All-Amerikkkan Bada$$
by Joey Bada$$
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
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  1. The Line of Best Fit
    Apr 6, 2017
    90
    It’s concise and straight-to-the-point, with no signs of over-indulgence. In short, it’s the album fans of the New York rapper always knew he was capable of making.
  2. The A.V. Club
    Apr 7, 2017
    83
    He’s still reaching to the golden age for inspiration, but updating it so thoroughly that we’re reminded why we considered it golden in the first place.
  3. HipHopDX
    Apr 10, 2017
    82
    ALL-AMERIKKKAN BADA$$ shows an ample amount of growth for a socially aware rapper discussing heavy issues.
  5. AllMusic
    Apr 24, 2017
    80
    All-Amerikkkan Bada$$ is the sound of a young rapper finding a voice and higher purpose, an exciting and powerfully insightful statement.
  6. XXL
    Apr 14, 2017
    80
    Diehard fans of Joey Bada$$’ older, more minimalist will applaud the latter half of the album. Whereas the top half dozen songs flex Joey’s evolved songwriting and beat selection, the bottom has Statik Selektah handling a few more beats and thus opening up Joey’s perfect in-pocket rhyming.
  7. Exclaim
    Apr 6, 2017
    80
    Courageous and passionate, Bada$$ is a well-timed soundtrack to social and political struggle. While the album specifically chronicles the horrors of being a young black man in America, Joey articulates his angst in a way that easily resonates with anyone stumbling under the weight of oppression.
  8. Consequence
    Apr 7, 2017
    75
    The 12-song project is the Brooklyn native’s most well-rounded release to date.
  9. The 405
    Apr 20, 2017
    70
    This diversity in delivery is the savior of the first half of the record which pales slightly to the second.
  10. Spin
    Apr 10, 2017
    70
    All-Amerikkkan Bada$$ manages to find a balance between necessary gravity and inviting wistfulness. The message can be preachy, but the pace is conversational.
  11. Clash Music
    Apr 7, 2017
    70
    Although refreshing, visceral and completely understandable--when listening to the whole LP, the political themes are occasionally overwhelming.
  12. Drowned In Sound
    Apr 6, 2017
    70
    The strange thing about the record is that the tracks just keep getting better and better as you go along.
  13. RapReviews.com
    Jun 13, 2017
    65
    While it's disappointing that Bada$$ doesn't offer more inspiring rhymes, it would be a mistake to write off "All-Amerikkkan Bada$$" because he isn't the second coming of Ice Cube.
  14. Pitchfork
    Apr 10, 2017
    64
    While constant one-liners were a bit leaden on B4.DA.$$, they are sorely missed on AABA.

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8.1

Universal acclaim- based on 302 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 274 out of 302
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 302
  3. Negative: 17 out of 302
  1. childofthe90s
    Apr 8, 2017
    10
    Joey Badass has done it again. he has delivered an amazing album from front to back. this album is excellent on so many levels. i definitelyJoey Badass has done it again. he has delivered an amazing album from front to back. this album is excellent on so many levels. i definitely love this project from beginning to the very end.… Full Review »
  2. aclwan17
    Apr 8, 2017
    9
    (MY RATING 8.8) This album surprised me been a fan since 1999 mixtape back in 2012 and have literally grown up with his music in these 5(MY RATING 8.8) This album surprised me been a fan since 1999 mixtape back in 2012 and have literally grown up with his music in these 5 years. B4DAMONEY was good but very disjointed nonetheless a good start. The way this was hyped I thought it would be a good album maybe more mainstream due to devastated vibes but he stuck to his guns and to put a socially conscious album with amazing production. In a time were we are filled with basic summer tunes by Drake or Mumble rappers over trap beats this was refreshing. Only very few can do it better (Kendrick) but this is the beginning of a bright career for Joey!… Full Review »
  3. AlexDionisio1
    Apr 8, 2017
    6
    All-Amerikkkan Bada$$ pits Joey Bada$$ as a political commentator, though not the most brutally honest or most eloquent of them. His bigAll-Amerikkkan Bada$$ pits Joey Bada$$ as a political commentator, though not the most brutally honest or most eloquent of them. His big attitude here is anti-government, but he never goes after the government's captors: corporations and capitalism.… Full Review »
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