It has officially been two years since “Summer Knights” was released and now Joey Bada$$ strikes again with another dope visual from his debut album “B4.Da.$$.“ First there was “Christ Conscious,” then “No.99,” (which was on a whole different level of hype)”Like Me,” and now we thankfully have a video for his very in-depth single “Paper Trail$.”  The Brooklyn-based rapper reflects on his past and present mindset “before da money” even existed, while breaking down why money is the root of all evil and simply why we all follow paper trails. Interested in what lead him to this single? Be sure to checkout his lyrical breakdown launched by Power 106 Los Angeles as well as his recently directed video by Tom Gould.

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First premiering the video with Revolt, Joey Bada$$ has delivered on the visuals for “Paper Trail$” off of his debut  B4.Da.$$ album. The video perfectly embodies the message that the Pro Era front man wants to convey. A gloomy black and white setup creates the elemental mood of money’s power and subsequent destruction. The video comes just in time as Joey kicks off his World Domination Tour today.

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Today marks the six-year anniversary of T.I.’s Paper Trail album. Released in 2008, the album racked up 568,000 in its first week, hitting number one. Following the death of Tip’s friend, things got worse for the rapper, as he was awaiting trial for federal weapons possessions charges, and the raw anger and emotion filled the album. It also had some pretty dope artwork. Check out Clifford waiving the flag up top, and listen to a few select cuts from the album down below.

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Warner has released a new half-hour interview with T.I., discussing his 2008 LP, Paper Trail. This is part of their new “From the Vault” series, which is explained on their YouTube page as a “weekly unveiling of the documentaries, interviews, and performances unearthed from the Warner library.” Clifford has recently released his new single, “Love This Life,” and plans on dropping his eighth studio album, Trouble Man this summer. Watch the full interview below.

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