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DJ Khaled isn't one to speak out about a lot of pressing issues, but now he's finally breaking his silence on the biggest feud in recent rap history and why he chose to stay out of it.
On Thursday, September 11, the Miami-based artist sat down with his friend Fat Joe and Jadakiss for the latest episode of Joe & Jada. At the beginning of their conversation, Joey Crack asked Khaled about his involvement with some of Hip-Hop's most glorified beefs from 50 Cent vs. Fat Joe to Jadakiss vs. Beanie Sigel. When asked about his stance on Drake, Future and Rick Ross' melee, Khaled expressed his love for all three artists.
“I didn't get in that energy," Khaled explained. "There's two energies I'm not gonna get in: Hate. Those are my brothers. You can't question my friendship. How? It's impossible. Ain't nobody like muthaf**kin' DJ Khaled.”
“When it come to me … I'm gonna tell my brothers we gotta represent love," Khaled continued. "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.”
Khaled has always done his part to bring people together on wax, and his discography proves that. However, he publicly remained silent throughout the course of Drake's beef with Future, Metro Boomin, Rozay, and everyone else who came at The Boy. While Khaled is still cool with all those artists, Drake had fans wondering about their friendship after he seemed to dismiss the veteran DJ's two anticipated collaborations earlier this year. When asked about squashing all those beefs, Khaled said he'd love to.
“I would love to squash it,” Khaled replied. “Everything’s possible with God, okay? … And I believe in God and I roll with God. They ain't believe in us, God did. … Joe, take it how you wanna take it. I'm about unity, peace, love, and I'm, and when it come down to music, Jada, I'm a collaborator. That's what I do.”
Watch the entire episode of Joe & Jada featuring DJ Khaled below.