DJ Khaled is back in less than three days with his next music video “Beautiful,” from his 13th studio album, God Did. The We The Best Music Group founder is joined by Future and SZA on a reflective platform, in between scenes of Khaled and a young lady enjoying the beach.
Directed by Colin Tilley, the visual opens with a love-on-the-brain Khaled dropping compliments to a romantic interest. “When I look in your eyes, oh yeah, I see what God did… Oh, he believed in you, baby. Baby, you so beautiful,” he tells her. Later, Future and SZA take in some rays from a mirrored platform, and the We The Best producer joins the duo by the ocean for a slew of nighttime shots.
Scenes swiftly switch between Future and SZA’s solo shots. Future raps in front of a captivating oceanic setting before being surrounded by melanated women while he sits in a chair. SZA beautifully sings on a lit pathway wearing a knitted ensemble, ahead of joining Khaled and Future again for one more joint scene.
“To get to a 13th album is, like, beyond incredible for me,” said Khaled in a recent interview with Billboard. “The greats that I look up to, when I see how many albums they put out, I’m on the right track. And I know how hard it is to be in this game — some people can’t make it past their first single or their first album.”
“Beautiful” follows Khaled’s visual for “Keep Going,” featuring 21 Savage, Lil Durk, and Roddy Ricch. He has also released “Staying Alive,” with Drake and Lil Baby, and “Big Time,” and other. God Did includes a total of 18 tracks, with a star-studded line up of features including JAY-Z, Eminem, Travis Scott, Rick Ross, City Girls, Don Toliver, Kanye West, Gunna, Latto, John Legend and the late Juice WRLD.
God Did was released on Friday (Aug. 26) and is expected to debut atop the Billboard 200 chart.