Week 14
31/08/2022 JID - The Forever Story Damn, this album is so good. The highly anticipated album from rapper, singer (?) and flow-extraordinaire: JID is finally here and what a rollercoaster it is. I feel like I need to start with the obvious, and that's JID's ridiculous rapping ability. I don't think anyone in this generation of hip hop can flow and rhyme like JID can. The guy finds pockets in beats that weren't designed to have that many pockets. His multi-syllabic schemes stretching across multiple bars are a joy to listen to and dissect. Stank faces all round. This was something I expected a lot of coming in to this album. What I did not expect was the amount of vulnerability and openness from JID in the subject matter. He touches on his upbringing, playing football in college and relationships with family and women. I learnt so much about JID's life and him as a person through listening to this album. I love when an album has multiple layers, and that's what JI...