J.I.D shares “Dance Now,” reveals upcoming album art and release date

J.I.D has revealed new details about his forthcoming project, The Forever Story, and shared its second single. “Dance Now” is four minutes and change of lightning-fast wordplay, complemented by a soulful chorus from Kenny Mason and Fousheé. It arrives alongside a Trey Lyons-directed visual treatment that finds the Atlanta emcee patrolling a blighted suburban landscape where violence lurks around every corner.

The Forever Story is due out August 26 via Dreamville/Interscope. In addition to the new song, it will also include January’s “Surround Sound,” which features 21 Savage and Baby Tate. Check out the record’s newly unveiled cover shot, captured by Naskademini from a late scene in the “Dance Now” music video, below.