DJ Khaled’s new song featuring Future and Lil Baby is a lacklustre effort that offers little to hip-hop
DJ Khaled has certainly divided the masses. His polarising presence and, for lack of a word, limited talent are felt throughout the culture and the wider music community. So when he released “his” new single, “One Of Them,” featuring Future and Lil’ Baby, intrigue is a word that can be used…along with potential disappointment. The question remains, which word best fits such an effort?
What “One Of Them” Sounds Like
It turns out the word that springs to mind is indeed “effort,” with a gold star for trying, at most. While DJ Khaled is listed as a producer on “One Of Them,” it’s more than likely (correct me if I’m wrong) that he stood over someone else as they crafted the score. A curator at best, his talent in such a field is still lacking, as his constant ad-libbing reminds me of one such personality: Diddy, who also displays a knack for commissioning music and lyrics to pass off as his own.
“Throw me in the trap, I show you how to control that ho
Stay with junkies, I ain’t goin’ home ’til my bank don’t fold”
Future and Lil’ Baby‘s presence on “his” new single boosts the prestige of the track to a level that can strengthen its reception. Still, as expected, their predictable contributions fail to push the song beyond trite and “pah!“-inspiring reactions from the audience. With all the usual hallmarks of a narrow spectrum of banal-sounding chart rap, which at times sounds offbeat and forced. That’s the downside of over-processing autotuned vocals atop a production laden with formulaic motifs.
We don’t need this; this single adds zero value to hip-hop and ends nothing short of a demonstrable beacon of disillusionment. Certain artists in the genre need not receive so much attention, as it only encourages low-quality, filler-style contributions. We need to give more opportunities to rappers and producers with inborn potential, because this is not it.
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