11 albums in and our favorite ad-liber is still giving us good vibes and good music. DJ Khaled has finally made his return to the music scene after a 2-year hiatus “Father of Asahd” is upon us. Khaled took a different approach to his rollout instead of releasing singles a week or two ahead of its release Khaled instead kept all the music until its release day. The only two singles we knew about were “No Brainer“, and “Top Off” which were released the year prior.
Now to dive deep into this star-studded album, that has 15 tracks with features coming from SZA, Meek Mill, Lil Baby, Cardi B, 21 Savage, Jeremiah, Big Sean, J Balvin, Travis Scott, Post Malone, Nas, Chris Brown, Jeezy, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Gunna, Jay-Z, Beyonce, Buju Banto, John Legend, and none other than the late Nipsey Hussle. Khaled has always been able to amass a good cast of artist for his projects the problem is more so putting everybody on tracks that allow them to shine.
Khaled may have finally blessed the music community with some jams before the summer actually starts with hits like “Jealous( Ft. Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, and Big Sean) that showcase yet again why Chris Brown is an R&B king and Lil Wayne still has it. We were also blessed with “Celebrate(FT. Travis Scott, Post Malone) which without listening to it you know its a autotune summer smash. Also, we receive our reggaeton music with “Holy Mountain(FT. Buju Banton, Sizzla, Mavado, & 070 Shake) and “Holy Ground( Ft. Buju Banton) which samples Jose Feliciano’s” And the Feelings Good“, Khaled did good with supplying us with BBQ/ Party music for the summer.
Whats a summer or even a Khaled album without some R&B tracks like “Just Us(FT. SZA) that samples Outkast hit “Ms. Jackson”, which gives this an even better feeling because the older generation gets to reminisce. Then you get a big mood with tracks like ” You Stay( FT. Meek Mill, J Balvin, Lil Baby,& Jeremiah) and “Freak N You(Ft Lil Wayne,& Gunna), setting the mood in the car with your girl should be easy with these tracks playing ( while the latter samples Jodeci Freek N You), so you know things are going to get spicy once you get home.
Khaled always does a great job of having the spitters and retrospective music to fit perfectly on his album. He does this with these tracks “Big Boy Talk(ft. Jeezy& Rick Ross) which is a surprise if you know their past history. You also Have Big Sean with his own track “Thank You” which honestly has me craving a Big Sean project this year. Then Khaled also put an idea of maybe having a Lil Baby and Meek Mill Ep because of the way they mesh on ” Weather the Storm“. But the best track and the most emotional one is “Higher(FT. Nipsey Hussle& John Legend) there isn’t a more complete track on the album than this. This track is literally the best last track we could receive from Nipsey Hussle, he tells his story from his grandparents to kids, You see the star he was becoming. Nipsey last verse hits harder because of the way he went out ” Dance with the Devil and test all faith, I was thinking chess moves, but it was god grace/ South central state of mind, high crime rate. Homicide, hate, gang bangin and get you all day“, To think his last verse foretold his fate. There is no beating the feelings this track and video make you feel whether you listened to Nipsey or not and John Legend hook was perfectly written.
This was a solid project from Khaled may actually be really good once the summer officially hits. “Higher” was the epitome of Nipsey, and the fact all the money from this track goes to his family makes it all the better to stream it all day. This isnt a top 5 album or anything but it will get us therough the summer because the music as been lackluster this year so far. You can stream this project on all media platforms and also check out the music videos for almost every track on youtube.