JID links with Clipse on the Christo-led God Does Like Ugly
The 15-track album also brings Ciara and EARTHGANG together on “Sk8.”
File photo: JID performing at Toronto’s Mod Club in December 2017. Mac Downey / The Come Up Show · CC BY 2.0 · Resized for display.
JID released his fourth studio album, God Does Like Ugly, on August 8, 2025, through Dreamville and Interscope. Longtime collaborator Christo executive produced the 15-track project, with Clipse joining JID on “Community.”
Atlanta connections and a Clipse feature
Westside Gunn opens the guest roster on “YouUgly.” Ciara and EARTHGANG appear together on “Sk8,” while Vince Staples joins “VCRs” and Don Toliver takes a spot on “What We On.”
The later stretch includes Jessie Reyez on “No Boo,” Baby Kia on “On McAfee,” Mereba on “Of Blue” and Pastor Troy on “K-Word.” “For Keeps” closes the original tracklist, after a run of collaborations that also includes Ty Dolla $ign and 6LACK together on “Wholeheartedly.”
