JID has developed a fantastic relationship with Yasiin Bey through the years, and opened up about their friendship in a latest interview.
The Dreamville rapper appeared on Angela Yee’s Means Up radio present on Thursday (January 11), and at one level mentioned his viral track “Encompass Sound.”
The 21 Savage and Child Tate-featured observe features a pattern of Aretha Franklin “One Step Forward” – which in flip is a nod to the rapper previously often called Mos Def, as his 1999 track “Ms. Fats Booty” used the identical pattern.
“Mos Def, that’s the OG,” JID instructed Yee. “Effectively, Yasiin – we speak on a regular basis. It’s simply stunning to also have a relationship after which be capable of honor his music after which honor Aretha. That’s laborious.”
You may try the total interview under. The Yasiin Bey convo occurs on the 2:47 mark.
Yasiin Bey appeared on JID’s album 2017 The Ceaselessly Story, however the legendary MC had been a fan of the Atlanta native for a while.
“I’m not listening to all these n-ggas. Why? I may simply hearken to already-made n-ggas.” Yasiin mentioned in an interview with Scorching 97 that very same 12 months. “This shit simply get higher with time. And if some new n-ggas come by – similar to my man JID from Dreamville – fireplace. Gimme that.”
As for JID’s aforementioned “One Step Forward”-inspired track, it truly went viral practically two years after it got here out – because of TikTok. Following its launch in January 2022, the observe hit No. 1 on the TikTok Prime 50 in December 2023 due to the platform’s “Booty Ceiling Problem.”
The Dreamville MC acknowledged the natural taking place in a Twitter/X publish shortly afterward, writing, “Bruh this problem/track so fye from the healthful shit to the risqué freaky shit, the purpose of music is to make individuals come collectively and really feel one thing .. Job effectively carried out af , hold goin.”
A couple of days later, he added: “da tik tok booty ceiling problem >”
Up subsequent, JID introduced final 12 months that his upcoming solo album can be titled The Ceaselessly & A Day.
He mentioned on the time that the undertaking, which is able to embrace 10 to 12 songs, could be popping out within the fall, however an official launch date has but to be introduced.
Along with the brand new album, JID is reportedly engaged on a collaborative album with Metro Boomin, which is ready to reach someday this 12 months.