DJ Khaled - Major Key

DJ Khaled โ€“ Major Key Reaction

DJ Khaled - Major KeyDJ Khaled is like the hip-hop version of Jim Ross. He has a lot of commentary, never actually gets into the action, but yet somehow remains ingrained in the culture. Major Key is the ninth studio โ€œalbumโ€ by Mr. Khaled and like all of his previous releases itโ€™s more of a compilation than an album. But for all the flack he gets for not actually rapping or producing or writing, he does do what very few people in the industry can do.

He has an uncanny ability to bring together the biggest names out there and get them to hop on a song together. He makes a lot of dream collaborations happen and whether or not they live up to the hype is questionable, but itโ€™s easy to get sucked into the hype at every track listing reveal. Iโ€™m almost ashamed to say it but I definitely got pulled into that vortex this go around. I mean, how could a song with Future & Jay Z not be good right? Big Sean & Kendrick? J. Cole? Nas!? Sign me up! Thereโ€™s no way this could disappoint; right? Right???

โ€œStraight up, late nights mixed with early days
Itโ€™ll probably be that way until the pearly gates
Stress weighing on me, they want me to nervous break
These hoes showing fake love when I prefer the hate, man
Sheesh, at least if you real then I have to respect itโ€

Wrong! Damnit, he did it again. He pulled me in with false promises that heโ€™s never fully lived up to before and ย I walked away disappointed. Again. Now Iโ€™m not saying that the songs are awful or that thereโ€™s no value in Major Key. Iโ€™m just saying that overall I found the album to be highly forgettable. Letโ€™s take for example โ€œDonโ€™t Ever Play Yourselfโ€. Itโ€™s a song that features, Fabolous, Fat Joe, and Busta Rhymes; no slouches lyrically. I was expecting a five and half minute lyrical onslaught set to a maelstrom of fire, a la โ€œSix Minutes of Deathโ€œ. But I was left with no feeling, good or bad, just meh. Thatโ€™s the problem with most of the songs onย Major Key, and with all of his โ€œalbumsโ€, they provide so much potential but are never able to maximize it. I canโ€™t tell if itโ€™s the production or the artists faults, but all parties seem disinterested. Like Lorenzo said inย A Bronx Tale, โ€œThe saddest thing in life is wasted talent.โ€

I know Iโ€™m being harsh (and rightfully so), but like I stated before there arenโ€™t any necessarily โ€œbadโ€ songs onย Major Key. โ€œI Got the Keysโ€, while I didnโ€™t think it lived up to the hype will still get plenty of play in my car and the clubs. โ€œFor Freeโ€ is a certified club banger and โ€œHoly Keyโ€, โ€œNas Album Doneโ€, and โ€œJermaineโ€™s Interludeโ€ were all great songs; with โ€œNas Album Doneโ€ being my favorite out of the bunch.ย Major Keyย was a decent DJ Khaled album that once again couldnโ€™t live up to the massive potential, but there are a number of songs that will still get play for a few weeks at least.

โ€œLast time I checked I was still breathinโ€™
My neck was still freezinโ€™
Now everybody got an Escobar Season
To every baby on the album cover existinโ€™
This trend I was settinโ€™, it came to fruitionโ€

Did you findย Major Keyย as forgettable as I did? Whatโ€™d you think about the album? Were you expecting more or got exactly what you were looking for? Let me know in the comments down below and leave a rating forย Major Key.

EDITย Sheesh Big Sean, Nas, Kendrick, and J. Cole absolutely went in!!!

DJ Khaled - Major Key
Major Key Reaction
Conclusion
DJ Khaled is back with Major Key, another studio "album" that didn't quite live up to the immense potential in it's collaborations. Like Lorenzo said in A Bronx Tale, "The saddest thing in life is wasted talent."
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3.1
Fire!!!
Nas Album Done
Holy Key
Jermaine's Interlude
For Free
Hard Passes
Ima Be Alright
Pick These Hoes Apart
Fuck Up the Club
Don't Ever Play Yourself
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