DJ Khaled has spilled the beans about why he remained uncharacteristically quiet during last summer’s beef between Drake, Future, and Rick Ross.
Kendrick Lamar hopped on Future and Metro Boomin’s “Like That,” last March, where he fired several shots at Drake.
Rick Ross also hopped into the beef, releasing a diss track aimed at the Canadian star, and many expected Khaled to come to the defense of his frequent collaborator, Drake, but he remained silent.
“I didn’t get in that energy. There’s two energies I’m not gonna get in. Hate,” Khaled said on the Fat Joe & Jada podcast. “Those are my brothers. You can’t question my friendship. How? It’s impossible. Ain’t nobody like motherf–king DJ Khaled.”
DJ Khaled is not picking sides in rap beefs, says he loves Drake, Rick Ross & Future
“I didn’t get in that energy. […] When it comes down to DJ Khaled, I’m the one that’s gon’ try to fix it.” (via Joe and Jada) pic.twitter.com/MHKWWwDmDP
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He continued, “When it come to me, I’m gonna tell my brothers we gotta represent love. A lot of this s–t is a misunderstanding and a lot of ‘not communication,’ okay? When it come down to DJ Khaled, I’m the one that’s gonna try to fix it. I don’t want no trophy. I don’t want no promotion. I do a lot of s–t behind the scenes. At the end of the day, I love my brothers and my brothers know that. I guarantee you they know that, that’s what I’m about.”
After his silence, Drake publicly denounced Khaled after the DJ tried to promote two unreleased tracks he’d been teasing for months. The tracks were a major part of Khaled’s rollout, but after the snub, Khaled deleted all trace of his album announcement.