Joey Valence & Brae

Joey Valence & Brae
Joey Valence (right) & Brae performing at House of Vans in London.
Background information
Also known asJVB
OriginPennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania
GenresAlternative hip-hop, hip-hop, rap rock
Years active2021–present
Members
  • Joseph Bertolino
  • Braedan Lugue
Websitewww.jvbsucks.com

Joey Valence & Brae is an American hip-hop duo, consisting of rappers Joseph Bertolino and Braedan Lugue.[1]

History

Bertolino and Lugue met during their freshman year at Pennsylvania State University, where they became friends and started creating music together.[1] Their first single "Crank It Up" was released in 2021.

Their seventh single "Punk Tactics" was released in 2022. The song was compared to the music of the Beastie Boys (Bertolino calling them their "number #1 influence and inspiration"[2]) and older alternative hip-hop songs, with frequent references to video games, and internet memes, and it went viral on social media.[3] The music video for the song was entirely filmed on a Nintendo DS.[4]

In February 2022, the duo was featured as special guests on The Ellen DeGeneres Show,[5] and later appeared at the Aftershock Festival in October.

Discography

Singles

  • Crank It Up (2021)
  • Underground Sound (2021)
  • Like What (2021)
  • I'm Fresh (2021)
  • Double Jump (2021)
  • Ready Set (2022)
  • Punk Tactics (2022)
  • Hooligang (2022)
  • Startafight (2022)
  • Watch Yo Step (2022)
  • Tanaka (2022)
  • Tanaka 2 (2022, featuring Logic)
  • Club Sandwich (2022)
  • Drop!! (2023)
  • Dance Now (2023)
  • Kill Bill (2023)
  • Gumdrop (2023)
  • RN (2023)
  • Can’t Stop Now (2023)
  • Where U From (2024)
  • John Cena (2024)
  • The Baddest (2024)

EPs

  • The Underground Sound (2022)

Albums

  • Punk Tactics (2023)
  • No Hands (2024)

Tours

  • JVB Summer 2022 Tour (First tour) [6]
  • JVB Welcome To The Club Tour (2023) [7]

References

  1. ^ a b Rincon, Alessandra (July 13, 2022). "Ones To Watch". Ones to Watch.
  2. ^ Lamaro, Chris (January 5, 2022). "Interview: Enter The Fun And Carefree World Of Joey Valence and His New Single, 'Double Jump' – AAA Backstage". aaabackstage.com.
  3. ^ Kennedy, William (February 23, 2023). "Joey Valence & (Brae)kbeats – Eugene Weekly". eugeneweekly.com.
  4. ^ Diaz, Ana (August 11, 2023). "Nintendo DS cameras are the best lo-fi photo trend".
  5. ^ Zucker, Noah (July 14, 2022). "Pennsylvania rap duo finds viral success on TikTok with old school approach". PhillyVoice.
  6. ^ @joeyvalence (17 June 2022). "JVB WORLD TOUR. TICKETS AT JVBTOUR.COM" – via Instagram.
  7. ^ @joeyvalence (3 May 2023). "JVB 2023 SUMMER TOUR. US + UK + NL. TICKETS FOR NL/UK ON SALE FRIDAY AT JVBTOUR.COM. ALL US TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW. SICK ART by @artchickally" – via Instagram.