Grateful is distinguishable from the nine previous DJ Khaled albums by its cover alone -- a regal portrait of platinum fraternal shepherd, self-hype man, and producer Khaled beside son Asahd and a young tiger.
Bestowed with an executive production credit, Asahd is present in more than a visual sense.
On the "Sesame Street visits a black church" number "I Love You So Much," Khaled and Chance the Rapper exalt their kids, with the former in endearingly effusive overdrive, beaming "You're an icon, you're a legend" and, motivated perhaps by witnessing Asahd devour some strained carrots, "the greatest that ever did it." That and the album's concluding moment of touching thanks are among the most family-friendly tracks in the Khaled discography, which swells here with 21 additional selections of mostly celebratory bluster.
By late-2010s' Khaled standard, Grateful is typically overstuffed.
Due to the plinking "I'm the One," led by Justin Bieber, and "Wild Thoughts," a Rihanna-fronted update of Santana's "Maria Maria" (itself partially a flagrant Timbaland rehash), the album had major hits before it arrived.
More emblematic are the two other pre-album singles that didn't fare as well: "Shining," featuring Beyoncé and her husband ("21 Grammys -- I'm a savage"), is energized but only adequate, while "To the Max" is a scampering platform for Drake in half-hearted woeful braggart mode.
Khaled old guards such as Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Mavado, and Nas make requisite notable appearances, while newer collaborators 21 Savage and Migos add some youthful energy with contributions to the album's comparatively street-oriented, paper-chasing, ominous-sounding second half.
The beats are fully outfitted, and several are suitably immense, but they blur into one another as they serve as a spirited if mostly unremarkable summertime backdrop.
Compared to Major Key, there's a little less objectification going on.
Just as significant, the second track on which Chance is featured isn't the lone gospel connection.
Almost lost in this lengthy flow of content is an a cappella Betty Wright interlude and what trails it: an uplifted Cool & Dre co-production fronted by Alicia Keys with a clean and righteous verse from Nicki Minaj, "Go to war for every black queen that they lynched, and my pockets on chubby but they can't be pinched.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ShiningBurt Bacharach, Jahron Brathwaite, Shawn Carter, Hal David, Nate Hills, Khaled Khaled, Beyoncé Knowles | DJ Khaled | Play | 04:43 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 2 | Wild ThoughtsJahron Brathwaite, Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis, Wyclef Jean, Khaled Khaled, David McRae, High Moore, Carlos Santana, Bryson Tiller | DJ Khaled | Play | 03:24 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 3 | I'm the OneNicholas Balding, Chancelor Bennett, Justin Bieber, Jason Boyd, Bobby Brackins, Dwayne Carter, Ray Jacobs, Khaled Khaled, Quavious Marshall, David Park | DJ Khaled | Play | 04:48 | 11 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | On EverythingSean Anderson, Nate Hills, Khaled Khaled, Andre Lyon, Mark Pritchard, William Roberts, Travis Scott | DJ Khaled | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | It's SecuredBradley Brown, Miguel Collins, Bobby Dixon, Paul Henton, Nasir Jones, Rayshon Cobbs Jr., Khaled Khaled, Andre Lyon, Dave Richards, Travis Scott | DJ Khaled | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | Interlude (Hallelujah)Khaled Khaled, Andre Lyon, Betty Wright | DJ Khaled | Play | 00:52 | 2 MB | 4 MB |
| 7 | NobodyAlicia Cook, Rayshon Cobbs Jr., Thomas Lee Barrett Jr., Khaled Khaled, Andre Lyon, Onika Maraj | DJ Khaled | Play | 04:31 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | I Love You so MuchChancelor Bennett, Matthew Brownie, Berry Gordy, Jr., Khaled Khaled, Alphonso Mizell, Freddie Perren, Deke Richards, Marvin Sapp, Peter Wilkins | DJ Khaled | Play | 04:50 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 9 | Don't QuitKevin Cossom, Jeremy Felton, Khaled Khaled, Travis Scott, Adam Wiles | DJ Khaled, Calvin Harris | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | I Can't Even LieNate Hills, Khaled Khaled, Andre Lyon, Onika Maraj, Nayvadius Maximus | DJ Khaled | Play | 04:01 | 9 MB | 23 MB |
| 11 | Down for LifeJahron Brathwaite, Kevin Cossom, Bill K. Kapri, Khaled Khaled, Andre Lyon, Anthony Lee Norris, William Roberts, Travis Scott, Nayvadius Wilburn | DJ Khaled | Play | 05:00 | 11 MB | 34 MB |
| 12 | Major Bag AlertKirshnik Ball, Kiari Cephus, Khaled Khaled, Daryl Lee, Quavious Marshall | DJ Khaled | Play | 04:57 | 11 MB | 35 MB |
| 13 | Good ManWillie Clarke, Rayshon Cobbs Jr., Khaled Khaled, Jason Phillips, Clarence Reid, Terrence Thornton | DJ Khaled | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 19 MB |
| 14 | Billy OceanJoseph Cartagena, Ernie Isley, Marvin Isley, O'Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley, Chris Jasper, Khaled Khaled, Andre Lyon, Corey Woods | DJ Khaled | Play | 03:11 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 15 | Pull a CaperRadric Davis, Ben Diehl, Bill K. Kapri, Khaled Khaled, William Roberts, Danny Schofield | DJ Khaled | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 26 MB |
| 16 | That Range Rover Came With StepsMaurice Jordan, Khaled Khaled, Mario Mims, Anthony Tucker, Nayvadius Wilburn | DJ Khaled | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 17 | Iced Out My ArmsShéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, Kirshnik Ball, Kiari Cephus, Clifford Harris, Khaled Khaled, Joshua Luellen, Quavious Marshall, Leland Wayne, Nayvadius Wilburn | DJ Khaled | Play | 04:35 | 10 MB | 26 MB |
| 18 | WhateverArthur Baker, Eliphete Celestin, Ben Diehl, Tauheed Epps, Khaled Khaled, Ian Lewis, William Roberts, John Roble, Nayvadius Wilburn, Jeffery Williams | DJ Khaled | Play | 04:59 | 11 MB | 33 MB |
| 19 | InterludeTarik Azzouz, Ahmad Balshe, John Glover, Khaled Khaled, Clay McMurray, Pam Sawyer, Nicholas Warwar | DJ Khaled, Belly | Play | 02:18 | 5 MB | 14 MB |
| 20 | Unchanging LoveAlex Bagwandeen, David Brooks, Troy Hinds, Khaled Khaled | DJ Khaled, Mavado | Play | 03:27 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 21 | (Intro) I'm So Grateful | DJ Khaled, Sizzla | Play | 04:58 | 11 MB | 32 MB |
| 84 mins | 192 MB | |||||
| 84 mins | 548 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 Chainz | Featured Artist |
| 2 | 21 Savage | Featured Artist |
| 3 | 808-Ray | Producer |
| 4 | Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph | Composer |
| 5 | Ray Alamo | Assistant, Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 6 | Sean Anderson | Composer |
| 7 | Chris Athens | Mastering |
| 8 | Tarik Azzouz | Additional Production, Composer |
| 9 | Burt Bacharach | Composer |
| 10 | Alex Bagwandeen | Composer |
| 11 | Brett Bailey | Engineer |
| 12 | Arthur Baker | Composer |
| 13 | Nicholas Balding | Composer |
| 14 | Kirshnik Ball | Composer |
| 15 | Ahmad Balshe | Composer |
| 16 | Thomas Lee Barrett Jr. | Composer |
| 17 | Belly | Primary Artist |
| 18 | Chancelor Bennett | Composer |
| 19 | Thomas "Tomcat" Bennett | Engineer |
| 20 | Jamal Berry | Mixing Assistant |
| 21 | Beyoncé | Featured Artist |
| 22 | Justin Bieber | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 23 | Big Sean | Featured Artist |
| 24 | Mason Bonner | Assistant Engineer |
| 25 | Jason Boyd | Composer |
| 26 | Bobby Brackins | Composer |
| 27 | Jahron Brathwaite | Composer |
| 28 | David Brooks | Composer |
| 29 | Bradley Brown | Composer |
| 30 | Matthew Brownie | Composer |
| 31 | The Beat Bully | Producer |
| 32 | LaTrice Burnette | Coordination |
| 33 | Noel Cadastre | Engineer |
| 34 | Noel "Gadget" Campbell | Mixing |
| 35 | Joseph Cartagena | Composer |
| 36 | Dwayne Carter | Composer |
| 37 | Shawn Carter | Composer |
| 38 | Eliphete Celestin | Composer |
| 39 | Kiari Cephus | Composer |
| 40 | Chance the Rapper | Featured Artist, Producer |
| 41 | Willie Clarke | Composer |
| 42 | Rayshon Cobbs Jr. | Composer |
| 43 | Miguel Collins | Composer |
| 44 | Bekah Connolly | A&R |
| 45 | Alicia Cook | Composer |
| 46 | Cool & Dre | Producer |
| 47 | Kevin Cossom | Composer |
| 48 | Peter Cottontale | Producer |
| 49 | Jamie Crawford-Walker | Marketing |
| 50 | Danja | Producer |
| 51 | DannyBoyStyles | Producer |
| 52 | Hal David | Composer |
| 53 | Radric Davis | Composer |
| 54 | Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine | Engineer |
| 55 | Lu Diaz | Engineer, Mixing |
| 56 | Ben Diehl | Composer, Engineer, Producer |
| 57 | Bobby Dixon | Composer |
| 58 | Dj Durel | Producer |
| 59 | DJ Khaled | Primary Artist, Producer, Vocal Producer |
| 60 | Eamon Doyle | Composer |
| 61 | Drake | Featured Artist |
| 62 | Jerry "Wonda" Duplessis | Composer |
| 63 | Jeff Edwards | Engineer |
| 64 | Tauheed Epps | Composer |
| 65 | Kemal Evans | Mixing |
| 66 | Anthony Falzone | Assistant Engineer |
| 67 | Fat Joe | Featured Artist |
| 68 | Christopher Feldmann | Art Direction, Design |
| 69 | Jeremy Felton | Composer |
| 70 | Iain Findlay | Assistant Engineer |
| 71 | Robin Florent | Assistant |
| 72 | Nate Fox | Producer |
| 73 | Future | Featured Artist |
| 74 | Chris Galland | Mixing Assistant |
| 75 | Manny Galvez | Engineer |
| 76 | Derek Garcia | Engineer |
| 77 | John Glover | Composer |
| 78 | Mark "Exit" Goodchild | Engineer |
| 79 | Berry Gordy, Jr. | Composer |
| 80 | Aubrey Graham | Composer |
| 81 | Gucci Mane | Featured Artist |
| 82 | Blake Harden | Engineer |
| 83 | Brittany Harrell | Vocal Producer |
| 84 | Calvin Harris | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 85 | Clifford Harris | Composer |
| 86 | Paul Henton | Composer |
| 87 | High Moore | Composer |
| 88 | Nate Hills | Composer |
| 89 | Troy Hinds | Composer |
| 90 | Troy "Troyton" Hinds | Producer |
| 91 | David Hughes | Engineer |
| 92 | Ernie Isley | Composer |
| 93 | Marvin Isley | Composer |
| 94 | O'Kelly Isley | Composer |
| 95 | Ronald Isley | Composer |
| 96 | Rudolph Isley | Composer |
| 97 | Jeff Jackson | Assistant |
| 98 | Teddy Jackson | Vocals (Background) |
| 99 | Ray Jacobs | Composer |
| 100 | Jadakiss | Featured Artist |
| 101 | Chris Jasper | Composer |
| 102 | Jay-Z | Featured Artist |
| 103 | JayO | Producer |
| 104 | Wyclef Jean | Composer |
| 105 | Derrick Jenner | Assistant, Assistant Engineer, Engineer |
| 106 | Jeremih | Featured Artist |
| 107 | Nasir Jones | Composer |
| 108 | Maurice Jordan | Composer |
| 109 | Joshua Joseph | Composer |
| 110 | Shin Kamiyama | Engineer |
| 111 | Bill K. Kapri | Composer |
| 112 | Alicia Keys | Featured Artist |
| 113 | Khaled Khaled | A&R, Composer |
| 114 | Asahd Khaled | A&R, Composer, Executive Producer, Primary Artist |
| 115 | Beyoncé Knowles | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 116 | Kodak Black | Featured Artist |
| 117 | Jeff Lane | Engineer |
| 118 | Carter Lang | Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 119 | Daryl Lee | Composer |
| 120 | LetMeSeeYou | Producer |
| 121 | Ian Lewis | Composer |
| 122 | Lil Wayne | Featured Artist |
| 123 | Joshua Luellen | Composer |
| 124 | Andre Lyon | Composer |
| 125 | Salvador Majail | Assistant Engineer |
| 126 | Eric Manco | Engineer |
| 127 | Jonathan Mannion | Photography |
| 128 | Onika Maraj | Composer |
| 129 | Manny Marroquin | Mixing |
| 130 | Quavious Marshall | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 131 | Mavado | Primary Artist |
| 132 | Nayvadius Maximus | Composer |
| 133 | Clay McMurray | Composer |
| 134 | David McRae | Composer |
| 135 | Metro Boomin | Producer |
| 136 | Migos | Featured Artist |
| 137 | Mario Mims | Composer |
| 138 | Nicki Minaj | Featured Artist |
| 139 | Lisa Mishra | Vocals (Background) |
| 140 | Alphonso Mizell | Composer |
| 141 | Eddie Montilla | Keyboards |
| 142 | Nas | Featured Artist |
| 143 | Nasty Beatmakers | Producer |
| 144 | Anthony Lee Norris | Composer |
| 145 | David Park | Additional Production, Composer |
| 146 | PartyNextDoor | Featured Artist |
| 147 | Jermaine Pegues | Operation |
| 148 | Juan "Saucy" Pena | Engineer |
| 149 | Victor Pereyra | Assistant Engineer |
| 150 | Freddie Perren | Composer |
| 151 | Jason Phillips | Composer |
| 152 | Mark Pritchard | Composer |
| 153 | Pusha T | Featured Artist |
| 154 | Quavo | Featured Artist |
| 155 | Raekwon | Featured Artist |
| 156 | Noe Ramirez | Assistant Engineer |
| 157 | Jabari Rayford | Vocals (Background) |
| 158 | Clarence Reid | Composer |
| 159 | Jermaine Reid | Engineer |
| 160 | Dave Richards | Composer |
| 161 | Deke Richards | Composer |
| 162 | Rihanna | Featured Artist |
| 163 | William Roberts | Composer |
| 164 | Kirk Robinson | Composer |
| 165 | Todd Robinson | Engineer |
| 166 | John Roble | Composer |
| 167 | Terrence Rolle | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 168 | Gregg Rominiecki | Engineer |
| 169 | Patty Rosario | Project Coordinator |
| 170 | Rick Ross | Featured Artist |
| 171 | Lenny S. | A&R |
| 172 | Carlos Santana | Composer |
| 173 | Marvin Sapp | Composer |
| 174 | Pam Sawyer | Composer |
| 175 | Danny Schofield | Composer |
| 176 | Travis Scott | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 177 | Josh Sellers | Assistant |
| 178 | Noah Shebib | Assistant, Engineer |
| 179 | Sizzla | Featured Artist |
| 180 | Alexander "Smitty" Smith | Engineer |
| 181 | Francis Farewell Starlite | Producer |
| 182 | Streetrunner | Producer |
| 183 | Terrence Thornton | Composer |
| 184 | T.I. | Featured Artist |
| 185 | Bryson Tiller | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 186 | Ashwin Torke | Assistant Engineer |
| 187 | Nicole Tuck | Spiritual Advisor |
| 188 | Anthony Tucker | Composer |
| 189 | Nick Valentin | Mixing Assistant |
| 190 | Nicholas Warwar | Composer |
| 191 | Leland Wayne | Composer |
| 192 | Nayvadius Wilburn | Composer |
| 193 | Adam Wiles | Composer |
| 194 | Peter Wilkins | Composer |
| 195 | Jeffery Williams | Composer |
| 196 | Yared Williams | Composer |
| 197 | Corey Woods | Composer |
| 198 | Jamila Woods | Vocals (Background) |
| 199 | Betty Wright | Composer, Featured Artist, Vocal Producer |
| 200 | Yo Gotti | Featured Artist |
| 201 | Young Thug | Featured Artist |
| 202 | Joe Zarrillo | Coordination, Engineer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |