DJ Khaled caught up with Billboard’s Kyle Denis on the red carpet of the 2024 MTV Video Music Awards.
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00:00My man, DJ Khaled, how you doing tonight, man?
00:02God, it's great, man. I'm excited. My brother Joe Crack is dropping a new record tonight.
00:06Performing at the VMAs, he's featuring me and Anita.
00:09Just to be able to come to the VMAs is always exciting.
00:12And to see the fans and, you know, my kids get to watch it from home.
00:15So I'm excited for them to see Daddy on stage.
00:18But I'm excited for my brother Joey Crack. He got a new record called Paradise.
00:22It feels good, the energy's good.
00:24It got the queen of Brazil on there, Anita.
00:27Shout out to Stevie B, you know what I mean?
00:29We flipped that Stevie B vibe, that spring love, you know what I mean?
00:33Stevie B, he in the building somewhere, too.
00:35And a shout out to everybody, man.
00:37Just everybody that's supporting.
00:40Because the record's coming out tonight, but we let snippets go.
00:44And the energy already just feels good, you know what I'm saying?
00:48This is like a star-studded collaboration. How did that one come together?
00:51I mean, I had this record for my album, and Joe's been wanting it for a while.
00:56And I had it sitting there, and I've been cooking on my new album,
01:00and it's coming out phenomenal.
01:03No, no, no, no. It's coming.
01:06Listen, I'm going to be real with you.
01:08There's only two people that can pull off what I'm doing on my album.
01:12It's God, and I'm blessed from God to pull it off.
01:18So, you know, it's always God did.
01:22But I'll explain later when I give you the new title of the album
01:25and when you hear the music.
01:28I'm not playing. No, no, no, no.
01:31I'm not playing.
01:33No, it's my 14th album. No, I'm not playing.
01:36Because it's needed. It's needed.
01:39And I'm going to bring that great energy, that good energy, them anthems.
01:43I'm going to bring us together, and it's going to be good vibes.
01:46That's what I'm about.
01:48There we go. I can't wait to hear this record, man.
01:50I've got to ask you one last question.
01:52In the summer, what song absolutely ruled your world?
01:57In the summer.
01:59For me, it's a lot of records that was popping, and it's big.
02:05But to be honest with you, man, you know, I've been on my Bob Marley,
02:10Booju Banton, Blueprint, Black Album.
02:16I've been on my classic.
02:18No, all the hot music that came out is incredible.
02:21And for me, because I've been like bobbing just all of my classic crate, right?
02:27And there's certain records I just listen to, especially when I'm in creative,
02:31you know, making my album, I want to catch a certain feeling,
02:35and I've been catching that feeling with like my vintage crate
02:39that I always go to, you know what I mean?
02:41Like the Blueprint, the Black Album, Bob Marley, Booju Banton,
02:46a close one, I had a close one yesterday,
02:50Ja Gimme Strength, some Garnet Silk.
02:53I know you expected me to say, but these are the type of records,
02:57when I say expect me to say other records, these are the type of records
03:00that I listen to every day.
03:02But everybody that put a record out this summer has been incredible.
03:06I'll tell you what, the answer made me even more hyped for your album, man.
03:08I can't wait to hear everything, hear the records tonight.
03:11Good luck tonight, man.
03:12Thank you so much. Billboard, I love y'all a lot.