The Forever Story

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JID's newest album The Forever Story is big on guests with the likes of heavyweight names Yasiin Bey, Lil Wayne, and more all featuring. Like the first comment said, it's definitely filthy out of the sleeve, so make sure you clean it before playing, but overall, it sounds great. The title is a direct reference to the 2017 album's title, and the artwork alludes to the 2017 album's artwork. Ahead of the album dropping on all platforms, JID shared a vignette titled “Coin Toss” to further illustrate the biographical nature of his album. On August 9, 2022, he unveiled the album artwork and revealed that it would be released on August 26.

Kody Blu 31" contains uncredited samples from "Funky Fanfare", written and performed by Keith Mansfield. Two days before the release, JID hosted a promotional scavenger hunt event in three different US cities; he instructed fans that those who are able to locate a Pontiac G6 (a car JID used to own) will get to hear the album early.The production was mainly handled by Christo, Monte Booker, Kaytranada, James Blake, Thundercat, DJ Khalil, Childish Major, Groove, Tommy Brown and Cardiak, among others. Ben Broyd of Clash praised the album, saying “JID’s latest release is a wonderful insight into the rapper’s formative years, and ultimately through the introspective manner allows for an enthralling listen. Raydar" contains a sample from "Mean Machine", written by Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, as performed by The Last Poets. Fantastic album, mine has quiet a bit of surface notice on a few songs, but after cleaning it fixed it a bit, but definitely still noticeable, sounds fantastic though, bass is punchy, though some songs are quieter than others. This has been the heaviest project for me to make and I take pride in my vulnerability that came in the midst of creation.

Despite somehow being a vinyl retailer, they mailed this exclusive pressing of theirs out in a plastic bag. Acting as a prequel, each track on the album serves as a chapter in the origin story of JID – a collegiate football athlete turned rapper. Sistanem" contains a sample from "Mary Go Round", written by Taalib Johnson, Osunlade, and Eric Roberson, as performed by Musiq Soulchild. I gave more detail and in-depth stories [on this album], but there's still more layers to be peeled back, which I am going to do because this is going to be a long process of trying to understand me. Crack Sandwich" contains uncredited samples from "Bliss", written and performed by Pete La Roca; and an uncredited interpolation of " Party Up (Up in Here)", written by Earl Simmons and Kasseem Dean, as performed by DMX.

On November 2, 2022, JID announced that intended album outro "2007" would be released the following day, [15] and on November 3, 2022, an extended version including the song was released to streaming services. Surround Sound" contains samples from " One Step Ahead", written by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder, as performed by Aretha Franklin.

In 2019, JID continued his momentum as rap’s most exciting additions with stellar contributions on Dreamville’s Platinum certified compilation Revenge of the Dreamers III which went on to debut No. Born and raised in East Atlanta, JID grew up on his parents’ collection of classic funk/soul LPs, and broke onto the scene with his 2015 EP, DiCaprio. All 4 corners of jacket are dinged, one corner is bent plus there’s a nasty crease by the mouth of the jacket! This is just a good piece of the origin story, and this is me finding that space to be more visible and present with words. JID highlighted release dates of several albums as checkpoints to depict critical moments in his life, such as J.Dance Now" contains a sample from "Yoel's Niggun", written by Shlomo Gaisin, Zachary Goldschmiedt, and Elisha Mlotek, as performed by Zusha. JID began teasing his third studio album in 2019 through use of social media, but promotion did not begin until January 2022, when the lead single, " Surround Sound", was released.

The original outro for the album, "2007", is a narrative-driven song that tells the story of JID's upbringing and college experience from an aspiring football player to a rapper. Haven't encountered any real issues with pops and buzzes but some of the songs have some very slight distortion on "s" sounds.

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