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Birth Name: Destin Choice Route
Place of Birth: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Date of Birth: October 31, 1990
Ethnicity: African-American
JID is an American rapper and singer. He is also known as J.I.D. He is part of musical collective Spillage Village and hip hop supergroup Zoink Gang. 6lack has also been a member of Spillage Village.
He is the son of Kathy and Carl Route. His name JID is after his grandmother’s nickname for his jittery behaviour. He has one child.
JID’s paternal grandfather was Carl Louis Route, Sr. (the son of Belton Route/Rout and Louise Coleman). Carl was born in Georgia.
JID’s paternal grandmother was named Mamie Clyde Singleton.