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JID shows love to Eminem after being featured on new album

Eminem has always been someone who is never afraid to air things out on his albums, so it is no surprise he is doing it again on a song called “Fuel”. This is one of 19 tracks off the Detroit legend’s highly-anticipated 12th solo studio album, The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce). The song is produced by Denaun Porter, Teeba, Eminem and Luis Resto and features JID, a collaboration that makes a lot of sense on paper. Both have elite pen games, and their uniquely diverse flows are almost always engaging. Thankfully, the track really comes together in all phases, and it makes “Fuel” one of the major highlights of the album.

So, what is Eminem getting into on this cut? Well, with him being one of the most intimidating figures in the genre, it is not wise to diss him. For example, the hip-hop community saw what happened to Machine Gun Kelly after “Rap Devil.” MGK said his album flopped because of Eminem feud and changed the genre. It seems the hate gives Em extra juice to unleash on any competitor that tries to step to him, and its why naming this song “Fuel” is such a W. However, what also makes this track fun is that Eminem is playing the role of the instigator. He is coming for Diddy’s neck and does so in a clever manner. He starts of the series of bars with, “I’m like a R-A-P-E-R (Yeah) / Got so many S-As (S-As), S-As (Huh) / Wait, he didn’t just spell the word, “Rapper” and leave out a P, did he? (Yep)”

JID’s verse was also highly praised in the hip-hop community. “Just so everyone knows the JID feature on the new Eminem album didn’t happen overnight their relationship started at the beginning of J.I.D’s career. I remember calling J.I.D years ago after he dropped The Never Story he told me Em and Mos Def had reached out to show love/support. Even back then the greats saw what we’re all witnessing now from J.I.D…scary part is he’s just getting started!” said creative director Mike Chehadé. ”

“JID lost his mind on that Em song.” said Token. “Yea this JID verse is candidate for feature verse of the year… along with Kendrick on Like That. Wow good s–t bro.” said Mickey Factz. “Eminem WORDPLAY wise is the best ever. It’s not even close also. Yeah his delivery is hit or miss, but the way he flips words and uses them with multis is unmatched. JID verse on Fuel is exceptional also.” said Jay from Cypher Clique.

It was one of the biggest highlights of his career for Dreamville’s heavy-hitter. “I’m f–king honored !! Thank you @eminem u are truly legendary.” wrote JID on his Instagram. “You went CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY.” Royce 5’9″ commented. Symbolyc one also replied “U different bro!” Metro Boomin commented fire emojis. “This is f–kin FIRE!!!!” commented Reason, former TDE artist. 6lack commented: “bucket listed” and Rapsody and Dreamville’s Bas responded with fire emojis.

“my hip hop heart is happy :)” he also tweeted few hours ago. Check out the post below:

JID shares his thoughts on his and Eminem’s fast-rapping and chopping styles

East Atlanta’s JID, born Destin Route, who was signed by J. Cole to Dreamville back in 2017 and dropped The Never Story same year, showed the world that he was among one of the most talented rappers in the world that were coming up. His acclaim further grew with the following year’s DiCaprio 2 which contained songs such as “Off Deez” with Cole and the rabid “151 Rum.”

The 31-year-old MC’s latest effort The Forever Story has finally arrived after a four-year hiatus and finds JID aiming for the throne. Where The Never Story and DiCaprio 2 were more based around the energy of their bar-heavy tracks, The Forever Story leans more into the soulful side of JID’s sound.

To promote his new album, the young rapper has recently sat down with Bootleg Kev where the two briefly talked about Eminem’s fast and chopping style of rap. JID revealed that he is not a fan of that rapping style despite doing it himself.

Kev: When rappers chop and fast rap, I feel like sometimes it’s amazing. Guys like Rittz, Tech N9ne are really good at that. But sometimes it’s like really unbearable.

JID: Sometimes it’s unbearable. You know what? I’m just like this. I hate it though. I would not listen to that s**t though. I respect it and all but it’s kinda crazy. I don’t think it’s my niche. I just do it. Effortlessly. I’m not trying to rap like this. I don’t really aim for this style of music. I would not even say rap is the first thing I would press play in my car.

Kev: I feel like, for Eminem being one of the greatest rappers of all time, I don’t like when he raps like that. It’s not for me. Shout out to Em. Curtain Call 2 out now. Did you listen Eminem growing up?

JID: I used to love Stan. He’s great. I love all the craziness. I was super fan when Eminem was prominent. Before 2002. 1998-1999.

Back in 2019, in an interview with Nardwuar at SXSW JID talked about Eminem and the legendary Smack DVDs: “This is how I started rapping. This is crazy. I love Eminem. This is how I started doing music bro. I started watching these DVDs. Battle rap is the most talented level of rap there is. They are most creative. This is why I say certain things that I say. That’s why I was been waiting somebody to try me. Cause this is what I do. This is my life. This is my fetish.”

You can watch the new and an old interview after the jump below:

Westside Boogie & GRIP show love to J.I.D’s new album

Four years after his last full-length project, DiCaprio 2, J.I.D has returned with his much-anticipated new album, titled The Forever Story.

The 15-tracks album features gust appearances from 21 Savage, Baby Tate, Kenny Mason, Foushée, Lil Wayne, Yasiin Bey, Lil Durk, EarthGang, BADBADNOTGOOD, and Ravyn Lenae, and JID’s longtime collaborator Christo handles most of the production.

The Forever Story mostly works as a showcase for JID’s darting, energetic attack.

It seems the Dreamville’s artist has impressed Westside Boogie and GRIP with his new album. The Shady Records’ artists showed some love to J.I.D on Twitter. You can check their interactions below:

Westside Boogie is going on More Black Superheroes tour and he’s brining GRIP with him. So, make sure you got your tickets booked!

Premiere: Conway drops music video of “Scatter Brain” ft. JID & Ludacris

Griselda’s Conway The Machine has released the music video for his J.I.D and Ludacris-assisted song “Scatter Brain” from La Maquina album.

In the visual, we see Buffalo rapper in charge of some sort of operation that seems to be lucrative, since he is surrounded by stacks of money.

“It is dope working with J.I.D, and Luda, and the director brought the vision to life beautifully. I am excited for the fans to see this visual masterpiece for one of my favorite songs from La Maquina.” told Conway to Complex magazine.

Cownay’s latest album also boasts features from 2 Chainz, Benny the Butcher, The Alchemist, Westside Gunn, Daringer, Murda Beatz and more. Conway, J.I.D and Ludacris also performed their latest single on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show last month.

Watch the new music video below:

Conway performs “Scatter Brain” with J.I.D & Ludacris on Fallon

Conway The Machine took his J.I.D and Ludacris assisted song “Scatter Brain” from his latest album La Maquina to the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, which saw the trio perform the track amid a foggy set-up of old, static-filled TVs and cinder blocks.

In addition to the Fallon performance, Conway also sat down with Nadeska Alexis on Apple Music, where he discussed his relationship with Jay-Z, saying Hov is “just a regular dude like me.” Conway also said Jay isn’t working on new music.

“I’m like, ‘Yo, you gonna record more? You been cooking up, what you doing?’ And he actually was like, ‘Nah man, I ain’t, I ain’t,’ and he was saying the way he records is kinda like how I do it. It’s gotta be a vibe. Like, I gotta hear something, they gotta take me there, I gotta be experiencing something.”

“I’m just sitting there soaking up jewels, you know what I’m saying. But that’s what it was like with Hov. I’m a listener, so, I’mma sit back and collect all the jewelry as much as I can.” said Conway

You can watch the new performance below:

Conway drops new song with J.I.D & Ludacris, shares tracklist of new album

Griselda’s Conway The Machine is dropping new album La Maquina in few hours. It’ll mark the Buffalo rapper’s second full-length project of 2021, following If It Bleeds It Can Be Killed, his February collaborative album with Big Ghost Ltd. After “Blood Roses,” Conway drops another single “Scatter Brain,” featuring J.I.D and Ludacris.

Check out the tracklist below and the new song below:

01 Bruiser Brody (prod. J.R. Swift)
02 630 Tip Off (prod. Bangladesh)
03 Blood Roses [ft. Jae Skeese] (prod. Cardiak)
04 Clarity (prod. Don Cannon)
05 KD (prod. Murda Beatz)
06 200 Pies [ft. 2 Chainz] (prod. The Alchemist)
07 Sister Abigail [ft. Jae Skeese and 7xvethegenius] (prod. J.R. Swift)
08 Grace [ft. Jae Skeese] (prod. Cosmo Beats)
09 Scatter Brain [ft. J.I.D and Ludacris] (prod. Don Cannon)
10 Had to Hustle [ft. El Camino] (prod. Cosmo Beats)
11 S.E. Gang [ft. Westside Gunn and Benny the Butcher] (prod. Daringer)

New Song: J.I.D – “Ballads” ft. Conway The Machine

Dreamville’s JID is back at it again! “Ballads,” which features Griselda’s Conway The Machine and is produced by Christo and Big Jerm,  is the third loosie that J.I.D has dropped since collaborating with Earthgang, to create “Spilligion” album. The song was teased by Conway The Machine back in April on his Instagram live session and today it has officially been released.

Prior to “Spilligion”, the Atlanta MC was one of the leading parts of Dreamville’s 2019 album “Revenge of the Dreamers III,” a compilation project that sold 115,000 album equivalent units in its first week of release and landed at the top of US Billboard 200 charts. The album was also nominated for Best Rap Album at the Grammys.

As far as Conway The Machine, Griselda’s heavyweight is preparing to drop his Shady Records debut album “God Don’t Make Mistakes” at the end of this year, following the release of “From King To A God,” “LULU EP” with The Alchemist and “No One Mourns The Wicked” with DJ Ghost, all project released this year.

As the Buffalo rapper promises, this project is the best body of work he has created so far and shared the preview of the song that is going to appear on the album. You can hear it below:

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