Joey Badass was born Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott on January 20, 1995. The rapper uses Joey Badass as his current artist name. The rapper was recently spotted getting into a fight in New York City with another man in a store, with video footage of the altercation now available on social media.
The altercation has since then sparked wild reactions online, as exemplified by the tweet below:
"They were arguing about who actually created the pyramids"
Others reacted similarly, with some commenting on the fight's progression, while others expressed what they felt about the footage of the rapper in a fight:
"Men. Never let any n***a get that close to you. Ever. Especially if you feel things escalating." one netizen stated.
"Gettin ya a** whooped by a rich rapper gotta feel like when ugly hoes get beat by bad b***hes, how do you live with yourself? Just end it you’re a failure." another netizen stated.
"Nah those uppercuts he was doing was vicious he was trying to knock buddy out lol." one reactor commented.
"Joey was actually not the aggressor… he was being extra, like many new york n****s and was probably being dramatic. But he didnt start the fight… he finished it though." one commenter opined.
Joey Badass is set to become part of the Columbia University faculty
Joey Badass recently became the next Artist Scholar in Residence at the Gordon Institute at Teachers College at Columbia University. The rapper spoke about the residence in an exclusive interview with Billboard that was published on December 13, 2024:
"I’m just excited to expand and just to kinda create a new — how can I say it — a new norm for people like me. I don’t think people expect rappers to be doing this type of thing, or rappers to be scholars themselves. I’m just kinda excited about challenging the status quo."
Joey Badass later answered questions about the role Hip-Hop can play in education, stating:
"I think it plays one of the biggest roles. Hip-hop was founded in the beginning as a means of spreading messages through communities. The first rappers were, in every sense of the word, neighborhood reporters. So I think education is key, and hip-hop is the channel that we can spread a lot of information quickly."
The rapper also talked about how he believes 'education can foster creativity', stating:
"Yeah, I always talk about this concept of walking around with this bucket of inspiration, and we all have it. We all pull from it to create or to show up however we show up."
The rapper continued:
"I think one of the main ways to fill that bucket up is with knowledge or education. For me, if I find myself having writer’s block, one of the things I do to refill the bucket is pick up a book. I go fill my head up with something that I didn’t have before."
Joey Badass released his latest studio album, 2000, on July 22, 2022. The singer's third studio album, it was his first new record since 2020's The Light Pack EP, and his first full-length album since 2017's All-Amerikkkan Badass.
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Joey Badass is best known for his debut studio album, B4.Da.$$, which was released via Pro Era and Cinematic. The album has sold over 200,000 copies since its release in 2015.
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