is a young multimillionaire. Not everyone has to have the same status as Drake to be considered successful. Drake is successful but he still sucks by the way.

[@felipesantiagolucas]

in late 2024, Joey's song "Don't Front" got taken down from Spotify and from Joey's official KZbin channel, probably because of sample clearance issue. It samples brazilian song "Tudo Que Voce Podia Ser" by Lô Borges.

[@Endrick-real]

The title was complete kenny fanbase pander and it back fired cause you didn't read the room

[@KingBenny]

the title did not backfire lol. I know a backfire when I see one and this aint really a backfire fr fr

[@Chris.182]

Great video as always! There’s a lot I didn’t know about Joey

[@sharpie12354]

I wonder what Joey's career would've been like w/o Steez passing

[@freezhollywood]

S/o summer knights. The tape nobody talks about. At least for me I have more memories with tht than 1999. Just me.

[@Kickass-Marcky]

In what world is Bada$$' rap career a flop? Real ones know that this boy puts in the work

[@cesarsanta617]

Downfall ??? Joey is thriving lol

[@halfbowtv]

i can tell this man has elite knowledge because he pulled out feelin it and had heart of the city in the background

[@cordellfarmer5092]

If you think joey is a failure than i wanna be failure too lool because joey is dope and he used music to become a dope actor. Yall internet ppl actually super lame

[@KingBenny]

i didnt say he was a failure

[@sirjackio_zw]

Ahhh bro made it to 50k congrats 👏🏽

[@KingBenny]

Thank you!

[@Miggysmalls-cl2cf]

Before dot’s pop out with the beef, he was similar to joey in the aspect that he wasn’t consistently in the face of hip hop, but because of the instant classic that was gkmc, his name was cemented almost instantly. just because joey didn’t show consistent growth like dot cole or drake, he shows his masterful craft of the old school sound years and years later and now it sounds fresh and honed. his projects all were top tier, features amazing, it goes on and on. He’s for sure cemented.

[@Miggysmalls-cl2cf]

Joey is the man i see taking a spot in top 3 if drake dont stop digging his grave.

[@takytheartist6216]

Babe wake up it’s the new king Benny Garcia video

[@swaeyboiii2063]

He didn't flop like that, you kinder overdid the flop thing, like mindbending bro

[@rickyspanish3821]

"Just go and make them hits that you're not makin', without hatin'..." Ray Vaughn - Crashout Heritage

[@SSFOE33]

I still rock with him. We all know he can rap way better than what hes been delivering lately tho. Lazy pen.

[@EARLARTWORKS]

True. 1999 & Summer Nights Joey is GOATED

[@SSFOE33]

@EARLARTWORKS facts, best entendres in the game.

[@Lasheem]

I still wonder where Joey would’ve been if he signed with Roc Nation that’s something I’d regret forever.

[@spillkitmusic]

why is there a random clairo instrumental in the middle of the video 😭 i fw it tho i love clairo

[@KingBenny]

clairo my girl fr fr

[@soultribej]

2:14 that switch of beats was imo so downgraded never was a fan of it.

[@marksaunders_]

As a new york rapper I loved every second of this breakdown

[@skythundersky1544]

Just because he's not as popular doesn't mean the quality of his music has declined. He still puts out great music

[@TheFDream]

congratz on hitting 50k benny!

[@RoyaltyEntertainment510]

Took you 3 years to come up with this & you barely doing this after the freestyle. Clout chase video

[@vamp__kamp]

That whole New York era was fire and original

[@CameronBallZ]

If Joey is a failure I need to start failing more 😂🤣

[@mrbigchunks6522]

I love the editing on this video ❤

[@brandonchung5840]

dont say that joey is still out here

[@J_Titor]

Let's get our boy his plaque. Earned a sub :)

[@edwardkelly3280]

I don't think music wise Joey fell off

[@zennihilator3724]

Joey was one of those cats that reached his potential and success real quick (off his 1st project), therefore it was really not much pressure on him to reinvent the wheel or anything since he was already in a comfy spot and knew what his fanbase wanted. On top of that, the rap soundscape switched heavily in the mid 2010s... Which basically meant that the new listeners coming into the genre were more interested about trap and social media bops than the previous generations... If the soundscape didn't switch so heavily, Joey's music would probably be in higher demand, but since it did, he remained stuck in a niche. Also, his early success meant that he could divert his focus onto other things beside music like entrprenuership, acting, family... Still, despite all that, he remains pretty solid to this day (which is almost 15 years in the game at this point, which isn't anything to scoff at. Longevity ins't easy in the rap game)... especially if you don't look at him holistically, but compare him to artists that provide similar music... type of music he . I think the biggest criticisms of him is that his music can be kind of 'samey' and stale too often, and that he far too often defaults into 'braggadocio' bars, which become boring to listen to after 10 songs of the same thing about being the illest rapper and copping all the whips... I actually miss a time where Joey would rap about these more abstracts concepts and bars focused on double entendres and stuff. Stuff that made you go back and listen a couple of times to notice what he's saying because he conceal the meaning in a clever way... Now the bars are about as straight forward as they get for a rapper...

[@Quest1luv]

If you ask me, success is seen in the dedication of your fans. The points made throughout this video are valid, if we're looking at measuring success via awards and music charts. At the same time however, we have to consider the impact he's had on different rappers and how much he influenced them. There are very few people who can match Joey's lyricism and adaptive style, therefore making him, one of the greatest.

[@enzzosk8s]

Lord sko the closest in the new school to remind me of Joey young cat w crazy flows and signature sound

[@smallBaiBi67_8]

Joey, even if he musically fell or don't fell off, is the main person that makes me think about the East since I was a kid He's like the face of 10s and current east I'm 21 and watched this man grown throught mtv soo pardon me in case

[@TherealSIRenity]

Ahh that j Dilla beat at the end. I remember recording a song on it years ago. Still on my channel too. Beautiful memories

[@bigenano6838]

there's not really anything that looks bad about joey's career. that's a win right there. never became a goofy

[@TheSnoozeFox]

Weird how both Steez and ASAP Yams passed away.

[@JTel_06]

my king badmon joey will never fall off.

[@ADyani6]

😭😭I loooooove Joey. He is in my top 10 idc idc

[@samuraijose817]

Your opinions are wild af. Steez was great at the one purposehe had. But the people arent gonna have the same mindset as steez. Steez only had 2 topics love and getting woke. Joey had many angles to come from. He embodied big L and nas. steez was like guru. But overall the artistry was better from joey

[@KingBenny]

Steez was hella smart for someone who had just graduated high school. I think with his outlook in life he either would've went too deep into spirituality or rly would've been one of those lupe fiasco type voices

[@Angel-gh4oq]

The reason why Joey isn’t as big as he should be is cause he prioritize his acting career over his music career. But I don’t blame him, that acting money goes way longer than rap money.

[@AlbumRankDude]

2000 is a great album too

[@Simouno]

Joey is embodiment of the phrase: "He peaked too early" Nothing he has done after 2015 can top B4DA$$ and everything he did earlier was just as good

[@KingBenny]

All amerikkkan badass was his peak for me

[@mathematical9529]

He lived up to the hype he just chose to do other things when he drops we still get high quality music

[@GrootmanSipho]

Downfall? Joey was never mainstream like Kendrick and Drake, he was always someone that had a strong fanbase and that hasn’t changed.

[@liuchaquan]

yo don't forget his role in Mr. Robot either

[@maliekcarpenter6512]

Imo This year could be the Renaissance of his rap career. He's been catching alot of eyes more than b4

[@actuallydarmusic]

Great video man.

[@samuraijose817]

Joeys music reaching millions withouth mass appeal or huge major label promotion is legendary. Hes the leader of independent rappers. Hes only second to co signed rappers and big major label rappers.

[@watergawd2605]

nothing wrong with being cocky especially when your in any art. the issue come when u wear it on your sleeve and dont express it as confidence but as what it is cockiness. it never ends well. anybody in NYC that hung around the studios knows what happened.

[@the.real.fan2]

joey still one of da greatest imo

[@lurnatic]

9:24 is that a mf clairo song in the bg 😳😳

[@comealsolito804]

Wasted potential? Maybe. Downfall or downright failure? Absolutely not. He still made it big in the rap game without selling his soul, he has at least 2 classics and his music will not be forgotten. Compared to Kendrick, J.Cole, Trevis Scott, Future or even artists like Asap Rocky, Mac Miller, JID etc. he surely has made less of an impact, but he's still in the like 5% of people who made it and fixed his life doing what he loves the most. This is outright success if you ask me.

[@traynormightbehere]

i think consistency has a big thing to play in his career, especially when he was getting more mainstream attention. maybe it was deliberate and he didn’t want to be that “famous”. nonetheless like u said he still has classics and i rather him have a solid discography (albums) then be mad consistent and have a few trash albums in the bunch. hope 4 one this year tho

[@idolgray]

The revisionsim about NYC ISNT suprising they had an agenda...