J.I.D & Clipse Star in “Community” Music Video
Just ahead of the long weekend, Platinum selling artist J.I.D and legendary rap duo Clipse have released the official music video for track “Community”.
Directed and edited by Omar Jones, the video is a visually striking production mirroring the mastery displayed by three of hip-hop’s most skilled wordsmiths. The track is one of the standouts on J.I.D’s recently released album, God Does Like Ugly and quickly became a fan favorite with it’s quotable lyrics and powerful social commentary. The music video comes soon after J.I.D’s announced a blockbuster run of tour dates that includes nearly seventy shows across four different continents titled “God Does Like World Tours.” As part of the announcement, J.I.D also shared that fellow Atlanta rapper Young Nudy will be a special guest with him on all United States tour dates while Mick Jenkins has been tapped to support all European dates and Jordan Ward to support in Australia and New Zealand. Together the group are set to unleash a wave of raw, unfiltered hip hop energy on tour, turning every venue into a high-octane, crowd-shaking celebration for fans.
A notorious live performer, this tour sees J.I.D playing some of the biggest solo shows to date with more exciting additions to be announced in the near future. For a full list of tour dates, see below or visit www.jidsv.com.
The tour announcement comes soon after the release of J.I.D’s fourth studio album God Does Like Ugly (listen here) — rated one of the best albums of the week by NPR, Complex, Stereogum, Hypebeast and more. The fifteen track album features some of music’s biggest luminaries including Clipse, Ciara, Don Toliver, Ty Dolla $ign, Vince Staples, Westside Gunn, 6lack, Jessie Reyez, Earthgang, Mereba, and Baby Kia. Music critics and fans have been praising the album as one of the year’s best rap albums and J.I.D as “one of rap’s most reliable presences” (Wonderland).
J.I.D by Akbar Khan