Joey Bada$$

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Rapper • Singer • Actor

Birth Name: Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott

Birth Date: January 20, 1995

Age: 29 years old

Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York

American actor and rapper Joey Bada$$ emerged on the hip-hop scene in the early 2010s as a prominent figure in the resurgence of East Coast and boom-bap-influenced rap. He was born on January 20, 1995 in Brooklyn, New York with the name Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott. With his father hailing from Jamaica and his mother from St. Lucia, Joey Bada$$ was the first in his Caribbean family to be born in the United States.

From an early age he was interested in acting as a career and developing his rapping skills as another aspect of performance. When Jonny Shipes, the president of the record label Cinematic Music Group, saw a video posted online of a then 16 year-old Joey Bada$$ freestyling, he quickly became his manager. Collaborating with a school friend and fellow rapper, Capital Steez, Joey Bada$$ hit the underground music scene dropping the music video "Survival Tactics" (2012) on Youtube. With an increasing fan base, he followed that with his first solo mixtape "1999" (2012) on streaming platforms.

This got the attention of critics and music insiders and by 2013, he was named in XXL Magazine's Freshman Class. His first EP "Summer Knights" (2013) reached number 48 on the US Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. On his 20th birthday, Joey Bada$$ released his debut studio album "B4.DA.$$" (2015). Following his dream of becoming an actor, he was cast as a supporting character in the second season of "Mr. Robot" (USA Network, 2015-19).

Around the same time, he released his most popular single to date, "Devastated" (2016). His successes opened opportunities for collaborations with other artists, notably being featured on XXXTentacion's album "?" (2018). He continued to grow his acting career earning recurring and main roles in the shows "Boomerang" (BET, 2019-20) and "Power Book III: Raising Kanan" (Starz, 2021- ). Amidst it all, Joey Bada$$ released his third studio album "2000" in 2022.

Credits

Hip-Hop at 50: Rhythms, Rhymes & Reflections -- A Soul of a Nation Presentation

Self
Show
2023

BET Hip Hop Awards 2022

Music Performer
Show
2022

Joey Bada$$: THE REV3NGE

Music Performer
Show
2022

BeautyStream

Actor
Movie
2022
22%

Black Unity

Music Performer
Show
2021

Nyck Caution Feat. Joey Bada$$: How You Live It

Music Performer
Show
2020

GMA3: What You Need to Know

Guest
Show
2020

REVOLT Black News

Guest
Show
2020

CJ Fly Feat. Joey Bada$$: Rudebwoy

Music Performer
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2020

Phony Ppl Feat. Joey Bada$$: On My S...

Music Performer
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2020

Two Distant Strangers

Actor
Carter
Movie
2020

BoomerangStream

Actor
Camden Knight
Series
2019
100%

Beast Coast Feat. Joey Bada$$, Flatbush Zombies, The Underachievers, Kirk Knight, Nyck Caution & CJ Fly: Left Hand

Music Performer
Show
2019

Mostly 4 Millennials

Guest
Show
2018

Hip Hop vs. Trump

Actor
Show
2018

G-Herbo on Tour

Music Performer
Show
2018

Powers Pleasant Feat. Joey Bada$$, A$AP Ferg: Pull Up

Music Performer
Show
2018

MAX Feat. Joey Bada$$: Still New York

Music Performer
Show
2018

Prodigy: Under the Bridge

Actor
Show
2017

The Therapist

Actor
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2017

Joey Bada$$: Land of the Free

Music Performer
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2017

Desus & MeroStream

Guest
Talk
2016

Joey Bada$$: Devastated

Music Performer
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2016

Joey Bada$$: Christ Conscious (Live)

Music Performer
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2016

The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStream

Music Performer
Talk
2015

The Breakfast Club

Guest
Show
2015

Mr. RobotStream

Guest Star
Series
2015
94%

The Nightly Show With Larry WilmoreStream

Guest
Talk
2015
100%

G Herbo Feat. Joey Bada$$: Lord Knows

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2015

Joey Bada$$: Paper Trail$ (Explicit)

Music Performer
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2015

Joey Bada$$ Feat. Kiesza: Teach Me

Music Performer
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2015

Ady Suleiman Feat. Joey Bada$$: What's the Score

Music Performer
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2015

Joey Bada$$: Paper Trail$

Music Performer
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2015

The Breakfast Club Power Hour

Guest
Show
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream

Guest
Talk
2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonStream

Music Performer
Talk
2014

Joey Bada$$: Christ Conscious

Music Performer
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2014

Joey Bada$$ Feat. Maverick Sabre: My Yout

Music Performer
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2013

CJ Fly Feat. Joey Bada$$: Sup Preme

Music Performer
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2013

Joey Bada$$ Feat. DJ Premier: Unorthodox

Music Performer
Show
2013

The Eric Andre ShowStream

Guest
Series
2012

Joey Bada$$: Waves

Music Performer
Show
2012

Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

Music Performer
Talk
2009

Last Call With Carson Daly

Actor
Talk
2002