Pro Era members Dirty Sanchez, Dyemond Lewis and Nyck Caution serve up a new visual for “Pro Cakes 2.” The track finds the wordsmiths going to work over Drake’s “Pound Cake” instrumental. Take a listen as the trio kick some introspective rhymes and show off their respective skills. There’s also some bonus footage included of Captial STEEZ in the intro.
Pro Era front man, Joey Bada$$, recently caught up with Diddy’s Revolt TV and opened up about the response he’s betting getting on The Smoker’s Club Tour. Checkout the New York emcee speak on what life on the road has been like so far and his recent trip out to St. Lucia to discover his roots and meet his grandparents for the first time. There’s also some dope performance footage in-between the talking points.
Joey Bada$$ combines forces with Akomplice clothing for a new capsule collection in honor of legendary Detroit producer, J Dolla. A seven-inch of the Pro Era rapper’s new song, “Two Lips,” is set to be included in the capsule and features the young lyricist showcasing his skills with a freestyle over an unreleased Dilla instrumental. Fans can pick up the new Akomplice capsule when it drops on November 29 and proceeds will go the J Dilla foundation.
Joey Bada$$ gives viewers a personal behind the scenes look at his recent travels to St. Lucia where he got the opportunity to get in touch with his family roots and meet his grandfather for the first time. Take a look as LRG and Cinematic Music Group put together a short documentary that chronicles the young New York emcee’s journey, interaction with the locals on the island and much more.
Pro Era rapper CJ Fly is the latest artist to be featured on FUSE’s “The Mixdown” and gets the opportunity to viewers insight behind his debut solo project Thee Way I See It. Take a look as CJ sits down with Esteban and breaks down a few stand out tracks off the mixtape that fans can look forward to hearing. The Pro Era emcee shares the details behind his recording process for the project, reveals a lot of the production featured on Thee Way I See It is from young aspiring producers that reached out via Twitter and much more.
Joey Bada$$ delivers a new music video for “Hilary Swank” featured on his Summer Knights projects which released this past summer. Summer Knights will get a re-release on October 29 and feature bonus material with the Flatbush Zombies, UA, Chuck Strangers and Maverick Sabre. Take a look at Joey’s latest visual offering which features some nice camera work and excellent editing as the rapper effortlessly laces the sample based instrumental. The end also features some bittersweet video footage of Capital Steez and Joey Bada$$ rapping with friends fellow Pro Era members in a cypher and enjoying the moment.
Pro Era members Joey Bada$$, CJ Fly and Kirk Knight recently took their lyrical talents over to Invasion Radio with Boss Lady and DJ Steel for an “On Da Spot” freestyle session. Watch as the New York bred emcees showcased their skills to listeners tuned in and one by one dropped bars off the top of the dome over a number of instrumentals.
Take a look at some dope coverage of Kirk Knight and Joey Bada$$ recently catching up with London’s DJ Semtex. The duo quickly get into some off-the-top rhymes and hold it down instrumental after instrumental. In between, Semtex also takes the opportunity to put the New York natives through a Q&A session. Watch how it all went down live at BBC Radio 1Xtra.
Pro Era rapper CJ Fly steps outside the shadow of the group momentarily to deliver his debut solo mixtape, Thee Way Eye See It. Previewing the artwork to fans back in September, the New York native quickly follows things up with the release of his 17-song project. Two additional bonus tracks seal the deal while the project also boasts features from the likes of Phife Dawg, Ab-Soul and Buckshot. CLICK HERE to download CJ Fly’s movie theater themed Thee Way I See It mixtape.
HOT 97′s Peter Rosenberg treats listeners to a new exclusive from Pro Era member CJ Fly with his new song called “Sadderdaze” featuring TDE artist Ab-Soul. ”Sadderdaze” will be featured on CJ’s upcoming Thee Way Eye See It which I set to drop in the near future on October 4. This one here embodies a nice boom-bap vibe with its slappin’ drums and sample based instrumental.
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