Lonely at the Top is the third mixtape by the American rapper Joey Bada$$. It was released through Columbia Records and Pro Era Records on August 29, 2025.
In May 2025, Joey Bada$$ began a feud with West Coast hip-hop rapper Ray Vaughn, releasing diss tracks against each other, first Vaughn with "Hoe Era", mocking Badass' group Pro Era and fellow member CJ Fly, followed by his "The Finals", in which he throws shots at Vaughn's label Top Dawg Entertainment (TDE) and its founder Anthony "Top Dawg" Tiffith, as well as calling out former label-mate Kendrick Lamar. The following days saw the feud escalate, with many other rappers releasing diss tracks, including Daylyt, CJ Fly, Reason, AzChike, and Hitta J3, among others.
In July 2025, Bada$$ announced his fourth studio album, Lonely at the Top, with a scheduled release date of August 1, and released the single, "ABK", to promote it. He performed the song on the Jimmy Kimmel Live! late-night show two days before its official release, on July 16. Joey Badass released the lead single "Dark Aura" on August 18, and announced a new album release date of August 29. He also announced The Dark Aura Tour in support of the album, with support from Rapsody and Ab-Soul, however in October 2025 announced the cancellation of the tour. He released the album's second single, "Still", featuring Rapsody and Ab-Soul on August 25, 2025. The album released on August 29, featuring guest appearances from Ty Dolla Sign, Rome Streetz, CJ Fly, Westside Gunn, Bri Steves, Kelz2busy, Kai Ca$h, ASAP Ferg, Rapsody, and Ab-Soul. A music video for "Supaflee" was released on September 30, 2025.
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