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J.I.D.’s Latest Video Just Says No To Living Life Dazed & Confused

One of the highlights of J.I.D.’s late 2018 DiCaprio 2 album is “Off da Zoinkys.” The Christo-produced song calls for sobriety, while focusing simply on dope deliveries and substantial bars. “Y’all ni**as need to lay off the drugs, some of y’all need to lay off the dope /My ni**as gettin’ it straight off the boat / Pure cut, put it straight to your nose / I ain’t nosy, but I know what I know / Mr. Know-It-All, ‘Oh here he go’ / I’m the G.O.A.T,, I never go with the flow,” begins the Dreamville lyricist in the first verse. Later in the double-rhyming display, J.I.D. looks within to make a call for clarity. “I’ma go ahead and lay off the Xans, I’ma fall back sippin’ the lean / I gotta make sure my vision is clear, oh God, no, it’s not what it seems / Six, five, four, one, two, three .45 tote, you know me / You don’t want smoke, so what it’s gon’ be? / Gotta watch what you say when you lookin’ at me / Lookin’ at God, lookin’ for leaders, lookin’ for keys / Look at the pain in your eyes, ni**a, look where we been / Look at our wins, look at our sins, and look at our skin / I’ve been on a frenzy binge try’na get me a Benz / And then your fuzzy-ass dance wanna f*ck up the ends / Oh God, no, where are my friends? / Lord forgive me, yeah, I need to repent / Mind blurred, need to lay off the drugs, yeah God, they ain’t prayin’ enough / Ni**as dyin’, we ain’t sayin’ enough.” Beyond just sobriety, the song calls for more awareness and less dumbed-down self-indulgence. J.I.D. & Mereba Look Out For One Another On A Soulful Soiree The just-released video is an extension of the song’s premise. J.I.D. makes a few subtle cameos in the background of a video, as well as on a remixed peanut-butter label. However, the main character enjoys his substances from the minute his day starts. He shows what living can look like when you’re on a trip or in a daze. The video is nicely choreographed and captures the spirit of a song that’s informed without being preachy, and smart without compromising its bounce. More notably, the video nods to Robert Altman’s 1973 The Long Goodbye film, starring Elliott Gould. It was an adaptation of Raymond Chandler’s novel of the same name. Just as this character does, the film’s protagonist (“Phillip Marlowe”) sits with his cat and watches a party of beautiful women from his window. In the music video, J.I.D. is enjoying that gathering. J.I.D & J. Cole Are Out To Prove Dreamville Is The Most Lyrical Crew In Hip-Hop DiCaprio 2 includes appearances by Method Man, Joey Bada$$, J. Cole, 6LACK, A$AP Ferg, Ella Mai, and BJ The Chicago Kid. He also recently appeared in the video single for Boogie’s “Soho.”

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Due To Overwhelming Demand J.I.D Announces Second Melbourne Show

Having sold out his debut Australian headline show in just a matter of hours the East Atlanta rapper J.I.D has confirmed a second and final show at Melbourne’s Max Watts on Friday, March 1 due to overwhelming demand!

Final tickets go on sale at 12pm Friday, January 18. For complete tour and ticket information, visit: livenation.com.au.

Growing up on a mix of his parents’ collection of classic funk and soul LPs, J.I.D first appeared on the Atlanta hip-hop scene with his debut EP “Dicaprio” in 2015. After a stint at Hampton University playing football, J.I.D hooked up with fellow MCs as part of the Spillage Village collective – eventually making the move to drop out of college and focus solely on music. In 2014 he set off on tour with EarthGang, Bas, and Ab-Soul – this allowed J.I.D to craft his skills, and a year later he recorded and dropped the “DiCaprio” EP, which saw him team up with a host of producers, as well as EarthGang.

Following up as a sequel to his 2015 SoundCloud EP, J.I.D’s sophomore album “Dicaprio 2” features a star-studded list of collaborators and producers, including 6LACK, A$AP Ferg, Joey Bada$$, Ella Mai, J.Cole and even features one of the last tracks ever produced by Mac Miller – out now on J. Cole’s label, Dreamville. Bringing back the three-verse structure, the mixtape structured album is a sheer skill-display – showing off how far his songwriting skill has grown since his debut album, “The Never Story” in 2017.

Last seen touring Australia in 2017 on J. Cole’s 4 Your Eyez Only tour, this will be your only chance to catch a glimpse of J.I.D’s dexterous, fired-up flow while on tour for Perth’s recently expanded rap and bass-heavy Hidden festival.

J.I.D
Catch Me If You Can Tour – Australia
Max Watts, Melbourne
Wednesday February 27 – Sold Out

Friday March 1 – New Show!
TICKETS ON SALE 12PM FRIDAY, JANUARY 18
For complete tour and ticket information, visit: jidsv.com & livenation.com.au

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