JID and Eminem previously worked together on “Fuel,” one of the standout cuts from Eminem’s 2024 album “The Death of Slim Shady.”
Overall, JID and Slim Shady are different artists. But what they do share is tremendous lyrical ability. Additionally, they can rap at the speed of light. Both of those attributes are on full display on the latest track called “Animals (Pt. I).”
It’s the final cut off of JID’s GDLU (Preluxe), the prelude to the highly awaited God Does Like Ugly album. JID announced this EP in the visualizer for his latest numbered freestyle, “32,” which dropped on YouTube on July 1.
According to the Dreamville signee on Instagram, “4 rap songs that were almost on the album and I felt I had to share!! […] all these songs are a part of the GDLU so the ones on YouTube can be playlisted with these 4 (except32 freestyle) thank you again.”
Knowing that, it seems like we are in for JID’s magnum opus. His confidence to leave an Eminem collab off an album speaks volumes to his taste level, which has already been quite impeccable.
But we can see why he left this one off. It feels more like a freestyle with the verses being longer than normal and no true theme. They do rap like rabid animals (pun intended) and keep the aggression on ten, though. It definitely does the loosie thing really well and is a lot of fun to listen to for what it is. Give “Animals (Pt. I) a well-deserved spin below.
