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In “General,” J.I.D. officially introduces himself to the public as Atlanta’s latest up-and-coming rapper. Here he tells his story of playing college football until he got kicked out of college. He also reflects on his past decisions during this incident and how they affected his future.
Lyrics like:
”Glad we did that, now I’m flying to Los Angeles with a 8th in my pre-rolls” express his newfound gratitude for getting kicked out as if he hadn’t been, he wouldn’t have turned to rap.
This song serves as J.I.D.’s opportunity to push his talent forward to the public by sharing his story, and how he can compete with other rappers by utilizing his impressive flows and clever rhyme schemes.
He also states his opinion on trap rappers, as Atlanta is known for artists such as Gucci Mane and Future.
From J.I.D’s interview with Rolling Stone:
Rolling Stone: In “General” you rap, “I don’t fuck with happy trappers.” How did you get to that point?
”I don’t even know what made me think of that in particular. But the statement is definitely true. When I grew up, drug dealers and people who was doing illegal stuff to get money, I never saw it as like a glorified thing. I didn’t see it like you sit and be stagnant – be happy with where you at in life. It was always means to a better way, to feed your family. I just never fucked with the over-glorification, but with more of the struggle. I feel our generation, we’re cool with the fiends or whatever. I’m getting too deep. There’s shit I hate. But at the same time, I’m trying to understand. Like, “Damn, why do people like it? Why are they attracted to this?” I do my research, get information on why something works, as opposed to just saying, “I hate this shit. I’ll never listen to it.””
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