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Joey Badass

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[Wikipedia] Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott, known professionally as Joey Badass, is an American rapper and actor. Born in Brooklyn, he formed the regional hip-hop group Pro Era in 2011, with whom he has released three mixtapes and formed the larger collective, Beast Coast the following year.

Quotes by Joey Badass

The economic crisis really affected my family - 2006 to 2011 were really bad times. Almost everybody in my family lost their jobs.

Affected

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I believe I am of the natural.

Believe

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Once you dive into the African-American struggle or whatever you want to call it and you look past that, you realize that…

Black

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I was watching lectures by Malcolm X, Martin Luther King, Dr. Sebi and Umar Johnson. It's super mind opening when you listen…

Luther

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Yo, why can't I speak out and then have fun? Why can't I just be a human? Why can't I just do…

Fun

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My schedule has not calmed down, but I'm definitely not so devastated as I used to be. Definitely cooler now. A lot…

Blessing

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Regardless of anything, my dad wants me to "get that piece of paper!" - degree over everything.

Dad

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We're very far from harmony. The only thing that's going to bring world harmony has to be from the outside. It has…

Harmony

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You're only as strong as your weakest link so you've got to make sure everybody in your crew is on point.

Crew

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I'm a person who likes to develop. I like for people to see me grow.

Gardening

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My parents are both definitely supportive of my career.They are both big fans of rap. They are really what influenced me.

Big fan

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I was never blinded by the American dream. I have my own dreams. You know what I'm saying? The Joey dream.

American dream

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The reason I speak out is because it's necessary. I feel like it's my responsibility. I feel like it's what I'm put…

Reason

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Jamaica's probably the most dominant island as far as influence goes, as far as music and dancing and culture.

Culture

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I'm a really humble person and I'm a really on-the-go person. For me, it's never that serious.

Humble

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Luckily for me, I became a rap star so I'm making enough money to support my family. It's funny because that may…

Can do

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My parents split up when I was five, and that changed my life as well. I wasn't used to seeing them away…

Affected

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I would never know how that person felt when they first heard my song. They coulda been at rock bottom and my…

Bottom

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Got dragon balls like my name was Vegeta

Balls

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On tour things go wrong all the time, I mean that's live music, that's what it's all about. I think one of…

Ability

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Hate is a strong word. I don't really try to hate anything. Yeah, you could say I have a complicated, domestic relationship…

Complicated

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