The Joey Bada$$ album B4.DA.$$ is very much from the East Coast. Continuing the traditions of East Coast Hip hop that are still as exiting and refreshing today. Namely Great Beats accompanying more complex lyrics.
I first heard Hazus View on the fantastic Song Exploder Podcast_Joey Bada$$ where Joey Bada$$ and producer Kirk Knight deconstructed the track before playing it in full. By that point I was hooked on its short looping samples and great lyrics that I had to make it my Track of the Week:
TOTW: Joey Bada$$_ Hazeus View
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