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Full Name:DJ Khaled
Birth Name:Khaled Khaled
Famous As: Hip - hop singer
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Nationality: American
Claim to Fame: Album Listennn: The Album (2006)

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DJ Khaled Biography

DJ Khaled
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DJ Khaled
Birth name Khaled Khaled
Born November 26, 1975 (1975-11-26) (age 33)12 New Orleans, Louisiana
Origin Miami, Florida
Genres Hip Hop
Occupations Disc jockey, Radio personality, Producer
Years active 1993 - present
Labels Terror Squad, We The Best Music, Def Jam
Associated acts Fat Joe, Ace Hood, Akon, Birdman, Brisco, Flo Rida, Lil Wayne, Pitbull, Plies, Rick Ross, T-Pain, Trick Daddy
Website www.myspace.com/djkhaled

Khaled Khaled (born November 26, 1975), better known for his stage name DJ Khaled, is an 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

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Biography

DJ Khaled was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.14 He is of Palestinian descent3 and lives in Pembroke Pines, 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 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.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, Taylor Lewis, 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, 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.1213

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

Discography

Studio albums

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]15
  • BET Hip Hop Awards
    • 2009, DJ of the year [Nominated]
    • 2008, DJ of the Year [Won]16
    • 2008, MVP of the Year [Nominated]17
    • 2008, Best Collabo ("I'm So Hood [Remix]") with Young Jeezy, Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Big Boi, Lil Wayne, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Rick Ross [Won]18
    • 2007, People's Champ Award ("We Takin' Over") with Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Lil Wayne [Nominated]19
    • 2007, Best Hip-Hop Collabo ("We Takin' Over") with Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, & Lil Wayne [Nominated]20
  • Ozone Awards
    • 2008, DJ of the Year [Won]21

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Jamz Jocks - DJ Khaled". WEDR. http://wedr.com/inside/djkhaled.html. Retrieved 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 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 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 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 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 2008-12-14. 
  8. ^ "DJ Khaled > Credits". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hbfexqqaldhe~T4. Retrieved 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 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 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 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 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 2009-05-25. 
  15. ^ Best Collaboration. BET Awards 2008.
  16. ^ DJ of the Year. BET Hip Hop Awards 2008.
  17. ^ MVP of the Year. BET Hip Hop Awards 2008.
  18. ^ Best Collabo. BET Hip Hop Awards 2008.
  19. ^ Alltel People's Champ Award. BET Hip Hop Awards 2007.
  20. ^ Best Hip-Hop Collabo. BET Hip Hop Awards 2007.
  21. ^ 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 2009-05-09. 

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