With a style that's an all-encompassing throwback, going from Notorious B.I.G.
to Mos Def, Brooklyn rapper Joey Bada$$ draws the golden age hip-hop fetishist in without a problem, but his delivery is so full of life, it still holds sway for those who don't know their Bad Boy from their Death Row.
This fine debut is also filled with productions from Statik Selektah, DJ Premier, and others whose names hold weight, but beat junkies will most likely jump right to the smoky highlight "Like Me," where the Roots complete a lost track from the late, great J.
Dilla.
Reggae singer Chronixx makes a guest appearance on an album with few features, but the bonus edition comes with "Run Up on Ya," where Action Bronson and Elle Varner threaten to steal the show.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Save the Children | Joey Bada$$ | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Greenbax (Introlude) | Joey Bada$$ | Play | 00:48 | 1 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | Paper Trail$ | Joey Bada$$ | Play | 03:14 | 7 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Piece of Mind | Joey Bada$$ | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | Big Dusty | Joey Bada$$ | Play | 04:53 | 11 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Hazeus View | Joey Bada$$ | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Like Me | Joey Bada$$ | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 8 | Belly of the Beast | Joey Bada$$ | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 9 | No. 99 | Joey Bada$$ | Play | 02:51 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 10 | Christ Conscious | Joey Bada$$ | Play | 02:53 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 11 | On and On | Joey Bada$$ | Play | 04:40 | 10 MB | 0 MB |
| 12 | Escape 120 | Joey Bada$$ | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 13 | Black Beetles | Joey Bada$$ | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 14 | O.C.B. | Joey Bada$$ | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 15 | Curry Chicken | Joey Bada$$ | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 16 | Run Up on Ya | Joey Bada$$ | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 17 | Teach Me | Joey Bada$$ | Play | 04:18 | 9 MB | 0 MB |
| 62 mins | 142 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Action Bronson | Featured Artist |
| 2 | ASTR | Producer |
| 3 | Lee Bannon | Producer |
| 4 | Basquiat | Producer |
| 5 | BJ the Chicago Kid | Featured Artist |
| 6 | Nick Breton | Mixing, Vocal Engineer |
| 7 | Mark Christensen | Mastering |
| 8 | Chronixx | Featured Artist |
| 9 | DJ Premier | Mixing, Producer |
| 10 | Francesca Guzman | Vocals |
| 11 | Wayne "Heirowayne" Harewood | A&R |
| 12 | Heirowayne | Vocals |
| 13 | Hit-Boy | Mixing, Producer |
| 14 | J Dilla | Producer |
| 15 | Freddie Joachim | Producer |
| 16 | Joey Bada$$ | A&R, Executive Producer, Primary Artist |
| 17 | Jonnyshipes | Executive Producer |
| 18 | Kiesza | Featured Artist |
| 19 | Kirk Knight | Producer, Vocals |
| 20 | Andrew Krivonos | Engineer, Mixing, Sequencing |
| 21 | Dyemond Lewis | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 22 | Maverick Sabre | Featured Artist |
| 23 | Nastee | Mixing |
| 24 | James Niche | Vocals |
| 25 | Adam Palin | Additional Production |
| 26 | Parks | Mixing |
| 27 | Raury | Featured Artist |
| 28 | Anthony Reid | Additional Production |
| 29 | Antonio "Tony Whlgn" Robinson | Art Direction, Design |
| 30 | The Roots | Producer |
| 31 | Amanda Rosenthal | Project Manager |
| 32 | Sam I Am | Producer |
| 33 | Jonny Shipes | Executive Producer |
| 34 | The Soul Rebels | Horn, Instrumentation |
| 35 | Statik Selektah | A&R, Mixing, Producer |
| 36 | Chuck Strangers | Producer |
| 37 | Elle Varner | Featured Artist |
| 38 | Brady Watts | Guitar (Bass) |
| 39 | Cas Weinbren | Keyboards |
| 40 | Cole Williams | Vocals |
Joey Bada$$
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |