Upcoming emcee and New York native Joey Bada$$ made his live television debut last night performing his song “Waves” from his 1999 mixtape accompanied by The Roots. Joey has been making a lot of noise in the underground circuit, so its great to see him finally getting some attention from the mainstream. Be on the lookout for Joey’s new mixtape, PRO ERA, set to drop December 21st.To watch the performance, hit the jump.

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[Shouts to Illroots]