17 Jun Joey Bada$$ – '1999' | Mixtape Review

New York has recently been on an uprise with A$AP Rocky, French Montana and more bringing back the patented, gritty aura which had been lost for some years. But one rapper who has captured the carefree, Central Park skater feel of 90s New York is Brooklyn young gun Joey Bada$$. At only 17 years old, the rapper has already been touted as something of a phenomenon with performances displaying a surprising maturity, hunger and a passion for the culture rarely seen in newcomers. With a fondness for rhyming over the boom bap, Bada$$ and his team of relatively unknown compatriots have started to create the buzz which many legendary acts first gained on their rise. Naming his new mixtape after the final year of the 90's, 1999 gives many the opportunity to finally get familiar with one of the names slowly becoming prominent in varied musical discussions.