Hip-Hop History in the Making: JID and Clipse Unite on “Community“
The release of “Community,” a monumental collaboration between JID and the legendary duo Clipse, has sent a significant ripple through the hip-hop world.
The track, which arrived on August 7, 2025, from JID’s fourth studio album, God Does Like Ugly, marks a triumphant and highly anticipated reunion for brothers Pusha T and Malice.
The song serves as a powerful testament to their enduring chemistry and lyrical ability, with both artists delivering sharp, impactful verses that have been hailed by critics and fans alike.
This meeting of minds, bringing together the raw, old-school sensibilities of Virginia with the dynamic energy of Atlanta, immediately established itself as one of the hardest moments on the album.
The official music video, which debuted on August 29, 2025, further amplifies the track’s raw power and has added to the widespread critical and popular acclaim.
The visual component perfectly captures the song’s intense energy and elite wordplay, leaving little doubt about the sheer artistic force of this collaboration.
The release of “Community” has not only bolstered the already strong reception of JID’s album but has also signaled the momentous return of both members of Clipse.
The song is now widely available on all major streaming platforms, solidifying its place as a definitive highlight of the summer and a masterclass in modern hip-hop collaboration.
Quotable Lyrics:
The rain couldn’t understand it
The pain made them understand, sh*t
The sun tried to understand, the gun made me understand
The wind tried whisperin’ the warnin’
The land shakin’, plus the rhythm is enormous
All the forces like a portal to a vortex
Connected to the stars, just projecting where we part at
Pull up where you park at
Aim a little dart (Lil’ b*tch)
Where your bark at?
It’d be a shame if you stayed in them ‘partments
12 barely еven came to them ‘partmеnts
Catch a play then parlay in them apartments
I swear it’s like a party every day in them ‘partments
You was raised in them ‘partments, dang
Jump a shot or join a gang in them ‘partments
My mama say we gotta get away from them ‘partments,
it’s graves in them ‘partments
And it ain’t gotta end this way ’cause we ain’t start sh*t (Huh, look, okay)
I don’t give a f**k about no industry beef
Ain’t nobody give a f**k when Tay was dead in the street
I don’t do the sh*t you see on the screens
I been tapped in with true things
I peep your rap cap and I unscrew things
I don’t give a f**k about them ni**as at the top
The biggest ni**a on the block could still get shot
Pop, you thinkin’ Pac, I’m thinkin’— (Brr)
Can’t talk about that sh*t from— (You gotta chill out), you seen Fox?
Lisan al Gaib, I see a tiny line of silver
A way to make a play, although they say it’s unfamiliar
It’s off the kilter, I say the words without a filter
You gotta have nerve, it’ll make you strong if it don’t kill ya
I’ll put a bullet in Bob the f**kin’ Builder
‘Fore they try and kick us out the building, what about the children?
When I check a news channel, I get a similar feelin’, but still
We gon’ make it to Heaven, high water or Hell
But don’t take the highways
285 behind the damn wheel, it’s like a driveway
Givin’ all I could give Christ and I’d do it twice
Shai Gilchrist, heard thunder hit with lightning
And still I didn’t feel sh*t, talk about resilience
Off of Stone Mountain, Lithonia where I honed into my brilliance
It was after then I took my talents right up to Virginia
Heard they said the sh*t for lovers, sh*t was gutter, sh*t was gritty
I could tell you what it was, but let bruh tell you what I’m missin’, pay attention
