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Lineup Announced for Hot 97 Summer Jam 2013

New York’s hip-hop station Hot 97 has announced the headliners to their 20th annual Summer Jam concert, to be held at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, June 2nd. As has become the norm, the bill includes … read more »

POSTED May 2, 2013 5:16PM IN MUSIC NEWS Comments (2) TAGS: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
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Live: Joey Bada$$ and Pro Era at Gramercy Theater

I expected to see a lot more teenagers at a 16+ rap show held on 4/20. They were definitely there in big numbers, but a significant portion of the audience at Gramercy Theater for the … read more »

POSTED April 22, 2013 2:02PM IN MUSIC NEWS TAGS: , , , ,
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See Joey Bada$$ on Tour with Pro Era, Flatbush Zombies and The Underachievers

Tonight, Joey Bada$$ and his Pro Era crew will kick off their Beast Coastal Tour in Portland, OR. Along with openers Flatbush Zombies, The Underachievers and DJ Statik Selektah, the guys will traverse the US … read more »

POSTED March 21, 2013 12:29PM IN MUSIC NEWS TAGS: , , , ,
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Live: Green Label Sound Showcase at SXSW

Green Label Sound held down a whole house for their two-day SXSW showcase, hosting live performances by Dyme-A-Duzin, Earl Sweatshirt with Captain Murphy (aka Flying Lotus) and Joey Bada$$ with his Pro Era crew, and … read more »

POSTED March 19, 2013 12:13PM IN MUSIC NEWS Comments (1) TAGS: , , , ,
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Hear Lil B and Joey Bada$$’s Diss Tracks at Each Other

Update 1/30/2013: “Don’t Quit Your Day Job” is Joey Bada$$’ swift response to Lil B’s diss, a freestyle over Janet Jackson’s “That’s the Way Love Goes” instrumental, released last night. Joey uses the track equally … read more »

POSTED January 29, 2013 6:45PM IN MUSIC VIDEO Comments (8) TAGS: , , , ,
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Joey Bada$$, “Unorthodox” (Prod. by DJ Premier) MP3

Update 3/6/2013: Watch the video for “Unorthodox,” illustrated by Evan Hecox and directed by Creative Control’s Coodie & Chike, above. ———— Previously: An almost-18-year-old Joey Bada$$ trades the lifted boom-bap loops of last year’s 1999 … read more »

POSTED January 18, 2013 2:13PM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (2) TAGS: , , ,
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Drum Majors: Four Producers to Watch

Four very different producers define the sound of rap’s future. Two years ago, Waka Flocka Flame released his debut album, Flockaveli. Of its 17 songs, 11 were produced or co-produced by Lex Luger, a Virginia … read more »

POSTED December 12, 2012 5:10PM IN FEATURES Comments (6) TAGS: , , , , , , , , , ,
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Footnotes: Four Producers To Watch

Footnotes is where we take a deeper look at the music surrounding our magazine’s featured artists. In this issue we caught up with four new producers—Mike Will Made It, Paris Beuller, DJ Mustard and Chuck … read more »

POSTED December 12, 2012 4:21PM IN FEATURES TAGS: , , , , , , , , ,
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Live: Rotterdam Beats

Last week I flew to Holland for the Rotterdam Beats conference and music festival, a three-day showcase of “urban bass and beats” sponsored by Buma/Stemra, an organization of Dutch music authors and publishers (think ASCAP, … read more »

POSTED November 27, 2012 10:48AM IN MUSIC NEWS Comments (1) TAGS: , , , , , , , , , ,
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Watch Joey Bada$$ on Fallon

Last Friday night, Joey Bada$$ made his television debut on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Backed by The Roots, the Brooklyn young gun performed “Waves” from his 1999 mixtape. Along with his Pro Era crew, … read more »

POSTED November 5, 2012 10:25AM IN MUSIC VIDEO Comments (1) TAGS: , ,