J.I.D - The Forever Story Album Review

Since emerging onto the hip hop scene in 2010, JID has built up a reputation for being a rapper that's impossible to box in. With a myriad of flows at his disposal and an impressive arsenal of projects under his belt, the Atlanta spitter (and EarthGang affiliate) has become associated with the city's emergence of talented spitters. With The Forever Story being JID's third studio album, has he been able to break away from just being an impressive spitter into someone diverse enough to create lasting songs? Or is this just a lot of words thrown at the wall to see what sticks? Listen to the fellas discuss it and then leave your thoughts in the comment section!
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[@whydoibother8597]

When B can't stop talking about how great something is. That's the real mark of quality.

[@mist-0176]

facts

[@QuinnBJones]

So very true

[@luumaven]

Truth!

[@williampena411]

Facts that’s why I care about his opinion the most

[@ronboyq]

Man I love when he starts talking a lot. He’s very passionate about music, and you can sense his excitement and joy when discussing music he loves

[@markwalden2433]

Beezy talking the most really shows how good this album is

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

😆 Absolutely... it woke B up!

[@knickknack675]

I love how everyone is surprised by his singing. Don’t get me wrong I was too, but after I heard hereditary I knew he had it in him

[@55Jackattack]

He said he wants to be one of the best singers in the game too, been taking lessons and all. I can't wait to hear what else he has in his never ending bag

[@BlkFreakozoid]

That song and Sandstorm with Mereba.

[@boysoul2075]

@@BlkFreakozoid yea jid hit a couple runs on that song that still blow my mind

[@directedbysunny]

@@55Jackattack I was just about to point this out. I’ve seen other people act surprised they liked the singing here and not too much before but he has noticeably approved his voice on this one. Hats off to him fr because most rappers wouldn’t put that time in.

[@JohnnySensei7]

That may be true. But Kody Blu has EXCEPTIONAL singing. Not just pretty good

[@TheQbama]

Yasiin feature wasn't out of nowhere. Back in 2017 Yasim praised J.I.D by mentioning him on HOT 97. So J.I.D was happy about it back then and now making it full circle.

[@tonyschimmoeller]

Cole also had a track with him and Kweli and Jay Elec like a decade ago. I think they meant Mos hasn't been a feature in what seems like forever so he came out of nowhere. The connections are there though.

[@Flyhr]

It's Yasiin, but you're right

[@willyv333]

i knew feefo was gonna say "the never ending story" 🤣🤣🤣 but damn not even a minute in 💀💀💀💀

[@calisthetics]

You know a album is great when everyone has a different favorite song on a album. Usually it's a few songs that the majority favorites. Not this time.

[@aaronhooper3328]

Since JID dropped Skegee last year, I was so hyped for this project and I was not disappointed at all! This album is crazy!

[@WaxPanels]

And ballads too

[@Dethmaster64]

JID continues to be Dreamville’s best artist

[@zaywoppo9427]

Better than Cole ?

[@Jay62812]

@@zaywoppo9427 this album is better than the last 3 projects cole put out

[@traceyg3714]

🤣🤣🤣 the Lies yall tell Lute is 🔥

[@drewammons1525]

@@Jay62812 correction all j cole projects

[@Jay62812]

@@drewammons1525 Ian gon lie 😂😂 I wasn’t tryna piss anybody off that’s why I said the last 3 but u right

[@paulmaloney4387]

JID has been the best spitter in the game since Never Story dropped. With this album, he's turning in to one of the game's best artists too 🙌🙌

[@RDrulez100]

I got put on JID by your Never Story review, the energy in that review was great. glad to see him come this far and still improving, insane

[@arriston83]

Yasiin Bey said in an interview how he respected JID as a new artist.

[@theonlyambi]

real recognize real, its simple Mathematics

[@JayBTilInfinity]

Yeah this album is absolutely amazing . I was nervous when everyone was hyping it but he really bodied it. 2007 was the perfect outro I agree with Beezy. Idk how JID tops this album but I’m sure he will 🙌🏾

[@johndamario2546]

The Forever Story is arguably the best album to come from Dreamville

[@DLloyd-bb4wk]

Between this, 2014 FHD, and Shea Butter Baby… sheesh!!! Dreamville is showing other labels up!

[@justsomejusstsome8994]

It is

[@MrASAPAB]

@@justsomejusstsome8994 not a top 5 dreamville project.

[@justsomejusstsome8994]

@@MrASAPAB lol yeah right

[@MrASAPAB]

@@justsomejusstsome8994 Friday Night Lights, The Warm Up, West 1996 Part 2, Elephant Eyez, Gold Mouf, Too High to Riot, 2014 FHD, Last Winter, all way better.

[@Krossiant]

glad how often 2007 was brought up, it was the perfect closer. Got damn shame it want cleared in time

[@drewammons1525]

So far this is my album of the year and that’s saying something, because this year has been an amazing year for hip hop and music in general.

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

Fr, fr... I been saying HipHop is in a beautiful place for quite awhile now. This year has been crazy with the constant fire albums. I try to tell other old heads... they don't wanna hear it tho. They're missing out!

[@intelligencecycle3523]

@@Jimmy1982Playlists Yessir right on the money.

[@drewammons1525]

@@Jimmy1982Playlists I feel like people who say this don’t really listen to music like that honestly, because how could you look at the last few years and think that lol

[@nickmaisano5770]

@@drewammons1525 yea i agree

[@except_nothing]

@@drewammons1525 i mean this year was a pretty great year compared to the past 3 or 4 years

[@jordantriplett5672]

I’m glad y’all reviewing this album This album was amazing had no skips 10/10 for me

[@P0k3D0nd3M4cG]

" Lemme bare (bear) it all when I'm tellin God/ You know Imma rant (Morant) when I talk to Jah (Ja)" I'm surprised Feefo and Beezy didn't catch and mention this HEAT

[@IamFirtyDucker]

I think people just need to let JID be a great rapper. He’s respected by his peers both underground and mainstream. Everyone wants him to have Kendrick sales numbers, Kendrick star power or for this album to be JID’s GKMC. I don’t think he’s gonna have those things because the music climate isn’t gonna push him there. It would be great but his music won’t create that pathway. But at the end of the day he’s a great artist and he put out a great album for everyone to enjoy!

[@vibezworldwide]

Tbf we haven’t seen him actually attempt a radio song. Nothing wrong with that but I just wanna see what his peak can potentially be

[@javan_o_ekhalie]

@@vibezworldwide Down Bad was a radio song off that Dreamville Tape, Off Deez with J. Cole was literally being used in dance classes, his feature with Imagine Dragons...

[@vibezworldwide]

@@javan_o_ekhalie both aren’t his songs though. Down Bad was a Dreamville song & Enemy was Imagine Dragons. Now it shows he’s capable of hoping on any kinda song but we need that’s actually his to see if he can be on that level

[@javan_o_ekhalie]

@@vibezworldwide Yeah, facts. He needs to get a great hit. Dance Now has potential

[@simplyoiseau]

When are you guys doing a review of Black Thought and Danger Mouse’s album? I would really like to hear everyone’s opinion on that album. For me, Cheat Codes is the album of the year, so far

[@majestyzx9081]

I want to hear JID on the track with Danny Brown, I feel like that energy would be unmatched. Especially if they'd drop an EP together.

[@eeshankumar1211]

I want a jid and mach hommy album.

[@PakRT84]

@@eeshankumar1211 interesting but I really can't imagine it. I am all here for it though...

[@blackflame4506]

The whole album is solid from beginning to the end and its probably the best album to end the summer. Definitely have to check out 2007 track after Beezy mentioned.

[@Centure120]

This album is so amazing! It’s top tier in every way! Even his singing was better than most today! 9/10

[@1papajorgio]

J.i.d also slightly sang on the never story on the song hereditary. Either way anything he drops I look forward to, the year isn't over but we've had a tremendous amount of great albums drop

[@D2BII]

JID sang on all of his studio albums, I'm surprised that they never realized it. Doo Wop, Hereditary, All Bad, Workin' Out, Tiiied....

[@1papajorgio]

@@D2BII that's a fact my man's has been singing on many tracks and I actually love his voice. Sometimes I think they consume so much music they forget and can't really remember everything so I give them slack.

[@Calebe428]

@@D2BII yeah i always thought his singing was pretty underrated but damn it got even better this album

[@Hypernova87]

We all know Beezy is a man of few words. He says enough to get across his critique and not much more (usually) I always love to see him give mad love to an album. He offers a unique perspective amongst the group (they each do), and Beezy really shines in reviews like these. The jersey # of his friend, the closing track that was cut, and production info as always ✊ Great review, guys. Been watching since back when y’all would be at Feefo’s crib in many reviews. I remember an episode of ITMSO years ago where y’all seemed to think less people will value your reviews over time. I think most here will agree with me that DEHH can’t be replaced, and will always be important voices in the hip-hop community. Personally, I’ve discovered SO many great artists/albums because of DEHH. You all have made me laugh on days I needed it most, and I never miss a video. I’ve also come to better understand the black experience here in DSA (Divided States of America) from listening to ITMSO I mean, just…thanks for all you’ve done over the past decade. Much love to my fellow fans for supporting Dead End Media. Y’all have expanded so much over these years while always keeping it real. No politics. No BS.

[@beezy430]

Awwww man that was really dope of you to say that. Appreciate the kind words and support over the years. Thank you.

[@kingofcomments1917]

All facts

[@user-gd8xm3eb9t]

JID is such an incredible artist. Everything he puts out is high quality. Puts effort into his writing, and I've always loved his ear for production. Flows for days. He checks almost every box you could look for in a rapper.

[@THATGUYJT]

Rayvn Lenae has been out for a couple of years now yall should check out her older stuff and her new album is really good

[@97tilinfinity]

The year could end today and it would still be one of my favourite years for Hip-Hop releases ever. The fact that we’re getting a Gibbs album next and who knows what else is just icing on the cake

[@achronos178]

DEHH Production just keeps going up, JID can rap with the best of them!

[@Mmmarky92]

So glad you guys got introduced to Ravyn she is really dope

[@CoolChris16]

Her Crush ep is amazing hopefully they go check that out

[@luny2nez281]

B is 100% right about the “2007” song 😭

[@JJRegal4]

Great review. JID dropped a strong AOTY contender, and it's great to see him finally start getting more recognition. The only downside is he didn't get to add 2007. Also would've been dope if they tacked on their reaction to hearing it at the end lol.

[@yokaigypsy]

4:25 Facts! I don't know what album Feefo was listening to talking about gun talk. 😂 I agree with Beezy. This is JID's most personal album.

[@MaxMax-zo9vq]

Incredible album. Also hope you guys get to the Black Thought and Roc Marciano albums soon! Especially that Black Thought album.

[@majestyzx9081]

Man, y'all trippin' saying that jid's got a good singing voice now. Y'all hated it on The Never Story & DiCaprio 2. He always had a great singing voice. Y'all just slept on it.

[@chrismalinowski654]

His singing before was solid but now his singing is way better. Jid himself said he hired a singing coach for this album to be able to sing at a higher level. In his own words “i wanted to REALLY sing”. So there is a clear difference

[@P3rks0fLife]

And since ya love Rayvyn Lenae, check out Smino. He’s got a Neo-Soul hip hop vibe that Rayvyn is featured on a lot of songs. Glass Flows is one of my particular favorites (hell that whole album “blkswn” is insane).

[@deanjohnston1460]

Rayvyn has some beautiful jams, I couldn't stop playing Sticky from a while back.

[@Calebe428]

need love 4 rent asap

[@regularburns]

Need that Black Thought review asap!

[@beatbyknobodye1581]

Zzzzzzzzz……the review

[@will_cashgrow2294]

I'm still waiting...I mean...it's only...the album of the year type shit. Flawless album type shit

[@regularburns]

@@will_cashgrow2294 fr tho 😩 i have a fear they will not review it, i mean it feels like it came a month ago

[@DrManhattanLoL]

I'm not the biggest j Cole fan like others But where Cole doesn't get enough credit are his signees to dreamville JID is his best

[@smittytheking1218]

It is Christo on the boards, Chris Cole is not nobody 😂 great review though y’all

[@Crashme222]

Amazing album! And love that everyone also noticed Beezy waking up for this one LOL

[@keithharrell2796]

Listen to Sandstorm by Mereba featuring JID. He’s been on his singing shit for awhile.

[@CHarr1991]

Great song

[@Calebe428]

fr people act like JID aint been singing since the never story

[@Flash_1689]

These niggas said the producers name is "crisco"..... It's "Christo" fellas 😭🤣💀🤦🏿‍♂️

[@TheSanz11]

Yessssir been waiting for this

[@paulmitu6410]

Money is one of his best tracks, lyrically it's so consistent and the instrumentals sounds like a mix between Jay and MF DOOM

[@mrjames851]

The main producer is Christo from Pittsburgh. He's been working with him on his past projects.

[@Jimmy1982Playlists]

_Man..._ JID, Roc/Alc, Meyhem/Daringer, Meechy Darko, Madlib/Declaime... all droppin' last Friday was _crazy!_ HipHop in a beautiful place.

[@beatbyknobodye1581]

Not it’s not lol

[@maxjohnson8802]

JID didn't even listen to the Wayne feature before he put it on the track, he trusted him that much

[@P3rks0fLife]

JIDs one of those dudes that can get more ppl into spitterific type rap cuz of how versatile he is. Regardless of who I played this for that ain’t really like much RAP rap rapping, they still fuck w JID and specifically this album. I knew JID was special but this album is really Grammy level crazy.

[@nononowhyno]

heard jid got a singing coach for this one. dudes leveling up fr. and christo been rocking with jid for a minute cool to see these cats still eating together. dope album dope review

[@JayRockLA]

Right on fucking time, was just about to make some wings for the game. This album was dope too

[@xgijoe7447]

Love y’all’s reviews! Congratulations on the development and growth! Damn good to see a group of (diverse) black men keeping things together and being positive for the community! Respect!!

[@YFGMBlogTv]

We got Kendrick and JID same year shit was dope he something special

[@youngm.a.r.s2614]

They both dropped in 2017 & 2018 too. “DAMN” & “The Never Story” “Black Panther: Soundtrack” & “DiCaprio 2”

[@professorXcross]

@@youngm.a.r.s2614 black panther soundtrack is somewhat of a stretch. Because it technically wasn't a Kendrick album or mixtape.

[@youngm.a.r.s2614]

@@professorXcross yeah but Kendrick curated the whole album and is just about on every song on that album. It may not be a Kendrick solo album, but he is heavily involved with this project and is considered part of his catalogue.

[@gotf]

The one for me is “Money”. That track was beautiful.

[@vepply]

that stink

[@ilayben-simchon7688]

Ain’t no body talking about this track. My favourite as well.

[@AST-erisked]

Its my favorite beat of the album, great.

[@illmosity]

Cole can step aside and hand JID the keys. JID got it from here 🫡

[@DLloyd-bb4wk]

Finally! Somebody pointed out the MusiqSoulChild sample on Sistanem 🔥. It’s one of my favorites from him so I geeked out a bit.

[@lazynin545]

18:30 that whole bit right there is how I've felt about JID for the longest. If you like rap you will like JID he's got this crazy ability to flow on a beat even when it switches.

[@datboyyquan7273]

Jid said his goal is to still try to get 2007 on streaming services a little while ago. That soung is just amazing tho.

[@MegaKhalid121]

2007 is just too good to not get cleared

[@datboyyquan7273]

@@MegaKhalid121 Yeah for sure. It just fits perfect in the project.

[@bassaholic9182]

That's really dope you guys felt like the old team again in this review. Brings me back to some older Kendrick and run the jewels reviews. Nice job guys👍

[@ocampbell1954]

People keep bringing up Kendrick, but are missing the obvious influence in Andre 3000. Lets not act like Kendrick didn't get that voice adjustment and schemes from Andre 3000.

[@Valenya23]

I'm addicted to this album, but Sistanem is like an every day listen now.

[@jahray6300]

I really hope Jid can keep the momentum going tbh. I wanna see him everywhere. I need him big during this decade, featured with other big names.

[@mrjames851]

I feel like I need to listen to these albums 5x along with you guys, because I listened once and was underwhelmed. Didn't remember much of anything other than feeling like I'd play Kendrick or Anderson Paak before JID

[@24xlilman24]

REALLY appreciate the camera work on this one! I've mentioned this on a couple of previous videos but it seemed like recently there was a camera cut every time someone started a new sentence, this one seems really seamless and less jarring. Thank you!!!

[@JunkyardGod89]

Such a fucking amazing album - along with Billy Woods and Quelle Chris, hip-hop has filled my top ten of the year easy. J.I.D. gave exactly what I wanted. Money blew me away.

[@eeshankumar1211]

Lupe too, also the plethora of mach releases

[@enigmasdestiny1355]

I'm seeing so many people rave about Ravyn Lanae, but the last switch on Lauder too is Eryn Allen Kane.

[@QuinnBJones]

JID is truly an Amazing artist I can’t stop listening to any of his albums and “The Forever Story” is another miraculous brick on a career that is nothing less than extraordinary 💯

[@camcolb133]

patiently waiting for the Alc & Roc review!

[@takundanasheejongwe987]

You kinda took too much time to react to this one lol 😂😂, kept checking my notifications 🤦‍♂️

[@sid1417]

Weezy went crazy on his Collab with jid as well. I waited 4 years for them to Collab.

[@MrAmirthefast]

3:47 His producer actually goes by Christo. Probably accidentally combined his name with Hollywood Cole. He also had production on here. I think he produced Sistanem.

[@devontegarrett5098]

Just want a JID and Denzel Tape now, this album will be on repeat for a while.

[@jahray6300]

Rayvn Lenae isn't a new artist, she dropped a project "Moon shoes" back in 2015/2016. She's been bubbling under for years but deserves commercial acclaim at this point foreal. Hypnos is literally an RnB album of the year contender

[@kmc1994]

💯 Yes!!!

[@oweng3281]

Gotta get my popcorn for this

[@kjk607]

Best album I've heard so far in 2022

[@BlackSoul155]

For me the one thing that kept me from cementing JID as being one of the best in his class is a great album. He can undoubtedly rap with the best of them, but can you put an amazing project together? I like The Never Story & Dicaprio 2, but they're nowhere near a Taboo, Care For Me, Cilvia Demo, Summertime 06 etc. which I consider to be some of the best rap albums to come out over the last decade from some of his contemporaries. With the Forever Story I feel like he's finally done that. This album is incredible, I've barely been able to check out anything else with how much I keep being drawn back to it. Front to back there's really only one song I don't have to hear (Can't Make You Change), but I don't think its a bad song. My only gripe is also wishing we got a Kenny Mason verse. Top 5 songs - Kody Blu 31, Sistanem, Crack Sandwhich, Surround Sound, Dance Now

[@js384575]

This album was awesome. You guys gotta review Meechy Darko’s album though

[@tavaresthomas6016]

Dope album/review... need that Roc Marciano and Alchemist The Elephant Man's Bones

[@alovesupreme76]

revisiting this after almost a year and this album still heavy in my rotation. The replay value is insane, still a 10/10 imo

[@iamjshep3]

Let’s gooooo. JID going up this year mane.

[@ZachGraves1]

Fw this review 👏🏾 only thing I have to say is Raven been around for years already even though she still young

[@JoeBergy122]

JID was singing really well all over The Never Story, especially in the middle of the album, but then he dropped that style for DiCaprio 2 and we all forgot about it.

[@thepoeticgenius1986]

Love this, cause this album can't be denied at all. Straight fire. 10/10.

[@stringer2295]

This kid might have a classic on his hands, I don’t want to be too premature but It’s that good

[@single4life484]

he is 31 my guy

[@indigovindictive2097]

@@single4life484 nas dropped illmatic between 20-19

[@adonis4186]

@@indigovindictive2097 Not to school you, but Nas dropped at a time hip hop was in its teenage years. It's crazy to see and understand, but time plays a huge role in genre. It grows and matures. Look at the current game, a lot of the more solid MCs are late 20s and some well into their 30s. It's just expanding and occupying new space as it explores it.

[@Ky-go1wj]

@@single4life484 hov dropped his first album at 27

[@indigovindictive2097]

@@adonis4186 i know that but while age kinda plays a factor into classics and i get the times are different but maybe he could or maybe he could fall off like nas kinda did

[@louisgregoire3927]

Excited for the roc marci review!

[@RD-jr8nv]

JID could drop an RnB album and it would crush

[@killapositionz2]

sure someone has said this but it's Christo not Chris Cole. Good review fellas

[@awesomesaucer7854]

If y'all haven't given Ghais Guevara's album "there will be no super slave" a list it definitely deserves one. One of the most sonically and conceptually interesting albums released this year

[@michaelgreene4816]

When Myke gets this hyped I GET WORRIED.

[@lamarsemi7061]

Why?

[@charlesalfaro794]

Maaaannnnnn I need that Roc Marci review.

[@papa_p4965]

And JID supposedly still have a No ID project/tape on the way. He's been real quiet on that one so that may be the one that really gets everyone's attention

[@spidurmano]

def like this format, has some of the old school DEHH review vibes

[@chasingthedragon_666]

One of the best albums of the year

[@Fleezy81]

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS!!

[@RJHendrix99]

Yessir be waiting for this to drop

[@MegaKhalid121]

Hereditary was the first JID song I ever heard so I wasn’t really surprised that he was singing it was just how well he did it on Kody Blu 31

[@iansmart4158]

I hope they shot them reacting to 2007. I’d love to see it!

[@ModernMan23]

JID over delivered here. So fkn good! Dude is amazing

[@adamclifford5155]

Message in galaxy was his football coach

[@dillondewitt3952]

I was getting a little tired of waiting for JID to drop and was kind of losing interest and was immediately reminded why that was a stupid fucking thing to do. Incredible album and surpassed my other favorite Hip Hop projects of the year and there have been a looooot.

[@takunda4803]

when b is hype, u know it's quality

[@jaywilkinson525]

He did finally end up getting the sample clearance for 2007 and added it to the album.