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Once the I Changed a Lot campaign subsided, Khaled Khaled signed with major label Epic. The move reunited the DJ with L.A. Reid, who previously hired him at Def Jam to serve as president of that label's southern division. This was back in 2009. Since then, Khaled's Def Jam stint has become a footnote and his discography has doubled in size. The man's streak of albums that have reached the Top Three of Billboard's rap chart has remained unbroken. Each single has arrived as a kind of spectacle, greeted with a mix of delight and derision, and ultimately an undeniable level of commercial success. Major Key, an album titled after Khaled's term for his personal growth truisms -- "Don't ever play yourself," and so forth -- lengthened the run. Khaled's aptitude for cultivating otherwise unthinkable intra-track alliances while snagging high-level productions remains both in effect and a little mystifying. The album placed two cuts in the pop Top 40 before it was released: "For Free" glides with a glinting top-of-the-line beat from Nineteen85 and the Jordan half of Majid Jordan, while the unexceptional rattler "I Got the Keys," co-produced by Khaled, involves the mogul who declared Auto-Tune dead (Beyoncé's husband) and Future, who debuted a few years later, armed with Auto-Tune, on his way to becoming one of the aughts' most successful artists. The biggest coup of all, however, is in the rallying, righteous "Holy Key." Soul legend Betty Wright, who could probably run seminars on major keys, delivers a walloping chorus between Kendrick Lamar and Big Sean verses that concern police brutality and perseverance. J. Cole and Nas each get a track of their own and shine, while up to six voices are heard on crowded numbers that involve the likes of Travi$ Scott, Busta Rhymes, and Meghan Trainor. The contrast between Khaled's all-positive demeanor and his facilitation of buccaneering misogyny is stark as ever here, most evident in tracks like "Work It" and "Pick These Hoes Apart."
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Shawn Carter, Composer, Lyricist - Southside, Producer - Jay-Z, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - DJ Khaled, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixing Engineer - Chris Athens, Mastering Engineer - Jacob Dutton, Composer, Lyricist - Jake One, Co-Producer - Chris Galland, Engineer - Future, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Nayvadius Wilburn, Composer, Lyricist - Khaled Khaled, Composer, Lyricist - G Koop, Co-Producer - Seth Firkins, Recording Engineer - Robert Mandell, Composer, Lyricist - Eric Manco, Recording Engineer - Joshua Howard Luellen, Composer, Lyricist - Robin Florent, Assistant Engineer - Jeff Jackson, Assistant Engineer - DJ Khaled feat. Jay Z & Future, AssociatedPerformer - Juan "Wize" Peña, Recording Engineer
(P) 2016 We The Best x Influence. Exclusively distributed by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Jonathan Smith, Composer, Lyricist - Todd Shaw, Composer, Lyricist - James Phillips, Composer, Lyricist - Akinyele Adams, Composer, Lyricist - Noah Shebib, Recording Engineer - DJ Khaled, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Drake, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Athens, Mastering Engineer - Aubrey Graham, Composer, Lyricist - Craig David, Composer, Lyricist - Jordan, Producer - Noel "Gadget" Campbell, Mixing Engineer - La Marquis Jefferson, Composer, Lyricist - Khaled Khaled, Composer, Lyricist - Noah "40" Shebib, Assistant Engineer - Noel Cadastre, Recording Engineer - Paul Jefferies, Composer, Lyricist - Jordan Ullman, Composer, Lyricist - Nineteen85, Producer - Peter Vickers, Assistant Engineer - DJ Khaled feat. Drake, AssociatedPerformer - Juan "Wize" Peña, Recording Engineer - Harley Arsenal, Assistant Engineer - Greg Moffet, Assistant Engineer - Frankie Malave, Composer, Lyricist - Kenneth Darrell Grant, Composer, Lyricist - Kacy L. Brooks, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2016 We The Best x Influence. Exclusively distributed by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Nasir Jones, Composer, Lyricist - Allen Mcgrier, Composer, Lyricist - Samuel Michel, Composer, Lyricist - Andre Lyon, Composer, Lyricist - Marcello Valenzano, Composer, Lyricist - Wyclef Jean, Composer, Lyricist - DJ Khaled, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Chris Athens, Mastering Engineer - Lauryn Hill, Composer, Lyricist - SALAAM REMI, Composer, Lyricist - Cool & Dre, Producer - Nas, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Josh Gordon, Assistant Engineer - Khaled Khaled, Composer, Lyricist - Brockert, Composer, Lyricist - Juan "Wize" Peña, Recording Engineer - DJ Khaled feat. Nas, AssociatedPerformer - Lu Diaz, Mixing Engineer - Rayshon Cobbs, Jr., Composer, Lyricist - 808-Ray, Producer - Alexander "Smitty Beats" Smith, Recording Engineer
(P) 2016 We The Best x Influence. Exclusively distributed by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Giuseppe Donaggio, Composer, Lyricist - Andre Lyon, Composer, Lyricist - Sean Anderson, Composer, Lyricist - Marcello Valenzano, Composer, Lyricist - Vito Pallavicini, Composer, Lyricist - Betty Wright, Composer, Lyricist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - DJ Khaled, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Kendrick Lamar, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Big Sean, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Khaled Khaled, Composer, Lyricist - Kendrick Duckworth, Composer, Lyricist - DJ Khaled feat. Big Sean, Kendrick Lamar & Betty Wright, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Davadi, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2016 We The Best x Influence. Exclusively distributed by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
J. Cole, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - DJ Khaled, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Khaled Khaled, Composer, Lyricist - DJ Khaled feat. J. Cole, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 We The Best x Influence. Exclusively distributed by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
DJ Khaled, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Future, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Nayvadius Wilburn, Composer, Lyricist - Anthony Tucker, Composer, Lyricist - Khaled Khaled, Composer, Lyricist - Maurice Jordan, Composer, Lyricist - Bryson Tiller, Composer, Lyricist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - DJ Khaled feat. Bryson Tiller & Future, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 We The Best x Influence. Exclusively distributed by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Chris Brown, Composer, Lyricist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - William Roberts, Composer, Lyricist - Lenny Mollings, Composer, Lyricist - Johnny Mollings, Composer, Lyricist - Onika Maraj, Composer, Lyricist - DJ Khaled, Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixing Engineer - Chris Athens, Mastering Engineer - DJ Nasty, Co-Producer - Kevin "KC" Cossom, Composer, Lyricist - Jeremy Felton, Composer, Lyricist - Jeremih, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Chris Galland, Assistant Engineer - Rick Ross, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Nicki Minaj, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Josh Gordon, Assistant Engineer - Future, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Nayvadius Wilburn, Composer, Lyricist - Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine, Recording Engineer - Ralph Jeanty, Composer, Lyricist - Sean McMillion, Composer, Lyricist - Khaled Khaled, Composer, Lyricist - August Alsina, Composer, Lyricist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Eddie "eMIX" Hernandez, Recording Engineer - Seth Firkins, Recording Engineer - LVM, Co-Producer - Lee On The Beats, Co-Producer - Darwin Sanchez, Recording Engineer - The Exclusives, AdditionalStudioProducer - Sean "Smack" McMillion, Recording Engineer - Robin Florent, Assistant Engineer - Jeff Jackson, Assistant Engineer - Jordon Silva, Assistant Engineer - Juan "Wize" Peña, Recording Engineer - DJ Khaled feat. Nicki Minaj, Chris Brown, August Alsina, Jeremih, Future & Rick Ross, AssociatedPerformer - Lu Diaz, Mixing Engineer - Michael Tyrone Johnson, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2016 We The Best x Influence. Exclusively distributed by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Jay Jenkins, Composer, Lyricist - DJ Khaled, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jeezy, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Kevin "KC" Cossom, Composer, Lyricist - French Montana, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Karim Kharbouch, Composer, Lyricist - Khaled Khaled, Composer, Lyricist - Benjamin Diehl, Composer, Lyricist - Kodak Black, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Dieuson Octave, Composer, Lyricist - DJ Khaled feat. Kodak Black, Jeezy & French Montana, AssociatedPerformer - Derek "Dyryk" Garcia, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2016 We The Best x Influence. Exclusively distributed by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
DJ Khaled, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Yo Gotti, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Rick Ross, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - YG, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Future, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Khaled Khaled, Composer, Lyricist - DJ Khaled feat. Future, Rick Ross, YG & Yo Gotti, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 We The Best x Influence. Exclusively distributed by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Radric Davis, Composer, Lyricist - Tauheed Epps, Composer, Lyricist - Sean Anderson, Composer, Lyricist - Gucci Mane, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - DJ Khaled, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - JERMAINE DUPRI, Composer, Lyricist - Manuel Seal Jr, Composer, Lyricist - Raymond Usher, Composer, Lyricist - Big Sean, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - 2 Chainz, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Khaled Khaled, Composer, Lyricist - Leland Wayne, Composer, Lyricist - Adam Feeney, Composer, Lyricist - DJ Khaled feat. Big Sean, Gucci Mane & 2 Chainz, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 We The Best x Influence. Exclusively distributed by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Trevor Smith, Composer, Lyricist - Jason Phillips, Composer, Lyricist - Fat Joe, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Andre Lyon, Composer, Lyricist - Marcello Valenzano, Composer, Lyricist - Joe Cartagena, Composer, Lyricist - DJ Khaled, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Fabolous, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - JOHN JACKSON, Composer, Lyricist - Jadakiss, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Busta Rhymes, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Khaled Khaled, Composer, Lyricist - Kent Jones, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Daryl Kent Jones, Composer, Lyricist - DJ Khaled feat. Jadakiss, Fabolous, Fat Joe, Busta Rhymes & Kent Jones, AssociatedPerformer - Eric Kovacs, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2016 We The Best x Influence. Exclusively distributed by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Dwayne Carter, Composer, Lyricist - Lil Wayne, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - DJ Khaled, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Khaled Khaled, Composer, Lyricist - Travis Scott, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Jacques Webster, Composer, Lyricist - Dwane Weir, Composer, Lyricist - DJ Khaled feat. Travis Scott & Lil Wayne, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 We The Best x Influence. Exclusively distributed by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Michael Foster, Composer, Lyricist - Olubowale Akintimehin, Composer, Lyricist - DJ Khaled, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Wiz Khalifa, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Cameron Thomaz, Composer, Lyricist - Wale, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - Travis Sayles, Composer, Lyricist - Khaled Khaled, Composer, Lyricist - Thomas Lee Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Meghan Trainor, Composer, Lyricist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Vocal - DJ Khaled feat. Meghan Trainor, Wiz Khalifa & Wale, AssociatedPerformer
(P) 2016 We The Best x Influence. Exclusively distributed by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
David Brooks, Composer, Lyricist - Mavado, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - DJ Khaled, Vocal - Ricardo Reid, Mastering Engineer, Mixing Engineer - Khaled Khaled, Composer, Lyricist - Feddaweight, Recording Engineer - Cleon Jones, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Tawanna Jones, Composer, Lyricist, Producer
(P) 2016 We The Best x Influence. Exclusively distributed by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
Album review
Once the I Changed a Lot campaign subsided, Khaled Khaled signed with major label Epic. The move reunited the DJ with L.A. Reid, who previously hired him at Def Jam to serve as president of that label's southern division. This was back in 2009. Since then, Khaled's Def Jam stint has become a footnote and his discography has doubled in size. The man's streak of albums that have reached the Top Three of Billboard's rap chart has remained unbroken. Each single has arrived as a kind of spectacle, greeted with a mix of delight and derision, and ultimately an undeniable level of commercial success. Major Key, an album titled after Khaled's term for his personal growth truisms -- "Don't ever play yourself," and so forth -- lengthened the run. Khaled's aptitude for cultivating otherwise unthinkable intra-track alliances while snagging high-level productions remains both in effect and a little mystifying. The album placed two cuts in the pop Top 40 before it was released: "For Free" glides with a glinting top-of-the-line beat from Nineteen85 and the Jordan half of Majid Jordan, while the unexceptional rattler "I Got the Keys," co-produced by Khaled, involves the mogul who declared Auto-Tune dead (Beyoncé's husband) and Future, who debuted a few years later, armed with Auto-Tune, on his way to becoming one of the aughts' most successful artists. The biggest coup of all, however, is in the rallying, righteous "Holy Key." Soul legend Betty Wright, who could probably run seminars on major keys, delivers a walloping chorus between Kendrick Lamar and Big Sean verses that concern police brutality and perseverance. J. Cole and Nas each get a track of their own and shine, while up to six voices are heard on crowded numbers that involve the likes of Travi$ Scott, Busta Rhymes, and Meghan Trainor. The contrast between Khaled's all-positive demeanor and his facilitation of buccaneering misogyny is stark as ever here, most evident in tracks like "Work It" and "Pick These Hoes Apart."
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:53
- Main artists: DJ Khaled
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Epic - We The Best
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
(P) 2016 We The Best x Influence. Exclusively distributed by Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment.
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