1. JID formed the musical collective Spillage Village with EarthGang in 2010, and later formed the hip hop group Zoink Gang with Smino, Buddy, and Guapdad 4000.
22 Facts About JID
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JID's fluent rapping style and usage of wordplay has been frequently acclaimed by music critics.
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JID gained recognition after releasing several independent projects, including Route of Evil, Para Tu and DiCaprio.
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JID attended Stephenson High School, where he played football as a defensive back.
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JID later accepted a full athletic scholarship to play NCAA Division I football at Hampton University.
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JID released his first mixtape Cakewalk on May 18,2010.
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JID released his second mixtape, Cakewalk 2 on June 29,2011.
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JID released his third mixtape, Route of All Evil on June 25,2012, with guest features from relatively unheard artists EarthGang and Stillz.
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JID funded his music career working at call centers and delivering pizza before he was booked for live shows.
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JID toured with Omen on the Elephant Eyes Tour and Bas on the Too High to Riot Tour.
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JID was an opening act on the 4 Your Eyez Only Tour in 2017 in the North American and European legs.
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On October 3,2018, JID premiered the song "Working Out" on A COLORS SHOW.
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JID announced the first leg of his headlining Catch Me If You Can tour, which included 34 dates, beginning in January 2019.
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On February 12,2019, JID announced the second leg of his Catch Me If You Can tour.
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In 2019, JID was part of the Dreamville compilation album Revenge of the Dreamers III.
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JID was featured on Doja Cat's song "Options", included on her Grammy-nominated third album, Planet Her.
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JID later collaborated with Imagine Dragons on the mega-hit "Enemy"; it peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming his highest-charting song.
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JID teased his third album, The Forever Story, throughout 2021.
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On September 8,2022, JID performed an NPR Tiny Desk Concert.
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On October 13,2023, JID was featured on Westside Gunn's song "Mamas PrimeTime," along with Conway the Machine off of Gunn's fifth studio album And Then You Pray for Me.
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On November 9,2023, JID was featured on the opening of the video game Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.
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On July 12,2024, JID was featured on Eminem's song "Fuel" off of his 12th album, The Death of Slim Shady.