After weeks of speculation, J.I.D. has announced his new album, God Does Like Ugly, and confirmed it’s dropping later this year. “Starting this new journey coming off THE FOREVER STORY has been a very ...

“Starting this new journey coming off The Forever Storyhas been a very strange, productive yet tedious process,” J.I.D said in a statement. “But I live my life by the saying ‘You can only control what ...

Depending on when one has encountered the music of JID (also stylized as J.I.D.), one constant that has remained is his tremendous command of styles, flow, and melody over the course of his musical ...

Editor’s Note: This story appears in the Fall 2025 issue of XXL Magazine, on newsstands now and available for sale on the XXL website. "I want a BET nomination,” J.I.D says when asked about his bucket ...

Atlanta’s own J.I.D returns with a new freestyle titled “32.” ahead of the release of his upcoming GDLU Preluxe mixtape, dropping Friday, July 4. The track showcases J.I.D’s rapid-fire lyricism and ...

You wanted lyricism, you got it. Here are two of the finest wordsmiths currently pushing hip-hop forward, Joey Bada$$ and J.I.D, who both grace the cover of XXL Magazine's Fall 2025 issue. Every year ...

D'Angelo's music was made for reflection, so this week we'll be spending some time doing exactly that, from 'Brown Sugar' to 'Black Messiah.' 19 hours ago Each week, Okayplayer will deliver a roundup ...

J.I.D tries to stay away from negativity as much as possible, but if there’s one thing he had to argue about, it’d be music. There’s no winning that argument with him, though. According to the Atlanta ...