DJ Khaled

The album includes Eminem, Future, Kanye West, SZA, 21 Savage, Lil Wayne, Lil Durk, Roddy Ricch, Travis Scott, Latto, City Girls, Don Toliver, Jadakiss, ...

Now, the power of this legacy defines his thirteenth full-length album-which bears the name-God Did [We The Best Music Group/Epic Records], preceded by the current banger alongside frequent collaborators Drake and Lil Baby, "Staying Alive." As a committed philanthropist, he founded his 501(c)3 organization The We The Best Foundation. Last year, Khaled unleashed his twelfth full-length album, KHALED KHALED [We The Best Music Group/Epic Records]. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper, & Lil Wayne], 6x multi-platinum "Wild Thoughts" [feat. For over two decades, the very mention of DJ Khaled has implied an elevated level of musical greatness, entrepreneurial excellence, and cultural impact. As part of the feature, he opens up about GOD DID, his vision for the future, and so much more. Plus, it bowed at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100, holding strong on the chart. Future & SZA] at noon on Tuesday August 30, and concludes with "Way Past Luck" [feat. It has already amassed over 34.7 million Spotify streams and 12 million YouTube views on the music video. He notably set the stage for the album with "Staying Alive" [feat. Future & Lil Baby] at noon today and "It Ain't Safe" [feat. Lil Durk, 21 Savage, & Roddy Ricch] at noon on Monday August 29, "Beautiful" [feat.

Alongside Rick Ross, Lil Wayne and John Legend, JAY-Z provided an epic verse on DJ Khaled's new song "God Did."

The rumors are true, that’s for a fact.” “A lot of rumors are not true, but these are true. [August 26, 2022] “The rumors are true,” he said. That I’ll tell you, for a fact. I’m a Jay fan, you’re a Jay fan?

Jay-Z. Drake, Future, and Kanye West are among the attendees for his latest collection of 'we the best' bangers. By Mosi Reeves ...

Cheeks club-rap chestnut “Lights, Camera, Action” on “Bills Paid.” The less said about [Kanye West](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/kanye-west/) and [Eminem](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/eminem/)’s “Use This Gospel,” the better. Khaled’s “we the best” declarations are as commercially successful as anyone else’s, even if he generally lacks the nuance and depth that mark the form at its aesthetic peak. However, he arranges and helps finance the recording sessions, corrals the acts into the studio, and coaxes performances that range from “mid” to outstanding. Amidst all the hate Khaled receives – that he’s generally annoying and his albums resemble celebrity basketball games – perhaps the most lasting criticism is that he “doesn’t do anything.” He’s not a musician, per se, though he’s grown careful to add himself to his liner notes despite making few if any musical contributions to his tracks. But DJ Khaled has earned more fame than his predecessors, or contemporaries like DJ Drama, yielding four platinum albums, a welter of unavoidable hits like “I’m the One” and “Wild Thoughts,” and the spectacle of former President Barack Obama using his “All I Do Is Win” as entrance music. For over 15 years – and longer, if you count his early days as a Miami radio and club DJ – he has positioned himself as the id of rap’s mainstream, a meme-able interlocutor of the form’s pop ambitions.

Hov dropped a strong candidate for the verse of the year on DJ Khaled's latest album.

I know DJ Khaled is the king of exaggerations, but that man did not lie. [Complex](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1nk_xulSEU) about the Roc Nation mogul’s verse, Khaled said, “The rumors are true! That I can tell you.” [10% offNooci](https://go.linkby.com/CNMNMQEH) He even cleared up any suspicion that he’s beefing with Meek Mill after he [all of them](https://www.theroot.com/rihanna-kanye-west-jay-z-make-forbes-billionaire-list-1848757199) are [billionaires](https://www.theroot.com/the-secrets-of-black-billionaires-kanye-west-1848969798)—including Jay. I know that’s a tall order considering Hov is considered by many to be the greatest rapper of all time, but his bars on this verse are pretty special.

DJ Khaled's "GOD DID" featuring JAY-Z is our Rap Song of the Week. Plus, hear essential tracks from JID, Meechy Darko, and Lola Brooke.

[JAY-Z](https://consequence.net/artist/jay-z/) on “GOD DID,” the title track from [DJ Khaled](https://consequence.net/artist/dj-khaled/)’s latest all-star compilation, because Hov’s verse is the only one anybody is going to remember. Though no one would begrudge Jay for hanging it up after the masterful [4:44](https://consequence.net/2017/07/album-review-jay-z-444/), hip-hop is a sport and there’s no doubt he’s been listening when other MCs are bought up in best rapper alive conversations. “Odds wasn’t great, we even be alive/ Gotta be crazy to y’all n****s, we surprised,” he raps. Check out the full playlist [here](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7gCkGaQbqXXQ3ugrFT1lR8). [Rap Song of the Week](https://consequence.net/tag/rap-song-of-the-week) highlights the hip-hop tracks you need to hear. Moving far beyond the drug trade and music industry, Jay has reset the bar for anyone with hip-hop dreams.

DJ Khaled, Elton John, Britney Spears, Lil Tjay and more have new music out this week. Which release is your favorite? Vote in our poll!

“I took seven shots, no shame/ Back to wall, I’m still gon’ blow you down, I ain’t no stain,” he raps on the introspective track. [Elton John](https://www.billboard.com/artist/elton-john) is back again with dance pop (as previously heard in the “Cold Heart” (PNAU Remix) with Dua Lipa), and is trying his hand at recreating the same magic with [Britney Spears](https://www.billboard.com/artist/britney-spears) in “Hold Me Closer.” The new collab — which, notably, is the first track the pop princess has released since the end of her 13-year conservatorship — marries verses from the John’s 1992 hit “The One” with the chorus of his 1971’s “Tiny Dancer,” and repackages them in a dance-friendly release, with Spears’ vocals floating through to support. The prominent DJ returned with the release of God Did, an ambitious 18-track project which, as per usual for the producer, features a host of his favorite friends and collaborators.

DJ Khaled pleads the fifth while discussing Migos breakup rumors. DJ Khaled is currently in celebration mode because his 13th studio album, titled GOD DID, ...

N***a you blackballed me I ain't said shit one time homie I ain't spoke to you in 2 years now I drop and you want ya name on my credit?" "You asking me, I'm always going to be like, 'Those are brothers, and it's our job to make sure that they continue to be brothers,' but obviously they got their thing. I don't know, but I could tell you this, that mother f***ing Takeoff and Quavo on this album, called 'Party All the Time'...that mother f****r gon' go!"

Una lista curada por The Associated Press de lo que está por llegar a los servicios de streaming, las plataformas musicales, el cine y la televisión en ...

Prueba “The Boleyns: A Scandalous Family” de PBS, una docuserie de tres partes que se estrena el domingo 28 de agosto en PBS y PBS.org. “Katrina Babies” se estrena el miércoles 24 de agosto por HBO y estará disponible más adelante en HBO Max. La pareja, interpretada por Eddie Marsan (“Sherlock”, “Ray Donovan”) y Monica Dolan (“A Very English Scandal”), no le dijo la verdad a sus hijos quienes pasaron por el duelo de la muerte de su padre cuando en realidad estaba vivo, lo que no congració al matrimonio con el juez que presidió el caso. El intérprete de “Barely Breathing” ha ampliado su reputación en el teatro, incluyendo las obras de Broadway “Spring Awakening”, “American Psycho” y “NOIR”. — “Funny Pages”, que se estrena el viernes 26 de agosto en cine y en video a la carta, tuvo un camino aún más sinuoso para llegar a su estreno. — Marcus King y sus impresionantes habilidades con la guitarra han vuelto a hacer equipo con el vocalista de Black Keys y productor galardonado con el Grammy Dan Auerbach para crear el álbum “Young Blood”, que será lanzado el viernes 26 de agosto.

This week's New Music Friday sees the release of albums from J.I.D, DJ Khaled, Roc Marciano, Mach Hommy, Meechy Darko, Alchemist and more.

He’s continued to build his acclaim through albums such as last year’s CARE PACKAGE 4 THE STREETS, forever grateful from February of this year and now Waited My Turn. Songs such as “FINDERS KEEPERS” with Scorey and “KILL CUPID” from 2021’s EAT YOUR HEART OUT established Kenji as an artist capable of appealing to a large demographic. As can be expected, fans were always hopeful that the Brooklyn rapper would step into his own lane and release music independently. Dollar Menu 4, the follow-up to Balens Cho and the magnificent Pray for Haiti from 2021, recruits a small, but vicious cast of guest producers and rappers including Your Old Droog, Tha God Fahim, Big Cheeko and more. His raps are tighter and more introspective and the beat selection is more diverse. His dark, sinister-sounding voice would catch the ears of whichever listener the music encountered. The Forever Story has been a long time in the making. His career truly begun to take off with The Never Story, an album which finds the East Atlanta rapper spitting alongside EarthGang, Mereba and 6LACK. Like anything the veteran artist touches, GOD DID is ostentatious and grandiose in scale. Other new albums of the week include Internet Money’s Dro Kenji with ANYWHERE BUT HERE, Lil Bean’s Waited My Turn and many more. Meechy Darko, one of the three members of New York rap crew Flatbush Zombies, has also dropped off his debut solo project, Gothic Luxury. From there we head East to Miami and explore DJ Khaled’s latest effort GOD DID, the follow-up to last year’s KHALED KHALED.

Complex's best new music this week includes soongs from DJ Khaled, Jay-Z, Lil Baby, JID, Offset, Moneybagg Yo, Pi'erre Bourne, IDK, and many more.

“Free Slime” is one of two songs IDK released this week along with “Drive.” The title of IDK’s new track “Free Slime,” is a tribute to Young Thug who is currently incarcerated. “When I drop down he turn me up/ Pussy got him shutting up/ Ain’t worried bout a nigga cuz I always got a runner up,” she spits. “Good Movie” is expected to appear on Pi’erre Bourne’s upcoming album of the same name, which is slated for release on September 2. “Good Movie” is a smooth and melodic track from Pi’erre Bourne. Ari Lennox is the spine of the track, providing a jazzy and melodious bridge where she promises, “Baby, don’t leave, you’re all I need/And if you stay then I’ma change my ways/ Baby, don’t leave, you’re all I need.” This track is a standout from JID’s new album, The Forever Story. “Big Stunna” is a dizzying and sinister track anchored in piano keys that finds the duo bragging about their endless wealth, luxurious possessions, and reputations. “Big stunna, big stunna/But the shots can’t miss/ Real nigga, I can’t fuck with you, nigga/ I can’t hang, ain’t no snakes in none of my campaign,” Quavo raps on the chorus over DJ Durel and Budda Beats co-production. “Bulletproof like government/ Grew up with my brother ‘nem/ Big bruh always hustling/ Since my brother got killed, it ain’t no fighting, it ain’t no tussling,” Offset raps. He also touches on his recent shooting, rapping, “I do my own thing, fuck it, I took seven shots, no shame/Back to wall, I’m still gon’ blow you down, I ain’t no stain.” Prior to the shooting, Lil Tjay released his EP Strictly 4 My Fans in April. His new single “Beat Da Odds” details the near-fatal incident as well as other obstacles the rapper overcame. “But I’m so cultivating, everybody replicate me, nigga, face facts/ Dreadlocks, face tats, I’m the apex,” Tunechi raps.

From a Rare Dr. Dre Beat to an Unexpected Eddie Murphy Sample, These are the Highlights of DJ Khaled's God Did ... There's a lot to enjoy after the Jay-Z verse.

Either way, it’s enjoyable to hear the voice of a truly talented artist gone too soon. There are a few clunker lines, chiefly one where he compares the sale of Rihanna’s Fenty clothing line to fentanyl, but it’s an expansive verse that allows Jay to brag about his corporate prowess as only he can. ”Now the weed in stores, can you believe this, Ty?” he jokes.

JAY-Z's verse on DJ Khaled's God Did featuring Rick Ross Lil Wayne and John Legend explained with full song audio.

He raps “Me and Meek could never beef, I freed that ni**a from a whole bid, Hov did,” in reference to the reported millions of dollars Jay contributed to Meek’s legal funds to help free him when he was incarcerated. Jay uses the end of the verse to explicitly stake his claim to Rap’s throne. On “God Did,” Jay artfully raps about his continuing efforts to free the unjustly imprisoned and his gratefulness for having avoided prison himself, all while warning others to do the same. Each of those men, however, is a close affiliate of Jay and one would expect them to extol the virtues of the man who has played such an important role in their trajectories. I can’t believe this sh*t.’” On “God Did,” Jay reinforces this concept numerous times, rapping “Now the weed in stores, can you believe this, Ty? The man born Shawn Carter uses Khaled’s platform not to do lyrical gymnastics, but to run down the resume of what he has accomplished in music and in life. [JAY-Z bailed out several fathers](https://ambrosiaforheads.com/2020/01/jay-z-yo-gotti-reform-video/), so they could be reunited with their families. This was a major point he revealed in his recent discussion with Kevin Hart, where Jay said ” “I was actually on Facetime with Ty [Jay’s close friend and Roc Nation co-founder], and I was saying I don’t think people realize that we just sit around all the time and [say] like ‘Can you believe this sh*t? While JAY-Z has been considered a GOAT MC for decades, discussion about him as one of Hip-Hop’s elite has waned in the last few years, as Kendrick, Cole and Drake have become the most regularly mentioned contenders for the throne. With the release of DJ Khaled’s “God Did,” featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, John Legend and JAY-Z, however, Hov has reminded all that he believes the discussion about who is Rap’s greatest MC starts and stops with him. [Johnny P’s Caddy](https://ambrosiaforheads.com/2022/01/benny-j-cole-johnny-p-caddy/),” Cole rapped about destroying your favorite rappers, killing MCs on their own songs and even saying he would do so to Jesus, if he ever asked for a feature verse. What made Cole’s bars all the more savage was that they came as part of his guest appearance on a song by Griselda’s Benny The Butcher.

After weeks of anticipation fed with inspirational speeches, DJ Khaled God Did's 13th studio album has finally arrived.

Dre and I said, “Dre, bless up, brother, yo, boom boom.” I was like, “Yo, I would love to put your song on my album that you produced with Em and Ye.” Make a long story short, he was like, “Yo, I’m down, we just got to make sure we get Em’s blessings,” and I’m like, “Of course, everybody got to bless this.” He hits me back, and Dre said, “We got you, and we love you.” Zane, this is my idol, Zane, Dr. I was working on another record that I wanted to present to him that I produced, that I wanted to present to him to get on, and I never played it for him. I mean, it is the music business; that’s why it is called the music business. When K.R.O.K heard his drum pattern in the background of the video Khaled posted on Twitter, he posted a message on his IG which reads, ‘I respect all producers, but this is why I don’t post my production, and this is why I purposely make my drums awkward as f***. Again, it is not about bashing, it’s about proper credit, but it is shocking that I must find this out via Twitter more than anything. He came by my house like a year and a half ago, I played him music, first he came to my house to get some eggs, 8:00 in the morning and he just showed up to my house. I ended up catching the COVID, so I look at my phone, I’m like, ” he hit me back,” but I was sick with the COVID, God bless, God is great, so I didn’t want to hit him back right away because I didn’t have my energy, my spirit wasn’t . We get the blessings, before I came up with calling Ye about this, a few months ago, I texted Dre to see if this was still his number because I ain’t talked to him in a while.I said, “Bless up, brother, is this still your number?” I think he hits me back like a week or two weeks later. I talked to Ye, he said, “I’m down,” but obviously I said, “I got to call Dre to get his blessings, and of course, Em’s blessings.” After I hung out with Ye, I called Dr. I told you he was making records for this album, me and Ye, he couldn’t finish them because he was so busy, so I said, “I got an idea. Kanye, he got so much going on, he’s doing a lot, so I’m like, “Yo,” I called Kanye one day and Khaled was recently interviewed by Zane Lowe’s show on Apple Music to vast in the glory of releasing his album.

What does DJ Khaled do, exactly? It's a question that reverberates across the past decade and a half of pop music, with a number of possible answers.

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