Saponara, Michael (August 9, 2022). "JID Shares New Single 'Dance Now' & 'The Forever Story' Album Cover Art". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on August 13, 2022 . Retrieved August 16, 2022. J.I.D Says His Career Is at a 'Boiling Point' After Top Five Hot 100 Success of 'Enemy' ". Billboard. J.I.D. × Surround Sound". 360 Magazine. January 16, 2022. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022 . Retrieved August 15, 2022. The Forever Story is the third studio album by American rapper JID. It was released on August 26, 2022, through Dreamville and Interscope Records. The album features guest appearances from Kenny Mason, EarthGang, 21 Savage, Baby Tate, Lil Durk, Ari Lennox, Yasiin Bey, Lil Wayne, Johntá Austin, Ravyn Lenae, and Eryn Allen Kane. Born and raised in East Atlanta, JID grew up on his parents’ collection of classic funk/soul LPs, and broke onto the scene with his 2015 EP, DiCaprio. The EP saw him collaborating with hip-hop duo EARTHGANG, whom he’d previously joined on a 2014 tour also including Bas and Ab-Soul. This is where he was spotted by J.Cole who promptly signed JID to his Interscope Records venture, Dreamville Records.

The album was executive produced by Barry "Hefner" Johnson, JID, and Christo. The production was mainly handled by Christo, Monte Booker, Kaytranada, James Blake, Thundercat, DJ Khalil, Childish Major, Groove, Tommy Brown and Cardiak, among others. [9] Promotion and release [ edit ] Ross, Oscar (August 27, 2022). "Album Review: JID "The Forever Story" ". Epigram . Retrieved June 22, 2023. a b Kress, Bryan (August 9, 2022). "JID Announces New Album The Forever Story, Shares "Dance Now" with Kenny Mason and Fousheé: Stream". Consequence. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022 . Retrieved August 16, 2022. Kody Blu 31" contains uncredited samples from "Funky Fanfare", written and performed by Keith Mansfield. Surround Sound" contains samples from " One Step Ahead", written by Charles Singleton and Eddie Snyder, as performed by Aretha Franklin.Can't Make U Change" contains a sample from "Body Heat", written by Quincy Jones, Leon Ware, Bruce Fisher, and Stanley Richardson, as performed by Jones. Welcome Jidiots, this sub is for posts and discussions about the rapper JID along with Dreamville and Spillage Village. Ridner, Grant (September 24, 2020). "How Spillage Village Hunkered Down in Atlanta and Captured the Chaos of 2020". Rolling Stone. Sistanem" contains a sample from "Mary Go Round", written by Taalib Johnson, Osunlade, and Eric Roberson, as performed by Musiq Soulchild.

JID's highly anticipated sophomore album, The Forever Story, presents his reality: a more personal look into his familial life and stories of growing up the last of seven and a student athlete in East Atlanta. JID's nimble, head-nodding lyricism and lightning-fast flow is presented throughout the album with immersive storytelling and thoughtful guest features - all spotlighting his rightful place in rap as one of the greatest in the making. Lauder Too" contains a sample from "Forever Yours", written by Leon Sylvers III and Edmund Sylvers, as performed by The Sylvers.On November 2, 2022, JID announced that intended album outro "2007" would be released the following day, [15] and on November 3, 2022, an extended version including the song was released to streaming services.