J.I.D Brushes Off Tory Lanez's Criticism About Music Being "Mid" In 2022

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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 26: J.I.D attends the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
J.I.D. says 2022 is "one of the best years" for hip-hop after Tory Lanez criticized the quality of music dropping this year.

Tory Lanez had hip-hop Twitter in a frenzy last week after he brushed off the state of music in 2022. The Canadian rapper explained that he felt music this year was "mid" with the exception of a few albums from Kendrick Lamar, Chris Brown, and a few others. However, some don't feel the same way as Tory Lanez, such as J.I.D., who is on pace to release his forthcoming album, The Forever Story.

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During a recent interview with TMZ, J.I.D. said that he thought Tory Lanez's comments were "crazy," especially with enormous efforts released by some of the genre's most prominent figures. "I didn't even know he said that. That's crazy," he said. "Music is music. Bro, it's all subjective. If that's how he feels, that's all perception."

The interviewer tried to pry further, asking J.I.D. whether he feels it's been a mediocre year in the genre. "This is one of the best years, I think," J.I.D. said. "It's perception. It's cool." Later on, J.I.D. also referred to Kendrick Lamar's album as "the bar" for this year.

Earlier in the interview, J.I.D. also discussed the labels that he could've signed prior to Dreamville. He explained that he had conversations with Coach K to join Quality Control before joking that he could've been "the fourth Migo."

Check out J.I.D.'s full interview below and sound off with your thoughts in the comments. 


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Aron A. is a features editor for HotNewHipHop. Beginning his tenure at HotNewHipHop in July 2017, he has comprehensively documented the biggest stories in the culture over the past few years. Throughout his time, Aron’s helped introduce a number of buzzing up-and-coming artists to our audience, identifying regional trends and highlighting hip-hop from across the globe. As a Canadian-based music journalist, he has also made a concerted effort to put spotlights on artists hailing from North of the border as part of Rise & Grind, the weekly interview series that he created and launched in 2021. Aron also broke a number of stories through his extensive interviews with beloved figures in the culture. These include industry vets (Quality Control co-founder Kevin "Coach K" Lee, Wayno Clark), definitive producers (DJ Paul, Hit-Boy, Zaytoven), cultural disruptors (Soulja Boy), lyrical heavyweights (Pusha T, Styles P, Danny Brown), cultural pioneers (Dapper Dan, Big Daddy Kane), and the next generation of stars (Lil Durk, Latto, Fivio Foreign, Denzel Curry). Aron also penned cover stories with the likes of Rick Ross, Central Cee, Moneybagg Yo, Vince Staples, and Bobby Shmurda.
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