Being in middle school & high school at this time was so amazing. So many greats from this era were just blowing up: A$AP, Big Sean, Kendrick, Wale, Drake, Pro Era, Childish Gambino, Isaiah Rashad, The Weeknd, Mac Miller, Chance, J. Cole, ScHoolboy Q, Wiz, Chief Keef, Odd Future, Lil B, Kid Cudi, Ab-Soul, etc. I swear the late 2000s and early 2010s gave us the last big wave of future legends. If you grew up through the rise of these artists then you know how nostalgic this shit gets.
"I passed the dutch to the left and it started to make sense, It's funny how I see it more straight when I'm bent" I've spent days literally just thinking about that one line
From Joey Badass's album 1999, and his mixtape Summer Knights he had J Dilla produce a track, and the late but great MF Doom produce a track. This man was so far ahead of his time and we didn't even know it.
David Buck The industry is fucked, don't fall far it. Don't allow other's to use you. Don't desire to live like the "evil and corrupt." Serpents everywhere.
J Dilla had a hugeeeeeeee collection of beats before he passed away! There are literally probably hundreds of beats we haven't heard from Dilla's collection. When he passed away, Busta Rhymes said he was given a huge crate of Dilla's unreleased beats. Dilla literally lived in the studio. Some people he knew said he wouldn't even leave to eat. Also, Dilla's beats are circulated a lot, you can pick up his instrumentals. With that kind of work ethic, his beats will last 100 lifetimes!
This song always gets me. From the first time I heard it I knew it would be one of my favourites for years to come. One of Joeys best songs. Big shoutout from germany.
He's so amazing at changing up his flow he can do a song with Audio Push and grind his voice to make a song come out grimy and dope af but he can also get all chill and rock it calm. Such a versatile dude and I need some more of this dude spittin with Dyemond Lewis
Joey was really born in 1976. I feel like he should be in his 40s now having experienced the awesome purity of the 90s. He's such an old soul. This feels like Native Tongue Era Hip-Hop. He's incredible! ❤️
listening to this guy rapping almost gets me teary!! i'm a 41 year old white guy, and i LOVE how old school he sounds!! i hope he NEVER changes!!! LOVE the old school hip hop always and forever, and this guy makes me think of Common!!! maybe a little like a young Nas too
[Produced by J Dilla] [Intro] Free Max B Owww! (owww!) Uh uh (uh uh) Uh uh (uh uh) Uh uh (uh uh) It's like (it's like) [Verse 1: Joey Bada$$] Sometimes I feel alienated Because I'm not up in the stadium playing or on the radio sayin' "Fuck 'em broads we don't love 'em we degradin' 'em!" But always find my self back at the bacchanalian Blood vessels poppin' out my craniums Niggas askin' when the tape gon' drop but I got nothin' to say to them Because I been slacking the skill, although my passion is real I'm too caught up catching a feel when I should be cashin' a mil It's something bout me being younger that affected my hunger Got older in number, realized I can't count on these hundreds To determine my elation Pursuit of happiness I keep pacin', these motherfuckas racist These ain't fair races, they just let the fear erase us Adopted by the slums, son of guns this is how they raised us Yo son we gotta raise up, don't let them just array us 'Til we raisins in the sun, so we gotta wake up [Hook: T'nah Apex] Cause they always be behind in the cut Always in the skies watchin' stars when they up So don't you confide into the evil and corrupt This is urgent, Apex on the vertex, tonight we're serving serpents Cause they always be behind in the cut Always in the skies watchin' stars when they up So don't you confide into the evil and corrupt This is urgent [Verse 2: Joey Bada$$] Got a whole bunch of shit up on my plate now Thinkin' like in the man garden it's a snake now Cause I don't know who to believe or who to deceive Got me thinkin' I sold my soul and ain't received a receipt But I won't proceed to retreat, Jigga told me watch your throne seat And now I sees it and in respect to B.I.G., I gotta Cease it And I hope he see me cause these niggas don't want beef with my talents They ain't fit for this green, they just caesar salad You think because you avid they just gonna let you have it? It's a lot to learn and that my nigga need to ask us It's the axis of the earth at the birth, I found a new balance And now I walk on water just like I knew balance Just like a relative, marijuana sedatives Got me thinkin' I should put a bomb right where the Senate is Cause they corruptin' the youth, we ain't inductin' the truth Lookin' at the president like yo it must be nothin' to you [Hook: T'nah Apex] Cause they always be behind in the cut Always in the skies watchin' stars when they up So don't you confide into the evil and corrupt This is urgent, Apex on the vertex, tonight we're serving serpents Cause they always be behind in the cut Always in the skies watchin' stars when they up So don't you confide into the evil and corrupt This is urgent [Verse 3: Joey Bada$$] I passed the dutch to the left and it started to make sense It's funny how I see it more straight when I'm bent You've been warned on the risk, it takes to take to sit on top Been on clock cause you could see that I been on watch Shit don't stop, 'til you make the sacrifices Trade in what's priceless to ices and devices When the light switch, I shift like I'm typin' Livin' in the era where Christ is the crisis The lifeless in the trance actin like yo mans Bitch niggas only know that transactions is the plans But the mic is in my hands so I valor the booth The blacker the berry is, the more sour the fruit They ejectin' us to make us cowards to the power of truth Became flowers from roots and now we just move in cahoots I move from the stoop and put my foot right down on the asphalt Every night I ask lord if this what I asked for [Hook: T'nah Apex] Cause they always be behind in the cut Always in the skies watchin' stars when they up So don't you confide into the evil and corrupt This is urgent, Apex on the vertex, tonight we're serving serpents Cause they always be behind in the cut Always in the skies watchin' stars when they up So don't you confide into the evil and corrupt This is urgent Cause they always be behind in the cut Always in the skies watchin' stars when they up So don't you confide into the evil and corrupt This is urgent, Apex on the vertex, tonight we're serving serpents Cause they always be behind in the cut Always in the skies watchin' stars when they up So don't you confide into the evil and corrupt This is urgent
One of my fave songs by Joey tbh, T’nah Apex reminded me of Lauryn Hill. Where has she been?! 😭 I know she left PE but nobody has heard from her :( she’s so talented
only a Dilla beat can shake all up. If u listen to songs with his classic boom bap and the charming melody, ain't be than Dilla!! R.I.P. Legend, you be missed
i ain't throwin shade or nothin but i weren't hearin his soul on b4da$$ like i'm hearing it on this joint. not implying hes taking steps back but it makes me wonder. Perhaps his soul colliding with dilla's is equivalent to a unicorn leaping through clouds every 6000 years.
+Jedi Maneuvers hahahaha that last line. I agree though. and to add I think there was just so much magic infused with this, his first tape, etc...it's like how do you top your first album if it becomes a insta classic lmao.
Never knew Joey and Dilla collab on a track before. I knew about Joey around 2012. Dilla left the world in 2006 though. RIP to one of the world best producer!
Bro, 2pac brought that verse up in "Keep your head up" in strictly for my niggaz, back in 93' have you been living under a rockc or what? Get your game straight Son :D
I'm truly blessed to have been listening to the likes of Joey Steez n the Era since I was a homeschooled tweenager. Truly timeless music I can grow old to
jesus, Joey himself is talented af but the beats he rides on are so fucking smooth. I dont rap but find myself rhyming to most of the shit he raps over
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