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Sneak Peek to Rick Ross' 'Mafia Music 2' Video - AceShowbiz (blog)


AceShowbiz (blog)

Sneak Peek to Rick Ross' 'Mafia Music 2' Video
AceShowbiz (blog)
Together with DJ Khaled, Triple C and Chrisette Michele, Rick Ross appears as the 'Mafia Music' in this short clip. A short snippet to show what to expect ...

Posted on February 9, 2010, 2:47 am

Music >> more Music - Global Grind (blog)


Music >> more Music
Global Grind (blog)
Rumor is that Kanye was suppose to be on this track too. Who knows? This will be on DJ Khaled's Victory which drops March 2nd.

Posted on February 8, 2010, 9:28 pm

Fat Joe Reveals Plans for ?The Darkside Vol. 1? - Hip-Hop Wired


Fat Joe Reveals Plans for ?The Darkside Vol. 1?
Hip-Hop Wired
... rapper Fat Joe has kept New York moving with smash hits like ?Lean Back?, ?Make It Rain? as well as his assistance to DJ Khaled and the Miami movement. ...

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Posted on February 8, 2010, 11:06 am

Shyne Denied Entrance To The United Kingdom - HipHopDX


SOHH

Shyne Denied Entrance To The United Kingdom
HipHopDX
However, it was announced that Shyne's first post-prison appearance will come courtesy of DJ Khaled's Victory album, due on March 2. ...
Shyne Denied Entrance Into United Kingdom To Record New AlbumSOHH
Shyne Denied Entry Into the UKBallerStatus.com
Shyne Rejected By London Immigration OfficialsThe BoomBox (blog)
AllHipHop (press release) (blog)
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Posted on February 7, 2010, 1:41 pm

DJ Khaled Supports "Free Buju Banton" Movement [Video] - SOHH


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DJ Khaled Supports "Free Buju Banton" Movement [Video]
SOHH
DJ Khaled has voiced his support for incarcerated reggae artist Buju Banton in light of his current legal woes involving alleged drug trafficking. ...

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Posted on January 30, 2010, 7:56 am

DJ Khaled Set to Drop Highly-Anticipated New Album, "Victory" on March 2nd, 2010 - Market Wire (press release)


Earthtimes (press release)

DJ Khaled Set to Drop Highly-Anticipated New Album, "Victory" on March 2nd, 2010
Market Wire (press release)
"VICTORY" will be DJ Khaled's fourth studio album. To date, Khaled has sold over 750000 via E1 Music (formerly KOCH Records). E1 Entertainment ( AIM : ETO) ...
Hip Hop Culture >> more Hip Hop CultureGlobal Grind (blog)
DJ Khaled Set To Drop Highly-Anticipated New Album 'Victory' On March 2, 2010Top40-Charts.com

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Posted on February 1, 2010, 1:54 pm

DJ Khaled 'Put Your Hands Up' -- New Song - AOL Radio Blog (blog)


DJ Khaled 'Put Your Hands Up' -- New Song
AOL Radio Blog (blog)
'Put Your Hands Up' is a new street track from DJ Khaled's fourth studio album 'Victory.' Produced by Schife and featuring Young Jeezy, Rick Ross, ...

Posted on February 4, 2010, 2:19 pm

In Rotation: Styles P, The Game, Green Lantern, Sadat X, Memphis Bleek ... - BallerStatus.com


BallerStatus.com

In Rotation: Styles P, The Game, Green Lantern, Sadat X, Memphis Bleek ...
BallerStatus.com
DJ Khaled ft. T-Pain, Ludacris, Rick Ross & Snoop Dogg - "All I Do Is Win" - Listen Here Losing isn't an option with artists like Luda and Snoop on board. ...

Posted on February 5, 2010, 12:37 am

Shyne's First Post-Prison Song Breaks Free Online [Audio] - SOHH


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Shyne's First Post-Prison Song Breaks Free Online [Audio]
SOHH
Shyne's first post-prison rhymes have turned up on the leak of DJ Khaled's "All My Life" which also features Akon and Mavado. On the track, the former Bad ...
[See post to listen to audio]Global Grind (blog)
Shyne's First Track Since Prison ReleasedHip-Hop Wired
Hip Hop Culture >> more Hip Hop CultureGlobal Grind (blog)

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Posted on February 2, 2010, 8:31 am

DJ 1Mic ? Concrete Radio Vol. 4 - Global Grind (blog)


DJ 1Mic ? Concrete Radio Vol. 4
Global Grind (blog)
DJ Khaled Feat Young Jeezy Plies & Rick Ross ? Put Ya Hands Up (Produced By The Runners) 02. BG Feat Plies C-Murder Young Buck & Lil Boosie ? Nigga Owe Me ...

Posted on February 6, 2010, 6:57 pm

DJ Khaled Biography

DJ Khaled
extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

DJ Khaled
Birth name Khaled Bin Abdul Khaled
Born November 26, 1975 (1975-11-26) (age 34)12 New Orleans, Louisiana
Origin Miami, Florida
Genres Hip hop
Occupations Disc jockey, radio personality, record producer
Years active 1993–present
Labels We The Best, Terror Squad, E1 Music
Website www.myspace.com/djkhaled

Khaled Bin Abdul Khaled (born November 26, 1975), better known for his stage name DJ Khaled, is an American record producer, radio personality, DJ, and record label executive. He is a radio host for the Miami-based urban music radio station WEDR and the DJ for the hip hop group Terror Squad. In 2006, Khaled released his debut album Listennn... the Album. Following were We the Best (2007), We Global (2008), and Victory (2010). In 2009, Khaled became the president of record label Def Jam South.

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Biography

Khaled was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.13 He is of Palestinian descent4 and lives in Pembroke Pines, Florida.5 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 2003.1 In 1998, Khaled worked as a "sidekick" for Miami rapper Luther Campbell for Campbell's Friday night WEDR radio show The Luke Show.6 In his albums, Khaled usually provides "shoutouts" that assert his representation of "the ghetto" and urges people to listen.7 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.8 In June 2006, his debut album Listennn... the Album was released by Koch Records; it premiered on the Billboard 200 chart at #12.9

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, 2007.10 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.11

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, 2008.10 That year, Khaled won DJ of the Year awards from the BET Hip Hop Awards and Ozone Awards.1213

He was appointed the president of Def Jam South in 2009. 14

Discography

Studio albums

Awards and nominations

  • 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
    • 2009, DJ of the year (Nominated)
    • 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

  1. ^ a b c "Jamz Jocks – DJ Khaled". WEDR. http://wedr.com/inside/djkhaled.html. Retrieved 2008-12-12. 
  2. ^ Tanasychuk, John (2008-12-02). "DJ Khaled at Cafe Martorano". SUP. http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/features/food/restaurants/blog/2008/12/dj_khaled_at_cafe_martorano_1.html. Retrieved 2008-12-13. 
  3. ^ Lewis, Jasmine (2007-08-22). "DJ Khaled: Taking Over Miami". Rap Pages. http://www.rappagesmagazine.com/a2b/07081603.html. 
  4. ^ Kellman, Andy (2008). "DJ Khaled > Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hbfexqqaldhe~T1. Retrieved 2008-12-13. 
  5. ^ Garcia-Roberts, Gus (2008-11-20). "These granite countertops is THE BEST!: DJ Khaled lists his house". Riptide 2.0. http://blogs.miaminewtimes.com/riptide/2008/11/these_granite_countertops_is_t.php. Retrieved 2008-12-13. 
  6. ^ Korten, Tristram (1998-11-05). "Faithful As I Wanna Be". Miami New Times. http://www.miaminewtimes.com/1998-11-05/news/faithful-as-i-wanna-be/. Retrieved 2008-12-13. 
  7. ^ Jeffries, David (2007-06-12). "We the Best > Overview". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:wvfqxzy5ldfe. Retrieved 2008-12-14. 
  8. ^ "DJ Khaled > Credits". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:hbfexqqaldhe~T4. Retrieved 2008-12-13. 
  9. ^ Harris, Chris (2006-06-14). "AFI Score First Billboard #1; Ice Cube And Yung Joc Open Big". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1534263/20060614/afi.jhtml. Retrieved 2008-12-13. 
  10. ^ a b "Gold and Platinum – DJ Khaled". RIAA. http://riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=DJ%20Khaled&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=25. Retrieved 2008-12-13. 
  11. ^ "Lil' Wayne & T-Pain Win Big At The Ozone Awards". RapSearch.com. 2007-08-14. http://www.rapsearch.com/news/article/lil--wayne--t-pain-win-big-at-the-ozone-awards. Retrieved 2008-12-14. 
  12. ^ "DJ of the Year". BET. 2008. http://www.bet.com/Specials/hiphopawards08/Nominees/djoftheyear.htm. 
  13. ^ Hale, Andreas (2008-08-13). "2008 Ozone Awards Winners And Recap". HipHopDX. http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.7501/title.2008-ozone-awards-winners-and-recap. Retrieved 2008-12-14. 
  14. ^ "DJ Khaled Wants Hits – Not Beef – As President Of Def Jam South". Shaheem Reid. MTV Networks. February 19 2009. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1605328/20090218/dj_khaled.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-05-25. 
  15. ^ Best Collaboration. BET Awards 2008.
  16. ^ DJ of the Year. BET Hip Hop Awards 2008.
  17. ^ MVP of the Year. BET Hip Hop Awards 2008.
  18. ^ Best Collabo. BET Hip Hop Awards 2008.
  19. ^ Alltel People's Champ Award. BET Hip Hop Awards 2007.
  20. ^ Best Hip-Hop Collabo. BET Hip Hop Awards 2007.
  21. ^ Reid, Shaheem (2008-08-12). "Rick Ross, T-Pain, Big Boi, David Banner Rock Ozone Awards In Houston Despite Pre-Show Scuffle". MTV News. http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1592610/20080812/ross__rick__rap_.jhtml. Retrieved 2009-05-09. 

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