Back in 2022, ahead of the release of The Forever Story , JID expressed his belief that his peers in the rap business were “scared” to collaborate with him , for fear of being outrapped (or “Renegaded,” as it’s come to be known thanks to Eminem, Jay-Z, and Nas). On the Atlanta rapper’s new album, God Loves Ugly , which dropped today, it looks like he no longer has that problem, as he corrals a who’s-who of rappers’-rappers to lyrically spar with that includes the resurgent Clipse, Vince Staples, and Westside Gunn.

Clipse appear on “Community,” a menacing warning of potential violence to anyone who wants to test the trio’s street bonafides. JID does some interesting stuff with his voice here, slowing it down to a Big Rube-esque growl, and stripping down his usually tongue-twistin

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