J.I.D - The Forever Story ALBUM REVIEW
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FAV TRACKS: RAYDAR, DANCE NOW, CRACK SANDWICH, CAN'T PUNK ME, SURROUND SOUND, KODY BLU 31, BRUDDANEM, SISTANEM, CAN'T MAKE U CHANGE, JUST IN TIME, MONEY, BETTER DAYS, LAUDER TOO
LEAST FAV TRACK: STARS
J.I.D - THE FOREVER STORY / 2022 / DREAMVILLE / HIP HOP
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Y'all know this is just my opinion, right? - Hudba
You can really tell when an artist really cares about every single second on their album, JID has insane respect for his fans and his craft
It pays off when you see legends of the game like Yasiin and especially Wayne deliver some killer verses for his album.
Doesn’t happen often enough these days. We’re looking at you DRAAAKE!
yeah ive never seen such a genuine artist like JID. Dude really cares about what hes putting out and always interacts/reflects with his fan base.
calling it now, before I ever heard of this artist or album, ill start the first track and it will be some gibberish, possibly screamed lyrics over very difficult to enjoy instrumental. ill report back after.
@@FunTheMentalist please do!
You would haven given this album at 10 if it was called "GOD JID"
This needs more likes🤣🤣
lmfao
Maybe would have been in the Grammys too
Bro I’m screaming
lmao
The most impressive thing about the forever story is how diverse everyone’s favourites from the album are.
Whats your favorite?
@@ahmedfiasco6412 it was crack sandwich on first listen, but now it’s Sistanem. Been blasting it all day
true. that's always a good sign. some people don't like my favorite songs, and i don't like their favorite songs, but neither of us are skipping a track.
@@ahmedfiasco6412 kody blu 31 and stars
@@thepsychicpeach8425 stars ascends you
I can't believe how serious this comment section is for a Fantano video. It's clear everyone here has so much genuine respect for JID as an artist. I love joking around with y'all, but this is great to see
And no one responded because responds are usually trolls. Love to see it I agree!
This is literally the perfect progression for album scores ( the never story 7/10)(DiCaprio 2 8/10)(Forever story 9/10) next album hopefully a 10
same thing went for kendrick, 8 > 9 > 10
@@cartifan2024 WTF 💀💀 if anything it’s GKMC 9, TPAB 10, MMATBS 7 or 8
@@orionthatman9390 those were fantano's rating of kendrick's first 3 albums in order
@@orionthatman9390 my guy he meant section 80, gkmc, then tpab
The Kendrick effect
Absolutely deserving of a 9.
Even though this is an incredible album, I bet this is not JID's peak, we'll just have to wait.
100 %
I swear a big reason this wasn't given 10/10 was because of this. He might be capable of doing even better than what is already an incredible album.
couldn’t have said it better
Fantano did the same with GKMC and then Kendrick went on to drop TPAB, so he may be on to something here.
I agree It definitely ain’t his peak
The potential is real and as good as it is I think his best is still to come
Remember to listen to "2007" as well. He left it off the album because the samples couldn't get cleared but he made a point to say that it was the true ending of the album
You can see why it didn’t get cleared too, the amount of beat switches was crazy
@@joshuabryant438 Yeah it's unfortunate but he's just floating on there
The perfect ending to the album, absolutely beautiful song. Especially his father in the song praising his son, to the ending with Jcole talking.
It would actually be a 10 with 2007 on it, track is phenomenal
@@moddrrrusky2910 and J. Cole giving a monologue in the end is like the cherry on top 🔥 perfect ending to the album, I downloaded the track on my phone and I'm using local files on Spotify to lisen the album in it's entirety 🔥🔥
I actually teared up when I reached stars and heard the “and now a word from our ancestors” transition into Yasiin Bey. Such a cool, creative, and beautiful hip-hop moment
You caught the response after the word of the ancestors "I like these New Slaves' so funny to me😂
It's so spot on how yasin bey wraps up the song with his verse speaking to the superficial nature of black ppl these days and it being an ode to being a new form of slavery. Stars easily the most creative song and so underrated
Best Yasiin verse since he came out of retirement
BROOO when I heard that fucking whistle oh my days I wasn't looking at the tracklist and was just listening to it on the bus shit was amazing
Didn't that transition sound like something off of Slauson Malone's "A Quiet Farwell, 2016-2018"?? Both are incredible albums
@@kwakuarhin4071 Another possible Kanye reference after mentioning him earlier in the track and low-key dissing him as well.
148 flow switches (1 every 13.9 seconds)
124 vocal tone switches (1 every 16.6 seconds)
20% of his vocals are sung (he hired a singing coach for it)
9 out of 10 is fair
Wait he hired a voice coach?????
s/o for the analysis & play by play.
Appreciate the numbers 👍
Yup he confirmed it on twitter
How do you quantify a “vocal tone switch”
Kody Blu is such a beautiful track man wow. He sounded so comfortable singing it’s crazy.
Jid loves to sing listen to hereditary
Best track fs
You should listen to his feature on Mereba’s “Sandstorm” he’s great on it
@@Available_InHD also a great song
He hired a vocal coach and his work on improving his singing paid in dividends
You know when “Stars” is the weakest track in your album, you have a pretty great fucking album
Bro what stars is my favorite song, that beat switch and Yasin bey feature was amazing
But I guess it’s subjective but didn’t think people considered it the weakest song
The best song in the album imo
@@ag_24 fr me too. fantano didnt seem to like it as much tho🤷🏻♂️
@RunningOnEmpty I thought he didn’t like the beat? That’s what he said right
Money is the weakest for me.
Kody Blu 31 brought a tear to my eyes, fantastic track.
highlight of the album
My favorite song in the album.
That song was amazing
“ I watch my momma lose her momma
Go through drama and trauma but had to keep her
head high” had me sobbing
Best song fr
his best work to date. JID’s ability on the mic is just ridiculous. the themes on this album were great and the music itself was amazing. always listening when he drops bc of his storytelling, wordplay, voice, and flow.
the album was boring tbh
he'll keep getting better and better, i have a strong feeling he'll pull a 10/10 album in future
@@southmage4350 it’s just not though
@@southmage4350 that's your opinion not a fact.
@@southmage4350 i said the same thing thru my first listen and he’s my favorite artist. During the second listen I really understood the album. It’s beautiful
Saw the flannel, saw the score and all I can say is I am so fucking happy for JID man. I have been following him before "The Never Story" dropped and while most group him in with the younger rappers despite the fact that he is in his thirties it goes to show if you have the talent and the dedication success will find you in time, it may not be as drastic as becoming one of the best artist out on one of the premier hip hop labels but you can make it.
I needed to see this! Thank you
JID? More Like MID
@@Scrutinized4 😐
@@Scrutinized4 nobody talking about The Weeknd
@@davidvillamonte2007 both are amazing artists, no need to bring the other one down because of petty fans
Strongly believe it would’ve been a 10 if 2007 was on the album
well
suprise
It is on the extended piece
@@cloudgummykasi7642 it wasn't at the time
Same here
JIDs singing took me by surprise, as a mostly lyrical focused rapper, I was surprised his vocals were absolutely beautiful.
Well he was also singing on his prior albums
Fantano’s comment section is typically full of jokes but this one is exclusively filled with praises for the album. JID is no joke. He’s the next upcoming goat I’m calling it now
I can't believe how serious this comment section is for a Fantano video. It's clear everyone here has so much genuine respect for JID as an artist. I love joking around with y'all, but this is great to see.
Exactly. With the passion JID seems to have so far for music I just see him getting better and better. I'm really excited to see where he ends up!
You're a few years late harry but ok anyways.
Goat? LMAO WHITE BOY comment, stay out of hip hop
Melon, you can't just vomit for 11 minutes straight and call it a review, do better.
fantano introduced me to jid 4 years ago when “off deez” was on his best songs of the week. since then he has become my favorite rapper and it’s amazing to see how far he’s come. definitely my favorite album of the year so far :-)
ello nick , go bak on hivemind immediately
Let’s go Nickisnotgreen is a JID Fan Holy W🔥🔥🔥
Hey Nick
Hello Nick, love you, mwah😁😘
vouch
pitchfork is actually nuts for giving this album a 7.3
pitchfork is probs the worst music review website lol
no one cares about pitchforks reviews tbh, i just go there to laugh at them
idek what audience they're aiming for at this point with their reviews. Forever Story and Hellfire are both 7s on the site, and those are arguably the main albums that music nerds from hip hop and rock respectively are interesting in hearing people's opinions for
Nobody cares that you gave Beyonce record high rating, she's way fuckin bigger than any music reviewing platform
@@Amaling i mean, I wouldn't want them to pander to a specific audience, they are totally entitled to their opinion. I just really disagree with a 7.3 for an album that I consider one of the best of the year, but the beyonce album was cool too
They gave the big day a 6.9 over rodeo by Travis Scott which is 6.4 so I think there opinion is invalid
I discovered JID randomly on a "for you" Playlist from Spotify maybe 4-5 years ago. First song I ever heard from him was Hasta Luego. I just remember thinking whoa this guy is so different and talented. I was so surprised that he was basically unknown at that point. So glad he's being recognized and what a breath of fresh air this project was. J Cole has a great ear for talent. JID, Bas, Earthgang, etc. Dreamville is the best label in the game rn.
I just discovered JID this year when he was featured on boom by token
@@2biggunz598 boom is a great track as well
@@T1m1th absolute banger but why JID’s part so short 😭
@@2biggunz598 sooo true bro, wish it was longer, but i enjoy token's verses as well
Rightfully deserves that 9 out of 10! JID has made his best album yet and I can’t wait for what he does next! Mans starting out like Kendrick from a 8 to a 9 to a 10 soon
Even though I wasn’t crazy about this album I thought Melon would give this a 10/10 from the intro and the description
GKMC is absolutely a 10
@@Wavy-fs4mr it’s Fantano that rated it a decent 9 Kendrick got 2 10s in my book
When JIDs deluxe drops this album for sure gonna bump upto a 10 . No doubt about it
@@kc.21k I think he gave it a light to decent 9 but hey basically same thing
Had the honour of working on the album artwork for this project (did the compositing work in photoshop) and it's so awesome seeing the amazing reception to this project, and pretty surreal seeing you review and have such great thoughts. JID has such a wild future ahead of him and he's still super young, stoked to see what he does next !
Shoutout to Naska Demini and his team for killing the photography/design for the cover and the opportunity as well
Welp, just wanted to say that you did a fantastic job mon.
Good job sean! You guys made history
Damn, as a young designer I can't imagine working on a such great piece of work that's gonna live forever. You sir are a part of history.
this cover art was fantastic big ups
i haven’t listened to a Rap album or any Rap in the last year or so and holy shit i just finished this and my critic ass even thinks this may be a 10. it reminds me a lot of Section 80 for some reason and oh my god I’m gonna be talking about this album for the rest of my days. this is unbelievable everyone needs to hear this.
You should look up Kenny mason angelic hood rat and pusha t last album.
You should listen to the album dreamville (JID’s record label) dropped it’s called gangsta grillz mixtape.
On top of that you should listen to more hip hop albums then. This year has had quite a few gems yet. This isn't even MY favorite...
@@PakRT84 my personal fave was DRILL MUSIC IN ZION. With Melt My Eyez See Your Future & ITS ALMOST DRY at a close 2 & 3
Wow.. great to hear!!
Not a troll
I’m A big fan of his so is good to see people connecting with it even tho they aren’t big hiphop fan
It’s crazy when you realize you been listening to JID since he dropped “NEVER” and now he’s easily top 5 arguably top 3 in the game rn
Also worth noting that JID can perform all his songs flawlessly. Probably the best live rapper I've ever heard to be honest.
I love there are rappers who dont make you want to kill them on stage (like Lil Wayne does).
Saw him @Hulaween and he was insane
But he stopped like 25% thru Crack Sandwich b/c he said he was fuckin up and that he “hates that song”. That’s my favorite song on the album 🥲
@@Lachy314 really he hates it? Cuz he said that was also the hardest to write
@@hadesedits1501 that’s what he said @Hulaween
I got blue-balled that’s like my favorite song in the album and he stopped like a minute in and was like “I hate this song”. Maybe he meant performing it? I dunno
@@Lachy314 yeah he’s said in interviews he hates a few songs on that album not cuz he thinks they’re bad songs but cuz they’re super personal and sad story’s, like he hates sistanem cuz it’s about how him and his sister don’t talk and crack sandwich cuz that story was really traumatic
This year has been a phenomenal one for hip-hop. Mr. Morale, Drill Music in Zion, Aethiopes, Melt My Eyez, Forever Story, and upcoming albums like Danny Brown’s record and Freddie Gibbs’ record. One of the best years for hip-hop in quite a while.
Yep, cheat codes was also amazing
Not to mention the new DJ Khaled (another one)
@@pranavprankstergangster nice joke
Not to mention “honestly, never mind”
Whole heartedly agree because of what you just stated but the fact there’s even more albums just as crazy as the ones you listed make it even better
no one talking abt how stars is his least favorite?
yeah that set me off
Thats just if he had to pick one, he still gave it tons of praise
fr specially when he was stalking about how songs have songs inside them. Stars is literally one of those "songs that has songs" in it self
Facts, to me my least fav would probably be Just in Time; the placement of that track in the track-list throws me off a bit cause its a song that would fit in the first leg of the album, not the heavy and deep last leg. Also as a banger, it just doesn't hit the same as say, Surround Sound or Raydar, or Can't Punk Me.
Ever since I was introduced to J.I.D when he opened up for J. Cole on the 4YEO tour, I loved him. Listened to The Never Story, then DiCaprio 2, loved them both. Couldn’t wait to see what he could offer on The Forever Story and he delivered above my expectations. I’m so happy seeing how far he’s gone from 2016 and now. Great review!
trust me the new zootey album "pop star" iz AMAZING
Took the words out my mouth
JID has been releasing absolute HEAT since "BRUUUUH" with Denzel. Absolutely crazy album - instant replayability.
Since before my dude
Before my dawg
bruh u obviously never listened to og dicaprio or the never story. even his high school mixtapes are gas. jiddy done been all across the globe
He’ll get a grammy for it watch
Been releasing straight heat since general on the never story fym
This album is definitely Hiphop's album of the year. JID needs more recognition for his work.
It’s Almost Dry>>>
mr morale>>>
ghais guevara>>>
NAV >>>>
@@best.cock.handler close but the forever story clears
Shy of a ten because it wasn’t called The Money Story
made me laugh
underrated comment
I have ALWAYS enjoyed JID's features or collabs with other artists, but hadn't found his solo work compelling until now. The first 4-5 tracks just hooked me immediately and it's been on repeat for the last week or so. Guy is so talented and effortless. Brings southern style into the mix as well, harkening some Andre 3000 particularly with the Earthgang features. I would love to hear him on a song with Pusha T produced by Kanye or something, as if we had gotten to hear a JID feature on Daytona. Excited for what the future brings and thankful to have this album available to listen to!
Based Anthony
rated too high. 8/10
@@5679_ every song is a 10
Based and JID pilled Fantano
Basedthony
@@rileyp1506 lol no bruddanem and sistanem were pretty average but ok 👍🏼
Amazing year for hip-hop! Couldn't agree more on the score, my man Jiddy really showing a lot of grow and probing that he truly has potential to be one of the greatest
trust me the new zootey album "pop star" iz AMAZING
Interesting take on "Stars", Anthony! It's been one of the tracks with pretty high replay value for me
Bey ate that
trust me the new zootey album "pop star" iz AMAZING
Right? I've had the undeniable urge to play that song whenever I get in my car since I heard it. There isn't a bad track on the album but Stars has been the one that's stayed the freshest. That and Lauder Too.
Yeah stars is honestly my favourite
Yeah, still, the fact that this album is a 9/10 only means quality overall
Great review as always!
I love this album, I hope you two will able to engage on a conversation. There is not many insightful interviews of J.I.D. With your great ability to listen and ask questions that means something, that would be an enjoyable listen.
It was amazing to hear him expand his sound a bit. His singing was pretty good on here, and there was also some amazing storytelling, obviously great flows, and just overall an exquisite showcase of skill with great lyrical content as well. Easily his best work to date, 9/10 imo.
Favorite tracks: Can’t Punk me, sistanem, kody blu 31, Crack sandwich, better days, lauder too, etc.
Couldn't agree more and same favourites.
Sleepin on raydar
@@yummygopher1065 not at all it’s just not top 5 or so
trust me the new zootey album "pop star" iz AMAZING
Just a technical note: On your camera if you set the White Balance to a specific color temp instead of auto, you’d stop getting those blue pulses that are noticeable when you jump cut. Also might make your green screen easier to key as well. Just a tip!
This album is mad, Jid is going to be one of the best of our generation. 9 is rightfully deserved.
I think what's refreshing about JID is how much bruh let's his music speak for itself. No drama, no beef, no bullshit, and when he does invite us into his life, it's artistically on wax
He's given us 5 years of consistently incredible features, collabs, and singles but yet I'm never like "Jid needs to take a break." And while most rap shows are straight garbage with the rapper basically a glorified stuntman, bruh has a band and barely misses a beat. He has a solid case for top 5 all time with 1, maybe 2 more projects like this. This album made me feel like I was watching Michael Phelps or Usain Bolt at the Olympics. Just athletic, nimble, graceful, versatile...the whole damn package
PS also power to him. He's the only 2018 freshman still relevant by a wide mile
So glad I got to witness him come up like this. Coming from someone who had major talent, to someone who’s realized that talent.
agreed! i saw him 5-6 years ago around never story time when he was still relatively small. ticket was only like $15 and i got to meet him and earthgang after by chance. always said he'd be as big as kendrick one day or close and here he is
i started listening to him in 2019 and hoooly fucking shit this guy is crazy good, i loved this album. it was so much over my already high expectations that i was literally shocked on the first listen
trust me the new zootey album "pop star" iz AMAZING
@@ashleyyoung1978 that ain’t the way you promote your music.
Hearing JID singing is like seeing Goku hit super-saiyan. I didn't even know he could get any better but then boom, he pulls out a new phase and skyrockets his power
JID singing was a WTF moment but IT WAS SO GOOD moment as well. Like when has he develop this singing ability he never showed until now? Gotta be a church most likely
@@traplover6357 there was some on hereditary, but not like on this album
Boom? Like by token ?
@@Twitch13JesseWayne token 💀💀💀💀
@@traplover6357 he’s sung on a bunch of tracks before, he’s definitely improved a lot tho and it rlly stood out on this project
I'm very happy to hear so much praise for this. I've been keeping an eye on JID ever since NEVER blew my mind. I always had a feeling from it that he could become one of my *very* fav rappers. He'd definitely had a few phenomenal tracks & features before, but THIS is the album I'd been waiting for. Easily one of my fav albums in the genre in years, I love every second of it. It completely validated my feeling, and I think it easily cemented him as the rapper I'm most excited hearing in the foreseeable future.
You should've included 2007 in the review, it's the real outro was just not included due to sample issues. It's an incredible track, would definitely be a 10 including it.
Definitely would've been a 10. Was a 10 for me!
2007 was my favorite on the record
The album isn’t done without this song, the way it ties in everything is truly special
@@xanderreimers4445 track makes me cry at the end with that amazing last sample Cole speaks over. It makes me wants to reach out and take Cole's hand like I'm starting a legacy.
@@TheHolySandwich ngl I’m in the same boat. I tear up hearing that. Hearing his father and then his father figure in rap speak about his success is very emotional
I've been waiting for an album like this for nearly a decade. The Forever Story is officially in my top 3 Hip Hop albums of all time. Review the real outro "2007" Anthony!
what are the other 2?
I don’t know how, but the addition of 2007 on the extended edition makes this album that much better. This is probably one of the best rap albums of the decade
bruh i'm just here because it got snubbed from the grammys. gotta remind myself and lowkey self-validate my unbias that this was amazing
Best JID project to date. Been rockin with him ever since he dropped "NEVER". Back then nobody knew him and he was criminally underrated. So happy for him and glad to see he is capitalizing the way we all knew he would.
Congratulations
fr man I genuinely feel so happy for JID
Yeah when id first heard NEVER i was like bruh this girl on fire haha to find out it was a guy was still just as crazy and listening to more of their discography i began to love them even more
Never is such a great track still absolutely one of his best in my opinion
First song i discovered from him was also never. It was on christmas 2018 my friends went steal alcool at the grocery store and never was the heist theme
Great memories!
HELL YES! This album really is a strong 9. It falls short of a masterpiece, but it just exudes quality from front to back. One of the most impressive and lyrically dense albums I've ever heard.
I disagree with you. It's a masterpiece.
The Never Story is better imo, I love that album
@@wealthywop sorry how? I've been a fan since TNS dropped but he's blown it out of the water with each new project
@@Broctis naw man, personally. I love every song on the never story. It feels unlike all his other albums. I used to bump it all the time early high school so it is sentimental to me. 0 misses
Thats pure nostalgia talking. Theres not a single aspect of the never story that is better than this album. Never story is really good too but this is a step up in every way. You can prefer it, but it isnt better
Anthony, you can’t just repeatedly call him M.I.D for 10 minutes and call that a review
??
@@ly2 Welcome to the community
W album by JID. One of hip hop's finest indeed.
Including 2007, I feel like this album is definitely a 10/10 contender
tbh
This album is just ridiculous. It's wonderful and there's just so many words I could use to describe it. JID absolutely hit the bullseye with this record.
So thrilled to hear such a glowing review from you for this beautiful project. Fuck yeah. J.I.D. is on another level.
This album is just so good. I haven't even listened to his previous albums so it's not even bias, this was my first experience with the guy minus features. The vibes during my album listening were unmatched: I was getting prepared for my workout session on the day the album came out and I looked on Spotify to find something to jam to and I realized the album had dropped so I said, "Hey, why not?"... and *SSSSHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTT*
When I tell y'all that was the most amazing workout session I've ever had, it was amazing. Each song is just really phenomenal and I'm so glad majority people love the album (Although Meami is a little indifferent about it so that's an L take for sure)
Just in time is easily one of the best songs of the year. JIDs growth has been so fun to watch and with each listen this album grows on me more and more.
Just In Time is such an earworm and had hella rhyme schemes and quoteables from both JID (audible/all the bull rhyme + i draw stainless like you draw conclusions quotable) and Wayne (usage of the word time in his rhymes + quotable that switches the meaning of Diamonds are a girl's best friend)
Good on you to give him a 10, he really deserves it
he really came through this time
9
i thought he was fr gonna give it a 10 damn
he still got a Strong 9, which is basically there
What’s funny is how close it literally is to a 10
JID was at Lollapalooza a few years back and I had heard of him but wasn’t a fan. By the time he left the stage I knew I’d be a fan for life. If you have a chance to see him live do it. He’s the best live rapper I have ever seen
It really is stunningly the flows he is able to nail live. Insane talent, I’m lucky to have seen him live for each album cycle.
I got to see him live this last January, he absolutely killed it. Brought so much energy but had great control throughout, and his vocals and singing were honestly fantastic. He is such a talent
Been a JID fan since Cole signed him. I’m so happy to see Jiddy JID getting his flowers. He deserves it 🙏🏼
Really can’t complain much about a 9/10 review, but I’m surprised that you didn’t enjoy the first half of Stars. That instrumental is one of the best on the album imo, the calm beat with the scattered flute is so relaxing and JID’s “R” flow is immaculate.
I liked Starwars a lot too!
imo stars is my favorite song although a lot of them are pretty close which shows the strength of this album
i agree... sad to hear him say it's the worst it's one of my favs
The vocal effects on Stars are super dope!
Same. Stars was the most enjoyable for me to listen to
I love this record so much and loved seeing your thoughts on it. I would've also liked to see your thoughts on 2007, a track that JID wanted to close the album with originally(after Lauder Too). IMO, it's an even better closer than Lauder Too, as good as that track is!
I honestly appreciate the fact that it’s a strong 9, he’s gonna come out with even more fire later on because we still haven’t seen his peak, the whole record he sounded like it was a regular day to him. He’s gonna break the game even more than he already has, super proud of him!
trust me the new zootey album "pop star" iz AMAZING
its actually funny that the only thing he had to do in order to have a 10 was changing his verse on a song and modify the beat on the same song
it tells everything about the amazingness that this album is delivering
i’ve never been too deep into Rap- but i knew listening to this album that it went above and beyond. it’s gonna be hard for other projects that come out or i go back and listen to, to compete with this album. amazing album!
I gave the album a listen before watching the review. This is the first JID project I’ve listened to. Wild album! Holy hell, this album definitely deserves respect.
Never story and dicaprio 2 are worth a listen as well but not as good as this one
@@AzUxIgUy
Who asked?
@@AzUxIgUy grow up
@@user-ve9tu5rv6e You sure u wanna argue? I'm giving you a chance to back off bich boi
How is it tht I learn more about J.I.D’s songs from Story Mode here than some reaction channels reviewing the whole album. The detail in which he goes into paints a picture in my mind which is why I love weekly track reviews. His articulate colourful vocabulary stunning 🤩
I saw him live 3 times in the last year. He is insane. The most difficult, hard parts (the flow on Lauder Too for example), he raps away like he’s making his eggs in the morning. In-sane how easy this is for him. One of the best out there. For me on the same level as a Kendrick, Cole, etc.
@theneedledrop great message you gave on your channel 5 appearance.
These are the 37 scores from the records in the 2022 Loved List!
1- (STRONG 9)
Viagra Boys - Cave World
T2 - (Decent to STRONG 9)
Black Midi - Hellfire
J.I.D - The Forever Story
T-4 (DECENT to Strong 9)
Black Country,New Road - Ants From Up There
Soul Glo - Diaspora Problems
T-6 (LIGHT to Decent 9)
Baby - Petrol Girls
Silvana Estrada - Marchita
T-8 (Strong 8 to a LIGHT 9)
Big Thief - Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe in You
Conway the Machine - God Don’t Make Mistakes
10- (STRONG 8 to a Light 9)
billy woods - Aethiopes
11-(STRONG 8)
Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Topical Dancer
Chat Pile - God’s Country
13- (Decent to STRONG 8)
Beyoncé - Renaissance
T-14 (DECENT to Strong 8)
Denzel Curry - Melt My Eyez See Your Future
FKA twigs - Caprisongs
Gospel - The Loser
Leikeli47 - Shape Up
Lupe Fiasco - Drill Music in Zion
Otoboke Beaver - Super Champon
Spiritualized - Everything Was Beautiful
T-21 (Light to DECENT 8)
Artificial Brain - Self Titled
Foxtails - fawn
Kralice - Crystalline Exhaustion
Meridian Brothers - Meridian Brothers & El Grupo Renacimiento
T-25(LIGHT to Decent 8)
Beach House - Once Twice Melody
Black Thought & Danger Mouse - Cheat Codes
Pusha T - It’s Almost Dry
T-28 (LIGHT 8)
Daniel Rossen - You Belong There
JER - Bothered / Unbothered
Kendrick Lamar - Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers
Wormrot - Hiss
T-32 (Strong 7 to a LIGHT 8)
Benny the Butcher - Tana Talk 4
Black Dresses - Forget Your Own Face
Bladee & Ecco2k - Crest
Cheekface - Too Much to Ask
Kilo Kish - American Gurl
The Weeknd - Dawn FM
Thank u so much for keeping track
Such a great album. Can’t wait to see where he goes next
I listened to the album as soon as it dropped on spotify; already knew fantano would love it. Feels nice, coming to a review having listened to the record beforehand.
What an amazing year for music, although we haven’t gotten a ten this year I could care less. So many fresh and vibrant albums, both for rap and rock. Rap and rock can totally coexist with each other without one taking away from the other.
Damn I cant believe you found the beat on Stars "tedious" ... I absolutely fucking loved it and how unique it was, but hey everyone has their taste, cant judge.
But overall yeah, absolutely fucking stellar album. Quickly jumped in my top 5 if not top 3
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ABSOLUTELY BASED! STANDING OVATION FOR THE MELON! BASED!
strong nine absolute chills when fantano said that. such a satisfying review, isn't it brilliant when a hip hop album this good comes together
Apparently The Forever Story's deluxe will contain Baby Tate's full verse for surround sound which she mistakenly sent JID when he originally only asked for only a bridge. Anyways this record is amazing and my favourite album of the year
yes. YESS!!!
i've already said to myself that this is hiphop album of the year, and i felt like this is about to be a light 9 for anthony, AND ITS A STRONG 9.
This is incredible, watching JID getting the credit he deserves
I love how nobody is memeing in the comments and they're just saying that this album got the score that it deserved and that they are happy that jid is getting his flowers and putting out fantastic music.
When I was recommended this album they also said that every song is great. You usually hear that about alot of artists and its rarely so true, but it really was strong through n through. I'm excited to listen to his previous/future work.
This is my favorite album from one of my favorite artists! If I had to pick 4 favorite tracks, they would be, in order: "Lauder Too" (Ravyn Lanae's performance gave me goosebumps! She reminds me a bit of Kilo Kish, but unique-enough to be in her own lane. She now has a new fan), "Money", "Dance Now", and "2007" (technically, not on the album, but you get it).
J.I.D even improved on his singing on this project... he's just getting started!
JID just proved himself to be one of the best artists of this generation
Gus Fring.
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Great review overall, I just find kind of strange that Anthony havent mentioned “2007”, the real closer for the record, specially when is such an unskippable track to understand the FULL story conceptually. I hope he eventually reads this and notices out that miss.
He prolly didnt know the context behind that song or that it released at all. He is the busiest music nerd after all
@@chrismalinowski654 I mean, yeah, he probably omitted the song because he didn’t know of its existence at all. But I think it could be significant for the final score, so I’m trying to inform him
Section 80 - 8 GKMC - 9 TPAB - 10
Dicaprio 2 - 8 Forever - 9 TBA - 👀
i’m so glad you enjoyed this mr tony sir, i’ve been bumping that shit hard as hell recently
Thank you Anthony that was a fantastic review You've peaked my interest I'm checking this album out I love making music suggestions but I don't have an album at this moment but if you're really into German rap I believe Bushido, is a great choice I'm almost always listening to new stuff so I'll keep you updated if I find something interesting that I enjoy that maybe you haven't heard or reviewed yet, music on man.
Off topic but, i know you've been through some really hard times lately Anthony and just wanted to say that while i do not agree with you sometimes i appreciate the work you do for the music industry/community in general and for introducing me to new music/artist and allowing to be entertained with some decent comedy while discussing the passion i love so much which is music in segments like "Let's Argue". This lil' empire you have built is well deserved, we love you Melon!
That being said... Swimming 3, MBDTF 6, disliked, unsuscribed and reported
What he been thru lately?
@@6brett9 unfortunately facing marriage difficulties over the past few years. furthermore, his divorce documents were leaked on the internet post ken carson / destroy lonely review
🤣🤣🤣he coukdnt keep his wife ?damnb
@@Tokollo_ touch grass
@@ostrich.. Dudes who make fun of Anthony for separating from his wife never gonna have a wife to divorce in the first place
Dunno if it's a hot take...but IMO JID is the rapper with the all time best flow/vocal abilities in rap. Does need a few more great albums tho.
I think Andre takes vocal, and big boi takes flow but I also just love OutKast so I’m probably biased, but big boi has seriously underrated flow
@@isaacheard4202 Both of those rappers have top tier flow but JIDs technical abilities are one of a kind. The polyrhythms, the rhyme schemes, the wide selection of inflections. Simply the most dynamic and technically impressive rap flows ever from JID on this project.
As a rapper myself it’s almost impossible to believe some can flow like he does from a technical standpoint. Jaw dropping.
Just listened to this and my goodness, this is an amazing piece of art. Thank you for the recommendation as always, Melon. 💖
One of the few albums where I can sit down and listen to every single track. Amazing album that was definitely a 10/10 for me. All around fantastic!
Agree
trust me the new zootey album "pop star" iz AMAZING
Stars is personally my favorite song on the entire album
Ever since Ed, Edd, and Eddy came out by Jid I was a fan he give you the best of worlds. He give trap bangers and good r&b cuts on this album
This is my hip hop album of the year
Crack Sandwich, Can't Punk Me, Surround Sound and Lauder Too are my favs but who am I kidding, this album is a instant classic.
Unreal album. I've been so obsessed with JID. How one person can be so smart and creative is just crazy.
I love when Anthony's descriptions are only one or two words. Screw looking at the score or the flannel in the thumbnail, I just wanna hear that one word reaction to one of the best records of the year.
Can't wait to listen to this, started enjoying GID when I heard him on the J. Cole dreamers album, and really excited to hear this one!
I have a feeling that this year is going to go down as one of the best years in music. Not for big artists dropping amazing LPs, although Beyoncé dropped arguably her best albulm yet and Kendrick dropped his most artistic albulm yet, but for lesser known artists making some of the best music of this century so far. I’m excited to see what else is in store this year and I hope that this trend of good music continues!
I decided practice drawing expressions while listening this review and I realized when Fantano is super excited about a detail he pushes the bottom right of his smile up a little lowkey adorable 😂
9 is the perfect score for this album. I don't always agree with you melon, but you hit a homerun with this one. Huge shame about the outro not getting its samples cleared. 2007 is a great song and could potentially make this album a light 10 for me. Hoping for a deluxe.
This guy has been my favorite since 2018 and holy SHIT did he prove me right to all my friends. Fucking bonkers album
JID keeps growing as an artist and it's so great. I really enjoyed this record front to back. This man keeps me excited for every new single he drops.
2022 so blessed with all these amazing Hip-Hop records! 🙌