AceShowbiz - Denzel Curry has shown his full support to Joey Bada$$ amid criticism of the latter's new music. The "Ultimate" rapper came to his pal's defense after some people disliked a snippet of his new song called "Passports & Suitcases" ft. KayCyy.

When teasing the electro-tinged track that features AutoTuned vocals, Joey shared on Instagram a video of himself rapping into the camera while cruising through an airport. Alongside the clip, he penned, "20k comments & I'll drop this s**t now !!! say I won't."

While some people were excited to listen to the full version, others expressed their disappointment. "I miss the old joey [sad face emoji]," one person wrote on X (formerly Twitter). Another argued, "It's actually sad because he's such a talented rapper, clearly wants to go more r&b now." A third chimed in, "Dude drops an album every 15yrs and then comes out with this bulls**t."

Catching wind of the negative comments, Denzel was quick to defend his "Zenith" collaborator. "I Support my brother Joey Bada$$ new Art and you shouldn't hold people back for trying new things if you like 1999 then go listen to 1999 it's on streaming platforms," he penned, referring to the New Yorker's 2012 mixtape.

Joey also addressed the criticism by writing, "Feels good to be allowed to grow. I never needed permission but thanks anyway guys. New sounds all '24…. Whether you like it or not." He added, "Also in the words of Dave Chapelle, 'Twitter is not a real place' lol."

Joey dropped "Passports & Suitcases" on Friday, January 19. On the tune, he sings, "Uh, sometimes, I trip just on how happy we could be/ F**k it, girl, let's take a trip, drop all your s**t and let's leave/ You ain't gotta worry 'bout a thing, got everything that you need/ Anything that you please."