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DJ Khaled 
Background information Birth name Khaled bin Abdul Khaled Born November 26, 1975
New Orleans, LouisianaOrigin Miami, Florida, U.S. Genres Hip hop Occupations Disc jockey, radio personality, record producer Years active 1998–present Labels We the Best, Terror Squad, Cash Money, Universal Republic Associated acts Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Jadakiss, Bun B, Cool & Dre, T-Pain Birdman, Lil Wayne, Trick Daddy, Ace Hood, Pitbull Website myspace.com/djkhaled Khaled bin Abdul Khaled (born November 26, 1975),[1] better known by his stage name DJ Khaled, is an American record producer, radio personality, DJ, and record label executive. He is a radio host for the Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR and the DJ for the hip hop group Terror Squad. In 2006, Khaled released his debut album Listennn... the Album. He went on to release We the Best (2007), We Global (2008), Victory (2010), and We the Best Forever (2011). In 2009, Khaled became the president of record label Def Jam South.
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Biography
Khaled was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.[2][3] and He lives in Pembroke Pines, Florida.[4] Currently, he hosts the weeknight program TakeOver on Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR with fellow host K. Foxx; Khaled states that he has worked for the station professionally since 2003.[2] In 1998, Khaled worked as a "sidekick" for Miami rapper Luther Campbell for Campbell's Friday night WEDR radio show The Luke Show.[5] In his albums, Khaled usually provides "shoutouts" that assert his representation of "the ghetto" and urges people to listen.[6] From 2004 to 2006, Khaled assisted in the production of the hip-hop albums Real Talk by Fabolous, True Story by Terror Squad, All or Nothing by Fat Joe, and Me, Myself, & I by Fat Joe.[7]
2006: Listennn... the Album
In June 2006, his debut album Listennn... the Album was released by Koch Records; it premiered on the Billboard 200 chart at #12.[8]
2007: We the Best
We the Best followed in 2007 with singles "I'm So Hood" with T-Pain, Trick Daddy, Plies, and Rick Ross and "We Takin' Over" with Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, and Lil Wayne. "We Takin' Over" peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #11 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 20, 2007.[9] Khaled made a guest appearance on the single "100 Million" from Birdman's 2007 album 5 * Stunna; the single also featured Rick Ross, Dre, Young Jeezy and Lil Wayne. That year, Khaled won two Ozone Awards: one for Best Video ("We Takin' Over") and another for Best Radio DJ.[10]
2008–2009: We Global
In 2008, Khaled's third album We Global came out with singles "Out Here Grindin" with Akon, Rick Ross, Lil' Boosie, Trick Daddy, Ace Hood, and Plies, followed by "Go Hard" featuring Kanye West and T-Pain. RIAA certified the single "I'm So Hood" Platinum on June 4, 2008.[9] That year, Khaled won DJ of the Year awards from the BET Hip Hop Awards and Ozone Awards.[11][12]
He was appointed the president of Def Jam South in 2009.[13]
2009–2010: Victory
His fourth studio is titled Victory and was released in early 2010. The album featured guest appearances from Drake, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Nas, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Nelly and more. The single "All I Do Is Win" was certified as a Gold Single. Other singles include: "Put Your Hands Up" and "Fed Up". The album had low sales and debuted at #12 on the Billboard 200.
2011–present: We the Best Forever
DJ Khaled announced the title of the album, We the Best Forever, on Twitter.[14] On August 19, Khaled signed to Cash Money Records along to Universal Motown, the album will be released under the label, also under E1 Entertainment, Terror Squad, Def Jam South and Khaled's own label We the Best Music Group, with confirmed guests as Fat Joe, Chris Brown, Keyshia Cole, Cee Lo Green, Cool & Dre, Rick Ross, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Nas, Birdman, Lil Wayne, T.I., Akon, Drake and Nicki Minaj[15][16][17][18] The first single titled "Welcome to My Hood", featuring Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne and T-Pain was released in January 13 of 2011, which was produced by The Renegades, and co-produced by DJ Khaled himself and The Nasty Beatmakers. The song is the first released under Cash Money Records and Universal Motown,[19] a music video was filmed in Miami, Florida and directed by Gil Green, featuring cameos by Flo Rida, Bow Wow, Busta Rhymes, and other artists.[20] The next singe, "I'm On One", featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne, was released on May 20, 2011. It debuted at #10 on the Hot 100, becoming Khaled's and Ross' highest charting song. "I'm On One" also reached the number-one spot on the Rap and Hip-Hop/R&B Songs charts, becoming Khaled's first #1 song on both charts.
Performances
DJ Khaled performed at BET Awards 2011 with Ace Hood, Rick Ross, and Lil Wayne which aired on June 26, 2011.[21]
Discography
Main article: DJ Khaled discography- 2006: Listennn... the Album
- 2007: We the Best
- 2008: We Global
- 2010: Victory
- 2011: We the Best Forever
Awards and nominations
- BET Awards
- 2008, Best Collaboration ("I'm So Hood (Remix)") with Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Rick Ross (Nominated)[22]
- BET Hip Hop Awards
- 2009, DJ of the Year (nominated)
- 2008, DJ of the Year (Won)[23]
- 2008, MVP of the Year (nominated)[24]
- 2008, Best Collabo ("I'm So Hood (Remix)") with Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Rick Ross (Won)[25]
- 2007, People's Champ Award ("We Takin' Over") with Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Lil Wayne (nominated)[26]
- 2007, Best Hip-Hop Collabo ("We Takin' Over") with Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Lil Wayne (nominated)[27]
- Ozone Awards
- 2008, DJ of the Year (Won)[28]
References
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedallmusic; see Help:Cite errors/Cite error references no text - ^ a b "Jamz Jocks – DJ Khaled". WEDR. http://www.wedr.com/news/entertainment/personalities/dj-khaled/nFrS/. Retrieved September 5, 2011.
- ^ Lewis, Jasmine (August 22, 2007). "DJ Khaled: Taking Over Miami". Rap Pages. http://www.rappagesmagazine.com/a2b/07081603.html.
- ^ Garcia-Roberts, Gus (November 20, 2008). "These granite countertops is THE BEST!: DJ Khaled lists his house". Riptide 2.0. http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/cultist/2008/11/these_granite_countertops_is_t.php. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
- ^ Korten, Tristram (November 5, 1998). "Faithful As I Wanna Be". Miami New Times. http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1998-11-05/news/faithful-as-i-wanna-be/. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
- ^ Jeffries, David (June 12, 2007). "We the Best > Overview". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1067819. Retrieved December 14, 2008.
- ^ "DJ Khaled > Credits". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p672134. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
- ^ Harris, Chris (June 14, 2006). "AFI Score First Billboard #1; Ice Cube And Yung Joc Open Big". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1534263/20060614/afi.jhtml. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
- ^ a b "Gold and Platinum – DJ Khaled". RIAA. http://riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=DJ%20Khaled&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
- ^ "Lil' Wayne & T-Pain Win Big At The Ozone Awards". RapSearch.com. August 14, 2007. http://www.rapsearch.com/news/article/lil--wayne--t-pain-win-big-at-the-ozone-awards. Retrieved December 14, 2008.
- ^ "DJ of the Year". BET. 2008. http://www.bet.com/Specials/hiphopawards08/Nominees/djoftheyear.htm.
- ^ Hale, Andreas (August 13, 2008). "2008 Ozone Awards Winners And Recap". HipHopDX. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7501/title.2008-ozone-awards-winners-and-recap. Retrieved December 14, 2008.
- ^ "DJ Khaled Wants Hits – Not Beef – As President Of Def Jam South". Shaheem Reid. MTV Networks. February 19, 2009. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1605328/20090218/dj_khaled.jhtml. Retrieved May 25, 2009.
- ^ Rap Radar : DJ Khaled Begins Working On New Album
- ^ Rap Radar: DJ Khaled Joins Cash Money Records
- ^ "DJ Khaled Recruits Lil Wayne, Chris Brown for New Album". Rap-Up.com. http://www.rap-up.com/2010/12/08/dj-khaled-recruits-lil-wayne-chris-brown-for-new-album/. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (2010-09-01). "DJ Khaled Says An Eminem Collabo Would 'Rip The Streets Apart' - Music, Celebrity, Artist News". MTV. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647016/dj-khaled-eminem-collabo-would-rip-streets-apart.jhtml. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- ^ Ryon, Sean (2011-02-08). "DJ Khaled Enlists Kanye West, Drake for Cash Money Debut | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". HipHop DX. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.13997/title.dj-khaled-enlists-kanye-west-drake-for-cash-money-debut/. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- ^ Rap-Up: New Music: DJ Khaled f/ Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne & T-Pain – "Welcome to My Hood"
- ^ "Behind the Video: DJ Khaled f/ T-Pain, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, & Plies – ‘Welcome to My Hood’". Rap-Up.com. 2011-01-21. http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/21/behind-the-video-dj-khaled-f-t-pain-rick-ross-lil-wayne-plies-welcome-to-my-hood/. Retrieved 2011-05-10.
- ^ "DJ Khaled Performing at BET Awards 2011". http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2011/performers/dj-khaled.html.
- ^ Best Collaboration. BET Awards 2008.
- ^ DJ of the Year. BET Hip Hop Awards, 2008.
- ^ MVP of the Year. BET Hip Hop Awards, 2008.
- ^ Best Collabo. BET Hip Hop Awards 2008.
- ^ Alltel People's Champ Award. BET Hip Hop Awards, 2007.
- ^ Best Hip-Hop Collabo. BET Hip Hop Awards, 2007.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (August 12, 2008). "Rick Ross, T-Pain, Big Boi, David Banner Rock Ozone Awards In Houston Despite Pre-Show Scuffle". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1592610/20080812/ross__rick__rap_.jhtml. Retrieved May 9, 2009.
External links
Studio albums Singles "Holla at Me" · "We Takin' Over" · "I'm So Hood" · "Out Here Grindin" · "Go Hard" · "Fed Up" · "Put Your Hands Up" · "All I Do Is Win" · "Welcome to My Hood" · "I'm On One" · "It Ain't Over Til It's Over" · "Legendary"Featured singles Related articles We the Best · Terror SquadDef Jam South Founders Current artists Mannie Fresh • Ludacris • Rick Ross • DJ Khaled • The-Dream • Troy Gentile • Yung Berg • Ace Hood • Young Jeezy • USDA • Slick Pulla • Triple C's • Lil Scrappy • Big Sean • Willy Northpole • Brutha • TK N CASH • I-20 • Unladylike • Lil Fate • Lil Ru • Fast Life YungstazFormer artists Bobby V • Scarface • Jarvis • Lazy Eye • LeLe • Serius Jones • Shawnna • Blood Raw • Shareefa • Steph JonesRelated articles and record labels Cash Money Records Artists Ashley Ring · B.G. · Birdman · Brisco · Bow Wow · Busta Rhymes · Cool & Dre · Cory Gunz · DJ Khaled · Drake · Glasses Malone · Gudda Gudda · Jae Millz · Jay Sean · Kevin Rudolf · Lil Chuckee · Lil Twist · Lil Wayne · Mack Maine · Nicki Minaj · Shanell · Short Dawg · T Lopez · T-Streets · TygaFormer artists 2 Pistols · All Star Cashville Prince · Big Tymers · Boo & Gotti · Cash Money Millionaires · Cristina · Curren$y · D-Boyz · Dunk Ryders · Freeway · Gillie Da Kid · Hot Boys · Jazze Pha · Juvenile · Keke Wyatt · Kidd Kidd · Kilo-G · Lac · Lil' Mo · Lil Slim · Mack 10 · Magnolia Shorty · Mannie Fresh · Mikkey · Mr. Ivan · Ms. Tee · Omarion · Pimp Daddy · PxMxWx · Stacks · Stone · Tec-9 · Teena Marie · Tha Dogg Pound · The B.G.'z · TQ · Turk · U.N.L.V. · Young BuckCategories:- 1975 births
- Living people
- American DJs
- American hip hop record producers
- American radio personalities
- American musicians of Asian descent
- Cash Money Records artists
- Hip hop DJs
- Musicians from Miami, Florida
- Musicians from New Orleans, Louisiana
- Terror Squad members
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