Joey Bada$S is sort of 15 years deep into his profession, and through that point, he is seen pals come and go. The Brooklyn native has loads of rhymes that inform the tales, together with on his most up-to-date album, Lonely on the High, launched this previous August. Whereas discovering allies within the music business might get a well-deserved aspect eye generally, Joey has discovered a pleasant competitor and shared brotherhood with J.I.D, a fellow MC that graces the duvet with Joey on the autumn challenge of XXL journal. Throughout a chat with Badmon for XXL‘s Off The Dome sequence, he reveals his favourite rapper proper now’s none apart from the Dreamville signee.

“My favourite rapper is J.I.D proper now,” Joey shares. “It does assist that I do know him personally. However I actually simply suppose that he is extremely proficient. I feel he bought a one-of-a sort move. Like, it is silky, what I am saying? However yo, truthfully, although, certainly one of my favourite elements about J.I.D is his singing. I feel lots of people like kinda overlook that. Bro’s singing voice is loopy.”

See beneath as Joey goes off the dome to reveal his fast ideas on the cheat code for all times, what a New York rapper ought to at all times do, what fatherhood has taught him and extra.

Matters embrace:

• My favourite rapper proper now’s…
• The cheat code for all times is…
• You will not be lonely on the high if…
• Fatherhood taught me…
• A New York rapper ought to at all times…
• _______ motivates me.
• _______ retains me up at evening.
• I hold my pen sharp by…
• New York rap is…
• TikTok rappers are…
• One query I by no means get requested is…

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