DJ Khaled wants no part in rap beefs—and he’s not shy about saying it.
On a new episode of Fat Joe and Jadakiss’ Joe and Jada podcast, the producer was asked about his role in hip-hop conflicts over the years around the 5:20 mark.
“You’ve been in many rap beefs,” Fat Joe reminded him. “You was in Fat Joe, 50 Cent beef. Jada, Beanie [Sigel], you put them together.”
Khaled replied, “I’m the first one to put Jada and Beanie on a record. When Beanie came out of jail, I had Jada and Beans on a record and talking like a different type of talk. I’m the one that was behind the scenes when [Rick] Ross and Young Jeezy was going at it ‘cause Ross is my brother … But I got love for Jeezy, that’s my brother too. A real one like me gonna always say, ‘We gotta come together. We gotta stick together. We can never let nobody divide and conquer us.’”
When the topic shifted to drama involving Drake, Ross, and Future, Khaled was quick to respond.
“I didn’t get in that energy. There’s two energies I’m not gonna get in. Hate,” Khaled said. “Those are my brothers. You can’t question my friendship. How? It’s impossible. Ain’t nobody like motherfucking DJ Khaled.”
He went on, “When it come to me … I’m gonna tell my brothers we gotta represent love. A lot of this shit 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 shit 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.”
Later in the podcast, Fat Joe pressed Khaled on whether he could squash current beefs in hip-hop.
“I would love to squash it,” Khaled answered. “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 when it come down to music, Jada, I’m a collaborator. That’s what I do.”
Watch DJ Khaled’s full Joe and Jada interview above.
