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This review will be about the album B4Da$$ by Joey Bada$$. This album was released on Jan. 20, 2015, and is Joey’s debut studio album. Let’s start track by track
Save the Children: 10/10
Beat: A soulful beat is used here, sampled from People Moving by Azar Lawrence. 10/10
Lyrics: Excellent lyrics about safety on the streets. 10/10
Flow: Hard flow that is reminiscent of 90s flow. 10/10
Greenbax Introlude: NA (I don’t rate introludes)
Paper Trails: 10/10
Beat: Great beat produced by the legendary DJ Premier, reminding of a Wu-Tang instrumental. 10/10
Lyrics: Great lyrics about how „Cash ruined everything around me”. 10/10
Flow: Hard flow that goes great with the beat: 10/10
Piece Of Mind: 10/10
Beat: Amazing smooth beat, named Wind by Freddie Joachim. 10/10
Lyrics: Amazing lyrics aimed towards an incarcerated friend: 10/10
Flow: Great smooth flow: 10/10
Big Dusty: 9.9/10
Beat: Dark grimy beat, sampled from Silver Tears by Henry Mancini. 10/10
Lyrics: Awesome battle lyrics, but pretty repetitive with the „Che-che-check it out”. 9.7/10
Flow: Crazy, all-over-the-place flow, sort of like ODB. 10/10
Hazeus View: 9.9/10
Beat: Great smooth piano-based beat. 9.6/10
Lyrics: Excellent lyrics with Joey pondering suicide in one of the verses here, but then thinks normally as he lights up. 10/10
Flow: Excellent, wild flow, with Jamaican influences. 10/10
Like Me: 10/10
Beat: Incredible, smooth beat, produced by the late great J Dilla, as well as the band The Roots: 10/10
Lyrics: Great lyrics about police brutality in this generation, as well as great organization in this song. 10/10
Flow: Great sleepy flow that fits the quiet and grimy beat, as well as great vocals from BJ The Chicago Kid. 10/10
Belly Of The Beast: 10/10
Beat: Great, dark, quiet, reggae-ish beat. 10/10
Lyrics: Great lyrics that talk about life in the streets. 10/10
Flow: Amazing flow, reminiscent of a Jamaican flow, referencing his Jamaican roots. Chronixx does an awesome job at reggae too. 10/10
No. 99: 10/10
Beat: Great energetic beat, sampled from Scenario by A Tribe Called Quest. 10/10
Lyrics: Great dark lyrics about the unfair treatment of black people by the police. Also, the excellent „BADMON” chorus. 10/10
Flow: Great hard beat that is as energetic as the beat. 10/10
Christ Conscious: 10/10
Beat: Great dark beat, similar to the beat in Big Dusty. 10/10
Lyrics: Great battle rap lyrics, including a video game reference. 10/10
Flow: Another wild ODB-esque flow. 10/10
On & On: 10/10 (The best song on the album)
Beat: Wonderful smooth piano-based beat, named Wash Away by Freddie Joachim. 10/10
Lyrics: Great lyrics about his friends’ Steez and Junior’s death, and him wondering about his own death. 10/10
Flow: Great smooth flow by Joey, but Dyemond Lewis’s flow is even smoother. Maverick Sabre does an excellent job of singing as well. 10/10
Escape 120: 10/10
Beat: Excellent fast-paced, incredibly energetic drum & bass beat. 10/10
Lyrics: Dark lyrics about Joey’s gloomy times. 10/10
Flow: Excellent, sing-songy flow from Joey, and incredibly fast, Andre 3000-esque flow from Raury. 10/10
Black Beetles: 10/10
Beat: Great piano-based beat, really liked the girl singing that note on the chorus. 10/10
Lyrics: Dark lyrics about how fame isn’t as great as he thought. 10/10
Flow: Great soft flow that fits the lyrical content. 10/10
OCB: 9.9/10
Beat: Great piano-based beat. 10/10
Lyrics: Great lyrics about the struggles of being an only child. 10/10
Flow: Another wild flow, but doesn’t really fit the beat or lyrical content: 9.8/10
Curry Chicken: 10/10
Beat: Great soulful beat based on strings. 10/10
Lyrics: Fantastic lyrics about how fame won’t disconnect Joey from his family. 10/10
Flow: Fantastic OCB flow. Even though it doesn’t fit the lyrical content much, but the style more than makes up for it. 10/10
Run Up On Ya: 8.9/10
Beat: Excellent 90s R&B beat. 10/10
Lyrics: …Well, it is about a relationship with a girl, but wordplay is really good. 7/10
Flow: Really good flow from both Joey and Action Bronson, as well as good singing from Elle Varner. 9.8/10
Teach Me: 8.7/10 (The weakest song on the album)
Beat: Excellent fast-paced funky beat. 10/10
Lyrics: …It’s about Joey wanting Kiesza to teach him how to dance, but metaphors were good. 6.5/10
Flow: Joey had a good flow, and Kiesza’s singing was cool. 9.6/10
Overall: 9.8/10
Overall w/o Bonus Tracks: 9.9/10
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