DJ Khaled Deletes Teaser of New Album
Grammy Award-winning producer DJ Khaled has seemingly announced then unannounced his fourteenth studio album Aalam of God amid Drake’s denial of being involved. The hip hop mogul and father of two also alluded to collaborations with Rihanna and Jay Z in the post.
With help from Mark Wahlberg and Hamilton and In The Heights actor Anthony Ramos, DJ Khaled engaged in a high speed chase for a briefcase containing the top secret project. While jumping off high rises and dodging bullets, Wahlberg teased potential collaborations for the record.
The Flight Risk star can be heard stating, “This guy’s got two Drake songs on there” and later pondering if Jay Z will deliver another “100 bar verse like he did on “God Did.“
“God Did” was released in 2022 off Khaled’s thirteenth studio album. The project was commercially successful and featured verses from SZA, City Girls, Drake, and more.
The last moments of the trailer had fans buzzing with excitement: before closing out the trailer, DJ Khaled dramatically announced in a phone call: “Send Rihanna the record.”
“@ayojuan matter of fact..send that record over to @badgalriri” He wrote. The Fenty Beauty entrepreneur and DJ Khaled worked together in a 2017 collaboration with R&B superstar Bryson Tiller on “Wild Thoughts.” The song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a sultry video to match.
The hitmaker also referenced a classic Jay-Z album seemingly confirming the collaborations in his caption. “This not my last album this my black album JAY VOICE […] DRAKES BACK TO WORK… SO AM I! THIS THE ONE WITH DRAKE’s”
The seven-minute-long trailer remained up on X but not on Instagram, where Drake denied involvement in the project, commenting, “Must be @drakebell.”
Afterwards, Drake announced a full length project with PartyNextDoor, which was released on Valentine’s Day. He is currently on his Anita Max Win Tour. The joint album received mixed to negative reviews from critics, and is Drake’s first new project since his highly publicized feud with Kendrick Lamar and 2023’s For All The Dogs.
Despite this, the album received praise from fans of both artists and is expected to debut at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Albums chart. This would be Drake’s 14th number one album, and PartyNextDoor’s first. The collaborative effort is the latest in a string of song releases that showcase the duo’s chemistry over the years.
Aalam of God is set to be released this year through We The Best Music and Def Jam Recordings.
