Grateful
by DJ Khaled
  • Record Label: Epic
  • Release Date: Jun 23, 2017
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3.8

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 87 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 20 out of 87
  2. Mixed: 21 out of 87
  3. Negative: 46 out of 87
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  1. 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 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 thisWith 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
  2. 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 are definitely the highlight of the album, along with the very cool Calvin Harris collaboration.
  3. FruitJuice
    Jul 18, 2017
    3
    what............................................................................................................................................................
  4. 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, with the same sample for all the songs. Pathetic.
  5. 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' , '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
  6. PretentiousGeek
    Apr 15, 2019
    2
    Future is on this record five times. Rick Ross is on it four times. Realising this made me also realise that without collaborators DJ Khaled is nothing. They seem to have realised this too, and basically made some noise into the mic before calling it a day. Shining is such a laughable waste of one of the best female technical vocalists of our time, and it really sets the bar for the restFuture is on this record five times. Rick Ross is on it four times. Realising this made me also realise that without collaborators DJ Khaled is nothing. They seem to have realised this too, and basically made some noise into the mic before calling it a day. Shining is such a laughable waste of one of the best female technical vocalists of our time, and it really sets the bar for the rest of this 90 minute train-wreck.

    Favourite track is Wild Thoughts. God help us.
    Least favourite is I Love You so Much (don't ask why they didn't capitalise the s, no-one will ever know).

    You want a summer album? Listen to Funk Wav Bounces Vol. 1. It's a much more consistent record and is a genuine blast to listen to. Two points for making tracks that are kind of competent at best.    … Expand
  7. 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 tiene mucho talento, espero que la gente no se olvide de eso a la hora de criticar.
  8. MR_headphones
    Jun 30, 2017
    5
    dj khalid... i don't get it there's nothing about him that's interesting besides using his 7 month old as marketing technique. he basically doesent do anything so i'm treating this like a compilation album put together by

    future x5 Travis scott: x4 rick ross: x4 quavo: x3 chance the rapper x2 nicki minaj: x2 offset: x2 takeoff: x2 kodak black: x2 slizza beyoncé jay z rihanna    dj khalid... i don't get it there's nothing about him that's interesting besides using his 7 month old as marketing technique. he basically doesent do anything so i'm treating this like a compilation album put together by

    future x5
    Travis scott: x4
    rick ross: x4
    quavo: x3
    chance the rapper x2
    nicki minaj: x2
    offset: x2
    takeoff: x2
    kodak black: x2
    slizza
    beyoncé
    jay z
    rihanna
    bryson tiller
    justin bieber
    lil wayne
    big sean
    nas
    betty wright
    alicia keys
    calvin harris
    jeremih
    party next door
    pusha t
    jadakiss
    fat joe
    raekwon
    gucci mane
    to gotti
    21 savage
    t.i
    young thug
    2 chainz
    belly
    mavado

    sizzla - i'm so great full: 0/10 aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

    Shining f. Beyoncé & JAY-Z: 5/10 forgettable

    rihanna, brison tiller | wild thoughts: 5/10 i like the theme and production but it's kinda boring

    To The Max f. Drake: 2/10 nothing good nothing terrible

    I’m The One f. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance The Rapper & Lil Wayne: 9/10 no matter how many times i listen to this it doesn't get any better and doesn't get any worse it's the perfect summer song

    On Everything f. Travis Scott, Rick Ross & Big Sean: 1/10 travis stop singing like that

    It’s Secured f. Nas & Travis Scott: 6/10 not one of nas's best still ok Nobody f. Alicia Keys & Nicki Minaj: 6/10 she's actually rhyming this is a rare moment I Love You So Much f. Chance The Rapper: 2/10 a mess Don’t Quit f. Travis Scott, Calvin Harris & Jeremih: 5/10 jeremiah killed the momentum and that's disc one the pop side numberically it's 4/10 but i give it a mid to strong 5 now disc 2 I Can’t Even Lie f. Future & Nicki Minaj: 5/10 ok Down For Life f. PartyNextDoor, Future, Travis Scott, Rick Ross & Kodak Black: 3/10 kodak missed the point Major Bag Alert f. Migos: 5/10 offset saved it Good Man f. Pusha T & Jadakiss: 6/10 slow Billy Ocean f. Fat Joe & Raekwon: 5/10 forgettable Pull A Caper f. Kodak Black, Gucci Mane & Rick Ross: 1/10 kodak can't sing gucci is a slug and rick ross is like every rick ross song That Range Rover Came With Steps f. Future & Yo Gotti: 3/10 futures flow is somehow off rhythm when there is almost no rhythm Iced Out In My Arms f. Future, Migos, 21 Savage & T.I : 6/10 somebody just recorded future sleep talking migos killed it savage killed the momentum then at 2:12 he stole the flow from the start of like a soccer mom by ski mask the slump god t.i sounds cool Whatever f. Future, Young Thug, Rick Ross & 2 Chainz: 2/10 young thug is annoying rock ross is slow 2 chainz is mediocre and future is future Interlude — Belly: 6/10 pleasant Unchanging Love — Mavado: 3/10 nothing that was part 2: 45/100 light 4 not as good best: im the one, it's secured, nobody, good man, don't quit worst: im so greatfull, pull a caper, on everything whatever, i love you so much first disc was a strong 5 and second disc was a light 4 so it whould be a mid 5 but na it's a light 5    … Expand
  9. RK13
    Jul 18, 2017
    7
    Like many things in this day and age, this album is an enigma. When listening, you stumble onto some very strong and impressive songs (Wild Thoughts) but then next thing you know, the album has been contaminated with Bieber and Quavo. I think to say your 8-month old baby produced an album is quite unbelievable however it is really cute to see Khaled proud. I was however upset by theLike many things in this day and age, this album is an enigma. When listening, you stumble onto some very strong and impressive songs (Wild Thoughts) but then next thing you know, the album has been contaminated with Bieber and Quavo. I think to say your 8-month old baby produced an album is quite unbelievable however it is really cute to see Khaled proud. I was however upset by the digital cover. I don't think it is appropriate to have one's son paraded topless in a hot tub.… Expand
  10. gabrielcipriano
    Dec 21, 2018
    2
    The DJ's production is very saturated, and there are things missing. An album that you can not hear many times, just a track that we can call good. DJ should evolve as Calvin and David evolved and stop calling their numbers but rather for their production.
  11. 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, 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?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, 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

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Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. 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.
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  2. 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.
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  3. 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.
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