
JID – 32 (Freestyle)
Here’s the standout track “32 (Freestyle)” from JID—dropping just ahead of his GDLU Preluxe tape, which lands July 4:
🎤 What’s happening:
- Over Playboi Carti’s “HBA” beat, JID delivers rapid-fire bars across high-swung punchlines: “Interscope, hit your boy with a twenty-piece / In a scope, you resemble a Kennedy…” x.com+14hotnewhiphop.com+14hypebeast.com+14
- Visualizer features throwback footage from his high school football days, reinforcing his roots in both hustle and athleticism hypebeast.com+2rapradar.com+2thesource.com+2.
📣 Audience & buzz:
- HotNewHipHop praises its “venomous freestyle” energy and flow-switching skills hotnewhiphop.com.
- Hypebeast notes that JID continues his numbered freestyle series—“30,” “31,” and now “32”—taking over Carti’s instrumental as a statement instagram.com+14hypebeast.com+14rap-up.com+14.
- Reddit’s r/hiphopheads erupted: “PRELUXE DROPPING FRIDAY” and “he switches flows like absolute magic” hotnewhiphop.com+3reddit.com+3rapradar.com+3.
📅 Release timeline:
Project | Release Date |
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“32 (Freestyle)” | July 1–2 |
GDLU Preluxe (prelude to album) | July 4 rap-up.com+5hotnewhiphop.com+5hypebeast.com+5 |
God Does Like Ugly (full album) | August 8 |
🧠 Why it matters:
- Marks a hammering re-entry after his April single “WRK” and verse on Offset’s “Bodies”—which broke into the Hot 100 hypebeast.com+4v13.net+4rap-up.com+4.
- Reinforces JID’s reputation as one of the most technically skilled MCs in hip-hop, drawing critical buzz and fan hype.
- Deepens the narrative of “preluxe before album”, a strategy rappers use to build feel and momentum.
Want a breakdown of favorite bars, a compare‑and‑contrast with past freestyles, or a review of the whole Preluxe once it drops? Just say the word!
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