"Supposed to Be Loved" is a song by American disc jockeyDJ Khaled and American rappersLil Baby andFuture featuring fellow American rapperLil Uzi Vert. It was released on August 11, 2023 byWe the Best Music andDef Jam Recordings, intended as the lead single from the Khaled's upcoming fourteenth studio album,Aalam of God, however it was scrapped prior to a two year album delay. It is Khaled's first release through the Def Jam label.
Produced by Khaled himself andTM88, the song was written by the two alongside its lead performers. As it samples "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" byMichael Jackson,Quincy Jones andJames Ingram are credited as songwriters from interpolation. Khaled announced the song and album name a day prior to the latter's release.[1] Hints at a collaboration between Khaled and Lil Uzi Vert were given as they were spotted in a recording studio together the previous month.[2]
"Supposed to Be Loved" is an upbeattrap song that contains samples of the single "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" byMichael Jackson from his sixth studio album,Thriller (1982).[3] It sees Lil Baby, Future, and Lil Uzi Vert rapping about adoring their significant others in the way they feel they should, with a catchy chorus from the former.[4][5]
Despite featuringexplicit lyrics, it is not officially marked as such, even getting nominated for "Favorite Music Collaboration" at the2024 Kids' Choice Awards in the process.
