FYI.

This story is over 5 years old.

Music

Joey Bada$$ Celebrated the Anniversary of '1999' with Shows in Three Cities

The rapper looks back on the mixtape that jumpstarted his career with a mini-tour that stopped in London, New York, and LA.

On June 12, 2012 a baby faced, 17-year-old Joey Bada$$ dropped his debut mixtape 1999. Despite his young age, the tape quickly received critical acclaim for it's uniquely nostalgic feel, as well as the display of talent featured from Bada$$'s music collective, Pro Era. The artist and his crew celebrated the tape by playing three exclusive pop-up shows, the first of which took place at the venue where Bada$$ played his first headlining show ever, The Knitting Factory in Brooklyn. From there, they went on to play in LA and London, and longtime Pro Era member and photographer Dee Frosted was there to capture the energy of the artist reliving the music that made his name. Check out Dee's photos below, and relive the rapper's younger days with an early conversation we had with him here.

Advertisement

New York

LA

London

Follow Noisey on Twitter.