DJ Khaled - We the Best

Arriving a year -- almost to the day -- after his superior Listennn: The Album, Dj Khaled's sophomore effort, We The Best, is a mixed bag. On the plus side there are the singles and highlights, all of them infectious, grand, and inspired. Leadoff single "We Takin' Over" is a star-studded, Akon-anchored anthem with swagger to burn, while "Brown Paper Bag" twists a grand sample of Yvonne Elliman's "If I Can't Have You" into a soulful tale of fast money. On the latter, Jeezy, Weezy (Lil Wayne), and Rick Ross add up to that rumored all-star edition of Boyz N Da Hood that never happened, and if that isn't enough to draw the hip-hop regulars in, hearing The Game, Jadakiss, and Trick Daddy all on the same track, "I'm from the Ghetto," certainly will. Read More