Joey Bada$$ Explains Why He Canceled Tour With Ab-Soul & Rapsody

In a clip caught by Ahmed/The Ears on Twitter, the Brooklyn MC sat down with the Earn Your Leisure podcast, the place the hosts requested him in regards to the tour cancelation, his label state of affairs, and the place his profession is at. Joey revealed that this was his first time addressing all that, and that he thought loads about how he wished to do it. He stated he selected “uncooked honesty” regardless of others advising in any other case.

“My trustworthy fact why I canceled this tour is that my psychological well being was simply not aligned with it,” Joey Bada$$ revealed. “I didn’t really feel mentally match sufficient to embark on this journey. I obtained my five-month-old son. We’re attempting to determine vaccinations and all these items. It is simply such a crucial time. My power degree was at an all-time low.”

As well as, the “BK’S FINEST” spitter additionally denied rumors that the “Darkish Aura” trek did not manifest this time round because of low ticket gross sales. “I seen lots of people speaking about, ‘Oh, yeah, clearly, the tour tickets did not promote,'” he remarked. “Pay attention, I have been touring for a very long time. Tickets promote. This goes again to freedom. I had to decide on me.

“And I am actually, sincerely sorry about all of my followers that I’ve upset and let down who was excited in seeing me,” Joey Bada$$ continued. “Y’all cash has been refunded, I seen that… I used to be excited to see y’all too. However I simply didn’t have the bandwidth myself. I had to decide on me. And it is humorous as a result of I actually was simply going to undergo with it, regardless of me understanding that I used to be going to be struggling inside. And I occurred to confide in one in every of my crew members.

“They actually made me really feel supported,” he concluded. “I actually do recognize that. It isn’t like there wasn’t cash on the desk that I used to be strolling away from. However I had to decide on me. My psychological well being is vital to me, and I simply had to decide on me. […] The trustworthy to God fact is that I simply could not do it.”