J.I.D Tickets

J.I.D. In Concert

You're going to want to catch a live set from the Atlanta rapper behind one of 2018's most acclaimed hip-hop albums. J.I.D. brings a vital energy and lyrical dexterity to his songs live on the stage, and he's no stranger to huge crowds: in 2017, he opened up for J. Cole's 4 Your Eyez Only tour, joining his Dreamville Records boss on a six-month stretch that spanned North America, Europe, and Australia. Following that marathon run of performances, J.I.D. set out in 2017 on his Never Had Sh*t tour — the rapper's first headlining trek, which featured support from EarthGang, members of his Spillage Village collective. Since then, J.I.D.'s graced the stage at Miami's 2018 Rolling Loud festival and performed "Skrawberries" live on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon as a tribute to his frequent collaborator, Mac Miller. In early 2019, he'll be taking off on a 34-city tour — named the Catch Me If You Can tour after the 2002 film starring his hero, Leonardo DiCaprio — which begins at Chicago's Patio Theater and caps off in Birmingham, Alabama.

J.I.D. Background

At age 28, J.I.D. is finally beginning to get the attention he deserves, thanks to an undeniable combination of masterful rapping and good old-fashioned hard work. Born with the auspicious name of Destin Choice Route, the East Atlanta native got his nickname from his grandmother, a reference to his "jittery" demeanor. The same erratic nature informs his rap style: his restless, kinetic bars trace the intricate patterns of a mind racing at a mile a minute. J.I.D. grew up on Atlanta's Bouldercrest Road, the same stomping grounds as a young Gucci Mane. But where Gucci's songs sprang from trap houses, J.I.D. favors jazzy, upbeat boom-bap that folds in influences from trap, soul, and R&B. You could say the guy's a rapper's rapper; after five years of mixtapes and EPs, he even got J. Cole's attention, signing to the North Carolina superstar's Dreamville label in 2017 and releasing his debut album, The Never Story, the same year. But 2018 was J.I.D.'s biggest year yet: he nabbed a coveted spot on the cover of XXL's 2018 Freshman Class and released DiCaprio 2, his best album to date, with features from A$AP Ferg, Ella Mai, and Method Man. (And of course, J. Cole, who J.I.D. inarguably out-raps on the album's second single, "Off Deez," in a thrilling student-becomes-the-teacher moment.) The newfound acclaim couldn't be more deserved: in an era where virality often seems to trump skill, J.I.D. proves that craftsmanship still matters.