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</TD></TR><TR><TH style="BACKGROUND: #bfe0bf; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.5em; TEXT-ALIGN: center" colSpan=2>Background information</TH></TR><TR><TH style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap">Birth name</TH><TD class=nickname>Khaled Khaled<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-allmusic_0-0>
[1]</SUP></TD></TR><TR><TH>Born</TH><TD>November 26, 1975 (1975-11-26) (age 33)<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-WEDR_1-0>
[2]</SUP><SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-2>
[3]</SUP>
New Orleans,
Louisiana,
United States</TD></TR><TR><TH>Origin</TH><TD>
Miami,
Florida, United States</TD></TR><TR><TH style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap">
Genre(s)</TH><TD>
Hip hop</TD></TR><TR><TH style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap">Occupation(s)</TH><TD>
Disc jockey,
Radio personality,
Producer</TD></TR><TR><TH style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap">Years active</TH><TD>1993 - present</TD></TR><TR><TH style="PADDING-RIGHT: 1em; WHITE-SPACE: nowrap">
Label(s)</TH><TD>
Koch,
Terror Squad, We The Best Music,
Def Jam</TD></TR><TR><TH style="PADDING-RIGHT: 1em">Associated acts</TH><TD>
Terror Squad,
Ace Hood,
Akon,
Birdman, Brisco,
Fat Joe,
Jadakiss,
Bun B,
Lil Wayne,
Pitbull,
Rick Ross,
T-Pain,
Paul Wall,
T.I.,
Trick Daddy,
Kanye West,
Young Jeezy</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
Khaled Khaled (born
November 26,
1975), better known by his
stage name DJ Khaled, is a
Palestinian-American DJ,
producer and
radio personality for the
Miami-based urban music
radio station WEDR.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-WEDR_1-1>
[2]</SUP> He is also a member of the
hip hop group
Terror Squad.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-allmusic_0-1>
[1]</SUP>
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[edit] Biography
DJ Khaled was born in
New Orleans, Louisiana.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-WEDR_1-2>
[2]</SUP><SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-3>
[4]</SUP> He is of
Palestinian descent<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-allmusic_0-2>
[1]</SUP> and lives in
Pembroke Pines, Florida.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-4>
[5]</SUP> 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.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-WEDR_1-3>
[2]</SUP> In 1998, Khaled worked as a "sidekick" for Miami rapper
Luther Campbell for Campbell's Friday night WEDR radio show
The Luke Show.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-5>
[6]</SUP> In his albums, Khaled usually provides "shoutouts" that assert his name, in case fans forgot, which is "Deeeeejaaaay Khaaaled", reassure listeners that "they" (the artists, not the fans) are in fact "the best" and urge fans to "listennnnnn" instead of his old shoutout, "waaaaaatch".<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-We_the_Best_6-0>
[7]</SUP>
From 2004 to 2006, Khaled produced 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.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-7>
[8]</SUP> In June 2006, his debut album
Listennn... the Album was released by
Koch Records; it premiered on the
Billboard 200 chart at #12.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-8>
[9]</SUP>
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.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-RIAA_9-0>
[10]</SUP> 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.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-Ozone_2007_10-0>
[11]</SUP>
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.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-RIAA_9-1>
[10]</SUP> That year, Khaled won DJ of the Year awards from the BET Hip Hop Awards and Ozone Awards.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-BET_DJ_2008_11-0>
[12]</SUP><SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-12>
[13]</SUP>
[edit] High Speed Pursuit
DJ Khaled was involved in a high speed pursuit which lasted over 4 hours and ended in Universal City on February 10, 2009. He wears his sunglasses at night.<SUP class=reference id=cite_ref-13>
[14]</SUP>
[edit] Discography
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Main article: DJ Khaled discography
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