Joey Bada$$ was only a high school junior when "Survival Tactics," the breakthrough single and centerpiece of his critically acclaimed 1999 mixtape, arrived in 2012. Looking back now, the Brooklyn-born hip-hop artist, 22, says he was "oblivious to a lot of things at the time." Namely, that he could affect his listeners in such a profound way. "It was really weird for me," he admits. "I
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