In Peter Rosenberg’s latest installment of The Process, Brooklyn’s Joey Bada$$ breaks down his years (or year) of juggling a high school education with obligations, and those of a budding mainstream Rap career. Joey opens up about getting high for the first time, and penning one of his most-cherished songs, his experience with DJ Premier, and how his voice has changed since we first heard him, what feels like yesterday.

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