• Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Jun 23, 2017
Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. 60
    Aside from hollering his name or catchphrases--“Another one!”, “Bless up!”, “We The Best Music!”--there’s no doubt Khaled’s formidable connections were the driving force behind Grateful. But, even with a dream team like this assembled, Khaled hasn’t located the ‘major key’ to the masterpiece he desired.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. Jun 29, 2017
    50
    The beats are fully outfitted, and several are suitably immense, but they blur into one another as they serve as a spirited if mostly unremarkable summertime backdrop.
  6. Jun 30, 2017
    40
    The majority of Grateful is forgettable at best.
  7. Jun 27, 2017
    40
    The diversity he curates quickly turns messy, though, as a surplus of talent doesn't guarantee musical versatility.
User Score
3.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 87 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 87
  2. Negative: 46 out of 87
  1. 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"
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  2. 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. Full Review »
  3. 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 Full Review »