DJ Khaled is cranking up the anticipation for his 14th studio album, Aalam of God, by hinting at a few high-profile features.
On Tuesday (Feb. 4), the Grammy-winning producer unveiled a since-deleted seven-minute action-packed trailer featuring Hollywood stars Mark Wahlberg and Anthony Ramos. In the clip, Khaled is entrusted with safeguarding a briefcase containing the new album, while Wahlberg relentlessly tries to get his hands on it. The Ted actor then attempts to enlist Ramos (Hamilton)—who plays a friend of Khaled—to help him retrieve the album by any means.
Directed by Eif Rivera, the trailer is an entire adrenaline rush, showcasing Khaled in high-speed chases, dodging gunfire, leaping off buildings, and nearly escaping into a getaway car where Ramos awaits him. Meanwhile, Wahlberg kind of spills the beans about Khaled’s rumored collaborations. The actor can be heard teasing that the album has “two Drake songs” before pondering whether Jay-Z might deliver “another f**king 100-bar verse” as he did on “God Did.”
To add even more hype, Khaled takes a dramatic phone call where he delivers the final line: “Send Rihanna the record.”
Taking to social media, Khaled drew comparisons between his upcoming project and one of Jay-Z’s most iconic albums while further fueling excitement over potential collaborations.
“This not my last album this my black album JAY VOICE […] DRAKES BACK TO WORK… SO AM I! THIS THE ONE WITH DRAKE’s” he wrote in a now-deleted post. “@ayojuan matter of fact..send that record over to @badgalriri .. u know…I JUST WANNA BREATHE – THE AIR THAT RIHANNA BREATHES – yo RIH everyTING locked.”
As neither rumored feature has been confirmed on Khaled’s next album, fans are eager to see if the hints are actual facts.
Aalam of God arrives three years after God Did—an album that featured one of Jay-Z’s most celebrated verses and two standout collaborations with Drake (“No Secret” and “Staying Alive”). Although Rih didn’t appear on the 2022 LP, she’s collaborated with the We The Best CEO in 2017 on their smash hit “Wild Thoughts.”
Revisit Hov’s 100-bar verson on “God Did” below and check out a screengrab of the Aalam of God trailer above.
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