DJ Khaled: Major Key ALBUM REVIEW

DJ Khaled is a meme. At least, nowadays he is, and he likes it that way. Back when he was first putting out tapes, he was simply a producer who would shout his name at the start of every track, and he just so happened to have some pretty big hits in him too. However, with the power of snapchat and Youtube, Khaled has found popularity on a whole other level, and on his last album I Changed A Lot, it seemed that was all he had to offer, because was an album that was pretty bare in terms of quality tracks, even for Khaled standards. But, now with his meme popularity in full swing, it seems as though Khaled found his inspiration, and it has resulted in his strongest LP yet. I would even go as far as to say it is one of the best "Summer Blockbuster" albums we've gotten in a few years.

Though I'd be remiss to neglect the fact that the middle of this album devolves into utter drivel, especially on the overly long, feature packed "Do You Mind" which sees Chris Brown being even more creepy than he usually is. And I don't honestly know who cleared the track "Pick These Hoes Apart", and not because of the subject matter. This track is just so bereft of anything appealing musically that it sounds like a B-side from a Khaled album from nearly a decade ago.

But luckily, about 70% of this LP is fantastic. I especially loved tracks like "Holy Key" and "Work For It" featuring verses from Big Sean that are... *gasp* actually good! Plus, the world is blessed with another awesome Kendrick verse, and I loved the passionate gospel vocals on the hook of "Holy Key". There are even great (and I mean great) tracks from Drake and J. Cole; not exactly something I was expecting from a DJ Khaled album, but I'll take them anyway.

Even NAS and Jay Z sound great on their tracks here, both bring clever rhymes and Jay even does something original with his off-time flow on "I Got The Keys", which is something I didn't think he had in him anymore.

Sure, there are a few duds here, and I think the LP could have ended a lot stronger, but  I can't deny that I had a ton of fun with Major Key. Summer rap at it's finest.

7.3/10