Khaled Mohamed Khaled (born November 26, 1975), better known by his
stage name DJ Khaled, is an American DJ, record executive, record
producer, hype man, and media personality.Khaled first gained
prominence as a radio host in the 1990s on the radio station 99 Jamz,
and translated his popularity by working with Terror Squad as a DJ for
their live performances. After gaining production credits on the
group's material, Khaled released his debut studio album Listennn...
the Album in 2006, which earned gold certification. He followed it
with the album We the Best (2007), which contained the top 20 single
"I'm So Hood". His subsequent two releases â€" We Global (2008) and
Victory (2010) â€" were released after he founded the record label We
the Best Music Group. Both albums charted in the top ten on the US
Billboard 200, with the latter containing the single "All I Do Is
Win", which was eventually certified triple platinum.His fifth studio
album We the Best Forever (2011) also saw similar commercial success,
and helped bring Khaled to international prominence, as it featured
the song "I'm on One", which was his first top ten hit. His sixth and
seventh albums, Kiss the Ring (2012) and Suffering from Success
(2013), charted in the top ten on the Billboard 200, and his eighth
studio album, I Changed a Lot (2015), peaked at number 12. In 2015 and
2016, Khaled gained worldwide attention as a media personality,
attaining a large following on social media. This foresaw the release
of his ninth studio album Major Key (2016), which gained critical and
commercial success; it debuted atop the Billboard 200, was certified
gold, and received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album.
stage name DJ Khaled, is an American DJ, record executive, record
producer, hype man, and media personality.Khaled first gained
prominence as a radio host in the 1990s on the radio station 99 Jamz,
and translated his popularity by working with Terror Squad as a DJ for
their live performances. After gaining production credits on the
group's material, Khaled released his debut studio album Listennn...
the Album in 2006, which earned gold certification. He followed it
with the album We the Best (2007), which contained the top 20 single
"I'm So Hood". His subsequent two releases â€" We Global (2008) and
Victory (2010) â€" were released after he founded the record label We
the Best Music Group. Both albums charted in the top ten on the US
Billboard 200, with the latter containing the single "All I Do Is
Win", which was eventually certified triple platinum.His fifth studio
album We the Best Forever (2011) also saw similar commercial success,
and helped bring Khaled to international prominence, as it featured
the song "I'm on One", which was his first top ten hit. His sixth and
seventh albums, Kiss the Ring (2012) and Suffering from Success
(2013), charted in the top ten on the Billboard 200, and his eighth
studio album, I Changed a Lot (2015), peaked at number 12. In 2015 and
2016, Khaled gained worldwide attention as a media personality,
attaining a large following on social media. This foresaw the release
of his ninth studio album Major Key (2016), which gained critical and
commercial success; it debuted atop the Billboard 200, was certified
gold, and received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album.
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