J.I.D
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EMPIRE Founder Suggests Solution for Breaking Through Hip-Hop’s “Self-Entitlement” Era
“We haven’t done a good job of actually grooming long-term talent, and this is an industry problem.”
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J.I.D Aspires to Be Hip-Hop’s Next Superstar-Without Sacrificing His Artistic Integrity
“I’m not just doing this to stay with a cult following.”
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What Makes for a Good Guest Verse?: Donna & Yoh In Conversation
Donna and Yoh discuss what makes a good feature verse.
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Best Songs of 2018 (Staff Picks)
These are our favorite songs of the year.
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Best Three-Song Album Sequences of 2018 (Staff Picks)
There’s nothing quite like an amazing run of songs.
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The Importance of the “Blowing Off Steam” Album
We’re talking about albums made for the thrill of rapping, not for the sake of flooding the market.
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How J.I.D & 6LACK Develop Their Portrait of an “East Atlanta Playboy”
J.I.D’s ‘DiCaprio 2’ and 6LACK’s ‘East Atlanta Love Letter’ comprise a portrait of the “East Atlanta playboy.”
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Written by J.I.D: The Cinematic Beauty of ‘DiCaprio 2’
Many of our favorite rappers know how to use their words to paint cinematic pictures. J.I.D is one of those rappers.












