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DJ Khaled brought out a surprise guest during his set at the inaugural One Link Music Festival.
On Saturday night, October 11, the Miami-based artist hit the stage at the Miramar Amphitheatre at Regional Park with his trusted mixer, DJ Nasty. Khaled delivered an energetic set comprised of classics like "All I Do Is Win," "Wild Thoughts," "I'm So Hood," and his Grammy-nominated single "God Did." After playing a slew of his island-inspired bangers, Khaled shocked fans by bringing out O.T. Genasis to perform a medley of his hits. OT, whose parents hail from Belize, lit up the stage beginning with "Everybody Mad."
O.T. also served up other classics like "Cut It," "Push It" and, of course, "CoCo." Khaled closed out his set with "You Remind Me" — his new collaboration with Vybz Kartel, Mavado, Bounty Killer, Buju Banton, RoryStoneLove and Kaylan Arnold. The song, along with his other recent hit "Brother" featuring YoungBoy Never Broke Again and Post Malone, are set to appear on his 14th studio album Aalam of God. During a backstage conversation with 103.5 The Beat's Papa Keith, Khaled said making "You Remind Me" was "something personal" because it represented all the artists on the song.
"That's where we come from, hip-hop, reggae, and dancehall," Khaled said. "Not only do I create and make music and want to represent the Caribbean and make Caribbean music, I live it. You can create all you want, but I live it."
Khaled's performance was just one of the many highlights from One Link Music Festival. The two-day celebration of Caribbean culture, which hyped up Carnival Weekend in Miami, brings the sounds of dancehall, soca, reggae, afrobeats, and hip-hop together on one stage.
Hosted by Walshy Fire, Papa Keith and more, the festival was headlined by Machel Mantano, DJ Khaled, Mavado, Shenseea, Masicka and Dexta Daps. It also featured performances from 450, Lady Lava, Skinny Fabulous, Popeye Caution, Silent Addy, Tosh Alexander and more.
Check out more scenes from One Link Music Festival below.