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  • Summary: The 10th full-length studio release for the rapper/producer features guest appearances from 2 Chainz, Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Big Sean, Chance the Rapper, Drake, Fat Joe, Future, Calvin Harris, Jadakiss, Jay Z, Alicia Keys, Kodak Black, Lil Wayne, Migos, Nicki Minaj, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Pusha T,The 10th full-length studio release for the rapper/producer features guest appearances from 2 Chainz, Beyoncé, Justin Bieber, Big Sean, Chance the Rapper, Drake, Fat Joe, Future, Calvin Harris, Jadakiss, Jay Z, Alicia Keys, Kodak Black, Lil Wayne, Migos, Nicki Minaj, PARTYNEXTDOOR, Pusha T, Quavo, Raekwon, Rihanna, Rick Ross, T.I., Travis Scott, Bryson Tiller, Yo Gotti, and Young Thug.… Expand
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I'm the One
We The Best Music Another one! DJ Khaled Yeah, you're lookin' at the truth, the money never lie no I'm the one, yeah, I'm the one Early mornin' in... See the rest of the song lyrics
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. XXL
    Jul 5, 2017
    80
    Khaled sticks to what he knows best throughout this LP and that’s creating hits with ease. The 22 songs on Grateful aren’t anything out of the ordinary for Khaled or any of his featured guests but they remain hits nonetheless.
  2. HipHopDX
    Jun 29, 2017
    76
    The first half of the album, Khaled showed precise execution, stacking banger after banger. Had he sliced the album down to 15 or 16 tracks, he could have secured a very special project.
  3. Entertainment Weekly
    Jun 27, 2017
    75
    With so much talent and so much content, it’s frustrating that he couldn’t deliver a higher-quality product.
  4. The Guardian
    Jun 27, 2017
    60
    Sadly, nearly every song is made worse by Khaled’s inane shout outs of “another one” or “we the best music”, making you yearn for a Khaled-free version.
  5. Pitchfork
    Jul 10, 2017
    52
    Many of the songs on the second half slide into each other in a forgettable jumble, but Grateful’s best songs are here, too.
  6. Pretty Much Amazing
    Jul 7, 2017
    50
    It can be taken as a full listen, and it rolls along easily enough, but most likely listeners will just queue the songs they like and ignore the rest of the filler.
  7. Exclaim
    Jun 27, 2017
    40
    The diversity he curates quickly turns messy, though, as a surplus of talent doesn't guarantee musical versatility.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 5 out of 11
  1. maricielo
    Aug 10, 2017
    8
    Me gustaron mucho las canciones, sentí que eran diferentes a los demás álbumes y siento que es lo que a la gente no le gusta. Dj Khaled tieneMe gustaron mucho las canciones, sentí que eran diferentes a los demás álbumes y siento que es lo que a la gente no le gusta. Dj Khaled tiene mucho talento, espero que la gente no se olvide de eso a la hora de criticar.… Expand
  2. Werten25
    Jul 6, 2022
    7
    I’ve got to hand it to Khaled, this is a pretty well crafted album and an improvement over Major Key. The album starts off pretty great, withI’ve got to hand it to Khaled, this is a pretty well crafted album and an improvement over Major Key. The album starts off pretty great, with "Shining" and "Nobody" being pretty great R&B numbers and although "To the Max" and "It's Secured" might sound a bit dated, they have very catchy and have a unique vibe to them, where else are you going to hear Nas and Travis Scott on the same song? My favourite song might be "On Everything", Travis Scott's autotuned voice might be a bit annoying but the Julie Andrews sample goes well.

    Unfortunately, the second part of the album is pretty mediocre, with most of it consisting of slow and dull trap numbers that are akin to a lame SoundCloud artist. "Major Bag Alert" drags on for too long, "Whatever" sounds like a novelty song that was made for the laughs, "That Range Rover Came With Steps" and "I Can't Even Lie" and are a bore to listen to and "Iced Out My Arms" is probably the most generic song Khaled has ever made, with an instrumental that sounds like to took 2 minutes to produce. "Billy Ocean" and "Good Man" save it from being completely bad though.

    Regardless, this is overall a pretty well made album, and I do appreciate Khaled letting his son, who was a baby at the time, being the executive producer.    … Expand
  4. djdenzel777
    Jun 30, 2017
    7
    The singles that came out before the album are all fantastic, but after that the rest of the album is very hit or miss. The trap songs areThe singles that came out before the album are all fantastic, but after that the rest of the album is very hit or miss. The trap songs are definitely the highlight of the album, along with the very cool Calvin Harris collaboration.… Expand
  5. MrMemeister
    Jun 29, 2017
    4
    With more than two dozen featured artists and a running time of almost an hour and a half, DJ Khaled's "Grateful" is one of the mostWith more than two dozen featured artists and a running time of almost an hour and a half, DJ Khaled's "Grateful" is one of the most overstuffed and unnecessarily long albums of the year so far. Most of the singles leading into this thing signaled a very "soundtrack of the summer" type sound, especially with "I'm the One"and "Wild Thoughts". Sadly, any expectations of this being this year's "soundtrack of the summer" are quickly destroyed when listening through it. Songs like "On Everything" and "Nobody" continue the singles's energy, but the album quickly dissolves into filler. "It's Secured" wastes a feature from Nas, "Iced Out My Arms" is a boring banger that also wastes two very good producers, while "I Love You So Much" is the most lyrically bankrupt tracks DJ Khaled's ever presented. This album is sadly an unfocused, amateurish mess that could have been cut down a disc, a disappointment compared to last year's "Major Key".
    Favourites: "Wild Thoughts", "I'm the One", "On Everything", "Nobody", "I Can't Even Lie"
    Least Favourites: "It's Secured", "I Love You So Much", "Pull a Caper", "Iced Out My Arms"    … Expand
  6. FruitJuice
    Jul 18, 2017
    3
    what..........................................................................................................................................what............................................................................................................................................................… Expand
  7. chidime
    Jun 28, 2017
    2
    Don't waste your time. The only songs worth listening to here are the ones already released as singles (specifically 'Wild Thoughts' ,Don't waste your time. The only songs worth listening to here are the ones already released as singles (specifically 'Wild Thoughts' , 'Shining' and 'To The Max'). The rest of them are just endless loops of recycled sounds punctuated with endlessly annoying shouts of 'DJ Khaled' and some other irksome associated phrases. 2/10… Expand
  8. docteurg1
    Oct 25, 2017
    0
    This album is a pure masterpiece .... No, I'm kidding! When we listen to a song, we have listened to them all. Really very weird this album,This album is a pure masterpiece .... No, I'm kidding! When we listen to a song, we have listened to them all. Really very weird this album, with the same sample for all the songs. Pathetic.… Expand

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