God Did

For the title track, see God Did (song).

God Did (stylized in all caps) is the thirteenth studio album by American disc jockey and record producer DJ Khaled. It was released on August 26, 2022, by We the Best Music Group and Epic Records.^[4] The record project earned five nominations at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, including for Best Rap Album, and Song of the Year and Best Rap Song for the title track, featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy.^[5]

God Did
Studio album by DJ Khaled
Released	August 26, 2022 (2022-08-26)
Recorded	2021–2022
Studio	We The Best Studios
Genre	Hip hop[1] trap[2]
Length	57:11
Label	We the Best Epic
Producer	Aaron Ortega Akachi Blu2th Brook Beatz Charlie Coffeen Dawaun Parker Denaun Porter Dem Jointz DJ Khaled DJ Moon Dr. Dre & The ICU DT Duce Eza Focus… Fridayy H. Amarr Jason Lader Kanye West KXVI LenyZ Marko Lenz Matty Spats Mighty Max Mike Dean Nick Mira Nyan Lieberthal Paola Barba Preme Rex Kudo Rozay Knockin Sage Skolfield Sim Fane Slo Meezy StreetRunner Tarik Azzouz Tay Keith Tim Suby TM88 Trevor Lawrence, Jr.
DJ Khaled chronology
Khaled Khaled (2021) God Did (2022) Til Next Time (2024)
Singles from God Did
"Staying Alive" Released: August 5, 2022 "Big Time" Released: November 1, 2022[3]

The project serves as the follow-up to his previous album, Khaled Khaled, released a year prior.^[6] It features guest appearances from Drake, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend, Fridayy, Kanye West, Eminem, Future, Lil Baby, Lil Durk, 21 Savage, Roddy Ricch, Quavo, Takeoff, SZA, Nardo Wick, Kodak Black, Don Toliver, Travis Scott, Gunna, Latto, City Girls, Skillibeng, Buju Banton, Capleton, Bounty Killer, Sizzla, Jadakiss, Vory, and Juice WRLD.^[7][8]

The album sees Khaled return to a more hip-hop-oriented approach, having courted pop prestige via features from Justin Bieber and Justin Timberlake among others on his previous album.^[9] It was supported by two singles: the Drake and Lil Baby-assisted "Staying Alive", and the Future and Lil Baby-assisted "Big Time".^[10]

Background

According to Khaled, the album thematizes the constant quest to relate to and praise a higher God for believing in him when others did not and he has been very open and proudly admitted to being a Muslim who habitually prays.^[11] "God has always told me to keep going; [...] When times get hard, I go harder. When times get great, I go even harder. I don't waste my emotions and energy on moving backwards. I use my energy to find the solution to keep going. If something ain't workin' out the way it's supposed to work out, [...] I want to find a way to get back up and keep going and find the solution."^[12]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	43/100[13]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Clash	[14]
AllMusic	[15]
Pitchfork	[1]
HipHopDX	[16]
Mic Cheque	[17]
Tiger Times	[18]
Slant Magazine	[19]
Shifter Magazine	Favorable[20]
HotNewHipHop	Favorable[21]
LifeWithoutAndy	Very favorable[22]
Redwood Bark.	Very favorable[23]

God Did received generally mixed reviews from critics. HipHopDX called the album "an unexpectedly, confusingly good collection of rap songs".^[24] The magazine also praised the album as "one of the most well constructed albums the 46-year-old record executive has ever released". It reserved special praise for the tracks "Party", "Beautiful", "Way Past Luck" and "Juice Wrld Did".^[25] Clash called the album "incredibly entertaining".^[14] One critic stated: “Clocking in at a total of 57 minutes long, the new offering from the ‘I’m The One’ producer is quintessential Khaled: laid back, soulful, hard-hitting and infectious. … It’s definitely in the running for hip hop album of the year, and a standout amongst Khaled’s long-spanning discography.”^[22] In particular, Jay-Z's performance on the track "God Did" received critical acclaim.^[26][27] Simon Vozick-Levinson of Rolling Stone called the verse "a master class in mature lyricism",^[28] while Complex wrote that "the long-teased verse is a reminder that he's still an exceptional writer" and that "this verse will definitely go down among Jay-Z's best".^[29] An Ambrosia For Heads article called Jay-Z's verse the best verse of 2022.^[30] The project earned five nominations at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards, including for Best Rap Album, and Song of the Year and Best Rap Song for the title track.^[31]

However, Clash also called the album a "bombastic return from the hip-hop high-roller".^[14] Dani Blum of Pitchfork described the project as a "bogged-down album" in which "some of the album's most appealing melodies and hooks seem more incidental than intentional, the logical outcome of combining stars and beats, then backing away". Blum characterized DJ Khaled as incompetent to harness "the power of collaboration to push artists beyond their comfort zones", with the exception of the title track with Jay-Z, which was praised as "ambitious".^[1] On Metacritic, based on 6 reviews, the album received a score of 43, the lowest of Khaled's career.

Commercial performance

God Did debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, earning 107,500 album-equivalent units (including 9,500 copies in pure album sales) in its first week.^[32]

Track listing

God Did track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"No Secret" (featuring Drake)	Khaled Khaled Aubrey Graham D. Church Raynford Humphrey Masamune Kudo Jason Lader Charlie Coffeen Sim Fane Aaron Cheung Matthew Spatola	DJ Khaled Preme Rex Kudo Lader Coffeen Fane Aaron Paris Matty Spats	0:47
2.	"God Did" (featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend, and Fridayy)	K. Khaled William Roberts III Dwayne Carter, Jr. Shawn Carter John Stephens Francis LeBlanc Edward Blackmon Nicholas Warwar Tarik Azzouz	DJ Khaled Fridayy StreetRunner H. Amarr Azzouz	8:21
3.	"Use This Gospel (Remix)" (with Kanye West featuring Eminem)	K. Khaled Kanye West Marshall Mathers III Timothy Mosley Terrence Thornton Rennard East Derek Watkins Gene Thornton, Jr. Kenneth Gorelick Jahmal Gwin Matthew Leon Angel Lopez Jordan Jenks Federico Vindver Darius Coleman Andre Young Dawaun Parker Denaun Porter Bernard Edwards, Jr. Dwayne Abernathy, Jr. Trevor Lawrence, Jr. Eric Griggs	Dr. Dre The ICU Parker Focus… Dem Jointz Lawrence Blu2th	3:43
4.	"Big Time" (featuring Future and Lil Baby)	K. Khaled Nayvadius Wilburn Dominique Jones Bryan Simmons Mark Nikolaev	DJ Khaled TM88 Rozay Knockin Marko Lenz Brook Beatz	2:53
5.	"Keep Going" (featuring Lil Durk, 21 Savage, and Roddy Ricch)	Khaled Durk Banks Shéyaa Abraham-Joseph Rodrick Moore, Jr. Simmons Corey Moon Hunter Brown	DJ Khaled TM88 Slo Meezy DJ Moon Akachi	3:04
6.	"Party" (featuring Quavo and Takeoff)	K. Khaled Quavious Marshall Kirshnik Ball James Johnson Warwar Azzouz	DJ Khaled StreetRunner Azzouz	3:31
7.	"Staying Alive" (featuring Drake and Lil Baby)	K. Khaled Graham Jones Nyan Lieberthal Timothy Suby Barry Gibb Robin Gibb Maurice Gibb	Lieberthal Tim Suby[a]	2:58
8.	"Beautiful" (featuring Future and SZA)	K. Khaled Wilburn Solána Rowe Simmons Kavi Lybarger Paola Barba	DJ Khaled TM88 KXVI Barba	3:43
9.	"It Ain't Safe" (featuring Nardo Wick and Kodak Black)	K. Khaled Horace Walls III Bill Kapri Brytavious Chambers	DJ Khaled Tay Keith	2:50
10.	"Let's Pray" (featuring Don Toliver and Travis Scott)	K. Khaled Caleb Toliver Jacques Webster II Chambers Michael Dean Alexander Monro Pepijn Baltus	DJ Khaled Tay Keith Mike Dean[a] Eza Duce	2:38
11.	"Fam Good, We Good" (featuring Gunna and Roddy Ricch)	K. Khaled Sergio Kitchens Moore Tavoris Hollins, Jr. Warwar Azzouz Maxime Breton	DJ Khaled StreetRunner Azzouz MightyMax	3:04
12.	"Bills Paid" (featuring Latto and City Girls)	K. Khaled Alyssa Stephens Jatavia Johnson Caresha Brownlee Frank Wilson Anita Poree Leonard Caston Jr. Warwar Azzouz Sage Skolfield	DJ Khaled StreetRunner Azzouz Skolfield	3:28
13.	"Way Past Luck" (featuring 21 Savage)	K. Khaled Abraham-Joseph Peter Hernandez Jack Met L. Benard Les Ledo Warwar Azzouz	DJ Khaled StreetRunner Azzouz LenyZ	2:16
14.	"These Streets Know My Name" (featuring Skillibeng, Buju Banton, Capleton, Bounty Killer, and Sizzla)	K. Khaled Emwah Warmington Mark Myrie Clifton Bailey III Rodney Price Miguel Collins Barrington Levy M. Thompson Jamal Barrow Warwar Azzouz	DJ Khaled StreetRunner Azzouz	4:59
15.	"Juice Wrld Did" (featuring Juice Wrld)	K. Khaled Jarad Higgins Nicholas Mira Dorien Theus	Nick Mira DT	3:27
16.	"Jadakiss Interlude" (featuring Jadakiss)	K. Khaled Jason Phillips Jeffrey Atkins Joseph Cartagena Marcello Valenzano Andre Lyon Lawrence Parker Barry De Vorzon Bodie Chandler Warwar Azzouz	DJ Khaled StreetRunner Azzouz	2:52
17.	"Asahd and Aalam Cloth Talk"	K. Khaled Asahd Khaled Aalam Khaled Nicole Tuck		0:20
18.	"Grateful" (featuring Vory)	Khaled Hollins Nancy Grandquist Warwar Azzouz	DJ Khaled StreetRunner Azzouz	2:07
Total length:				57:11

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer

Sample credits

• "Staying Alive" contains samples from the similarly titled "Stayin' Alive", written by Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, and Maurice Gibb, and performed by the Bee Gees.
• "Party" contains samples from "Party All the Time", written by Rick James, and performed by Eddie Murphy.
• "Bills Paid" contains samples from "Lights, Camera, Action!" written by Terrance Kelly and performed by Mr. Cheeks
• "Way Past Luck" contains samples from "All This", performed by Barbara Jean.
• "Jadakiss Interlude" contains samples from "New York", written by Ja Rule, Fat Joe, Cool & Dre, KRS-One, and Jadakiss, and performed by Ja Rule, featuring Fat Joe, and Jadakiss, as well as Down and Out in New York City, performed by James Brown.

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for God Did Chart (2022) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[33] 9 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[34] 11 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[35] 16 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[36] 32 Canadian Albums (Billboard)[37] 1 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[38] 21 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[39] 8 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[40] 10 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[41] 30 French Albums (SNEP)[42] 30 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[43] 15 Irish Albums (OCC)[44] 16 Italian Albums (FIMI)[45] 21 Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[46] 40 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA)[47] 27 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[48] 4 Nigeria Albums (TurnTable)[49] 36 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[50] 4 Slovak Albums (ČNS IFPI)[51] 9 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[52] 55 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[53] 23 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[54] 7 UK Albums (OCC)[55] 4 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[56] 9 US Billboard 200[57] 1 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[58] 1

Year-end charts 2022 year-end chart performance for God Did Chart (2022) Position US Billboard 200[59] 170 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[60] 58

Certifications

Certifications and sales for God Did

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[61]	Gold	500,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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