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Infobox musical artist|name = DJ Khaled|image = DJ Khaled in 2011.jpg|caption =|background = non_performing_personnel|birth_name = Khaled Bin Abdul Khaled|birth_date = birth date and age|mf=yes|1975|11|26|birth_place = New Orleans, Louisiana , United States|U.S. |origin = Miami, Florida|Miami , Florida , United States|U.S. |Instruments = Turntablism|Turntable |genre = Hip hop music|Hip hop |occupation = Disc jockey, radio personality, record producer & rapper|years_active = 1998–present|associated_acts = Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross , Fat Joe , Jadakiss , Akon , Cool & Dre , T-Pain , Nicki Minaj , Lil Wayne , Trick Daddy , Ace Hood , Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull , Ludacris , Drake (entertainer)|Drake , Birdman (entertainer)|Birdman , Young Jeezy , Busta Rhymes , Plies |label = We the Best Music Group|We the Best , Terror Squad Entertainment|Terror Squad , Cash Money Records|Cash Money , Universal Republic Records|Universal Republic |website = URL|www.myspace.com/djkhaled Khaled Bin Abdul Khaled (born November 26, 1975), better known by his stage name DJ Khaled , is an American record producer, radio personality, DJ, rapper & 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 (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 (DJ Khaled album)|Victory (2010), and We the Best Forever (2011). In 2009, Khaled became the president of record label Def Jam South .
Biography
Khaled was born in New Orleans , Louisiana .cite web|title=Jamz Jocks – DJ Khaled|url= http://www.wedr.com/news/entertainment/personalities/dj-khaled/nFrS/|publisher=WEDR|accessdate=September 5, 2011cite web|last=Lewis|first=Jasmine|title=DJ Khaled: Taking Over Miami|url= http://www.rappagesmagazine.com/a2b/07081603.html|work=Rap Pages|date=August 22, 2007 He is of Palestinian people|Palestinian descentcite web|last=Kellman|first=Andy|title=DJ Khaled > Biography|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p672134|pure_url=yes|publisher=allmusic|year=2008|accessdate=December 13, 2008 and lives in Sunny Isles, Florida|Sunny Isles , Florida.cite web|last=Garcia-Roberts|first=Gus|title=These granite countertops is THE BEST!: DJ Khaled lists his house|url= http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/cultist/2008/11/these_granite_countertops_is_t.php|work=Riptide 2.0|date=November 20, 2008|accessdate=December 13, 2008 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. Early in his career he dj'd for a south Florida regional station Power 96.5 FM. In 1998, Khaled worked as a "sidekick" for Miami rapper Luther Campbell for Campbell's Friday night WEDR radio show The Luke Show .cite web|last=Korten|first=Tristram|title=Faithful As I Wanna Be|url= http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1998-11-05/news/faithful-as-i-wanna-be/|work=Miami New Times|date=November 5, 1998|accessdate=December 13, 2008 In his albums, Khaled usually provides "shoutouts" that assert his representation of "the ghetto" and urges people to listen.cite web|last=Jeffries|first=David|title=We the Best > Overview|url=Allmusic|class=album|id=r1067819|pure_url=yes|publisher=allmusic|date=June 12, 2007|accessdate=December 14, 2008 From 2004 to 2006, Khaled assisted in the production of the hip-hop albums Real Talk (Fabolous album)|Real Talk by Fabolous , True Story (Terror Squad album)|True Story by Terror Squad (group)|Terror Squad , All or Nothing (Fat Joe album)|All or Nothing by Fat Joe , and Me, Myself & I (album)|Me, Myself, & I by Fat Joe.cite web|title=DJ Khaled > Credits|url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p672134|pure_url=yes|publisher=allmusic|accessdate=December 13, 2008 Many of DJ Khaled's songs are known to entice the listener by hip hop chanting his name before the song starts. Khaled represents the Kendall area of Miami.
2006: Listennn... the Album
On June 6, 2006, his debut album Listennn... the Album was released by Koch Records ; it premiered on the Billboard 200 chart at #12.cite news|last=Harris|first=Chris|title=AFI Score First Billboard #1; Ice Cube And Yung Joc Open Big|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1534263/20060614/afi.jhtml|publisher=MTV News|date=June 14, 2006|accessdate=December 13, 2008
2007: We the Best
We the Best followed in 2007 with singles "I'm So Hood" with T-Pain , Trick Daddy , Plies (rapper)|Plies , and Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross and "We Takin' Over" with Akon , T.I. , Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross , Fat Joe , Birdman (rapper)|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.cite web|title=Gold and Platinum – DJ Khaled|url= 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|publisher=RIAA|accessdate=December 13, 2008 Khaled made a guest appearance on the single " 100 Million " from Birdman's 2007 album 5 * Stunna ; the single also featured Rick Ross, Dre (producer)|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.cite web|title=Lil' Wayne & T-Pain Win Big At The Ozone Awards|url= http://www.rapsearch.com/news/article/lil--wayne--t-pain-win-big-at-the-ozone-awards|work=RapSearch.com|date=August 14, 2007|accessdate=December 14, 2008
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. That year, Khaled won DJ of the Year awards from the BET Hip Hop Awards and Ozone Awards.cite web|title=DJ of the Year|url= http://www.bet.com/Specials/hiphopawards08/Nominees/djoftheyear.htm|publisher=BET|year=2008cite web|last=Hale|first=Andreas|title=2008 Ozone Awards Winners And Recap|url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7501/title.2008-ozone-awards-winners-and-recap|work=HipHopDX|date=August 13, 2008|accessdate=December 14, 2008
He was appointed the president of Def Jam South in 2009.cite web | title=DJ Khaled Wants Hits – Not Beef – As President Of Def Jam South | url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1605328/20090218/dj_khaled.jhtml | work=Shaheem Reid | publisher=MTV Networks | date=February 19, 2009 | accessdate=May 25, 2009
2009–2010: Victory
His fourth studio is titled Victory (DJ Khaled album)|Victory and was released in early 2010. The album featured guest appearances from Drake (entertainer)|Drake , Lil Wayne , Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross , Nas , Snoop Dogg , Ludacris , Nelly and more. The single " All I Do Is Win " featuring Ludacris , Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg and T-Pain was certified as a double-platinum single. Other singles include: " Put Your Hands Up (DJ Khaled song)|Put Your Hands Up " featuring Ross, Young Jeezy , Plies (rapper)|Plies and Schife, and " Fed Up " featuring Usher (entertainer)|Usher , Drake, Ross and Jeezy. The album had low sales and debuted at #12 on the Billboard 200 .
2011–present: We the Best Forever & Kiss the Ring
DJ Khaled announced the title of the album, We the Best Forever , on Twitter .cite web|url= http://rapradar.com/2010/08/15/dj-khaled-begins-working-on-new-album/ |title=DJ Khaled Begins Working On New Album |publisher=Rap Radar |date=2010-08-15 |accessdate=2012-03-19 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 Entertainment|Terror Squad , Def Jam South and Khaled's own label We the Best Music Group , with confirmed guests as Fat Joe , Chris Brown (American singer)|Chris Brown , Keyshia Cole , Cee Lo Green , Cool & Dre , Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross , Kanye West , Jay-Z , Nas , Birdman (rapper)|Birdman , Lil Wayne , T.I. , Akon , Drake (entertainer)|Drake and Nicki Minaj cite web|url= http://rapradar.com/2010/08/19/dj-khaled-joins-cash-money-records/ |title=DJ Khaled Joins Cash Money Records |publisher=Rap Radar |date=2010-08-19 |accessdate=2012-03-19cite web|url= http://www.rap-up.com/2010/12/08/dj-khaled-recruits-lil-wayne-chris-brown-for-new-album/ |title=DJ Khaled Recruits Lil Wayne, Chris Brown for New Album |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date= |accessdate=2011-05-10cite web|last=Reid |first=Shaheem |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1647016/dj-khaled-eminem-collabo-would-rip-streets-apart.jhtml |title=DJ Khaled Says An Eminem Collabo Would 'Rip The Streets Apart' - Music, Celebrity, Artist News |publisher=MTV |date=2010-09-01 |accessdate=2011-05-10cite web|last=Ryon |first=Sean |url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.13997/title.dj-khaled-enlists-kanye-west-drake-for-cash-money-debut/ |title=DJ Khaled Enlists Kanye West, Drake for Cash Money Debut & #124; Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2011-02-08 |accessdate=2011-05-10 The first single titled " Welcome to My Hood ", featuring Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross , Plies (rapper)|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 ,cite web|url= http://www.rap-up.com/2011/01/13/new-music-dj-khaled-f-rick-ross-plies-lil-wayne-t-pain-welcome-to-my-hood// |title=New Music: DJ Khaled f/ Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne & T-Pain – "Welcome to My Hood" |publisher=Rap-Up |date=2011-01-13 |accessdate=2012-03-19 a music video was filmed in Miami, Florida and directed by Gil Green (director)|Gil Green , featuring cameos by Flo Rida , Bow Wow (rapper)|Bow Wow , Busta Rhymes , and other artists.cite web|url= 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/ |title=Behind the Video: DJ Khaled f/ T-Pain, Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, & Plies – ‘Welcome to My Hood’ |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date=2011-01-21 |accessdate=2011-05-10 The next single, " I'm On One ", featuring Drake (entertainer)|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. It was #1 on the R& B/Hip-Hop chart for 11 non-consecutive weeks, and on the Rap chart for 13 consecutive weeks, the third most of any rap song on the latter chart. The song also got a triple-platinum certification, which is Khaled's and Ross' first. We the Best Forever debuted on the Billboard 200 at #5, selling 53,000 copies. It is his most successful album. The album also debuted at #1 on the Rap Albums chart, becoming his first number-one album on that chart. On December 10, 2011 DJ Khaled announced the title of his next album, Kiss The Ring , via a video, with the release date as "coming soon", presumed 2012.cite web|last=Horowitz |first=Steven J. |url= http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.17911/title.dj-khaled-announces-new-album-kiss-the-ring |title=DJ Khaled Announces New Album "Kiss The Ring" & #124; Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales |publisher=HipHop DX |date=2011-12-09 |accessdate=2012-03-19 DJ Khaled is working on the project with T-Pain , R. Kelly , Nas , TLC (band)|TLC , Plies (rapper)|Plies , Ice Cube , Ace Hood , Kanye West , Ryan Leslie , Rick Ross & Maybach Music Group artists ( Meek Mill & More), Drake (entertainer)|Drake , Young Money & Cash Money artists and many more. Khaled mentioned that he has a verse from someone very special. The first single released was " Take It to the Head " featuring Chris Brown (American entertainer)|Chris Brown , Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross , Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne .
Performances
http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2011/performers/dj-khaled.html DJ Khaled performed at BET Awards 2011 with Drake (entertainer)|Drake , Rick Ross (rapper)|Rick Ross , and Lil Wayne which aired on June 26, 2011.cite news|title=DJ Khaled Performing at BET Awards 2011| url= http://www.bet.com/shows/bet-awards/2011/performers/dj-khaled.html
Discography
main|DJ Khaled discography
2006: Listennn... the Album
2007: We the Best
2008: We Global
2010: Victory (DJ Khaled album)|Victory
2011: We the Best Forever
2012: Kiss the Ring cite web|url= http://www.rap-up.com/2011/12/09/dj-khaled-announces-new-album-kiss-the-ring/ |title=DJ Khaled Announces New Album ‘Kiss the Ring’ |publisher=Rap-Up.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-19
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) http://www.bet.com/Specials/BETAwards08/betawards-nominees/BestCollaboration.htm Best Collaboration. BET Awards 2008.
BET Hip Hop Awards
*2009, DJ of the Year (nominated)
*2008, DJ of the Year (Won) http://www.bet.com/specials/hiphopawards08/nominees/djoftheyear DJ of the Year. BET Hip Hop Awards, 2008.
*2008, MVP of the Year (nominated) http://www.bet.com/specials/hiphopawards08/nominees/mvp MVP of the Year. BET Hip Hop Awards, 2008.
*2008, Best Collabo ("I'm So Hood (Remix)") with Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Rick Ross (Won) http://www.bet.com/specials/hiphopawards08/nominees/bestcollabo Best Collabo. BET Hip Hop Awards 2008.
*2007, People's Champ Award ("We Takin' Over") with Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Lil Wayne (nominated) http://www.bet.com/HHA/Nominees/VoteNow Alltel People's Champ Award. BET Hip Hop Awards, 2007.
*2007, Best Hip-Hop Collabo ("We Takin' Over") with Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Lil Wayne (nominated) http://www.bet.com/HHA/Nominees/hha-nominee-collabo Best Hip-Hop Collabo. BET Hip Hop Awards, 2007.
Grammy Awards
*2012, Best Rap/Sung Collaboration: "I'm On One" (nominated)w/ Drake, Lil' Wayne, Rick Ross & Birdman
Ozone Awards
*2008, DJ of the Year (Won) cite news|url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1592610/20080812/ross rick rap_.jhtml|title=Rick Ross, T-Pain, Big Boi, David Banner Rock Ozone Awards In Houston Despite Pre-Show Scuffle|last=Reid|first=Shaheem|date=August 12, 2008|publisher=MTV News|accessdate=May 9, 2009
References
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External links
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Allmusic|class=artist|id=p672134|label=DJ Khaled
DJ KhaledDef Jam SouthCash Money Records Persondata| NAME = Khaled, DJ | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Khaled, Khaled Bin Abdul | SHORT DESCRIPTION = American DJ | DATE OF BIRTH = 1975-11-26 | PLACE OF BIRTH = New Orleans, Louisiana, United States | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = DEFAULTSORT:Khaled, DJ Category:1975 births Category:Living people Category:American DJs Category:American hip hop record producers Category:American people of Palestinian descent Category:American radio personalities Category:Cash Money Records artists Category:Hip hop DJs Category:Musicians from Miami, Florida Category:Musicians from New Orleans, Louisiana Category:Terror Squad members
