Album is No 1 in the country
Delivering one of the biggest debuts of the year, global mega-star DJ Khaled bows at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 with his 13th full-length studio album, God Did via We The Best Music Group/Epic Records. It stands out as his fourth career No. 1 debut on the Top 200 and fifth straight No. 1 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Chart.
The album has arrived as a cultural milestone in its own right. Stretching past the eight-minute mark, the title track “God Did” featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend, & Fridayy has sparked an important conversation. As part of a special report for MSNBC, Ari Melber host of The Beat broke down Jay-Z’s four-minute verse as a cogent and cohesive analysis on the failures of the prolonged generational drug war framed through the icon’s own journey embodied in the rhyme, “cocaína into champagne.” However, it didn’t stop there. Khaled, Jay-Z, Melber, and journalist Rob Markman engaged in this discourse publicly on Twitter Spaces. Jay-Z went one step further and uploaded Melber’s initial report as “HOV DID” on all streaming platforms. Rolling Stone and People have chronicled this chain of events, and the conversation continues. However, it all started on “God Did.”
Meanwhile, “Use This Gospel (Remix)” featuring Kanye West, Eminem, produced by Dr. Dre & The ICU, bowed at No.1 on the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs Chart and Hot Christian Songs Chart — Khaled’s first No. 1 entries on the respective charts. Additionally, he notched 10 entries on the Billboard Hot 100, including “God Did” at No. 17, “Staying Alive” at No. 21 (Greatest Gainer/Streaming), “Beautiful” at No. 29, “Big Time” at No. 31, “Use This Gospel (Remix)”at No. 49, “Juice WRLD Did” at No. 55, “Keep Going” at No. 57 “Party” at No. 66, “It Ain’t Safe” at No. 77 “No Secret” at No. 78 and “Let’s Pray” at No. 86.
Beyond posting up over 100 million cumulative streams and views, the album finds Khaled everywhere. Meanwhile, Elliott Wilson and Brian “B.Dot” Miller of Rap Radar chatted with him for an all-encompassing podcast. Plus, he took the stage at the MTV VMA to present the award for “Best Collaboration” to Lil Nas X and Jack Harlow for “Industry Baby.”
He celebrated the rollout with an unprecedented deluge of videos, including, “Big Time” featuring Future & Lil Baby, “It Ain’t Safe” featuring Nardo Wick & Kodak Black, “Party All The Time” featuring Quavo & Takeoff, “These Streets Know My Name” featuring Skillibeng, Buju Banton, Capleton, Bounty Killer, & Sizzla, “Keep Going” featuring Lil Durk, 21 Savage, & Roddy Ricch, “Beautiful” featuring SZA & Future, “Way Past Luck” featuring 21 Savage, and “Jadakiss Interlude” featuring Jadakiss.
Delivering the hip hop event of the summer, he welcomed an A-list cohort of friends to join him for his latest magnum opus. For the first time ever, he collaborates with none other than Dr. Dre and The ICU in addition to joining forces with Eminem, Future, Kanye West, SZA, 21 Savage, Lil Wayne, Lil Durk, Roddy Ricch, Travis Scott, Latto, City Girls, Kodak Black, Quavo, Takeoff, Gunna, Bounty Killer, Sizzla, Buju Banton, Skillibeng, Capelton, Fridayy, Don Toliver, Jadakiss, Nardo Wick, Vory, John Legend, and the late Juice WRLD. Of course, he also reunites with longtime brothers Drake, Jay-Z, and Rick Ross, while his sons Asahd and Aalam guest and co-executive produce once more.
He notably set the stage for the album with “Staying Alive” featuring Drake & Lil Baby. It has already amassed over 52 million Spotify streams and 15 million YouTube views on the music video. Plus, it bowed at No. 5 on the Billboard Hot 100, holding strong on the chart.
Last year, Khaled unleashed his 12th full-length album, Khaled Khaled. It arrived as his third No. 1 debut on the Billboard Top 200, sixth No. 1 on the Top Rap Albums Chart, and fourth No. 1 on the R&B/Hip Hop Albums Chart. It also reached platinum status.
