DJ Khaled
Aug 15, 2011
Khaled bin Abdul Khaled, better known by his stage name DJ Khaled, is a New Orleans born record producer, radio personality, DJ, and record label executive. He is a radio host for the weeknight program TakeOver for the Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR with fellow hot K.Foxx and the DJ for the hip hop group Terror Squad. In 2006, Khaled released his debut album Listennn... the Album. He went on to release We the Best (2007), We Global (2008), and Victory (2010). In 2009, Khaled became the president of record label Def Jam South.
On August 19, 2010, Khaled signed to Cash Money Records on Universal Motown, his newest album, We the Best Forever, was released on July 19, 2011, under the label, also under E1 Entertainment, Terror Squad, Def Jam South and Khaled's own label We the Best Music Group, with featured guests like Fat Joe, Chris Brown, Keyshia Cole, Cee Lo Green, Cool & Dre, Rick Ross, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Nas, Birdman, Lil Wayne, T.I., Akon, Drake and Nicki Minaj. The first single titled "Welcome to My Hood", featuring Rick Ross, Plies, Lil Wayne and T-Pain was released in January 13 2011, which was produced by The Renegades, and co-produced by DJ Khaled himself and The Nasty Beatmakers.
Khaled premiered the second single titled "I'm On One" featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne. It was released in the US for digital download on May 20, 2011 and debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 78, and has since peaked at number ten, becoming his highest peaking song on the chart. The next single with a video to be released is "It Ain't Over Til It's Over", featuring Mary J. Blige, Fabolous, and Jadakiss, was released on iTunes on July 18. The song will be released to U.S. Rhythmic radio on August 30.
