JID

At a glance

Born 1989-10-31.

Known as: rapper, singer, and songwriter. Citizenship: United States.

Listed as: human.

Who they were

Personal life Route supported Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock in the 2020 United States Senate elections , performing at a rally for both in 2020. [ 1 ] Route is a father, which he announced in the closing track of his 2025 album God Does Like Ugly . [ 2 ] ^ Mitchell, Tia. "Warnock, Ossoff appeal to young voters at hip-hop focused DeKalb rally" . The Atlanta Journal-Constitution . Retrieved June 16, 2025 . ^ Conteh, Mankaprr (August 8, 2025). "JID Is a New Father and Uneasy Messiah" .

Destin Choice Route, is an American rapper better known by his stage name JID. Born and raised in Atlanta, he signed with J. Cole's Dreamville Records, an imprint of Interscope Records, in 2017. He formed the musical collective Spillage Village with EarthGang in 2010, and later assembled the hip hop group Zoink Gang with Smino, Buddy, and Guapdad 4000. His fluent rapping style and usage of wordplay have frequently received acclaim from music critics.

Early life

Educated at: Stephenson High Schoole.

Early life Route was born in 1989 in Atlanta, Georgia, to Carl Louis Route Jr. and Kathy Jean Route. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The youngest of seven children, he adopted the moniker JID from his grandmother's nickname for him based on his "jittery" behavior. [ 3 ] Route grew up listening to Sly and the Family Stone and Earth, Wind & Fire before shifting to the 1990s New York hip-hop scene, which included rappers such as Jay-Z , Nas , and Mobb Deep . He attended Stephenson High School ,

Why this date

JID appears on our October 31 calendar for 1990 as a birth entry.