Anil DashI could never understand how DJ Khaled has as big a career as he does; he can't sing, rap, or dance, and doesn't even write (or sometimes even produce!) the songs released under his name. He's not conventionally attractive, and the meme value of his early-Snapchat-era "🔑" thing is long gone. But then, talking to multiple folks in the industry, literally *everyone* said how much they love working with Khaled. Like, effusively positive about him. I suppose that is a major key lesson!
tw000@anildash Skillset - makes everyone else around better.
Stefan Bohacek@anildash "It is nice to be nice."
Jeroen Baert@anildash he can definitely shout, I guess?
Tod Maffin 🇨🇦@anildash You haven't lived until you've seen his cringey performance at the #Overwatch League championships a couple of years ago.
He just sort of bopped around the stage, didn't rap, occasionally held the mic out, yelled "Another one!" (his catchphrase).
By the end, you can hear the audience laughing. And not because they were having fun.
Todd Walker@anildash I heard @neilhimself say once, success depends on 1) being good at what you do, 2) delivering on time, and 3) being easy to work with. Have two out of the three, and you’ll do fine. I wish I’d realized the value of “be easy to work with” sooner.
Ç'thûłhů👾Rants! 🇺🇦 🇵🇸 🇨🇦
Dave Lee@anildash "Let's go golfing!!!"
Honestly, I love to hate him. But he's clearly a good connector of people. Seems the sort of person you go for dinner with and come away with ideas and a belief you can achieve them.
Alex Pretzlav 🥨@anildash surprising even after this https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/krystieyandoli/dj-khaled-oral-sex-double-standard
Karen McGrane
James Callan@karenmcgrane @anildash @pretz Same. But to be fair that’s the kind of attitude you want in a professional collaborator.
kflanagan@anildash I'll take it one further. I don't understand how DJ is a thing beyond weddings and Bar/Bat Mitzvas. That's my taste I guess.
Sandhu@anildash Another one! *ducks
Sara Winge@anildash When I was about 20, a veteran jazz player I was studying with asked our class, "What is the most important factor in success in the music business?" Of course we said talent, skill, drive, etc. His answer, "Being a person other musicians want to hang out with." Major life lesson.
DrBob, 🧠 Mechanic@anildash Love the duet he did with Billie Eilish - juts beautiful ❤️
Lovely by Billie Eilish & Khalid https://music.apple.com/us/album/lovely/1369379667?i=1369380479
@drrjv Khalid is great, but he’s a wonderful R&B singer, not DJ Khaled.
Anthony Bosio@anildash Have you ever seen him play guitar? Shreds.
Nick Messick@anildash lots of people definitely DO NOT like working with him. He’s known for agreeing to every possible business opportunity, then basically turning off the phone the once the “now it’s time to grind” phase starts.
@messick I can see that being true also!
jrm4I don't think it's necessarily a good one? Strong Elon Musk/Thomas Edison vibes.
Like Sean Puffy P Diddy combs, aka the person who harmed hip-hop more than literally any other
aston@anildash now figure out French Montana!