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B4.Da.$$

B4.DA.$$
Joey Badass B4.Da.$$.jpg
Studio album by Joey Bada$$
Released January 20, 2015
Recorded 2012–14
Genre East Coast Hip hop
Length 53:26
Label
Producer
Joey Bada$$ chronology
Summer Knights
(2013)		 B4.DA.$$
(2015)		 "A.A.B.A"
(2017)
Singles from B4.DA.$$
  1. "Big Dusty"
    Released: August 8, 2014
  2. "Christ Conscious"
    Released: September 30, 2014
  3. "No. 99"
    Released: December 9, 2014
  4. "Curry Chicken"
    Released: December 23, 2014
  5. "On & On"
    Released: December 30, 2014
  6. "Teach Me"
    Released: January 7, 2015
  7. "Like Me"
    Released: February 11, 2015
  8. "Paper Trail$"
    Released: June 16, 2015
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 75/100
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic 3.5/5 stars
The A.V. Club B
Consequence of Sound B+
Exclaim 7/10
The Guardian 2/5 stars
HipHopDX 4/5 stars
PopMatters 8/10
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars
Slant Magazine 3.5/5 stars
Spin 5/10
XXL 4/5 stars(XL)
Pitchfork 7/10

B4.DA.$$ (pronounced "before da money") is the debut studio album by American hip hop recording artist Joey Bada$$. It was released on January 20, 2015, his 20th birthday, by Cinematic Music Group and Relentless Records. The album was released in North America and United Kingdom, as well as being made available for digital download on iTunes.

The album debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200, selling 53,990 copies in the first week in the United States.

Joey Badass first began receiving a widespread recognition, following the release of his debut mixtape 1999 on June 12, 2012. It was named the 38th best album of 2012, by Complex Magazine and the best mixtape of 2012, by HipHopDX, as well as being nominated for "Mixtape of the Year", by BET. In April 2013, B4.DA.$$ was announced as the title to his album, via his twitter account.

Joey Badass' recognition continued growing even further with the release of his critically acclaimed single "Unorthodox", produced by DJ Premier, before the release of his second mixtape Summer Knights on July 1, 2013, which was placed 19th on XXL's list of the best mixtapes of 2013.

Producers who contributed on this album includes these fellow Pro Era members, Kirk Knight and Chuck Strangers, as well as Statik Selektah, DJ Premier, Hit-Boy, J Dilla, The Roots, Samiyam, Basquiat, Freddie Joachim, and Lee Bannon.


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