Last week, DJ Khaled was gifted a Guild guitar, which was crafted in collaboration with Bob Marley’s family and based on the Madeira A-20 guitar, which the Jamaican legend used at home when he was writing songs.
Khaled thought it would be a good idea to put the guitar to use and post the clip to social media, but being a guitar novice the plan completely backfired and enraged Marley fans across the globe.
“DJ Khaled, we are excited to this new guitar with you,” a personal note from the Marley family read. “As someone who has an appreciation for Bob Marley’s life and music, we want you to be the first to play the Guild guitar. Based on Bob’s at home songwriting, this song inspired songs that helped unite the world and we hope it gives you inspiration as well.”
The We The Best boss proceeds to strum the strings very hard and create a not-so-tuneful melody that would have even the least musically-inclined taking a step back.
“How is DJ Khaled real bro this is so disrespectful,” one fan wrote.
How is DJ Khaled real bro this is so disrespectful ? pic.twitter.com/fAUxAnaceG
— Squirt Reynolds (@SquirtReynoIds) October 24, 2021
DJ Khaled is yet to comment on the matter as shade from social media continued to fly in his direction in recent days. Check out more of the reactions below.
I truly believe DJ Khaled can’t read, play guitar, and has no idea which way land is. pic.twitter.com/taHfDmB1gX
— ©️aptain ©️rustacean (@CaptCrustacean) October 23, 2021
the guitar pic.twitter.com/LvLRs6GR8r
— ? (@sssSpankyyy) October 24, 2021
Bro said pic.twitter.com/Kn3JRC9NaC
— AG (@MrSilverG) October 24, 2021
he looked @ the camera so confidently like he was doin sumn fr ?? pic.twitter.com/JeubrHbS2R
— ベイプ ✱ ®️ (@AnthonyBape) October 25, 2021
Bob Marley rolling in his grave rn pic.twitter.com/CuQWSdtccf
— Herb Dean fanpage (@JusMissesNoHits) October 25, 2021
Those strings in the guitars were fighting for their life pic.twitter.com/yRo0CQ4I3f
— ayyouneverknow ?? (@ayyouneverknow) October 25, 2021
dude had no clue how to play it hes just waiting to start doing random shit with it
— Blake (@DaKing8080) October 24, 2021
the jamaican in me wanted to jump through the screen and take that guitar from him
— ?paultergeist? (@AwesomeBow016) October 25, 2021
fixed that for ya pic.twitter.com/uMqwkdtlxF
— oyvavoy (@noam1121) October 24, 2021
I don’t understand how @djkhaled is considered a music artist especially after this….whatever this is. How he’s made it this far in life is a remarkable feat of itself. He just made every person who’s NEVER picked up a guitar a better guitar player than him
— Ken Hall ? Dad Talk ?? (@TKOprovidence) October 24, 2021
this solid ass proof he not really a producer
— MrKeef? (@mrkeef__) October 24, 2021