Joey Bada$$ "Summer Knights" Mixtape Release Date & Cover Art

Today, Pro Era's Joey Bada$$ announced his next project. The Brooklyn, New York emcee is working on an EP called Summer Knights. The title takes its name from the Chuck Strangers-produced song from Joey's 2012 mixtape, 1999. The tape would later receive Mixtape Of The Year honors from HipHopDX. The project will release on June 12. Previously, Bada$$ referred to the project as a "mixtape," which is presumably a free effort. but fuck it, eye'll just make this announcement. My "Summer Knights Ep" drops June 12th. good day — oG $wank. (@joeyBADASS_) May 22, 2013 Summer Knights EP was initially thought to be a Pro Era group project from Joey's May 10 tweet, though in today's tweet, Bada$$ referred to it as his own. ok so the word is.... a brand new PRO ERA mixtape next month... "Summer Knights EP" — oG $wank. (@joeyBADASS_) May 10, 2013 This summer, Bada$$ will appear on Statik Selektah's Extended Play album. (May 22) UPDATE: Joey Bada$$ has now added that Summer Knights will be a long-format project, not an EP. The Brooklyn, New York emcee confirmed today on Twitter: summr knights will no longer be an EP.... full-length