JAMAICA - Of the 13 studio albums that DJ Khaled has released to date, 11 have featured collaborations with Jamaican artistes.
His often-delayed 14th studio album Aalam of God is previewed by the song You Remind Me, which debuts at #33 on this week’s Billboard Rhythmic Top 40 chart. You Remind Me features Vybz Kartel, Buju Banton, Bounty Killer, Mavado, RoryStoneLove, and newcomer Miami-based Belizean artiste Kaylan Arnold. The song gives Buju his first entry on this particular Billboard chart. It is the second for Vybz Kartel, Bounty Killer, and Mavado.
Here’s a quick recap of the songs which have appeared on DJ Khaled’s albums that feature Jamaicans: She’s Fine featuring Sean Paul, Missy Elliott, and Busta Rhymes and Bullet featuring Rick Ross and Baby Cham (both featured on DJ Khaled’s 2008 album We Global); Killing Me featuring Buju Banton, Busta Rhymes, and Bounty Killer (featured on 2010’s Victory); Welcome to My Hood (remix) featuring T-Pain, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Twista, and Mavado (from the 2011 album We The Best Forever); Suicidal Thoughts and Aktion Pak featuring Mavado (both included on 2012’s Kiss the Ring); Give it All to Me by Mavado and Nicki Minaj (featured on the standard release of 2013’s Suffering From Success). The deluxe edition has two additional songs featuring Mavado – Weed and Hennessey and At the Top (it’s Just Us); My League by Mavado, featured on 2015’s I Changed a Lot; Progress by Mavado, included on 2016’s Major Key (produced by Mineral Boss Records); I’m So Grateful (intro) by Sizzla and Unchanged Love by Mavado (both featured on 2017’s Grateful).
2019’s Father of Asahd has two songs among its track listing that feature Jamaicans, Holy Mountain by Buju Banton, Sizzla, Mavado, and 070 Shake; and Holy Ground by Buju Banton Khaled Khaled (released in 2021) features Where You Come From by Buju Banton, Capleton, and Bounty Killer, while 2022’s God Did features the track These Streets Know My Name by Skillibeng, Buju Banton, Capleton, Bounty Killer, and Sizzla. (Jamaica Observer)