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DJ Khaled Wiki Information
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. [2]
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Biography
DJ Khaled was born in New Orleans, Louisiana. [3] He is of Palestinian descent and lives in Miami, Florida. [4] 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. In 1998, Khaled worked as a "sidekick" for Miami rapper Luther Campbell for Campbell's Friday night WEDR radio show The Luke Show
. [5] In his albums, Khaled usually provides "shoutouts" that assert his representation of "the ghetto" and urges people to listen. [6]
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. [7] In June 2006, his debut album Listennn... the Album
was released by Koch Records; it premiered on the Billboard 200 chart at #12. [8]
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. [9] 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. [10]
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. [11] [12]
Khaled was recently appointed the president of Def Jam South. [13]
Discography
- 2006: Listennn... the Album
- 2007: We the Best
- 2008: We Global
- 2009: Victory
[14]
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
- *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
- Jamz Jocks - DJ Khaled
- DJ Khaled > Biography
- DJ Khaled: Taking Over Miami
- These granite countertops is THE BEST!: DJ Khaled lists his house
- Faithful As I Wanna Be
- We the Best > Overview
- DJ Khaled > Credits
- AFI Score First Billboard #1; Ice Cube And Yung Joc Open Big
- Gold and Platinum - DJ Khaled
- Lil' Wayne & T-Pain Win Big At The Ozone Awards
- DJ of the Year
- 2008 Ozone Awards Winners And Recap
- DJ Khaled Wants Hits -- Not Beef -- As President Of Def Jam South
- DJ Khaled Is 'Gonna Celebrate The Wins' With Next Album. ''MTV News.'' Accessed May 25, 2009.
- Best Collaboration. BET Awards 2008.
- DJ of the Year. BET Hip Hop Awards 2008.
- MVP of the Year. BET Hip Hop Awards 2008.
- Best Collabo. BET Hip Hop Awards 2008.
- Alltel People's Champ Award. BET Hip Hop Awards 2007.
- Best Hip-Hop Collabo. BET Hip Hop Awards 2007.
- Rick Ross, T-Pain, Big Boi, David Banner Rock Ozone Awards In Houston Despite Pre-Show Scuffle
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