DJ Khaled stayed out of Drake, Ross and Future feud to promote unity

DJ Khaled said he deliberately stayed out of last year’s public disputes between Drake, Rick Ross and Future, telling hosts Fat Joe and Jadakiss on the Joe Jada podcast on Sept. 11 that he refuses to get involved in what he called “hate” and prefers to promote unity. Khaled, who has collaborated extensively with all three rappers, described them as “my brothers” and said his instinct is to try to mend misunderstandings rather than take sides.

“I love Drake, I love Rick Ross, I love Future,” Khaled said. “What it feel like I didn’t get in that energy. There’s two energies I’m not gonna get in. Hate. … When you speak about all those great legends you just talked about, those are my brothers. You can’t question my friendship.” Asked how he deals with hate, Khaled replied, “I don’t.” He added that much of the feuding stems from miscommunication and that he would like to be the “common thread” to help reconcile the artists.

Khaled’s comments come amid a period of heightened tensions in rap, when Drake, Ross and Future exchanged songs and barbs as part of disputes that were linked in part to Drake’s broader conflict with Kendrick Lamar. The producer’s public reluctance to intervene...