- The return of Joey Bada$$ has been a long time coming, with the Brooklyn MC taking a sabbatical of five years before releasing latest project 2000. A semi-sequel to his debut tape 1999, 2000 sees Joey return to the boom-bap style he has embraced since 2011, while still trying to push himself forward at the same time. In an attempt to be a wiser and older MC, Joey can’t help but emulate those who’ve come before him, for better or for worse.

<p><span><span><span>- There’s more emotional colour to this record than the title </span><em>FUN! </em><span>might suggest. The name is less about tearing around, pilling your head off like an idiot and more about the working relationship of its two instigators. Following up on the success of a couple of shared singles -the latest was 2021’s </span><em>Drip</em><span>- all the way along the pairing has been a very fruitful one.