Grateful
It’s one thing to attract as many top-tier guests to an album as DJ Khaled does. It’s another to create winning chemistry between them. Here, the producer/talent wrangler achieves that by seeking out intriguing contrasts as well as complementary voices for his string of radio-ready anthems. Travis Scott’s layered, shape-shifting vocal springs off Nas’ old-school gravitas (“It’s Secured”), Alicia Keys provides a regal counterpoint to Nicki Minaj’s bullish energy (“Nobody”), and JAY Z’s playful triumphalism bounces around Beyoncé’s steady cool (“Shining”).
The Snapchat icon’s 10th album is ostensibly an ode to the joys of fatherhood, but its A-list features and slick surfaces are the polar opposite of warm and fuzzy.
His glitziest album boasts big names and big tunes, but average filler weighs it down. Get our verdict on DJ Khaled's new album
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In an era when artists look to maximize on the way streaming affects the charts, lengthy albums seem to be the norm and DJ Khaled delivers just that with the tiring 22-track listening experience of new album Grateful.
DJ Khaled’s tenth studio album is a collection of hits and misses. It’s like eating a bag of Revels. One minute you’re enjoying