God Does Like Ugly
God Does Like Ugly Album ∙ Hip-Hop/Rap ∙ 2025 JID There was a time when Dreamville’s talented artist roster seemed destined to remain perpetually in J. Cole’s formidable shadow. Yet those who followed the Atlanta-raised JID from his mixtape days and the Spillage Village Bears Like This era had to know he couldn’t be contained for long. Some three years after his ambitious and acclaimed The Forever Story —and just over a month since the guest-laden GDLU (Preluxe) EP—his fourth solo album obviously comes with heightened fan expectations. Borrowing its title from his late grandmother’s clever turn of phrase, God Does Like Ugly finds the technically proficient MC up for the existential challenge. The unmistakable sound of Westside Gunn’s assertive bellows introduce the tremulous “YouUgly,” in which JID assails sales-obsessed fandoms while puffing out his chest and stacking his checks. Immediately afterwards, he’s officially back in his storytelling ...
