Joey Bada$$ announces the new release date of his forthcoming album, 2000, now slated for July 22nd via Pro Era/Columbia Records after being pushed back due to sample clearance issues. Alongside the reveal, he shares a brand new single and video, “Where I Belong,” taken from the full project which will arrive nearly 10 years to the date after his classic mixtape, 1999. In lieu of sharing the new track, Joey’s 1999 2000summer North American tour launches today with its first stop in Boston.
Watch and listen to “Where I Belong” and pre-order/save 2000, check out the full tour routing below and stay tuned for more from Joey Bada$$ coming soon.
Joey Bada$$ Tour Dates:
7/01/22 – Boston, MA @ Big Night Live
7/02/22 – Montreal, QC @ MTELUS
7/03/22 – Toronto, ON @ Rebel
7/06/22 – Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
07/07/22 – New York, NY @ Terminal 5
07/08/22 – Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore
07/09/22 – Norfolk, VA @ The Norva
07/10/22 – Atlanta, GA @ Masquerade – Heaven Stage
07/12/22 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues
07/13/22 – Minneapolis, MN @ The Fillmore
07/15/22 – Denver, CO @ Mission Ballroom
07/17/22 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The Complex – Rockwell
07/19/22 – Portland, OR @ Roseland Theater
07/20/22 – Vancouver, BC @ Vogue Theatre
07/21/22 – Seattle, WA @ Showbox SoDo
07/23/22 – San Francisco, CA @ The Regency Ballroom
07/24/22 – Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades
07/26/22 – San Diego, CA @ House of Blues
07/27/22 – Santa Ana, CA @ Observatory
07/28/22 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Novo
About Joey Bada$$:
Born Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, Joey Bada$$ grew up in Bed-Stuy reading the works of Harlem Renaissance writers and beyond, building a natural transition to rap by bringing a careful artistâs eye to what was already familiar to his hometownâs hip-hop audience. At 17, he dropped his career-launching mixtape 1999, which merged the gritty New York of the past and his present with a technical skill set, making him one of the most sought-after young talents in the industry.
Joeyâs debut album, 2015âs B4.DA.$$, debuted at No. 5 on Billboard and topped the hip-hop charts. His 2017 album, All-Amerikkkan Badass, showed his chops as a political writer with a gift for melody, translating his world-wearied observations into unifying anthems. Amidst the music, heâs brought his creativity to a new medium that same year, appearing in a well-reviewed, fan-favorite role on USA Networkâs hit show Mr. Robot. In 2019, he released a collaborative project with Pro Era, Flatbush Zombies, and The Underachievers, Escape From New York, and toured the country as a collective.
Continuing his pursuit of acting, he recently starred in the Oscar award-winning short film Two Distant Strangers and debuted his starring role as the villain, Unique, in âPower Book III: Raising Kananâ from the successful âPowerâ franchise on Starz. His latest performances on the screen cemented the fact that he is an ambitious and skilled actor who will be around for a long time.
In early 2022, Joey began teasing that he would be releasing a new album this year with his single âHead Highâ and recently announced that indeed his new project titled 2000 will be released on the 10-year anniversary of his breakout mixtape 1999. Following the release of the project, Joey will embark on a 20-date summer tour. 2000 is set to start a new chapter for the 27-year old multi-hyphenate while closing another one. The album title serves as a reminder for the world that time is a concept and itâs really just been one long year since Joey and Pro Era exploded onto the scene in 2012.
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