Destin Choice Route (born October 31, 1990), better known by his stage name JID (also stylized J.I.D), is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is a part of the musical collective Spillage Village, founded by EarthGang in 2010. He signed to J. Cole's Dreamville Records, an imprint of Interscope Records in 2017. He is also a member of the hip hop supergroup Zoink Gang, with Smino, Buddy, and Guapdad 4000.His fluent rapping style and usage of wordplay has been highly acclaimed by several music critics. JID began gaining recognition after releasing several independent projects such as Route of Evil (2012), Para Tu (2013) and DiCaprio (2015). His debut studio album, The Never Story, was released in 2017 to critical praise and included the single "Never".] His second album, DiCaprio 2 (2018) contained the singles "151 Rum" and "Off Deez" (with J. Cole), receiving continued critical acclaim. In 2021, he released the single "Enemy" with pop rock band Imagine Dragons, which became his highest charting and most popular single to date, peaking at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100. His third album, The Forever Story (2022) received further acclaim and remains his highest charting project as it peaked at number 12 on the Billboard 200.