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Not to be confused with American disc jockey DJ Khalil, Algerian musician Khaled (musician) or American R&B singer Khalid (singer).

DJ Khaled
Khaled in 2022
Born
Khaled Mohammed Khaled

(1975-11-26) November 26, 1975 (age 48)
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Other names
  • Beat Novacane
  • Arab Attack
EducationDr. Phillips High School
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • DJ
  • radio personality
  • record executive
  • songwriter
  • hype man
Years active1998–present
Works
SpouseNicole Tuck
Children2
AwardsFull list
Musical career
OriginMiami, Florida, U.S.
Genres
Labels
Formerly ofTerror Squad
Websitedjkhaledofficial.com

Khaled Mohammed Khaled (/ˈkælɪd/; Arabic: خالد محمد خالد; born November 26, 1975),[3] known professionally as DJ Khaled, is an American record producer, disc jockey, radio personality, and record executive. Originally a Miami-based radio hype man, Khaled has become known for his extensive curation of high-profile music industry artists and producers to record singles or albums. His distinctions are his booming voice presence, "motivational" abstractions, and numerous catchphrases. While his musical contribution is often questioned, Khaled's role has been described as "organization, direction, [and] promotion".[4][5]

Khaled was born in New Orleans to Palestinian immigrant parents. He first gained recognition as a radio host in the 1990s for the radio station 99 Jamz, and translated his popularity by working with Fat Joe's hip hop collective Terror Squad as a DJ for their live performances. After gaining production credits on the group's material,[6] Khaled independently released his debut album, Listennn... the Album, in 2006. His second album, We the Best (2007), spawned the hit single "I'm So Hood" (featuring T-Pain, Trick Daddy, Rick Ross and Plies). His two subsequent releases—We Global (2008) and Victory (2010)—both peaked within the top ten of the Billboard 200; the latter was supported by the triple platinum–certified single "All I Do Is Win" (featuring T-Pain, Ludacris, Snoop Dogg and Rick Ross).

His fifth studio album and

Best Rap Album
.

His tenth album,

Best Rap/Sung Performance at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, and was Khaled's first Grammy Award win. His eponymous twelfth album (2021) also peaked atop the Billboard 200, along with his thirteenth album, God Did, which released the following year. The latter's title track (featuring Rick Ross, Lil Wayne, Jay-Z, John Legend and Fridayy) earned three nominations at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards: Song of the Year, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance
.

Outside of music, Khaled has gained success as a writer, with his book

New York Times Best Seller list. He has also performed as an actor for the films Spies in Disguise (2019) and Bad Boys for Life (2020). His record label, We the Best Music Group has distributed his releases since its formation in 2008, while has also Khaled signed other artists to the imprint including Ace Hood, Kent Jones, Mavado, Flipp Dinero, and Vado
, among others.

Early life

Khaled Mohammed Khaled was born on November 26, 1975, in

Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya, and his mother from Ramallah.[9] His brother Alec Ledd (Alaa Khaled) is an actor.[10]

His musician parents played Arabic music; 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 the foundation for his music career.[11][12][13]

Career

During his early career, Khaled became acquainted with several young artists and helped them before their breakthrough; these include

Luther Campbell. In 2003, he started hosting a weeknight radio show on 99 Jamz called The Takeover.[7][13][14]

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 the September 11 attacks, since he felt that using it would seem disrespectful and offensive towards those who suffered due to the attacks.[15][16][17]

2006–2008: Listennn... the Album, We the Best, and We Global

On June 6, 2006, his debut album,

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.[20]

In 2008, Khaled's third album

Ozone Awards.[21][22] He was appointed the president of Def Jam South in February 2009.[23] That same month, 50 Cent released a video titled "A Psychic Told Me" in which he spoke of harming Khaled's mother and showed alleged footage of Khaled's mother's workplace and his mother herself. Following this, Khaled refused to comment, not wanting to give 50 Cent the publicity, simply stating: "I'm not gonna let him bait me".[24]

2010–2012: Victory, We the Best Forever, and Kiss the Ring

DJ Khaled in 2011

His fourth studio album

Cee Lo Green, Cool & Dre, Rick Ross, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Nas, Birdman, Lil Wayne, T.I., Akon, Drake, and Nicki Minaj[26][27][28][29]

The first single, "

Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne. The second single was "I Wish You Would", featuring Kanye West and Rick Ross. Kiss the Ring was released on August 21, 2012 and debuted at number four on the Billboard 200.[34] The third single was "Bitches and Bottles" featuring T.I., Lil Wayne, and Future. In 2012, Khaled and other producers, including No I.D., worked with Kanye West on his sixth studio album Yeezus, although Khaled's contributions were ultimately omitted from the album.[35]

2013–2015: Suffering from Success and I Changed a Lot

In January 2013, Khaled announced that he began work on his seventh album,

Noah "40" Shebib.[37] On April 14, 2013, Khaled released a promotional video for Suffering for Success, and the music video for the aforementioned single.[38] The single was premiered the following day and released to iTunes of April 19, 2013.[39][40] "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.[41] 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.[42] 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."[43] 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."[44] 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.[45][46]

On April 28, 2014, DJ Khaled announced in an interview with MTV that Jay-Z would 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."

mainstream urban radio in the United States.[50]

On July 1, 2014, Khaled announced that he has partnered with Danish audio company

How Many Times", featuring Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Big Sean produced Bkorn, Lee on the Beats and OZ.[54]
DJ Khaled revealed that his long-delayed album, I Changed A Lot, released on October 23, 2015, and also revealed the album's artwork.

2016–2019: Major Key, Grateful and Father of Asahd

DJ Khaled performing in 2018

On February 5, 2016, DJ Khaled premiered the debut his new

internet phenomenon", with some now describing him as a "living meme" or "meme in human form".[61][62][63] 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.[64]

On December 24, 2016, Khaled announced on Twitter that he was working on his tenth studio album.

Tell Me You Love Me Tour.[70]

On March 1, 2018, Khaled announced his eleventh studio album would be titled

Grammy Award.[73][74]

2020–present: Khaled Khaled and God Did

On July 17, 2020, Khaled released two singles simultaneously, titled "

Grammy Award.[75]

In March 2021, Khaled collaborated with Dolce & Gabbana on a collection of ready-to-wear and beachwear pieces.[76]

On April 30, 2021, Khaled released his 12th studio album, "Khaled Khaled", including 14 tracks and song features with R&B artist Jeremih, Cardi B etc.[77]

On July 6, 2022, he announced the title of his upcoming 13th studio album, God Did, and released the album on August 26, 2022.[78]

Artist relationships

Rick Ross

Rick Ross has been described as one of Khaled’s “longest-running collaborators”.[79] With reference to Khaled, Ross has stated: “He knows what’s going to get me excited… He’ll run in the room yelling, ‘I got some shit, Rozay!’ — and nine times out of 10, when he’s that excited, it’s something that’s going to end up feeling good. That’s always been the dynamic, since “I'm So Hood,” and the list goes on.”[79] On their relationship, Khaled states: “Ross is my brother,” he said. “That’s Day 1. That’s family. Me and him come from the bottom, the mud, to marble floors. When he’s shouting me out on that record, that’s what you call a real friend, family. [He] loves me and I love him back. Me and him are forever. Music or no music. It’s Khaled and Ross forever.”[80]

In 2006, Khaled produced the song "I'm a G" (featuring

studio album I Changed a Lot. In August 2014, both Khaled and Ross featured on "Don't Shoot", a single by American rapper the Game. In November 2014, Ross also featured on the remix to "Hold You Down". In 2016, Ross featured on two songs from Khaled’s ninth studio album, Major Key: the single “Do You Mind” and the track "Fuck Up the Club". In 2017, Ross featured on three tracks from Khaled’s tenth studio album, Grateful: "On Everything", "Down for Life" and "Whatever". In 2019, Ross featured on one track from Khaled’s eleventh studio album, Father of Asahd: "Big Boy Talk". In 2021, Ross featured on one song from Khaled’s twelfth studio album, Khaled Khaled: "This Is My Year". In 2022, Ross rapped the first verse of the title track of Khaled’s thirteenth album, God Did. The song earned three nominations at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards: Song of the Year, Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance. The same year, Ross and Khaled both featured on the GQ Hype Debate Show, debating the greatest snack of all time. Ross was a proponent of his own Rap Snacks whereas Khaled endorsed Cinnamon Toast Crunch.[84]

Drake

The relationship between Drake and Khaled has been described as “uniquely fruitful”.[79]

Lil Wayne

Lil Wayne has stated: “DJ Khaled is one of one… He’s produced so many memorable tracks. There’s no one like him.”[79]

Public figure

Jeff Ihaza of the Rolling Stone has described Khaled thus: “Khaled wears a pristinely lined haircut. His beard follows sharp angles that enforce a perfect symmetry along his face. When he’s trying to muster up the right word, either for clarity or comedic timing, his eyes carry a piercing seriousness, like an athlete laser-focused on a play. But he’s largely instinctive in his delivery — in plucking whatever he’s trying to convey from his brain and placing it into yours.”[79] He has also been described as “a natural in front of the camera”.[79] Khaled is known for his social media presence; he states: “I don’t do too many interviews… cause I’ve got my own interview: I say what I want to say anytime I want.”[85]

Personal life

Khaled and his wife Nicole Tuck have a son, Asahd Tuck Khaled, born on October 23, 2016. Khaled garnered national attention after streaming the birth live on his Snapchat account.[86] On January 20, 2020, Tuck gave birth to their second son, Aalam Tuck Khaled.[87]

In January 2017, Khaled purchased Robbie Williams's former house in Mulholland Estates, a gated community in Los Angeles, California.[88] In 2018, Khaled purchased a waterfront home in Miami for $25.9 million.[89] The mansion is larger than 12,000 square-feet and has been dubbed as “the Resort” by Khaled.[79] Khaled owns several cars, including a Maybach which is one of 150 special-edition models custom-designed by the Virgil Abloh. Khaled has named this vehicle the “Cappuccino”.[79]

Khaled has described himself as a devout

Muslim.[8]

Other ventures

Film

Khaled provided a voice in the animated film Spies in Disguise, which was released on December 25, 2019.[90] He also appeared in Bad Boys for Life.[91]

Literature

In 2016, he wrote a book, The Keys: A memoir, which includes his opinions on success, recounts life stories, and describes contributions from other musicians.[92] The book became a New York Times bestseller.[79]

Furniture

Inspired by his own home and lifestyle, he designed a new luxury furniture line "We the Best Home" and launched it in August 2018.[93][94][95]

Golfing

Khaled is known for his love of golf, paired with his catchphrase: “Let’s go golfing!” He has appeared on the cover of Golf Digest and is a frequenter of the Miami Beach Golf Club.[79] Khaled’s We the Best Foundation hosted its inaugural golf tournament in 2023, raising thousands for organisations which aid youth in Miami. Sean Combs alone reportedly donated $150,000 to the cause.[79]

2018 SEC settlement

In November 2018, together with

initial coin offerings, or ICOs."[96] As part of the settlement, Khaled agreed to not enter any endorsement or promotional agreement with a securities participant for two years.[97]

Discography

Main article: DJ Khaled discography
Studio albums

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Shottas Richie's homeboy Cameo
2017 Pitch Perfect 3 Himself
2018 The After Party Himself Netflix film
2019 Spies in Disguise Ears (voice)
2020 Justin Bieber: Seasons Himself Episode: "The Finale"
Bad Boys for Life Manny the Butcher Credited as Khaled (DJ Khaled) Khaled
Tyler Perry's Young Dylan Himself Episode: "Street Smarts"
2021 Demi Lovato: Dancing with the Devil Cameo, Episode: "Losing Control"
2024 Bad Boys: Ride or Die Manny the Butcher Credited as Khaled (DJ Khaled) Khaled

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards and nominations received by DJ Khaled

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