In an interview on Shade 45 Radio in March 2016, he explained that "it's been my dream to act since I was in like eighth grade. In August 2014, Joey Badass appeared in a quasi-autobiographical short film entitled No Regrets, directed by Rik Cordero, in which he portrays himself. Upon release, the EP debuted at number 48 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. It featured four songs from the mixtape of the same name, and three new songs including a remix. ![]() On October 29, 2013, Summer Knights EP was released. On March 26, 2013, it was announced that Joey Badass would be a part of XXL Magazine's 2013 Freshman Class. On March 21, 2013, he began the Beast Coast concert tour with Pro Era, The Underachievers and Flatbush Zombies. On March 5, 2013, he released the music video for "Unorthodox". and Smoke DZA titled "Underground Airplay". On February 8, he released a music video featuring Big K.R.I.T. On January 14, 2013, he released the first single off his second mixtape Summer Knights, "Unorthodox", which was produced by DJ Premier. These songs were his first official releases to retail. On November 9, 2012, Joey Badass released a track with Ab-Soul produced by Lee Bannon called "Enter the Void" along with "Waves". On December 21, 2012, Pro Era released the P.E.E.P: The aPROcalypse mixtape. In December 2012 it was rumored that Joey Badass would be signing to Jay Z's Roc Nation record label, but in January 2013, he dispelled the rumors saying he would rather stay independent than sign to a major label for the time being. He was featured on the posse cut track "1 Train" off ASAP Rocky's album (2013) which also features Action Bronson, Kendrick Lamar, Yelawolf, Big K.R.I.T., and Danny Brown. Along with headliner Juicy J, Joey Badass and Pro Era performed on The Smoker's Club's One Hazy Summer Tour, presented by EckÅ Unltd. He appeared on the song "America" from the mixtape Macadelic and opened for Miller at the Roseland Ballroom in April 2012. Subsequently, American rapper Mac Miller reached out to Joey Badass through Twitter to collaborate. On September 6 of the same year, he released another mixtape titled Rejex, which featured all the tracks that did not make it on the 1999 mixtape. The mixtape was named the 38th best album of 2012 by Complex magazine and the best mixtape of 2012 by HipHopDX. The mixtape immediately increased his popularity in the underground scene. A video for the song "Waves" was released in June 2012. This album was only released to music streaming platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music in 2018. On June 12, 2012, Joey Badass released his debut solo mixtape 1999. The song was succeeded with the video premiere of "Hardknock" featuring CJ Fly on MTV2. ![]() On March 21, 2012, MTV News featured Joey Badass' verse from the video during a RapFix Live segment and subsequently appeared as a featured guest on Sucker Free the following month. In February 2012, Pro Era released their debut mixtape entitled The Secc$ Tap.e. In early 2012, Joey Badass and Capital Steez released a video for "Survival Tactics" via their YouTube channel "PROfckingERA", which samples the 2000 Fold song of the same name by Styles of Beyond. The video was re-posted on to American hip hop site World Star Hip Hop and caught the attention of Jonny Shipes, the president of Cinematic Music Group, who soon after became his manager. In October 2010, Joey Badass uploaded a video of himself freestyling to YouTube. His second studio album ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ was released on April 7, 2017. In July 2016, he made his television debut on the USA Network series Mr. His debut studio album, B4.DA.$$, was released January 20, 2015. Joey Badass released his debut mixtape, 1999, on June 12, 2012, to critical acclaim and recognition, followed by Rejex in September, and Summer Knights on July 1, 2013. Raised in Brooklyn, New York, he is a founding member of the hip-hop collective Pro Era, with whom he has released three mixtapes. Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott aka Joey Badass (stylized as Joey Bada$$), is an American rapper, actor, and record producer.
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