Joey Bada$$
I remember when Soulja Boy got his first taste of fame. His internet dance became a hit offline. The songs he released after his first hit were low on concepts, rhymes, or any thought at all. When older people acknowledged this fact, they were labeled as haters scared of letting the younger generation take over. Soulja Boy’s age was the ultimate defense against his lack of skills. Even though many people acknowledge Nas at his lyrical best when he was twenty or B.G being able to share dark details of New Orleans residents remembering deceased loved ones on t-shirts at the the age of sixteen, Soulja Boy Tell Em’ was able to escape criticism due to his inability to vote or drink. Years later, we have a seventeen year-old from Brooklyn, New York, with an entertaining video and a great mixtape. Not being able to vote or drink does not keep Joey from expressing his feelings on government, politics, or society nor does it keep him from having having fun with his friends. In an era, where Chief Keef gets pegged as one of the newer rappers to watch, progressive publications should acknowledge this young man andhis movement to bring back the golden era of New York and Hip-Hop in general.