New Video: Joey Bada$$ – “95 Til Infinity”

RESPECT. Staff — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 18:14:27 +0000

The up-close-and-personal, gritty clip for the equally gritty “95 Til Infinity” proves to be the first Joey Bada$$ video from Summer Knights and it puts Joey’s much-evolved steez on good display. Speaking of steez, one of the more striking pieces of gear Joey rocks here is a shirt with the face of Capital STEEZ, Joey’s late highschool friend and partner-in-rhyme. It’s good to see that Joey and the Pro Era crew are doing so much to keep Steelo‘s memory alive, be it in the “Like Water” video, Joey rocking the same STEEZ shirt on the XXL Freshman Cover, or even at the end of Joey’s Freshman Freestyle, where he held up a water bottle that read “R.I.P. Capital STEEZ“. In addition to the STEEZ shirt, Joey rocks gold grills, medallions, and a hell of a ‘fro. As Joey’s rhyme style has progressed from off-kilter and somewhat mild-mannered to completely left field and abrasive, so too has his style of dress gone the more distinctive, attention-grabbing route. With boom-bap beats and NY scenery to keep his rhymes and style grounded, Joey‘s hit the sweet spot between old and new.

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New Music: Joey Bada$$ – “95 Til Infinity”

RESPECT. Staff — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 19:07:02 +0000

It’s genuinely intriguing how far Joey Bada$$ has come in one year. As demonstrated by his mixtape Rejex, he’s been rapping the same way – lots of internal rhymes, puns on pronunciations, heavy references – since he was 15, yet he has still found ways to innovate. Last year’s project, 1999, was a hit, showing him in top form, yet compared to last year, he’s gotten even better. “95 Til Infinity” features him trading his foregoing his typically casual flow for an earnest, somewhat anguished delivery.

Citing Ab-Soul and briefly diving into politics, you get the feeling that his focus may have changed a little bit since last year. Summer Knights, his next project, was supposed to drop today, but it’s been pushed back. Pushbacks are usually bummers, but “95 Til Infinity” makes it worth the wait; Joey is on the brink of something amazing. Listen below.

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New Video: Joey Bada$$ – “95 Til Infinity”

New Music: Joey Bada$$ – “95 Til Infinity”