He's just showing up everywhere all of a sudden. Todd: .if it's so easy you try getting Rihanna or Justin Bieber on your music. Everyone wants to work with him because they know his brand is a seal of quality. It's just the hottest names right now like Rihanna, Quavo, Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper. A-and look at the people behind his tracks. Todd (VO): He uses his connections to find the artists and gets them together to make music, and he finances the whole thing. Todd: .not like a record producer, but like a Hollywood producer.Ĭlip from Ren and Stimpy Stimpy: A producer is the guy that tells the artist what to do.and later makes all the changes.and then he takes all the credit. So how do you account for that? Well.the way I had it explained to me is that he actually is a producer. The man has the jams, even if they're not really his. Todd (VO): DJ Khaled's music is.almost always pretty solid. T-Pain, Ludacris, Rick Ross and Snoop Dogg - "All I Do Is Win" T-Pain: All I do is win, win, win And, I'll be honest, he has a pretty good track record.Ĭlip of DJ Khaled ft. Todd: So really he shouldn't be famous or get credit for anything. He plays other people's records, and maybe he shouts a couple catchphrases here and there. And not in the sense of a beatmaker or a remixer, but like a wedding DJ. Todd (VO): .used to occasionally-very ocassionally-but, no. Montage of clips of "I'm On One" and "Do You Mind" Todd: .from the very beginning was this one: What does DJ Khaled even do? That's always been the meme. Todd (VO): I mean you want to talk about memes? The oldest meme I've associated with the man. Todd: DJ Khaled.doesn't actually do anything.Ĭlip of "Welcome To My Hood" with arrow pointing at DJ Khaled (Doing Nothing) Plies: Some of them did they bid The other half waitin' to go to court Which.is really interesting to me because. DJ Khaled makes the world a happier place. Todd (VO): And in recent years, he's become not just a music mastermind, but also just beloved as a bigger than life personality the way Lil Jon or Andrew W.K. Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman & Lil Wayne - "We Takin' Over" Todd: DJ Khaled is just a fascinating guy. Not because I find these new songs particularly great or interesting, but because. Todd (VO): .on the radio right now, and I feel like covering them both. Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne - "I'm the One" Khaled: We the best music! Another one Todd: The man who gave you all the memes!Ĭlip from Complex Closets Khaled: Congratulations, you played yourself.Ĭlip of DJ Khaled ft. And a big part of that is one man, one towering figure in music. Todd: .started taking some Zoloft or something. Pop music is starting to sound like pop. Todd (VO): After complaining all year about how downcast and depressed pop radio has been, I think the clouds have broken. Not, like, in the world or anything, obviously we're not gonna talk about that, but pop music at least is starting to feel happy again.Ĭlip of "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" Shawn Mendes: Oh, I've been shaking I love it when you go Good news: things are starting to look up. JUSTIN BIEBER, QUAVO, CHANCE THE RAPPER & LIL WAYNE - I'M THE ONEĭJ KHALED ft. “I am honored that DJ Khaled, Rihanna and Bryson felt the intense intentionality of ‘Maria Maria’ and have shared this summer vibe with the world.Todd plays "I'm the One" and then "Wild Thoughts" on the piano.ĭJ KHALED ft. “‘Maria Maria’ was and will always be that feel-good summer song that speaks to women, and ‘Wild Thoughts’ is an extension of that summer song vibe that is timeless,” Santana continued. DJ Khaled, Rihanna and Bryson take that vibe and bring it to a new dimension with ‘Wild Thoughts,’ but the groove and essence of the song is still intact.” “There is a reason that the infectious groove/theme that Wyclef and I created on ‘Maria Maria’ still resonates today,” Santana said. He gave a statement to Billboard about his thoughts on the single. We have yet to hear from the legend about the 1999 single…until now. If the song sounds familiar to you, that is because it samples Carlos Santana’s smash hit “Maria Maria.” On Friday (June 16), he released a brand new single titled “Wild Thoughts” which features Rihanna and Bryson Tiller.
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