The comforting thing about pressing play on Grateful is that you know exactly what you’re going to get: cloth talk, mogul talk, shout outs to Asahd and some good old-fashioned posse cuts.
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.
With so much talent and so much content, it’s frustrating that he couldn’t deliver a higher-quality product.
Grateful’s biggest flaw is not that it is 87 minutes. Rather, the issue is that a double album formula works better as separate albums. The fatigue would have been easier to avoid were he to either pair it down to an hour, or release the two halves separately.
His glitziest album boasts big names and big tunes, but average filler weighs it down.
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.
By late-2010s' Khaled standard, Grateful is typically overstuffed.
The sheer mass of songs and personalities present on Grateful means much of it fails to stand out on its own, and tracks get lost in a whirlwind of input that’s only really tied together by Khaled.
At the end of the day, I don’t want to say Khaled is talentless, but I wonder how much better Grateful could have been if he had stopped back, and let others produce it.
Grateful.
Seeing pizzagrande's series of reviews on the eternally large lad reminded me how passionately I would defend Father of Asahd, Khaled's latest release from last year. I thought the record was extremely inoffensive and nothing to really blow steam over. The production was average, the features were average, even the Khaled appearances were average. It's one of the averagest musical experiences I've ever taken part in hearing, but nothing bad or anything. However, what was offensive ... read more
WTF is wrong with everyone? I don't really fuckw it, but it isn't THAT bad. Do you all hate Khaled because he's a Muslim or because he's fat? Either way fuck you guys, the dude's music is ok and he's always seemed like a dope dude.
1 | (Intro) I'm So Grateful 4:58 feat. Sizzla | 36 |
2 | Shining 4:44 | 72 |
3 | To the Max 3:13 feat. Drake | 46 |
4 | Wild Thoughts 3:24 feat. Rihanna, Bryson Tiller | 73 |
5 | I'm the One 4:48 | 65 |
6 | On Everything 3:53 | 42 |
7 | It's Secured 3:39 feat. Nas, Travis Scott | 50 |
8 | Betty Wright - Interlude (Hallelujah) 0:52 | 41 |
9 | Nobody 4:31 feat. Alicia Keys, Nicki Minaj | 46 |
10 | I Love You So Much 4:50 feat. Chance the Rapper | 48 |
11 | Don't Quit 3:49 | 54 |
1 | I Can't Even Lie 4:01 feat. Future, Nicki Minaj | 36 |
2 | Down for Life 5:00 | 37 |
3 | Major Bag Alert 4:57 feat. Migos | 63 |
4 | Good Man 3:38 | 52 |
5 | Billy Ocean 3:11 | 48 |
6 | Pull a Caper 4:06 | 32 |
7 | That Range Rover Came with Steps 4:16 | 53 |
8 | Iced Out My Arms 4:35 | 63 |
9 | Whatever 4:59 | 50 |
10 | Belly - Interlude 2:18 | 44 |
11 | Mavado - Unchanging Love 3:27 | 39 |
12 | Asahd Khaled - Asahd Talk (Thank You Asahd) 0:16 | 29 |