30 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, giving the Los Angeles-based DJ duo their first Billboard hit.īefore she earned the biggest hit of her career by co-writing bestie Ariana Grande’s chart-toppers “Thank U, Next” and “7 Rings,” Tayla Parx scored an assist from Khalid on this one-off 2018 single, which details the two singers plotting the ultimate romantic road trip to “make freedom their favorite place.”ġ2. Released as the lead single off DJDS’ third album Big Wave More Fire, the jolting duet with Empress Of peaked at No. Khalid & Empress Of, “Why Don’t You Come On” Khalid tapped Swae Lee of Rae Sremmurd for this smooth contribution to the Grammy-nominated Black Panther soundtrack, which had both artists belting out “Power girl!” over an easygoing trap beat.ġ4. This low-key album cut from 6lack’s 2018 sophomore LP East Atlanta Love Letter was Khalid’s second collaboration with the alt-R&B singer/rapper, after a team-up with Ty Dolla $ign still to come on this list.Īssisted by up-and-coming Toronto rapper Safe, this album cut from Free Spirit finds Khalid wistfully pining for a lost love over and over with the pleading refrain, “Show me/Don’t pretend.”

Thanks in part to the assist from Khalid, the song remains the Cuban-American singer’s sole charting hit on Hot R&B Songs, peaking at No.

On this slow-burning 2018 single, Khalid voice melds with the ethereal vocals of alt-R&B star Sabrina Claudio over muffled steel drums and a tropical beat.