Is it just me or is something a biiiittt off?
It’s been two years since his last project, ‘Father Of Asahd’ and DJ Khaled has returned with his 12th studio album, ‘Khaled Khaled’. The album features two hit collaborations with Drake from last year, “Greece” and “Popstar”, as well as appearances from Jay-Z for “Sorry Not Sorry”, Lil Wayne for “Thankful”, Lil Baby for “Every Chance I Get”, “I Did It” and “Body In Motion” and many more.
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‘Khaled Khaled’ is the fourth album DJ Khaled has released in the past five years. 2016 saw ‘Major Key’, followed by 2017’s ‘Grateful’ and 2019’s ‘Father of Asahd’. Both ‘Major Key’ and ‘Grateful’ made their debuts at No.1 on the Billboard 200 album chart, while ‘Father of Asahd’ came in at No.2. With how stacked the album is with featured artists, can we expect the same from ‘Khaled Khaled’?
Well, as of now, it’s not exactly the songs nor the sheer number of artists that are a part of this album and it’s tracks. Nuh uh, the focus seems to be on a single name in the credits.
Aside from his two sons Asahd, Aalam Tuck Khaled and himself, he also put “Allah”, which left netizens somewhat in confusion and disbelief.
girl why is Allah one of the executive producers… https://t.co/PvbkfY5wkC
— johan (@malaymango) April 29, 2021
naming Allah as producer as well, idk this whole thing seems kinda disrespectful https://t.co/KsajcWAD4i
— aleena (@taxtherichh) April 29, 2021
People were left wondering, “Is the producer using God’s name to sell his album?”
this album did not just say that allah is an executive producer it did not https://t.co/35o3vKymbk
— jeju (@electrakym) April 29, 2021
We’ve seen cases of entrepreneurs in the past using religion to sell their products – is it so far fetched to think that an artist may be using it to sell an album? Of course, it is not as if the 45-year-old is actually going about promoting his album as a piece of God’s work. However, the record producer, who has been known for promoting alcohol in his music and in his videos, has displeased fans with the inclusion of God’s name in the credits.
Khaled has mentioned before in an interview (back in 2018) that he was born and raised a Muslim.
“It’s life for me. I was born Muslim, my family raised me Muslim.”
So it’s no surprise that Allah has played a big part in his life and in part, his music. The album cover art sees the DJ of Palestinian descent on his knees as he prays, with his two sons by his side.
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A tribute to God or an inappropriate use of His name? What do you guys think of this? Leave a comment.
*Cover image credits: Instagram @djkhaled
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