Joey Bada$$

Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott (born January 20, 1995), known by his stage name Joey Bada$$, is an American rapper from New York.

Starting his career as a member of New York collective Pro Era, he released his first solo mixtape 1999 in 2012. He has since released two solo albums, B4.DA.$$ (2015) and ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ (2017). He also has a recurring acting role on American drama Mr. Robot.

Career
Joey started rapping in high school under the name JayOhVee before changing to Joey Badass. He helped found collective Pro Era with a few of his friends from high school. Their debut mixtape in 2012 and a freestyle video uploaded to YouTube gained attention and he signed to Cinematic Music.

In June 2012, Joey released his debut solo mixtape 1999 which gained some mainstream attention. Joey increased public attention by appearing alongside Juicy J on tour and getting a verse on A$AP Rocky's song 1Train. He was also selected for XXL's 2013 Freshmen List.

Joey released his debut studio album B4.Da.$$ in 2015 on his 20th birthday. The album received positive reviews and debuted at five on the Billboard 200.

In 2017, he released his second album ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ which also debuted at five in the US.