JID

Destin Choice Route (born October 31, 1989), is an American rapper better known by his stage name JID (also stylized J.I.D). Born and raised in Atlanta, he signed with J. Cole's Dreamville Records, an imprint of Interscope Records, in 2017. He formed the musical collective Spillage Village with EarthGang in 2010¹, and later assembled the hip hop group Zoink Gang with Smino, Buddy, and Guapdad 4000. His fluent rapping style and usage of wordplay have frequently received acclaim from music critics. JID gained recognition after self-releasing several projects, including Route of Evil (2012), Para Tu (2013) and DiCaprio (2015). His debut studio album, The Never Story (2017), was met with critical acclaim and contained the single "Never". His second album, DiCaprio 2 (2018), was supported by the singles "151 Rum" and "Off Deez" (with J. Cole), and saw continued critical acclaim. His 2021 single, "Enemy" (with Imagine Dragons)—the opening theme to Netflix's Arcane—peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains his highest-charting song. His third and fourth albums, The Forever Story (2022) and God Does Like Ugly (2025), both received further acclaim and debuted within the Billboard 200's top 15; the former spawned the top 40 single "Surround Sound" (featuring 21 Savage and Baby Tate), while the latter was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 68th Grammy Awards.

Destin Choice Route (born October 31, 1989), is an American rapper better known by his stage name JID (also stylized J.I.D). Born and raised in Atlanta, he signed with J. Cole's Dreamville Records, an imprint of Interscope Records, in 2017. He formed the musical collective Spillage Village with EarthGang in 2010, and later assembled the hip hop group Zoink Gang with Smino, Buddy, and Guapdad 4000. His fluent rapping style and usage of wordplay have frequently received acclaim from music critics. JID gained recognition after self-releasing several projects, including Route of Evil (2012), Para Tu (2013) and DiCaprio (2015). His debut studio album, The Never Story (2017), was met with critical acclaim and contained the single "Never". His second album, DiCaprio 2 (2018), was supported by the singles "151 Rum" and "Off Deez" (with J. Cole), and saw continued critical acclaim. His 2021 single, "Enemy" (with Imagine Dragons)—the opening theme to Netflix's Arcane—peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and remains his highest-charting song. His third and fourth albums, The Forever Story (2022) and God Does Like Ugly (2025), both received further acclaim and debuted within the Billboard 200's top 15; the former spawned the top 40 single "Surround Sound" (featuring 21 Savage and Baby Tate), while the latter was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 68th Grammy Awards.

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