WRK (song)
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| Single by JID | ||||
| from the album God Does Like Ugly | ||||
| Released | April 18, 2025 | |||
| Genre | Trap | |||
| Length | 3:14 | |||
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"WRK" (pronounced "work") is a song by American rapper JID, released on April 18, 2025 as the lead single from his fourth studio album, God Does Like Ugly (2025). It was produced by Pluss and Christo.
JID first previewed the song during his performance at the Dreamville Festival on April 6, 2025.[1] On April 15, he teased the song in a video on Instagram, revealing details behind the creation:
Starting this new journey coming off The Forever Story has been a very strange, productive, yet tedious process. I remember not feeling like I got what I think I deserved after that album came out and it sent me into a dark place (for maybe 20 minutes I ain't no bitch.) Fast forward to Pluss playin' this beat for me in the studio and all I could hear was my OG coach saying, "Let's go to work." I live my life by the saying "you can only control what you can control," so this is the first step into a new world that I control. And. It's. Fucking. UGLY[2]
Composition
The instrumental contains "dense" percussion and "layers of textured synths", over which JID raps in fast-paced delivery. Lyrically, he centers around about satisfying his ambition and obsession in working on his music and the emotional toll of his effort, such as sacrificing his sleep and mental peace.[3] The song also serves as a response to his critics.[4]
Critical reception
The song received generally positive reviews. Sam Moore of HipHopDX called it "a typically breakneck lyrical affair."[5] Bryson "Boom" Paul of HotNewHipHop described the production as "creating a sonic landscape that feels urgent yet polished" and wrote "JID's wordplay remains sharp, but it’s his transparency that cuts deeper this time."[3] Margaret Farrell of Stereogum wrote, "It's a dynamic and bouncy track, showing off JID's agile flow, packed with melodic cries and an unexpected vocal shift from the rapper towards the end."[6]