B4.DA.$
by Joey Bada$
- Type: Album
- Released: 20 January 2015
- Label: Pro Era, Cinematic, Relentless, RED, Cinematic Music Group
- Country: United States
- Length: 1:01:52
- Community rating: 2.95/5 from 5 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On his debut album 'B4.DA.$', Joey Bada$ revitalizes the boom-bap sound of 1990s East Coast hip-hop, employing a roster of legendary producers including DJ Premier, J Dilla, and Statik Selektah to craft a vintage, sample-heavy soundscape. This production serves as the backdrop for his lyrical focus, which moves beyond the approach of his earlier mixtapes to explore more personal and introspective themes about his artistic ascent and the realities of being a young Black man in America. The album represents a marked refinement in his delivery and thematic depth, balancing its nostalgic sonic palette with a confident, forward-looking artistic statement.
Genres
Descriptors: conscious, rap, old-school, storytelling, sampling
Tracklist
- Save The Children (03:35)
- Greenbax (Introlude) (00:48)
- Paper Trail$ (03:14)
- Piece of Mind (03:38)
- Big Dusty (04:53)
- Hazeus View (03:39)
- Like Me (04:26)
- Belly of the Beast (03:56)
- No. 99 (02:51)
- Christ Conscious (02:53)
- On & On (04:40)
- Escape 120 (03:47)
- Black Beetles (03:50)
- O.C.B. (03:43)
- Curry Chicken (03:33)
- Run Up On Ya - Bonus (04:08)
- Teach Me (04:18)
Credits
- Joey Bada$ - vocals, executive producer, a&r
- BJ the Chicago Kid - vocals
- Maverick Sabre - vocals
- Dyemond Lewis - vocals
- Kiesza - vocals
- Chronixx - vocals
- Raury - vocals
- Action Bronson - vocals
- Elle Varner - vocals
- Kirk Knight - producer
- Chuck Strangers - producer
- Statik Selektah - producer, a&r
- DJ Premier - producer
- Hit-Boy - producer
- J Dilla - producer
- The Roots - producer
- Samiyam - producer
- Basquiat - producer
- Freddie Joachim - producer
- Lee Bannon - producer
- The Soul Rebels - instrumentation, producer
- ASTR - producer
- Tony Whlgn - art direction, design
- Dee Knows - director of photography
- Jonny Shipes - executive producer
- Dru Ha - general management
- Noah Friedman - general management
- Wayne "Heirowayne" Harewood - a&r
- Egbert "Junior" Occuli - executive-producer
- Evita G Kaigler - legal counsel
- Theodor Sedlmayr - legal counsel
- Cinematic Music Group - management
- Nathan Cyr - brand marketing
- Mike Epstein - online marketing
- Sur Niles - online marketing
- Amanda Rosenthal - project manager
- Mark Christensen - mastered by
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