Pro. Era

It's been a bit of a wait for the debut album from Joey Bada$$, but the Brooklyn MC's highly-anticipated B4.Da.$$ finally has a release date. The album, which will be coming out on Cinematic Music Group, will officially be released Jan. 20,...

Photography By: Owen Rogers Joey Bada$$ and Smoke DZA headlined the 7th annual CMJ takeover, Thursday night at the Highline Ballroom. Doors for the the event opened at 11 PM, but many fans did not arrive until well after midnight, as the line outside the venue continued to grow throughout the evening...

Coming Of Age The past two years have been a roller coaster ride for Joey Bada$$. Now with his debut LP finally on the way, the Brooklyn MC plans to take his Pro Era movement to the next level. Words Dan Rys Images Jason Goodrich Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared in the October/November 2014 issue of XXL Magazine. A...

Here's something you don't hear everyday. Normally rappers boast about being a vicious lion or a swift cheetah. CJ Fly, on the other hand, isn't one of those rappers. During his interview with Hot 97's Peter Rosenberg, the Pro Era rapper compared himself to a peacock...

Yesterday, Pro Era put on a free concert as part of NY's Summerstage concert series in Brooklyn at Red Hook Park. With Joey Bada$$ and the entire crew in tow, check out photos up top and a video below from last night's festivities.

Previously: XXL Freshmen 2013 Report Card Pro Era Family Tree: Meet The Brooklyn Hip-Hop Crew Spearheaded By Joey Bada$$ Interview: Joey Bada$$ Talks New Album And His Biggest Influences Joey Bada$$ & Pro Era’s Track By Track Breakdown of 1999  

Pro Era is teaming up with Scion AV for a new EP called The Shift. After previewing the track last week, the Brooklyn-based crew offers XXL an exclusive live performance of the track at Irving Plaza during The Eyes Of The World Tour. From the looks of the packed house, the audience seems like they are really feeling Kirk Knight and Deymond Lewis' collaboration...

Scion AV is putting out a new EP with Pro Era to highlight "their diverse style and sound while further establishing Pro Era as the future of hip hop." The first single is "Extortion" featuring crew members Kirk Knight and Dyemond Lewis...

Last night, SOBs in Manhattan played host to the album release party for Harlem's own Smoke DZA. The Kushed God dropped his long-awaited first official full-length project, Dream.ZONE.Achieve, on April 1, and the three-part, 19-track collection serves as his most complete work to date, with guest spots from Cam'ron, Ab-Soul, Joey Bada$$, Action Bronson and CJ Fly, to name a few. And...

Pro Era comes through with their latest group project, The Secc$ Tap.e Vol. 2, the second installment of their inaugural 2012 mixtape. Joey Bada$$ and crew put forth seven tracks for the highly anticipated project including the previously released "Sol Luna" and "Pantie Raid...

Everyone from Brooklyn’s young rap crew, Pro.Era, had their own coming out party to hip-hop at various times. Joey Bada$$ took the spotlight after 1999 dropped, and you can say the same thing for CJ Fly. He stole the show with his verse on “Hardknock,” followed by the release of his debut mixtape, Thee Way Eye See It, which showed Pro. Era's talent dep...

As we previously told you, multiple Pro Era projects are on the way this year. First up is the group mixtape Secc$ Tap.e Vol 2, their first group project since 2012′s P.E.E.P: The aPROcalypse, which is slated for a Valentine's Day 2014 release. The ...