Next: Joey Bada$$

GET TO KNOW THE BK'S YOUNGEST RAP KING
NAME: Jo-Vaughn J Virginia
BORN: January 30, 1995
HOMETOWN: Brooklyn, NY
CLAIM TO FAME: 1999 mixtape; "Survival Tactics"
FIRST CONCERT: Scream Tour II. I was a Lil Bow Wow fan, yo [Laughs]
BIRTH OF "BADA$$"L I was skating and somebody across the street screamed, “Yo, badass!” They were talking to somebody else, but I was like, word
ESSENTIAL FASHION PIECE: I feel empty [without] a watch
GREATEST '90s SITCOM: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
MY 'HOOD TAUGHT ME: You always gotta have your guard up
THE BIGGIE, JAY-Z OR NAS CONUNDRUM: When you say best, I gotta say Jay. His lines are most complex; that’s what I’m into. Flow-wise—Biggie. Substantial-type shit—Nas
A TRUE CONSPIRACY THEORY: Illuminati
FAST FOOD OBSESSION: Early morning McDonalds. That number four [meal]—sausage, egg and cheese biscuit—is irresistible
FAVORITE SCHOOL SUBJECT: Math… until I saw trigonometry
MOST CLASSIC KICKS: Air Jordan Raptor 7s, the ’02 version
ULTIMATE GOAL: To not lose my mind. This industry, I’ve seen it happen
WHY I'M ABOUT TO BLOW: I see a new era. It’s going to be a great change—the game is going back to where you really gotta be nice. I’m waking up all the old niggas and telling them to start rapping again, to stop bullshitting on the radio. Skill is skill, no matter how old you are. I’m definitely going to be the sharpest.