But for now, and after endless hits and three Platinum albums, you can forgive him for refusing to change the blueprint." Of the album's lengthy guest list, Britton said: "If you swapped numbers with Khaled at an after-party and aren't on this album, you should feel offended." Commercial performance In a lukewarm three-star review, NME's Luke Morgan Britton wrote: "This is a slightly hollow, glitzy blockbuster of an album, and we could well be reaching Brand Khaled fatigue very soon. Ī few days before the album's release, Chris Deville of Stereogum opined that the "extravagant list of guest stars" on it "feels especially indulgent" and "it's not just that Khaled Khaled seems predestined to be an event album nearly every track seems like it could be a breakout hit based on the lineup of performers alone".
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At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 58 based on eight reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Khaled Khaled was met with mixed reviews from music critics. Critical reception Professional ratings Aggregate scores The fifth single, " Body in Motion", which features American singer Bryson Tiller and American rappers Lil Baby and Roddy Ricch, was serviced to US rhythmic radio on September 14, 2021. The fourth single, " I Did It", which features American singer-songwriter Post Malone and American rappers Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby, and DaBaby, was released on June 1, 2021. The third single, " Every Chance I Get", which features American rappers Lil Baby and Lil Durk, was released one day later, May 11, 2021. The second single, " Let It Go", which features Canadian singer Justin Bieber and Atlanta-based rapper 21 Savage, was released on May 10, 2021. Singles ĭJ Khaled released the dual lead singles of the album, " Popstar" and " Greece", both of which feature Canadian rapper Drake, on July 17, 2020. He revealed an updated track listing that added the track "Big Paper", which features American rapper Cardi B, which was not on the previous track listing. American singer Beyoncé appears as part of the Hive. The following day, he revealed its track listing, while also teasing the ninth track from the album, " Sorry Not Sorry", which features American rappers Nas and Jay-Z and American singer-songwriter James Fauntleroy. On April 27, 2021, he shared the album artwork and announced its release date. He teased most of the collaborations on the album before since he announced it. Khaled had originally planned to release it sometime in the third or fourth quarter of 2020, but did not for unknown reasons. On July 15, 2020, DJ Khaled announced the title of the album alongside the titles and respective song artworks for its dual lead singles, " Popstar" and " Greece", both of which feature Canadian rapper Drake, which were released two days later. On April 29, 2021, in an interview with Chelsea Briggs of Billboard, Khaled said that he hopes that the album will help his fans to "to be inspired, motivated, but I want them to be great" and "don't hold back your greatness, don't let nobody stop the vision, but move with love", and stated that the latter takeaway is the most important part. Khaled also played songs from the album to American rapper Kanye West, who came to his house days before it was released. Khaled Khaled is the first album by Khaled to be released since the birth of Aalam, his second child, on January 20, 2020. It was executive produced by himself, his respective first and second children and sons, Asahd and Aalam Tuck Khaled, with Allah also being credited due to the Khaled family's religious beliefs and spirituality in Islam. The title of the album is named after DJ Khaled's real name, Khaled Khaled.