Iโm sure youโre all aware by now but DJ Khaled is back with yet another one of โhisโ albums. Somehow he seems to put out a new project every 6 months, but then again I guess if you donโt actually create the music yourself your turnaround rate would be much higher. He has to be musicโs greatest networker because heโs parlayed his many famous relationships into becoming the worldโs most well known DJ, that doesnโt actually DJ. I may shit on his lack of actual talent, but I canโt deny that he continues to pull me in with his promise of exciting, unexpected dream collaborations.
โI talk gray, I donโt keep it white and black
Only say โI love youโ just so I can hear it back
Sometimes, other times Iโd love to have you back
Canโt think of a night that we ainโt turn up to the maxโ
Now typically, this promise of something special, at best, rarely ever lives up to itโs billing, and at worst, is an utter disappointment. His last album definitely was more on the utter disappointment side but this one stays somewhere in the middle, for the most part. Thereโs nothing on here that felt like โOh my god!โ moments but songs like โNobodyโ, โWild Thoughtsโ, and โShiningโ are about as close as heโll get on this album. Speaking of โWild Thoughtsโ in particular, I canโt really give DJ Khaled too much credit for repackaging an already classic hit and slapping Rihanna on it. On the other end of the spectrum thereโs songs like โItโs Secured,โ which features Nas and Travis Scott. It was one of the songs I was most excited about for itโs unique potential, and it turned out to be utterly disappointing. In short,ย Grateful is yet another DJ Khaled project that doesnโt deliver on any of itโs promises of something special from its collaborations, but makes just enough noise to warrant another one in 6 months.
Have you heardย Grateful? Whatโd you think about it? Are you getting DJ Khaled fatigue like I am? Let me know in the comments below and be sure to leave your own ratings and reactions for the album.
