JID (rapper) Bio-Wiki, Age, Height, Family, College, Dreamville, Merch, Dicaprio 2, Net Worth, Insta

JID Biography – Wiki

Born in East Atlanta “Destin Choice Route” better known by his stage name “JID” is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. JID is signed to J Cole’s “Dreamville Records”. He is also part of the musical collective Spillage Village, founded by EarthGang in 2010, with Hollywood JB, JordxnBryant, and 6lack, among others.

JID Age

Destin was born on October 31, 1990, in East Atlanta, Georgia. He is currently 29 years old as of 2019. He celebrates his birthday on October 31. His parents were Carl Louis Route, Jr. and Kathy Jean Route.

JID Height

JID appears to be quite tall in stature if his photos, relative to his surroundings, are anything to go by. He stands at an average height of 5 feet 6 inches, he’s of African-American ancestry.

JID Family

JID was born Destine Choice Route to parents Carl Louis Route, Jr. and Kathy Jean Route. He is the youngest of seven children and adopted the name “JID” from his grandmother who nicknamed him based on his “Jittery” behavior. He grew up listening to Sly and the Family Stone and Earth, Wind & Fire before shifting to the 1990s New York hip-hop scene and rappers such as Jay-Z, Nas, and Mobb Deep.

JID College

Destine attended Stephenson High School, where he played football as a defensive back. He received a scholarship to play NCAA Division I football at Hampton University, where he redshirted his first year, then played two seasons before he was kicked off the team. J.I.D eventually moved in with Doctur Dot and Johnny Venus from EarthGang who he met from his time in Virginia.

JID Rapper

After College,  J.I.D reconnected with the hip-hop duo EarthGang (Johnny Venus, Doctur Dot). He was featured on the duo’s single “Kick’n It” from the album The Better Party (2010). They later collaborated on the 2012 song “Purple Paradise” featuring Stillz. J.I.D debut mixtape, Route of All Evil, dropped in June 2012.

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It was made available via digital download. His second mixtape, Para Tu, arrived in October 2013. The tape was re-released in December 2017. J.I.D collaborated with Spillage Village on the albums Bears Like This (2014), Bears Like This Too (2015) and Bears Like This Too Much (2016).

The latter featured production from J. Cole, Mac Miller and Childish Major among others. J.I.D was featured on the ‘These Days Tour’ (2014) with Ab-Soul and the ‘Elephant Eyes Tour’ (2015) with Omen. He was also featured on the ‘Too High To Riot Tour’ (2016) with Bas.

J.I.D kicked off 2015 with his debut EP, DiCaprio. It featured guest appearances from EarthGang, OG Maco, Key! and Jace. The 6-tracked EP featured songs like “LeTrow” and “LeHooligangs”. J.I.D signed to J. Cole’s Dreamville Records in February 2017. His debut studio album, The Never Story, followed in March 2017.

It was released by Dreamville, Spillage Village and Interscope Records. The album peaked at #14 on the Heatseaker Albums chart and #197 on the Billboard 200. It was supported by the single “Never” produced by Christo and Childish Major. The official video for Never has been viewed 4+ million times on YouTube.

In 2017, J.I.D served as an opening act on J. Cole’s 4 Your Eyez Only Tour. Next, he co-headlined the ‘Never Had Shit Tour’ alongside EarthGang. J.I.D’s first track of 2018 “My Name Is” was released on January 25. It now has 190K+ spins on SoundCloud. J.I.D was 1 of 9 featured on the cover XXL’s 2018 Freshman Class. The other members include BlocBoy JB, Wifisfuneral, Stefflon Don and Ski Mask the Slump God.

JID Net Worth

J.I.D has an estimated net worth of 500,000 dollars as of 2020. He has amassed this amount from his leading roles in the entertainment industry.

JID Merch

In addition to music and shows, he sells merchandise ranging from socks to t-shirts. J.I.D’s first car was a 2006 Pontiac G6. He once delivered pizzas to help support his music career.

JID Dicaprio 2

Dicaprio 2 is the second studio album by J.I.D. It was hosted by Dj Drama an released on November 26, 2018 by Dreamville records, Interscope records and Spillage Village. The album serves as the follow up to his debut album, The Never Story (2017), and a sequel to his extended play DiCaprio (2015). The album was supported by two singles: “151 Rum” and “Off Deez” with J. Cole.

The album features guest appearances from 6LACK, ASAP Ferg, BJ the Chicago Kid, Ella Mai, J. Cole, Joey Badass and Method Man. Production of DiCaprio 2 was handled by a variety of record producers, including Christo, J. Cole, Elite, Nice Rec, Hollywood JB, WondaGurl, Kenny Beats, Skhye Hutch, Ron Gilmore, ChaseTheMoney and the late Mac Miller among others, contributing to the album.

J.I.D said that each song on the album feels “like an individual film”, and rapper Mac Miller helped post-produce and arrange almost every song on the album before his untimely death. J.I.D was supposed to serve as an opening act for Mac Miller on his Swimming Tour, but, the tour has since been cancelled. J.I.D has also said that rapper J. Cole helped him work on the storytelling for this album. The album experienced several delays due to issues with sample clearances.

JID Dreamville

East Atlanta rapper J.I.D has signed with Dreamville Records, which released his official debut single “Never” in December. Check out the video for “Never” on VEVO. On “Never” J.I.D says: “I wrote the song at a point in my life when I had nothing and when my future seemed uncertain. Throughout it all I had my family and great people around me who allowed me to pen my pain and take a chance on pursuing my dreams”

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