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DJ Khaled
DJ Khaled in 2012
Born
Khaled Mohamed Khaled

(1975-11-26) November 26, 1975 (age 48)
Other names
  • Beat Novacane
  • Arab Attack
Occupations
TelevisionThe Four: Battle For Stardom
Children1
Musical career
GenresHip hop
Instruments
Years active1998–present
Labels

Khaled Mohamed Khaled (born November 26, 1975)[1] is an American record producer, radio personality, DJ, record label executive and author. He was a radio host for the Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR "99 Jamz" and the DJ for the hip hop group Terror Squad. 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 and Me, Myself, & I by Fat Joe.[2]

In 2006, Khaled released his debut studio album Listennn... the Album. He went on to release We the Best (2007), We Global (2008), Victory (2010), We the Best Forever (2011), Kiss the Ring (2012) and Suffering from Success (2013). In 2009, Khaled became the president of record label Def Jam South, and he is also the CEO and founder of We the Best Music Group.[3] Khaled released his eighth studio album, I Changed a Lot, on October 23, 2015. In July 2016, he released his ninth studio album Major Key, and on June 23, 2017, his tenth studio album, Grateful, was released.

Early life

Khaled was born on November 26, 1975, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Palestinian parents who had immigrated to the United States. He has described himself as a devout Muslim.[4] His brother Alec Ledd (Alla Khaled) is an actor.[5]

His musician parents played Arabic music, and Khaled started developing an interest in rap and soul music at a young age, and his parents supported his interest. He worked in a local Merry-Go-Round record store which helped to lay foundations for his music career.[6][7]

Career

During his early career, Khaled became acquainted with several young artists and helped them before their breakthrough; these include Birdman, Lil Wayne, and Mavado. One of his first jobs was at the New Orleans record store Odyssey where he met both Birdman and Lil Wayne in 1993.[8] After leaving Odyssey, he began DJing in reggae soundclashes, mixing dancehall and hip-hop. His first radio gig was on a pirate station. In 1998, he moved to Miami and co-hosted The Luke Show on WEDR "99 Jamz" with 2 Live Crew's Luther Campbell. In 2003, he started hosting a weeknight radio show on 99 Jamz.[3][7][8] During his career, Khaled has used many monikers including Arab Attack, Big Dog Pitbull, Terror Squadian (used during his time with the hip hop group Terror Squad), Beat Novacane (a moniker under which he produces beats), The Don Dada, Mr. Miami etc. Khaled has stated that he used the moniker Arab Attack for music as in saying "attack with music", but it was soon discontinued by him after September 11 attacks since he felt that using it would seem disrespectful and offending towards those who suffered due to the attacks.[9][10][11]

2006–08: Listennn... the Album, We the Best, and We Global

On June 6, 2006, his debut album Listennn... the Album was released by Koch Records; it premiered on the US Billboard 200 chart at number 12.[12] We the Best (2007) is his second album 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 number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the US Hot Rap Tracks chart and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 20, 2007.[13] Khaled made a guest appearance on Birdman's 2007 album 5 * Stunna on the single "100 Million"; which also features 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.[14]

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.[13] That year, Khaled won DJ of the Year awards from the BET Hip Hop Awards and Ozone Awards.[15][16] He was appointed the president of Def Jam South in 2009.[17]

2010–12: Victory, We the Best Forever, and Kiss the Ring

His fourth studio album Victory was released on March 2, 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" featuring Ludacris, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg, and T-Pain was certified as a double-platinum single. Other singles include: "Put Your Hands Up" featuring Ross, Young Jeezy, Plies, and Schife, and "Fed Up" featuring Usher, Drake, Ross, and Jeezy. The album had low sales and debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200.

DJ Khaled announced the title of the album, We the Best Forever, on Twitter.[18] 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[19][20][21][22] The first single titled "Welcome to My Hood", featuring Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne and T-Pain was released in January 13, 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,[23] 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.[24] The next single, "I'm on One", featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne, was released on May 20, 2011. DJ Khaled performed the song at BET Awards 2011 which aired on June 26, 2011.[25]

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.[26] Guests on the album are T-Pain, French Montana, Future, Wiz Khalifa, Nas, Plies, Ace Hood, Kanye West, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Jadakiss, Kirko Bangz, Mack Maine, Tyga, T.I., J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Big K.R.I.T., Mavado, Wale and many more. Khaled mentioned that he had a verse from someone very special which was later revealed as Scarface. The first single released was "Take It to the Head" featuring Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne. The second single released was "I Wish You Would" featuring Kanye West and Rick Ross. Kiss the Ring was released on August 21, 2012.[27] The third official single was "Bitches and Bottles" featuring T.I., Lil Wayne, and Future.

2013–15: Suffering from Success and I Changed a Lot

In January 2013, DJ Khaled announced that he had started working on his seventh album, Suffering from Success. After going to a doctor due to a bald spot on his beard the doctor told him he was "suffering from success" which inspired the album title.

The first single from the album is titled "No New Friends" and features Drake, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross, along with production coming from Boi-1da and Noah "40" Shebib.[28] On April 14, 2013 DJ Khaled released a promotional video for Suffering for Success and the first single "No New Friends".[29] The single was premiered the following day and released to iTunes of April 19, 2013.[30][31] "No New Friends" has since debuted at #55 on the Billboard Hot 100. On June 10, 2013, it was announced that Suffering from Success would be released on September 24, 2013.[32] On July 25, 2013, Khaled publicly "proposed" to fellow Cash Money artist Nicki Minaj via MTV. He supported his offer with a 10-karat diamond ring from Rafaello & Co., valued at about $500,000.[33] Later, he reaffirmed his proposal in an interview with Power 106's DJ Felli Fel, stating: "I ain't a young boy no more. I'm on my thinking the future. I just had to be honest. I always liked her. She's my friend, of course. And I like her. It's more than a crush."[34] On July 29, 2013, in an interview with Funkmaster Flex, Minaj denied Khaled's proposal, saying: "Khaled is my brother and Khaled was not serious with that damn proposal, ya'll. Please let it go. He was kidding."[35] The same day, Flex premiered Khaled's new single, "I Wanna Be with You", which featured Minaj, as well as frequent collaborators Future and Rick Ross. This lead some to believe that his proposal was a "publicity stunt" to promote his new single.[36][37]

On April 28, 2014, DJ Khaled announced in an interview with MTV that Jay Z will be featured on his new single. The interview was noted due to Khaled "cursing, gesturing, and tossing the microphone to the floor in an effort to convey the importance and impact of the music he has coming this summer."[38] A few hours after that, he released the single called "They Don't Love You No More", also featuring frequent collaborators Rick Ross, Meek Mill and French Montana. The song will be on his eight studio album titled I Changed A Lot, which was released in 2015.[39][40] The following day, "They Don't Love You No More" was serviced to mainstream urban radio in the United States.[41] On July 1, 2014, Khaled announced that he has partnered with Danish audio company Bang & Olufsen to launch his own brand of headphones, titled "We the Best Sound".[42] The brand is advertised in the video "They Don't Love You No More." On August 8, 2014, Khaled released the official artwork for the second single from I Changed A Lot entitled "Hold You Down" which features Chris Brown, August Alsina, Future and Jeremih, and is produced by Bkorn, Lee on the Beats and LDB. The single was released on August 11, 2014, along with a music video, directed by Gil Green.[43] On November 3, 2014, Khaled released the remix to "Hold You Down" featuring Usher, Rick Ross, Fabolous, and Ace Hood.

On May 11, 2015, DJ Khaled revealed that he had parted ways with Cash Money Records, amicably. "I'm not signed to Cash Money at all. I've been off for a minute", Khaled revealed. "It's not that I'm here to promote that I've been off. That's family. But, nah, it's just We The Best. Nothing negative, everything's beautiful."[44] On the same day, DJ Khaled released the third single off the upcoming album I Changed a Lot titled "How Many Times", featuring Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Big Sean produced Bkorn, Lee on the Beats and OZ.[45] DJ Khaled revealed that his long delayed album, I Changed A Lot, released on October 23, 2015 and also revealed the album's artwork.

2016–present: Major Key and Grateful

On February 5, 2016, DJ Khaled premiered the debut his new We The Best Radio show on Beats 1 with the premiere of Future's fourth studio album EVOL.[46] On February 14, 2016, DJ Khaled announced that he would debut French Montana's new mixtape on We The Best Radio.[47] The Wave Gods titled mixtape premiered on February 19, 2016.[48] On February 29, 2016, Khaled signed a management-only deal with Jay Z's company, Roc Nation and announced his ninth studio album, Major Key, was going to be released in 2016, specifically on July 29, and has a lion on the cover.[49][50] On June 3, 2016, Khaled released the first single off Major Key, "For Free" which is produced by the OVO team of Nineteen85 and Jordan Ullman.[51] He also announced his album will feature Jay Z, Future, Kanye West, Big Sean, Lil Wayne, and Rick Ross.[51] He later released a track called "I Got the Keys" with Jay Z and Future, that premiered after the 2016 BET Awards.[50][51]

In October 2016, he appeared in advertising for the alcoholic beverage Cîroc Mango and starred in "Let's Get It: Khaled’s Odyssey", an episode of Let's Get It.[52]

On December 24, 2016, Khaled announced on Twitter that he's working on his tenth studio album.[53] In January 2017, he was seen in the studio on his Snapchat with potential collaborators, such as Chance the Rapper, Justin Bieber, Migos and Mariah Carey.[54][55]

On February 9, 2017, DJ Khaled announced his tenth studio album titled Grateful and said that it was going to be released in 2017.[56] On February 12, 2017, DJ Khaled released "Shining", the lead single of Grateful which features Beyoncé and Jay-Z, on Tidal and iTunes.

He had a cameo appearance in promotional material for Spider-Man: Homecoming.[57]

On October 26, 2017, Demi Lovato announced the Tell Me You Love Me Tour where DJ Khaled will serve as an opening act.[58]

Khaled appeared as a fictionalized version of himself in Pitch Perfect 3 (2017), in which his character is featured as both a performer and a major plot point.

On March 1, 2018, Khaled announced his eleventh studio album, Father of Asahd, and its lead single "Top Off", featuring Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Future.[59]

Internet popularity

In late 2015 to early 2016, a number of Snapchat videos of Khaled's detailing his "key to success" received significant attention on the internet due to his larger-than-life persona, mainly popularized by the YouTube channel h3h3Productions[citation needed]. This newfound online recognition caused him to gain popularity; becoming an "internet phenomenon", with some now describing him as a "living meme" or "meme in human form".[60][61][62]

Personal life

Khaled and his wife Nicole Tuck have a son, Asahd[63] Tuck Khaled, born October 23, 2016. Khaled garnered national attention after he made the decision to stream the birth live on his Snapchat account.[64]

In January 2017, Khaled purchased Robbie Williams's former house in Mulholland Estates, a gated community in Los Angeles, California.[65]

Writing

In 2016, he wrote a book, The Keys, which includes his opinions on success, recounts life stories, and describes contributions from other music moguls.[66]

Discography

Awards and nominations

American Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2017 "I'm the One" (featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne) Favorite Rap/Hip-Hop Song Won [68]
Collaboration of the Year Nominated

ASCAP Awards

ASCAP Rhythm & Soul Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2016 "Hold You Down" (featuring Chris Brown, August Alsina, Future & Jeremih) Award Winning R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Won [69]
"How Many Times" (featuring Chris Brown, August Alsina, Future & Jeremih) Won
2017 "I Got the Keys" (featuring Jay-Z & Future) Won [69]
"For Free" (featuring Drake) Won
Award Winning Rap Songs Won

BET Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2008[70] "I'm So Hood (Remix)" (with Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Rick Ross) Best Collaboration Nominated
2012 "I'm on One" (with Drake, Ludacris, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross) Nominated
2017 "Shining" (with Jay-Z & Beyoncé) Nominated
2018
"Top Off" (featuring Jay-Z, Future & Beyoncé) Pending
"Wild Thoughts" (featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller) Pending
Video of the Year Pending
Coca-Cola Viewers' Choice Award Pending
Grateful Album of the Year Pending
Himself Best Male Hip Hop Artist Pending

BET Hip Hop Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2007 "We Takin' Over" (with Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Lil Wayne) Best Hip-Hop Collabo Nominated[71]
People's Champ Award[72] Nominated
2008 "I'm So Hood (Remix)" (with Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Rick Ross) Best Collaboration Won[73]
Himself MVP of the Year[74] Won
DJ of the Year Nominated[75]
2009 Nominated
2010 Won
"All I Do Is Win (Remix)" (featuring Rick Ross, T-Pain, Busta Rhymes, P. Diddy, Fabolous, Fat Joe, Jadakiss & Nicki Minaj) Reese's Perfect Combo Award Nominated
"All I Do Is Win" (featuring T-Pain, Ludacris, Rick Ross & Snoop Dogg) Best Club Banger Nominated
2011 "I'm on One" (featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne) Nominated
Reese's Perfect Combo Award (Best Collab) Nominated
Best Hip Hop Video Nominated
Himself DJ of the Year Won
2012 Won
2013 Nominated
2014 Nominated
2015 Nominated
2016[76] Won
MVP of the Year Won
Hustler of the Year Won
"I Got the Keys" (featuring Jay Z & Future) Best Hip Hop Video Nominated
Best Collabo, Duo or Group Nominated
"For Free" (featuring Drake) Nominated
People's Champ Award Nominated
I Changed a Lot Album of the Year Nominated
2017 Grateful Nominated
Himself DJ of the Year Won
Producer of the Year Nominated
MVP of the Year Won
Hustler of the Year Nominated
"Wild Thoughts" (featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller) Best Hip Hop Video Nominated
Best Collabo, Duo or Group Won
Single of the Year Nominated

BRIT Awards

The BRIT Awards are awarded annually by the British Phonographic Industry in the United Kingdom. Khaled has 1 nomination.[77]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 Himself International Male Solo Artist Nominated

GAFFA Awards

Danish GAFFA Awards

Delivered since 1991. The GAFFA Awards (Danish: GAFFA Prisen) are a Danish award that rewards popular music awarded by the magazine of the same name.[78]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 Grateful International Album of the Year Pending
Wild Thoughts (featuring Rihanna) International Hit of the Year Pending
I’m the One (featuring Justin Bieber,Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne) Pending

Gaygalan Awards

Since 1999, the Gaygglan is a Swedish accolade presented by the QX magazine.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2018 [79] "Wild Thoughts" (featuring Rihanna) International Song of the Year Nominated

Grammy Awards

The Grammy Awards are awarded annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States. Khaled has 2 nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2012 "I'm on One" (featuring Rick Ross, Drake & Lil Wayne) Best Rap/Song Collaboration Nominated
2017 Major Key Best Rap Album Nominated

iHeartRadio Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2017[80] "For Free" (featuring Drake) Hip-Hop Song of the Year Nominated
Himself Hip-Hop Artist of the Year Nominated
2018 [81] "Wild Thoughts" (featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller) Song of the Year Pending
Collaboration of the Year Pending
Hip-Hop Song of the Year Pending
"I'm the One" Best Video of the Year Pending
Himself Hip-Hop Artist of the Year Pending

Mobo Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2016 Himself Best International Act Nominated
2017 Nominated [82]

MTV Video Music Awards

The MTV Video Music Awards were established in 1984 by MTV to celebrate the top music videos of the year.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2017 "Wild Thoughts" (featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller) Video of the Year Nominated [83]
Best Collaboration Nominated
Best Art Direction Nominated
Song of the Summer Nominated
"I'm the One" (featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper & Lil Wayne) Best Hip Hop Video Nominated

MTV Europe Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2017 "Wild Thoughts" (featuring Rihanna & Bryson Tiller) Best Song Nominated [84]
DJ Khaled Best US Act Nominated

Ozone Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Reference
2007 Himself Best Radio DJ Won [85]
"We Takin' Over" Best Video Won
2008 Himself DJ of the Year Won '[86]

Soul Train Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Reference
2016 Major Key Album/Mixtape of the Year Nominated [87]
For Free feat. Drake Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year Nominated
Best Collaboration Nominated
2017 Wild Thoughts feat. Rihanna & Bryson Tiller Video of the Year Nominated [88]
Best Hip-Hop Song of the Year Nominated
Song of the Year Nominated
Best Dance Performance Nominated
Best Collaboration Won

Teen Choice Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Reference
2016 Himself Choice Snapchatter Nominated [89]
2017 Nominated [90]
I'm the One (featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne) Choice R&B/Hip-Hop Song Won
2018 The Four: Battle for Stardom Choice TV Personality Pending

Urban Music Awards

Year Nominee / work Award Result Reference
2017 Himself Best International Act Won [91]
Artist of the Year (USA) Nominated

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