The Never Story is the debut studio album by JID, released by Dreamville, Spillage Village, and Interscope Records on March 10, 2017. It was supported by the four singles "Never," "D/vision," "Hereditary," and "EdEddnEddy". In its first week, the album peaked at number 197 on the US Billboard 200 and was met with warm critical reception. It contains guest appearances from EarthGang, Mereba, and 6lack, and production by Sean McVerry, OZ the Additive, Childish Major, Christo, and J. Cole, among others.
The Never Story was reissued for vinyl in December 2022, featuring the two variants LP and Expanded Edition 2LP, as well as instrumental tracks.[1]
Background[]
On February 20, 2017, it was announced of JID signing with Dreamville Records, joint by the release of the "Never" music video to his YouTube channel. A two-minute promotional video for his forthcoming first full-length record under the label, The Never Story, also dropped. In the visual, he talks about the meaning behind his Pontiac, where it was with him "through every phase of his life," then concludes with him and J. Cole driving through the streets.[2] Two notable songs are "Lauder," named to be his favorite track, and "Hereditary," which is narrated from the perspective of a woman.[3]
In promotion, he was a support act for Jazz Cartier's Secret Garden Tour, J. Cole's world tour 4 Your Eyez Only, and alongside EarthGang embarked on the Never Had Shit Tour.
In the album's one-year anniversary, JID reported over socials of a vinyl release limited to 1,500 copies on his website.[4]
Singles[]
| Title | Released |
|---|---|
| "Never" | December 16, 2016 |
| "D/vision" | August 24, 2017 |
| "Hereditary" | September 27, 2017 |
| "EdEddnEddy" | February 7, 2018 |
Track listing[]
| NO. | TITLE | LENGTH |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Doo Wop" | 1:15 |
| 02 | "General" | 3:18 |
| 03 | "Never" | 4:01 |
| 04 | "EdEddnEddy" | 2:20 |
| 05 | "D/vision" (featuring EarthGang) | 4:25 |
| 06 | "Hereditary" | 4:03 |
| 07 | "All Bad" (featuring Mereba) | 4:51 |
| 08 | "Underwear" | 3:34 |
| 09 | "8701" (featuring 6lack) | 1:51 |
| 10 | "Hoodbooger" | 2:36 |
| 11 | "Somebody" | 3:35 |
| 12 | "Lauder" | 4:02 |
Personnel[]
- Destin "JID" Route – writing (all tracks)
- Juro "Mez" Davis – mixing (all tracks)
- Sean McVerry – writing, production (track 1)
- Brandon "OZ the Additive" Coleman – writing, production (track 2)
- Latrell James – writing (track 2)
- Marcus "Childish Major" Randle – writing (tracks 3, 6, 9), production (tracks 3, 9), additional production (track 6)
- John "Christo" Welch III – writing (tracks 3, 6, 8, 11-12), production (tracks 3, 8), additional production (tracks 11-12)
- Leroy Gomez – writing (track 3)
- Justin "Hollywood JB" Bryant – writing (tracks 4, 6-7), production (tracks 4, 7)
- Jack McDuff – writing (track 4)
- EarthGang – featured artist
- Eian Parker – writing (track 5)
- Olu "Johnny Venus" Fann – writing, additional production (track 5)
- Jermaine "J." Cole – writing, production (tracks 5, 12)
- Johnny Moore – writing (track 5)
- Tha Officialz – production (track 6)
- Barry Johnson – writing (track 6)
- Vincent Jenkins Jr. – writing (track 6)
- Zekiel Nicholson – writing (track 6)
- Adam Feeney – writing (track 7)
- Marian Mereba – featured artist, writing (track 7)
- Ricardo "6LACK" Valentine – featured artist, writing (track 9)
- Blake German – writing, production (track 10)
- Mike Ratledge – writing (track 10)
- The Imaginary Kids – production (track 11)
- Bruce Swedien – writing (track 11)
- Joel Georges – writing (track 11)
- Richard Boyell – writing (track 11)
Year-end lists[]
| Year | Publication | Rank | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | DJBooth | 9 |
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| Complex | 43 |
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| HipHopDX | 18 |
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| Rolling Stone | 9 |
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| Vibe | * |
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| (*) indicates an unranked list. | |||
Charts[]
| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| [[File:|20px|link=]] 197 | |
| [[File:|20px|link=]] 14 |
Gallery[]
Merchandise[]
References[]
- ↑ Schube, Will (December 9, 2022). "JID Announces Vinyl Reissue of 'The Never Story'". uDiscoverMusic.
- ↑ Hernandez, Victoria (February 20, 2017). "J. Cole Signs J.I.D. to Dreamville Records". HipHopDX.
- ↑ Lee, Christina (May 3, 2017). "J.I.D.: Meet the J. Cole-Signed Rapper Against 'Happy Trappers'". Rolling Stone.
- ↑ "JID (@JIDsv)". Twitter. March 10, 2018.
- ↑ "50 Best Hip-Hop and R&B Albums of 2017, Ranked". DJBooth.
- ↑ "The Best Albums of 2017". Complex. December 6, 2017.
- ↑ "The Best Rap Albums of 2017". HipHopDX. December 29, 2017.
- ↑ "40 Best Rap Albums of 2017". Rolling Stone. December 22, 2017.
- ↑ "25 Best Albums of 2017: The Soundtrack to One Hectic Year". Vibe. December 29, 2017.
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