JID: Tiny Desk Concert

Bobby Carter | September 8, 2022 Everything JID does is intricately detailed. He seems to care much more than the average emcee, and throughout this entire production, I felt his strong desire to get it right. The weight was lifted from his shoulders at the midway point of the set as he turned to his band, saying, “We’re pretty hot guys. We’re pretty f***ing hot.“ In this performance, recorded weeks before the release of his now widely praised third studio album, The Forever Story, the East Atlanta native performs songs from the album live for the first time, plus career-defining songs in ways we’ve never heard before. The origin of JID makes up the puzzle pieces in The Forever Story. It’s the story of a kid with derailed football dreams, searching for purpose until it found him. These are tales that many kids from the inner city can relate to — but what sets JID’s story apart is that nobody raps like him. His music casts a wide net, considering history, family and home