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This article is about the Joey Badass album. For the Joey Badass song, see 1999 (mixtape).

2013 mixtape by Joey Bada$$

Summer Knights is the second mixtape by American rapper Joey Bada$$. It was released on July 1, 2013, by Cinematic Music Group. The mixtape was planned to be released as an EP, to prelude the release of his debut album B4.DA.$$, but instead it was announced to be a full-length mixtape. The mixtape features production from Chuck Strangers, Kirk Knight, MF Doom, Statik Selektah, DJ Premier, Lee Bannon, Oddisee, Navie D, and Bruce Leekix. The mixtape features more original instrumentals than his first mixtape 1999 which was primarily samples.

The extended play has inverted^{[clarification needed]} into the re-release from the mixtape, titled Summer Knights EP; it was released on October 29, 2013.

Background

On May 22, 2013, Joey Bada$$ announced the official release date of his next solo project, Summer Knights Joey badass summer knights zip.