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Artist Biography For Jid

Destin Route B. October 31 1990 Better Known By The Stage Name JID Is An American Rapper From Zone 6 Atlanta Georgia. He Describes Himself As “a Soft-Spoken But Intricate Lyricist With A Cocky Side.” His Stage Name Originates From “jittery ” His Grandmother’s Nickname For Him Due To His Sporadic Behavior As A Child. He First Appeared On The Atlanta Hip-Hop Scene With His Debut EP DiCaprio In 2015. Growing Up JID's First Connection With Music Was Through His Parents' Collection Of Classic Funk And Soul LPs. After A Stint At Hampton University Playing Football JID Also Hooked Up With Fellow MCs As Part Of The Spillage Village Collective. By 2012 He Had Dropped Out Of College To Focus On Music And In 2014 He Headed Out On What Would Be A Productive Tour With EarthGang Bas And Ab-Soul. Touring Allowed JID To Craft His Skills And A Year Later He Recorded And Dropped The DiCaprio EP Which Saw Him Team Up With A Host Of Producers As Well As EarthGang. While Keen To Distance Himself From The Generic Abrasive Trap Sound That Had Dominated The Atlanta Scene JID Wanted To Deliver Something That Was More Than Just About A Beat And Instead Focused His Time And Effort On Lyrics As Well. In 2016 JID Alongside The Rest Of The Spillage Village Crew Released The Album Bears Like This Too Much Which Saw The Rapper Honing His Unique Delivery And Inspired Lyrics. In 2017 He Announced That He Had Signed To J. Cole's Dreamville Label A Connection Made With The Rapper Via JID's Part In The 2014 Tour With Bas And Cole's Friend And Producer Cedric Brown Which Released The Single Never And Full-Length The Never Story At The Beginning Of The Year. In September Of 2018 He Issued The Single "151 Rum " The First Offering From DiCaprio 2 His Sophomore Full-Length And Sequel To His 2015 EP. Later That Year He Released The Album "Dicaprio 2". JID Released His Most Recent Album "The Forever Story" On August 26th 2022 The Two Singles On The Album "Surround Sound Feat. 21 Savage & Baby Tate " And "Dance Now" Were Released On January 14th 2022 And August 9th 2022 Respectively.

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