DJ Khaled Teases Drake & Lil Baby Collab On Upcoming Album ‘God Did’

DJ Khaled is cooking up a new collaboration between Drake and Lil Baby for his upcoming album God Did.

The We the Best artist posted a photo of himself alongside the two rappers and some behind-the-scenes footage of the upcoming music video on Instagram. “They want to finish me, so I went and got Drake and Lil Baby,” Khaled said in the video. “They never believed in me. Why do you think I win so much? Because of you.”

In another post, the Miami-bred DJ thanked Drake for “being a true friend and always believing in me.” The two have worked together throughout the years on many songs including, "No New Friends," "Popstar," "I’m On One," "For Free," and "Greece."

Lil Baby and Drake also aren't strangers in the studio as they've collabed on "Yes Indeed," "Never Recover," "Wants and Needs" and "Girls Want Girls."

Besides the Drake and Lil Baby record, fans can expect Khaled songs with 21 Savage, and Future who he has teased their studio sessions recently on Instagram. DJ Khaled announced God Did as the title of his 13th studio album earlier this month, but has yet to announce a release date or a tracklist.

With half of 2022 already gone, we've gotten some great hits from key players in hip-hop including Kendrick Lamar, Future, Doja Cat, and many more. Take a look at 10 of the best songs in hip-hop from May and June of 2022:

Please note this list starts with the week of April 24. 25 of the best hip-hop songs before April 24 can be found here.

Drake surprised the world when he dropped his seventh studio album Honestly, Nevermind on June 17. Although the surprise LP is a dance album, Drizzy recruited 21 Savage for his only rap song on the project, "Jimmy Cooks." It's rumored that on 21's verse he's [inlink id="drake-kendrick-lamar-are-they-beefing" text="taking a shot at Kendrick Lamar"] but neither rapper at the time of this posting has confirmed if there is actually an ongoing feud.

A$AP Rocky made his directorial debut in his newest music video and song "D.M.B" (Dats My Bitch) starring girlfriend Rihanna. The video was released on May 5 and showed A$AP taking his relationship with RiRi to the next level when he asked her to marry him via his grills. The two welcomed their first child together on May 13.

"N95" was one of the standout songs on Kendrick Lamar's Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers which was released on May 13.  "N95" debuted at No. 3 on Billboard's Hot 100, the highest ranking of all the songs on the album. Additionally, three other songs on Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers debuted in the top 10 including “Die Hard” with Blxst and Amanda Reifer (#5), “Silent Hill” with Kodak Black (#7), and “United in Grief” (#8). All 19 songs on the LP made the Billboard Hot 100.

Saucy Santana dropped his upbeat single "Booty" on June 10. The track makes use of the horns from the Chi-Lites’ “Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So),” which were also used in Beyoncé’s 2003 “Crazy in Love.” The song features Latto, marking their second time collaborating. They previously worked together on DJ Nature Boy's "Up & Down" which was released in 2021.

Pharrell Williams, 21 Savage, and Tyler, The Creator dropped "Cash In Cash Out" on June 10. "Cash In, Cash Out" marks the first time all three artists have collabed on a song together. Tyler and Pharrell previously worked together on NIGO's compilation project I Know NIGO! that was released back in March.

Post Malone dropped his fourth studio album Twelve Carat Toothache on June 3, 2022. "Cooped Up" was the first single from Twelve Carat Toothache which featured a guest appearance from the Compton rapper Roddy Ricch. Posty and Roddy performed the single on their Saturday Night Live debut on May 14.

Jack Harlow dropped his second studio album Come Home the Kids Miss You on May 6, 2022. Once the album was released, "Churchill Downs," featuring Drake, instantly became a standout record. The album debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart dated May 12.

Doja Cat released "Vegas" on May 6, 2022 which is a part of the soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann's Elvis biopic. "Vegas" interpolates Big Mama Thornton’s 1952 song “Hound Dog.”

In anticipation of Kendrick Lamar's fifth studio album Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers, the Compton-bred rapper dropped "The Heart Part 5." In the video, the rapper's face morphs into several deepfakes, including OJ Simpson, Will Smith, Jussie Smollett, Kobe Bryant, Kanye West, and Nipsey Hussle. In each verse, he raps touches on a personal topic related to the Black celebrity. “The Heart Part 5,” is the latest installation of his “The Heart” singles series. The tracks have always arrived prior to the release of a larger project.

"Wait For U" is from Future's album I NEVER LIKED YOU which was released on April 29. The song quickly became a fan favorite and soared to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 while the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. This became Future's second No. 1, Drake's tenth, and Tems' first. Tems made history as the first Nigerian artist to top the Billboard Hot 100. "Wait For U" samples Tems'“Higher” which was featured on her EP for Broken Ears.