Joey Badass
Michael Gray
Updated on March 12, 2026
Birth Name: Jo-Vaughn Virginie Scott
Place of Birth: East Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Birth: January 20, 1995
Ethnicity: African-Jamaican, African-St. Lucian
Joey Badass is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He is a founding member of hip-hop collective Pro Era. He is also known as Joey Bada$$, JayOhVee, Jozif Badmon, and Joey B.
His father’s family is from Jamaica. His mother’s family is from the island of St. Lucia in the Caribbean. He was raised in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Joey has one child.
