1. Originally a Miami-based radio personality, Khaled has since become known for enlisting high-profile music industry artists to perform on singles and albums, for which he often serves as producer and hype man.
42 Facts About DJ Khaled
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DJ Khaled was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Palestinian immigrant parents.
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DJ Khaled 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 and as a producer for the group.
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DJ Khaled was scheduled to release his fourteenth studio album, Aalam of God, in 2025.
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Outside of music, DJ Khaled has gained success as a writer, with his book The Keys featuring on the New York Times Best Seller list.
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DJ Khaled has performed as an actor for the films Bad Boys for Life and its sequel Bad Boys: Ride or Die, and had a voice role in the animated film Spies in Disguise.
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DJ Khaled Mohammed DJ Khaled was born on November 26,1975, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Palestinian parents who immigrated to the United States; his father was from Al-Mazra'a ash-Sharqiya, and his mother from Ramallah.
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That year, DJ Khaled won two Ozone Awards: one for Best Video and another for Best Radio DJ.
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That year, DJ Khaled won DJ of the Year awards from the BET Hip Hop Awards and Ozone Awards.
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DJ Khaled was appointed the president of Def Jam South in February 2009.
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DJ Khaled announced the title his next album, We the Best Forever, on Twitter.
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DJ Khaled performed the song at BET Awards 2011, which aired on June 26,2011.
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On December 10,2011, DJ Khaled announced the title of his next album, Kiss the Ring in an online video, with the release date as "coming soon" in 2012.
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DJ Khaled mentioned that he had a verse from someone "very special", which was later revealed as Scarface.
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In January 2013, DJ Khaled announced that he began work on his seventh album, Suffering from Success.
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On July 25,2013, DJ Khaled publicly "proposed" to fellow Cash Money artist Nicki Minaj via MTV.
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On May 11,2015, DJ Khaled revealed that he had amicably parted ways with Cash Money Records.
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DJ Khaled revealed that his long-delayed album, I Changed A Lot, released on October 23,2015, and revealed the album's artwork.
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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.
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On February 14,2016, DJ Khaled announced that he would debut French Montana's new mixtape on We The Best Radio.
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On February 29,2016, DJ 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.
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On June 3,2016, DJ Khaled released the first single off Major Key, "For Free", which was produced by the OVO team of Nineteen85 and Jordan Ullman.
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DJ Khaled announced his album would feature Jay Z, Future, Kanye West, Big Sean, Lil Wayne, and Rick Ross.
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DJ Khaled later released a track called "I Got the Keys" with Jay Z and Future, that premiered after the 2016 BET Awards.
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In late 2015 to early 2016, a number of Snapchat videos of DJ Khaled's detailing his "key to success" received significant attention on the internet due to his larger-than-life persona.
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On December 24,2016, DJ Khaled announced on Twitter that he was working on his tenth studio album.
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DJ Khaled had a cameo appearance in promotional material for Spider-Man: Homecoming, and later appeared as a fictionalized version of himself in Pitch Perfect 3, in which his character is featured as both a performer and a major plot point.
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On March 1,2018, DJ Khaled announced his eleventh studio album would be titled Father of Asahd, titled after his older son Asahd.
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On March 5,2019, DJ Khaled announced that the album would be released in May 2019.
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On July 17,2020, DJ Khaled released two singles simultaneously, titled "Popstar" and "Greece", both featuring Canadian rapper Drake.
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Two days after the release of the album, DJ Khaled revealed an updated track listing that added the track "Big Paper", which features American rapper Cardi B, which was not on the previous track listing.
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In 2006, DJ Khaled produced the song "I'm a G" on Ross's debut, Port of Miami.
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Ross was a proponent of his own Rap Snacks whereas DJ Khaled endorsed Cinnamon Toast Crunch.
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DJ Khaled's beard follows sharp angles that enforce a perfect symmetry along his face.
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DJ Khaled and his wife Nicole Tuck have a son, Asahd Tuck DJ Khaled, born on October 23,2016.
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DJ Khaled garnered national attention after streaming the birth live on his Snapchat account.
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In January 2017, DJ Khaled purchased Robbie Williams' former house in Mulholland Estates, a gated community in Los Angeles, California.
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In 2018, DJ Khaled purchased a waterfront home in Miami for $25.9 million.
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DJ Khaled provided a voice in the animated film Spies in Disguise, which was released on December 25,2019.
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DJ Khaled appeared in Bad Boys for Life and Bad Boys: Ride or Die.