WATCH HERE ANNOUNCES NEW STUDIO ALBUM  GOD DOES LIKE UGLY  OUT AUGUST 8, 2025 — PRE-ORDER AVAILABLE NOW! 

“When it comes to bringing an insatiable sense of humor and personality to an infectious beat, Atlanta’s JID hits the mark” — Complex

“high-energy offering ushers in the start of a new era” — Hypebeast

“He has classic panache and a modern touch, somehow reminiscent of early Eminem, Q-Tip, and Big L all at once.” — Rolling Stone

“One of The Game’s Greatest Storytellers” — XXL

May 8, 2025 (Los Angeles, CA) — Atlanta rapper J.I.D has released the official music video for new single, “WRK.” Directed by Chad Tennies (Resolve) and produced by Satin Heart, the video explores a post-apocalyptic Atlanta where imagery of artifacts and music equipment are rounded up to be burned. Inspired by movies like “The Warriors” and “Mad Max,” J.I.D love for films continues to inspire his creative visual world with this video. Watch above or via link here. 

The video comes a week after J.I.D’s recently announced album, his fourth studio album. The dynamically named project, God Does Like Ugly, is available for pre-order now and will be released this Summer, on August 8th. Fans can pre-order the album via: https://JID.lnk.to/GodDoesLikeUgly 

Giving fans a taste of what they can expect on this new album, J.I.D also released a short visual depicting scenes from a lost word, borrowing inspiration from films like The Warriors and Mad Max but as always with J.I.D, set upon the backdrop of Atlanta. Speaking on it, J.I.D shares: 

“Starting this new journey coming off The Forever Story has been a very strange, productive yet tedious process, but I live my life by the saying ‘You can only control what you can control.’ So this is the first step into a new world that I control. And. It’s. F*cking. UGLY.” 

The album announcement comes on the heels of J.I.D’s most recent release called “WRK;” the “high energy offering [ushering] the start of a new era” (Hypebeast). The song which was produced by GRAMMY winning producer Pluss and longtime collaborator Christo. It centers J.I.D’s signature double time bars, infectious word plays and vocal changes that keeps the listener hooked for the length of the three-minute track. 

Praise for J.I.D

“…a hip-hop ringmaster playing every role in the circus… JID remains a talented and engaging presence.” — Pitchfork

“One of the Year’s Best Rap Albums” — GQ

“The Best Rapper Of His Generation” — Uproxx

“Among a stacked roster of MCs, J.I.D stands tall.” — CONSEQUENCE

“Atlanta’s J.I.D is one of the greatest talents we’ve got!” — Stereogum

About J.I.D — 

Born and raised in East Atlanta, Grammy nominated J.I.D grew up on his parents’ collection of classic Born and raised in East Atlanta, Grammy nominated J.I.D grew up on his parents’ collection of classic funk/soul LPs, and broke onto the scene with his 2015 EP, DiCaprio. The EP saw him collaborating with hip-hop duo EARTHGANG, whom he’d previously joined on a 2014 tour. Spotted here by J. Cole, J.I.D was promptly signed to Dreamville/Interscope Records. Soon after the signing, J.I.D made his major-label debut with the widely celebrated The Never Story (2017) which was quickly followed by the critically acclaimed albumDiCaprio 2 (2018). The sophomore project received major looks from press and tastemakers like Rolling Stone, Billboard, FADER, NPR and helped induct the rapper to the year’s XXL’s Freshmen class. In 2019, J.I.D continued his momentum as rap’s most exciting additions with stellar contributions on Dreamville’s Platinum certified compilation Revenge of the Dreamers III which went on to debut #1 on the Billboard Top 200 charts and received multiple GRAMMY nominations including “Best Rap Album” and “Best Rap Performance.” J.I.D began working on his follow up effort The Forever Story (2022) during this time all while selling out venues and festival stages across the world and lending his rap stylings to peer projects including the Grammy nominated Planet HER by Doja Cat as well as Dua Lipa, Denzel Curry and more recently John Legend and Joey Badass. The Forever Story debuted at #12 on the Billboard Hot 200 has been critically acclaimed as a “classic” (Clash) and one of the year’s “best rap albums” (GQ, The Ringer). Almost a year after its release, a cut from the record — the infectious track “Surround Sound” — soar to viral acclaim with its own TikTok challenge and ended the year in the #1 position across Billboard Viral 50, TikTok Viral and TikTok 50. The song featuring Atlanta natives 21 Savage and Baby Tate re-entered the Billboard Hot 100 charts and is certified 3x Platinum. A highly anticipated live performer, J.I.D has sold out venues across the globe and played some of the biggest festival stages including Coachella, Lollapalooza, Bonnaroo, Splendour in The Grass and more. J.I.D’s nimble, head-nodding lyricism and lightning fast flow has awarded him a loyal and cult-like fanbase and his dedication to perfecting the art is sportsman-like, leaving room for him to be one of rap’s greatest in the making.