Aug 9, 2025 at 4:47 AM JID absolutely killed this album, but the Malice feature on Community might be verse of the year.
Aug 9, 2025 at 5:14 PM Initially I didn't like the R&B section all that much but it's been growing on me with subsequent listens, liking the whole record more the more I listen. Gonna be hard to top The Forever Story to me cause I think that record is d--- near perfect but this is still great.
Aug 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM Didn't like a first track at all but Community was dope. I'll give it a full front to back spin tomorrow after I eat a jar of mayo.
Aug 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM This is unequivocally better than any of J. Cole’s albums. It’s not even close.
Aug 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM I personally think The Forever Story is his best by far, the Dicaprio 2 mixtape also has a place in my heart cause the first half is some of my favorite songs to rap along to. But all of his projects are good to great
Aug 11, 2025 at 3:44 PM The more I listen the more and more I enjoy it, really like every song now. Definitely deserves to be in year end conversations for an already strong year for music (imo)
Aug 12, 2025 at 9:29 AM Thanks, will check them out. I’ve slept on JID (with the exception of the Clipse album) I haven’t been this I haven’t been this impressed with a rap album in nearly a decade. I knew JID was very talented as a rapper, but I didn’t realize he was also so gifted in putting songs and albums together. Not to belabor the Cole comparisons, but I feel like this is where Cole really fell down in terms of potential as an artist for me. Still can’t put my finger on it, but I could tell from the way JID carried himself at the beginning of the second verse in Glory (before the beat switch) that he gets how to structure songs. The sense of narrative, progression, and storytelling he was exuding l extended throughout the album for me. Super excited to see where his career goes from here.
Aug 12, 2025 at 9:50 AM Saw JID’s interview on the Budden podcast, where he said he both wanted to hug Malice and that he was pissed at him for how badly he killed that verse. Very much “Eminem murdered you in your own s---” vibes
Aug 13, 2025 at 5:20 PM Late to this. 6 tracks in HE SPITTIN. Hopefully r and b section holds up the momentum. I’m really liking this, each song is a save so far
