As he prepares to release his new album 'The Forever Story,' Atlanta's JIDsv is ditching what no longer serves him.
To J.I.D, the recent accolades have been nice, but they’ve also been shared. “I accept the blessings and all of that, but I be like ‘what are we doing next?’ I’m kind of selfish about it. I want my own name to be in front of these [accomplishments],” he says.
But, J.I.D says his “first love” was sports, not music. He played football throughout his childhood, including during his time at Stephenson High School and into college at Hampton University before a It was during his time at the Virginia-based HBCU that he began to take rapping seriously. He met his future collaborators and roommates Olu and WowGr8 of Earthgang, and attended some of his first concerts, seeing Tyler the Creator and other artists as their tours stopped through Virginia Beach. These days, he says being able to tour himself is “kinda magical. I find peace up there sometimes.
A longtime manager for the rapper, Hefner says the recent mainstream success has certainly helped J.I.D recognize the type of musician he wants to be. “I think J.I.D just wants to deliver great art to the world. I don’t think he really understood what it took to be at the highest of levels. As he grows he’s starting to realize some of this shit [he] just doesn’t care for.”
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