10 Things You Didn’t Know About Joey Bada$$

The American actor and rapper, Joey Bada$$ was born Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott on 20 January 1995 in Brooklyn, New York. He claims to have first started writing poetry and songs at the age of 11. He is a founding member of the collective known as Progressive Era, alongside CJ Fly. On June 2012, he released his debut solo mixtape, 1999; the mixtape immediately increased his popularity in the underground scene. It was announced in 2013, that he would be part of the XXL Magazine’s 2013 Freshman Class. In August 2014, he appeared in a quasi-autobiographical short film entitled No Regrets, directed by Rik Cordero, in which he portrays himself. There is no doubt that the 21-years-old rapper and actor is definitely paving a successful path for himself in the entertainment industry.

Here are 10 things you probably didn’t know about the American rapper and actor, Joey Bada$$:

1. Joey Bada$$ was born Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott on 20 January 1995 in Brooklyn, New York.

2. He was the first of his immediate Caribbean family to be born in the United States.

3. He originally enrolled at Edward R. Murrow to study acting, but transitioned towards music around the time of 9th grade, with a focus on rapping.

4. He claims to have first started writing poetry and songs at the age of 11.

5. He mentioned artist like Tupac Shakur, Nas, Andre 3000 and Jay Z as his biggest musical influences.

6. He is a founding member of the collective known as Progressive Era, alongside CJ Fly.

7. On June 2012, he released his debut solo mixtape, 1999; the mixtape immediately increased his popularity in the underground scene.

8. He has collaborated with prominent like Mac Miller, Juicy J, Ab-Soul and DJ Premier to name a few.

9. On March 2013, it was announced that he would be part of XXL Magazine’s 2013 Freshman Class.

10. In August 2014, he appeared in a quasi-autobiographical short film entitled No Regrets, directed by Rik Cordero, in which he portrays himself.