Most of the guests featured on Chime’s Ball on A Budget have one job.
They’re great jobs, jobs that require talent, skill, and determination, but still, it’s one job. Joey Bada$$, however, has several. The musician, actor, and father of two has always been a hustler, or, for the uninitiated among us, we call that a multi-hyphenate.
The Brooklyn-born artist pulled up to New York’s Vintage On 46 with Ball On A Budget host, Ashley Nicole Moss, to talk fashion and finances. And when given three options to create a look for, naturally, Joey chose to put together an outfit for the studio. Moss questioned how the “Show Me” artist runs his sessions, and surprisingly, he likes to keep things mellow.
“For me, I don’t like a bunch of people in my sessions,” he said. “I really like to be isolated because I get influenced by my environment. Creativity is a sensitive thing.”
As the two looked through the store, Joey revealed that he puts his looks together from the bottom and works his way up. Pulling out a pair of jeans here and there, Joey made sure to stay in line, keeping ever mindful of the $300 budget.
And while most would assume that the biggest sign of financial progress is being able to buy items from whatever brands you want, for Joey, it was actually the opposite.
“Financial progress to me looks like shopping in vintage stores, as opposed to dropping too much money in department stores,” said the 30-year-old artist.
Check out the latest episode of Ball On A Budget to find out how much money he spent, the look he came up with, and what he did with the leftover money.