DJ Khaled

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DJ Khaled
Birth name Khaled Khaled
Born November 26, 1975 (1975-11-26) (age 33)[1][2] New Orleans, Louisiana
Origin Miami, Florida
Genre(s) Hip Hop, *Rap
Occupation(s) Disc jockey, Radio personality, Producer
Years active 1993 - present
Label(s) Koch, Terror Squad, We The Best Music Group, Def Jam
Associated acts Terror Squad, Ace Hood, Akon, Birdman, Brisco, Flo Rida, Bun B, Lil Wayne, Pitbull, Rick Ross, T-Pain, Paul Wall, T.I., Trick Daddy, Kanye West, Young Jeezy

Khaled Khaled (born November 26, 1975), better known by his stage name DJ Khaled, is a Palestinian-American hip hop musician and radio personality. He is the DJ for the group Terror Squad and a record producer. Khaled also is a radio host for the Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR.[1] He is also a member of the record label Terror Squad.[3] In 2009, he was appointed president of the Def Jam South record label.

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[edit] Biography

DJ Khaled was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1][4] He is of Palestinian descent[3] and lives in Miami, Florida.[5] 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.[1] In 1998, Khaled worked as a "sidekick" for Miami rapper Luther Campbell for Campbell's Friday night WEDR radio show The Luke Show.[6] In his albums, Khaled usually provides "shoutouts" that assert his representation of "the ghetto" and urges people to listen.[7]

From 2004 to 2006, Khaled produced 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.[8] In June 2006, his debut album Listennn... the Album was released by Koch Records; it premiered on the Billboard 200 chart at #12.[9]

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.[10] 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.[11]

In 2008, Khaled's third album We Global came out with singles "Out Here Grindin" with Akon, Rick Ross, Lil' Boosie, Trick Daddy, Young Jeezy, 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.[10] That year, Khaled won DJ of the Year awards from the BET Hip Hop Awards and Ozone Awards.[12][13]

Khaled was recently appointed the president of Def Jam South. [14]

[edit] Discography

Main article: DJ Khaled discography

[edit] Awards

  • 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][16]
  • BET Hip Hop Awards
    • 2008, DJ of the Year [Won][17]
    • 2008, MVP of the Year [Nominated][18]
    • 2008, Best Collabo ("I'm So Hood [Remix]") with Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Rick Ross [Won][19]
    • 2007, People's Champ Award ("We Takin' Over") with Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Lil Wayne [Nominated][20]
    • 2007, Best Hip-Hop Collabo ("We Takin' Over") with Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Lil Wayne [Nominated][21]
  • Ozone Awards
    • 2008, DJ of the Year [Won][22]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d "Jamz Jocks - DJ Khaled". WEDR. http://wedr.com/inside/djkhaled.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-12. 
  2. ^ Tanasychuk, John (2008-12-02). "DJ Khaled at Cafe Martorano". SUP. http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/features/food/restaurants/blog/2008/12/dj_khaled_at_cafe_martorano_1.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-13. 
  3. ^ a b Kellman, Andy (2008). "DJ Khaled > Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hbfexqqaldhe~T1. Retrieved on 2008-12-13. 
  4. ^ Lewis, Jasmine (2007-08-22). "DJ Khaled: Taking Over Miami". Rap Pages. http://www.rappagesmagazine.com/a2b/07081603.html. 
  5. ^ Garcia-Roberts, Gus (2008-11-20). "These granite countertops is THE BEST!: DJ Khaled lists his house". Riptide 2.0. http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2008/11/these_granite_countertops_is_t.php. Retrieved on 2008-12-13. 
  6. ^ Korten, Tristram (1998-11-05). "Faithful As I Wanna Be". Miami New Times. http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1998-11-05/news/faithful-as-i-wanna-be/. Retrieved on 2008-12-13. 
  7. ^ Jeffries, David (2007-06-12). "We the Best > Overview". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wvfqxzy5ldfe. Retrieved on 2008-12-14. 
  8. ^ "DJ Khaled > Credits". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hbfexqqaldhe~T4. Retrieved on 2008-12-13. 
  9. ^ Harris, Chris (2006-06-14). "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 on 2008-12-13. 
  10. ^ 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 on 2008-12-13. 
  11. ^ "Lil' Wayne & T-Pain Win Big At The Ozone Awards". RapSearch.com. 2007-08-14. http://www.rapsearch.com/news/article/lil--wayne--t-pain-win-big-at-the-ozone-awards. Retrieved on 2008-12-14. 
  12. ^ "DJ of the Year". BET. 2008. http://www.bet.com/Specials/hiphopawards08/Nominees/djoftheyear.htm. 
  13. ^ Hale, Andreas (2008-08-13). "2008 Ozone Awards Winners And Recap". HipHopDX. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7501/title.2008-ozone-awards-winners-and-recap. Retrieved on 2008-12-14. 
  14. ^ "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 on 2009-05-25. 
  15. ^ DJ Khaled Is 'Gonna Celebrate The Wins' With Next Album. MTV News. Accessed May 25, 2009.
  16. ^ Best Collaboration. BET Awards 2008.
  17. ^ DJ of the Year. BET Hip Hop Awards 2008.
  18. ^ MVP of the Year. BET Hip Hop Awards 2008.
  19. ^ Best Collabo. BET Hip Hop Awards 2008.
  20. ^ Alltel People's Champ Award. BET Hip Hop Awards 2007.
  21. ^ Best Hip-Hop Collabo. BET Hip Hop Awards 2007.
  22. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2008-08-12). "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 on 2009-05-09. 

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"Holla at Me" · "Grammy Family" · "Born-n-Raised" · "We Takin' Over" · "I'm So Hood" · "Out Here Grindin" · "Go Hard" · We Got This
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