Atlanta has a habit of turning out rappers who sharpen every bar until it cuts clean. J.I.D sits firmly in that lane, all quick-fire delivery and tightly controlled energy, backed by a stage presence that holds attention from the first track. He first lands on the radar in 2015 with the DiCaprio EP, introducing a fast-talking storyteller from the city’s east side. Since then come Grammy nods, a near two-billion-stream collaboration with Imagine Dragons, and last year’s The Forever Story. Live, he keeps things stripped back.
May 26. B2,600 via here. Lido Connect. 8pm