We are in the final days of summer, just as the season of blockbuster movies is giving way to the season of low expectations.
God Did is DJ Khaled’s thirteenth (thirteenth!) solo album, and he gives it to us like Indiana Jones slipping through a door just as it closes.
The professional screamer’s producer, executive, social media personality and newest long-player are consistent with his pattern of big-budget, high-shine releases. It features a guest list full of bankable stars (Jay-Z, Drake, Eminem and Future), as well as exciting new talent (Skillibeng, Latto, Nardo Wick).
God Did is an album that constantly aims for viral moments, radio hits and street credibility all at the same time. This was suggested by the album’s lead single, “Staying Alive,” which was a middling collaboration between Drake and Lil Baby and interpolated the Bee Gees’ hit Saturday Night Fever.
Here are the major moments that have people talking, including a rambling verse from Jay-Z, an incredible turn from 21 Savage, and a totally off-the-beaten-track sample of the 1980s.
Jay-Z wants us to know that he is rich and has helped make others rich.
Jay-Z is 52 years old, has a net worth of over $1 billion, and leads an extraordinarily successful life. He doesn’t have to keep rhyming, which is why every time he walks into the booth to perform, it immediately catches the attention of the hip-hop community at large.
As he raps 80 bars to close “God Did,” his verse on the album’s title track is the equivalent of an NBA infraction for a superstar. Some lyrics have already caused a stir on the internet, such as the following, in which he raps about his multi-billionaire family tree: “How many billionaires can come from the nursery of Hov?
I count three, me, Ye and Rih/Bron is a Roc boy, so technically four. The verse also cleverly contrasts Jay’s humble beginnings as a street hustler in New York with the development of the drug culture. He makes a joke saying, “Now the cannabis in the stores, can you believe this, Ty?”
There are a few awkward lines, the most notable of which is when he compares the success of Rihanna’s Fenty clothing line to the sale of fentanyl, but overall it’s a long verse that lets Jay get on with it. brag about his business acumen in a way he can’t. Or, to put it another way, he calls them “the local boys with the local office.”
A Juice WRLD collab that has been in the works for three years is finally out.
Juice WRLD’s song “Another One” first premiered over three years ago. Although Khaled did not directly contribute to the song, there are several references to him and his iconic catchphrases in the song.
The song has now officially been released as “Juice WRLD Did”, although it has been leaked in the meantime.
The God Did tracklist is immediately apparent from the fact that it was produced by regular Juice collaborators Nick Mira and DT. This song is a good example of the rapper’s talent for composing memorable hooks and demonstrates his talent for sprinkling his lines with references to well-known moments in pop culture.
He said Lil Bibby randomly submitted it to him, and he felt compelled to include it on the album, even though “Juice WRLD Did” doesn’t fit in perfectly with the other tracks on the album. by Khalid.
In either case, it is a pleasure to be able to listen to the work of a very gifted musician who died far too soon.
Latto never ceases to amaze them with his incredible ability to put his unique spin on old standards.
One of the most promising new artists of 2021, Atlanta MC Latto has been riding a wave of success since releasing his album 777 and making powerful appearances on tracks by Megan Thee Stallion and Calvin Harris. On the song “Bills Paid” by God Did, which was a collaboration with City Girls, she takes center stage.
Latto establishes her method of operation when she interacts with interested guys, resulting in a performance that exudes an extraordinary amount of self-assurance. She raps, “He asked me what my horoscope was, and I said, ‘A dollar sign’.”
Latto has already demonstrated his ability to put his own spin on well-known samples; for example, listen to his hit “Big Energy”, which is a cover of Mariah Carey’s “Fantasy”. Here she does the same with “Bills Paid”.
This track was co-produced by Khaled himself and samples the 2001 single “Lights, Camera, Action!” by Mr Cheeks. It was an underrated club hit that felt like the spiritual successor to the Bad Boy style of high-gloss hits that were popular in the late 1990s, particularly because it featured its own classic example of “Keep on Truckin’ by Eddie Kendrick.
The song is awesome and firmly establishes Latto as one of the best rappers around in terms of updating yesterday’s classics. “Bills Paid” features a string melody that’s been beefed up, and there are funky guitar touches throughout.
Finally, we take a look inside the vault that Dr. Dre and Kanye West worked on.
Rap fans were surprised in 2019 when Kanye announced that he and Dr. Dre would be collaborating on an upcoming project titled Jesus is King, Part II.
Even though Kanye’s production was starting to get erratic, the prospect of the two legendary producer-rappers working together was undeniably intriguing. The two had never worked together before for some reason.
We never heard anything from those sessions, but Khaled did unleash something with “Use This Gospel (Remix)” that seems to be from that era. Kanye West and Eminem contribute vocals to the track, while Dr Dre and Timbaland are responsible for producing it. The track is a who’s who of rap royalty.
The production is classic Dr Dre, with minimal slamming drums and low piano chords that are ominous. It doesn’t quite live up to the original, which is quietly one of Kanye’s great late-career tracks and notable for his much-publicized Clipse reunion.
However, this version doesn’t quite live up to the original. However, it’s fun to hear Eminem tumbling around to a Dre beat like he did in the good old days.
On the moving track “Way Past Luck”, 21 Savage has the freedom to go deep.
No one raps better than 21 Savage over eerie Wes Craven-inspired horror beats. Nobody. The Freddy Krueger Razor Mitt suits him perfectly thanks to his deadpan delivery, acerbic sense of humor, and talent for finding original ways to threaten people.
Nonetheless, throughout his career he has demonstrated an ability to channel another side of himself into velvety soul samples. This ability has been a feature of his work.
The tracks “A Lot” and “Letter 2 My Momma” from his 2018 album I Am > I Was are among the best songs he’s ever recorded, and on God Did’s “Way Past Luck” he returns again in this wheelhouse. .
Savage finds himself in a contemplative state as he rolls along to a beat produced by Khaled, StreetRunner and Tarik Azzouz.
There is a single verse on “Way Past Luck” which is rapped by 21 Savage in a stream of consciousness style. In this verse, Savage raps about the incongruity of being a famous black man (“Police hate me, white fans show me love”), and how his brand of creepy Atlanta rap has crossed over (“The heart inside the trenches, I can’t go pop / We make street records and they go pop”), and the impact of the father
The song doesn’t quite reach the same level of intellectual depth as “A Lot,” but it’s still a strong candidate for inclusion in one of 21 Savage’s projects.
Khaled’s detractors love to joke that his albums are full of tracks that aren’t good enough to make the star artist’s own releases, but “Way Past Luck” is unequivocally an exception to that rule.
Quavo and Takeoff deliver excellent performances, doing justice to the late Eddie Murphy’s sample release.
Despite the various skills they possess, the members of Migos are not particularly known for their sense of humor (except Carpool Karaoke session).
It’s great to hear Quavo and Takeoff rapping with their typical emphasis on a beat that samples Eddie Murphy’s 1985 single “Party All the Time.” “Party” isn’t a terrific song in the traditional sense. , but it’s great to hear Quavo and Takeoff rapping.
As Murphy sings about an insatiable socialite girlfriend over a trap beat that features thunderous 808s, two Atlanta rappers trade bars in their signature triplet cadence. The song is about an insatiable socialite girlfriend.
Even though their references – Dave Chappelle’s Rick James sketch, a Three 6 Mafia hit from 2006 and Tony Hawk’s skateboarding exploits – seem almost as dated as the sample itself, Quavo and Takeoff are clearly having a good time. here. They recently formed a new duo called Unc & Phew amid longstanding rumors of bad blood with Offset. The duo is called Unc & Ouf.
Quavo and Takeoff are currently working on an album, and if they continue to lean into nerdy fun the same way they do on this club cut, they might find some new life and a reason to keep the party going.
Once again, Khaled’s affection for dancehall music is reflected in this song.
DJ Khaled has released 13 studio albums, and throughout their ups and downs he has used each one as a stage on which to introduce mainstream listeners to talented reggae and dancehall artists.
He has previously collaborated with well-known Jamaican artists such as Buju Banton and Sizzla, and he invites them both, and a small army of other Jamaican musicians, to appear on “These Streets Know My Name”.
Skilling, who is only 25 years old but rising rapidly, is featured on the track along with several dancehall legends such as Buju Banton, Sizzla, Bounty Killer and Capleton.
The song features skillful A&R work that brings all of these artists together. Though the teenage singer gets in the way of the beat at top speed, it’s Banton’s gruff, soaring authority that drives the song.
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Although Khaled is adept at following and fitting in with current music trends, his dedication to promoting dancehall music comes across as sincere and genuine. The song “These Streets Know My Name” is considered one of the strongest tracks on the album.
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