Joey Bada$$ accepts the Impact Award from Billboard Deputy Director of R&B/Hip-Hop Carl Lamarre at Billboard’s R&B Hip-Hop Power Players 2024 event.
Joey Bada$$:
Can I get a yer? That’s right, you know, I’m from New York. I’m from Brooklyn, so when I yer, y’all got to yodel back. Yer! Yo listen, man, thank you to Billboard, Tres Generaciones. Thank you to my brother Carl Lamarre.
I just want to say this is the first time I’ve ever accepted an award in my life, well, actually in my adult life, because when I was a kid, I got awards for being a kid and s–t. But listen, man, this means a lot. There’s a quote that I live by, I just want to share with y’all tonight. You know a wise man once said, “Never strive for recognition. Just strive to be worthy of it.” And I live by that. Thank you. Peace.
