Destin Choice Route stands 5’6\u00bc” tall but commands stages like a giant. Known professionally as JID, the 34-year-old Atlanta rapper has built a reputation as one of hip-hop’s sharpest technical voices since signing with J. Cole’s Dreamville Records in 2017. His rapid-fire delivery and deeply personal storytelling have earned him over a billion Spotify streams and critical acclaim that rivals the genre’s biggest names.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
JID’s path from college football fields to sold-out concert venues reads like a movie script he’s already planning to direct. The youngest of seven children grew up in East Atlanta, played NCAA Division I football at Hampton University, and got kicked off the team for skipping practice\u2014a turning point that redirected his life toward music. As of 2025, he’s released four studio albums, collaborated with everyone from Imagine Dragons to Eminem, and revealed he’s now a father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n