VIDEO: Breeding Ground Spotlight – Joey Bada$$

THIS 17-YEAR-OLD BROOKLYN MC HAS A NAME TO MATCH HIS BUZZ – JOEY BADA$$

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There are few MCs to accomplish what this Brooklyn spitter has accomplished in a career, let alone by the age of 17. Joey Bada$$ is young, talented, and shall we say, a “bad a$$” rapper. Being part of Cinematic Music Group has help him to grow alongside the likes of Smoke DZA (#BGA), Big KRIT, and a roster of other talent to learn from. These days, Joey is blazing his own lane by spearheading the Pro Era collective.

Joey and Pro Era hosted a show in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and AllHipHop.com spoke with they young rappers backstage about Brooklyn, his musical influences, and his collaboration with Ab-Soul (#BGA).

Take a look at AllHipHop.com’s interview with Joey Bada$$, along with some behind the scenes footage of his visit to NBC’s “Late Night With Jimmy Fallon”: