>It's what he does to theses beats that is amazing to me. And
>for all those bitching about his "homage as biting," get off
>that.
>
>Joey BadA$$ was raised by parents who raised him on Hip-Hop.
>He's no different than the son of a jazz man whose 14-year-old
>son goes into playing standards and puts his spin on it
>although it sounds mad familiar.
>
>Yes, Joey's style IS familiar but still his. The way he's
>twisting his bars and flows and even can do that crazy shit
>over less-than-traditional production is what makes him the
>champ of all champs now. I'm so glad I gave this kid a shot in
>the 1999 mixtape.
>
>And weird, I loved the Summer Knights mixtape and EP.