★★★★★
Ready for yet another barrage of bass and a bevy of big names? Of course you are. Reading off like it was recorded after a Grammy's afterparty, DJ Khaled insists that we haven't had enough of him yelling "We the Best" in between some more bragging and boasting. Despite the predictable premise, this album supposedly got its name after Khaled went to the doctor about his balding beard...
- rapreviews.com
2014-01-14
★★★★★
Those who would accuse DJ Khaled of using an overly audacious album title for this seventh studio effort are quickly schooled once "Obama [Winning More Interlude]" hits the speakers. On the opening cut, real world audio of a national news broadcast finds America's 44th President entering an auditorium to the traditional "Hail to the Chief," but the music quickly switches to Khaled's platinum single "All I Do Is Win...
- www.allmusic.com
2014-01-20
★★★★★
What's most apparent from DJ Khaled's seventh record is the guy has a lot of friends. There are more high profile guests here than at a Kardashian wedding. The star power of over 20 MCs can't obscure the overly familiar sonic palette used on many songs, with a reliance on trap beats and limited imagination. Some of the best tracks ("Hell's Kitchen, "Never Surrender," and "No New Friends") veer from the blueprint and are driven by the sharp cameos from J. Cole and Meek Mill among others...
- www.bostonglobe.com
2013-10-26
★★★★★
DJ Khaled Tones Down The Flash On 'Suffering From Success'
Oct 22nd, '13 • Music • by XXL Staff • 4 Comments
DJ Khaled is a talent aggregator. You can say what you will about his mantras or his never-ending quest to be an omnipresent figure in rap without actually rapping, but you can't understate his value...
- www.xxlmag.com
2013-10-23
★★★★★
Known as one of the most successful DJs in the early '00s, DJ Khaled has since adopted the title of biggest compilation album curator over the past five years. Producing club bangers like "We Takin' Over" and "Welcome To My Hood," DJ Khaled is back once again with his bravely titled . Setting the tone for the 16-track project, the album opens with "Obama (Winning More Interlude)," to the tune of the hit "All I Do is Win...
- exclaim.ca
2013-11-02
★★★★★
Anyone guilty of downloading songs at least ten years ago around about the time broadband internet access was becoming readily available will know exactly what I'm talking about when I share one of my grievances with hip hop; DJs talking shit over a song. It was usually Funkmaster Flex found talking nonsense over numerous Dipset, G Unit, *insert standard R&B;/Hip Hop radio single from 2002*...
- rapreviews.com
2013-04-11
★★★★★
In hip hop, the clique is all; few stars stand alone without aid from sizeable extended families. , the game-raising compilation from 's G.O.O.D. Music stable, elevated the bar in that regard. 's sixth album wields a guestlist fit for comparable impact, yet lacks a similarly cohesive vision. Despite past platinum sales galore, it's not a great stretch to suggest that most casual listeners will land on Planet Khaled by virtue of Kiss the Ring's stellar cast...
- www.bbc.co.uk
2013-04-23
★★★★★
He doesn't make beats and he doesn't rap (although he talks enough shit in his countless ad-libs), so what exactly does Khaled do? Who knows? One thing, however, the Miami-based commercial rap figure does impeccably well is call in favours. On his sixth studio album, Kiss The Ring, Khaled goes through his hip-hop Rolodex yet again and compiles a strong collection of MCs and producers to add some shine to his latest musical collage...
- exclaim.ca
2012-08-30
★★★★★
Now on his fifth album, DJ Khaled has mastered his formula for success ? each song unites multiple big-ticket guests over glossy production. The line-up this go-round includes B.O.B., Lil' Wayne, Mary J. Blige, Ne-Yo, Cee-Lo and Rick Ross, among others. The stars mostly phone-in their spots, while less proven newcomers like Vado and Wale (on "Future") deliver the most entertaining performances. When the formula clicks, it clicks well...
- exclaim.ca
2011-10-03
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