Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966),^[1] known professionally as DJ Premier (also known as Preemo), is an American record producer and DJ, and was half of the hip hop duo Gang Starr—alongside the emcee Guru—and forms half of the hip hop duo PRhyme, together with Royce da 5'9'.

Early life[edit]

Christopher Edward Martin was born in the Fifth Ward of Houston, Texas on March 21, 1966. He was then raised in Prairie View, Texas, before moving to Brooklyn, New York, during his teenage years.^[2] He attended Prairie View A&M University, where he honed his musical skills as the campus DJ, and he also occasionally performed with the Marching Storm band.^[3]

Musical career[edit]

Premier is known for producing all of Gang Starr's songs as well as many of those composed by the Gang Starr Foundation. Notable artists he has worked with include Anderson .Paak, AZ, Big Daddy Kane, Big L, Blaq Poet, Bun B, Canibus, Christina Aguilera, Common, D'Angelo, Dilated Peoples, D.I.T.C., Dr. Dre, Fat Joe, Game, Ill Bill, Janet Jackson, Jay-Z, Joey Bada$$, Kanye West, KRS-One, The Lady of Rage, Limp Bizkit, Lord Finesse, The LOX, Ludacris, Mac Miller, Mobb Deep, M.O.P., Mos Def, Nas, The Notorious B.I.G., O.C., Papoose, Rakim, Royce da 5'9', Snoop Dogg, Xzibit and more.^[1]

Premier collaborated with MC Jeru the Damaja on the album The Sun Rises in the East, released in 1994, as well as the 1996 follow-up, Wrath of the Math. Premier produced and supervised Livin' Proof by Group Home, also from the Gang Starr Foundation; although overlooked at the time of its 1995 release, the album eventually received acclaim.^[1]

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In 2006, pop/R&B singer Christina Aguilera recruited Premier to produce her album Back to Basics.^[4] Premier explained the reservations he heard from people regarding the collaboration:^[5]

When Christina [Aguilera] had me work with her, people were like, 'Oh no. Please don’t.' Then when they heard 'Ain’t No Other Man,' 'Back In The Day,' and all the other records were still constructed like Premier tracks they were like, 'Yo, I really love this album. I was really impressed. I was worried, but you totally sound like what we love about you.' Until you hear it, don’t say a word. I never want to be just attached to hip hop. I want to be attached to music—country, rap, soul, jazz, blues, it doesn’t matter, gospel music—I come from all of that.

In 2008, Premier appeared in Grand Theft Auto IV as himself - the host for radio station The Classics 104.1.

Premier produced the majority of Blaq Poet's Tha Blaqprint, which was released in mid-2009.^[3] Premier contributed a song on Game's 2011 album, The R.E.D. Album.^[6] Also in 2011, Premier appeared on the song 'Gangster', on Bushido's album Jenseits von Gut und Böse.^[7]

Premier was one of the artists followed in the 2012 documentary, Re:GENERATION. The film followed his production of the song 'Regeneration,' for which he used a live performance of his work by the Berklee Symphony Orchestra.^[8]

In September 2012, Immortal Technique said that a song called 'Born in the Trap,' on his upcoming album, titled The Middle Passage, would feature production by Premier.^[9]

In early 2014, Premier revealed that he is working with Aguilera again in an interview with New Zealand's Rip It Up magazine.^[10] Premier produced Y'all Ready Know by Slaughterhouse, from the Shady Records album, Shady XV, and the music video was published in November 2014.^[11]

In mid-2014, Premier collaborated with Korean hip-hop group Dynamic Duo on two singles 'AEAO' and 'Animal', which were both warmly received.^[12]

A mid-January 2015 announcement from Premier stated that the producer's studio, D&D, also known as 'The HeadQcouterz,' will cease to be operational. As part of the announcement, Premier confirmed that he is working on the album, Last Session @320, after he relocates to a recording space in Astoria, New York City, U.S.^[13]

DJ Premier hosts a weekly two-hour show, Live From HeadQCourterz, on Sirius Satellite Radio's Hip-Hop Nation.^{[citation needed][when?]}

DJ Premier served as one of the three curators for the soundtrack to the video game NBA 2K16, alongside DJ Khaled and DJ Mustard.^[14]

Collaborations[edit]

The early line-up of the Gang Starr Foundation in the mid-1990s included Jeru the Damaja, Group Home, Big Shug, and Gang Starr. Premier was fully responsible for the production of Jeru the Damaja's first two albums, The Sun Rises in the East and Wrath of the Math. Jeru released three subsequent albums that did not include Premier's involvement.^[1] In terms of his Group Home collaboration, Premier commented in a 2003 interview: 'They [Group Home] don't respect what fed them.' He further explained that he only agreed to produce the track 'The Legacy' because of Guru's involvement.^[15]

Other artists closely tied to the Gang Starr Foundation who Premier collaborated with include: Afu Ra, Bahamadia,^[16]Krumbsnatcha,^[17] Big Shug,^[18] Smiley the Ghetto Child,^[19] and NYGz.^[20]

Afu Ra explained Premier's influence in a September 2014 interview with the 'Lyrically Fit' website:^[21]

Premier definitely coached me when I was in the booth. 'harder..stronger..more this..more that'—I was an untamed artist and rapping next to recording your vocals are different. He gave me this knowledge through the work we did.

Besides the Gang Starr Foundation, Premier is closely affiliated with M.O.P., which he names as one of his all-time favorite groups. The relationship started with the remix of “Rugged, Neva Smoove” in 1994, a single from the group's first album, which also included the exclusive B-side “Downtown Swinga.” From then, Premier produced about one-third of the songs on each subsequent album and overseeing and mixing the projects. On M.O.P.'s 2009 Foundation album, Premier provided only one track, which was called 'What I Wanna B.'

On May 16th, 2019, DJ Premier released a collaboration with Buffalo, New York rappers Conway The Machine, Westside Gunn, and Benny the Butcher, called 'Headlines.'

Style and influences[edit]

DJ Premier's style of production epitomizes the New York sound of his earlier peers. He is known for samplingjazz, funk, and soul artists, as well as sampling an artist's past work when creating a new track for that same artist. For example, on Jay-Z's 'So Ghetto', from the 1999 album Vol. 3... Life and Times of S. Carter, Premier samples an older Jay-Z song, 1997's 'Who You Wit II'.^[22] In addition, his encyclopedic memory of hip-hop lyrics allows him to distinctively speak with his hands by scratching in lyrics from several different songs to construct new phrases.^[23] Premier's beats are known for his oft-imitated combinations of short vocal samples, often from multiple artists, to create a chorus. Premier has also experimented with atonal samples that are not confined to soul, jazz, and funk. For example, he sampled and chopped up seminal electro-acoustic music from the 1960s on the track “Physical Stamina” by Jeru the Damaja.

In an interview with XXL Magazine, DJ Premier was asked how his sound evolved, to which he replied, 'Marley Marl is my number-one inspiration. Jam Master Jay, Mix Master Ice, and UTFO. Grandmaster D, and Whodini. DJ Cheese, Grandmaster Flash, Kool Herc, Afrika Bambaataa. Jazzy Jay—even Cut Creator. Seeing them do what they do. It’s black music, it’s black culture, it comes from the ghetto. How can you not relate to ghetto people when that’s the rawest form of blackness? Even though it’s not a good place in regards to the economy and how bad people have it in the neighborhood, the realism’s there, and that’s what we were born out of. So I very much pay respect by doing the same type of music in return.'^[24] DJ Premier attended Prairie View A&M University and may have been influenced by the musical atmosphere at the university while serving as the campus DJ and occasional performer with the world-famous Marching Storm band.^[3]

Business career[edit]

As a businessman, DJ Premier has his own record company named Year Round Records. Among its artists are New York group NYGz, New Jersey rapper Nick Javas, and Houston rapper Khaleel. Tha Blaqprint by Blaq Poet, which features 13 Premier productions, was released by Year Round Records through Fat Beats Records in June 2009.^[3]

Legacy[edit]

For its 20th-anniversary issue in 2008, The Source selected DJ Premier for its list of the 20 greatest producers in the magazine's history.^[25] He also made the finals in Vibe magazine's 2010 search for the greatest hip hop producer of all time—he finished second after Dr. Dre received 62 percent of the votes.^[26]

Personal life[edit]

DJ Premier has lived in Brooklyn for much of his professional career.

Discography[edit]

• DJ Premier Presents Get Used To Us (2010)
• Kolexxxion(with Bumpy Knuckles) (2012)
• PRhyme(with Royce da 5'9') (2014)
• PRhyme 2(with Royce da 5'9') (2018)
• Headlines(With Conway The Machine, Westside Gunn, and Benny the Butcher) (2019)

References[edit]

1. ^ ^abcdJohn Bush. 'DJ Premier Biography'. Allmusic.com. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
2. ^'DJ Premier'. redbullmusicacademy.com. Red Bull Music Academy Daily. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
3. ^ ^abcdAmbrose, Patrick (September 2009). 'DJ Premier: Hope to the Underground'. The Morning News. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
4. ^'DJ Premier Reuniting With Christina Aguilera On Her New Album'. The Urban Daily. Interactive One. 5 May 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
5. ^Gabrielle Nicole Pharms (12 May 2014). 'DJ Premier Talks Legacy, Production, and Nas Collabo Album'. Life + Times. Life + Times. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
6. ^'Game* – The R.E.D. Album'. Game on Discogs. Discogs. 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
7. ^'Bushido (2) – Jenseits Von Gut Und Böse'. Bushido (2) on Discogs. Discogs. 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
8. ^Hunter Daniels (2011). 'DJ Premier Talks RE:GENERATION MUSIC PROJECT'. Collider. Complex Media. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
9. ^'Immortal Technique Gives Middle Passage Update — Paid Dues 2013'(Video upload). Fuse on YouTube. Google Inc. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
10. ^gimantalon (8 May 2014). 'DJ PREMIER WORKING WITH CHRISTINA AGUILERA AGAIN'. DJ Premier Blog. DJ Premier Blog. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
11. ^'Slaughterhouse — Y'all Ready Know'(Video upload). slaughterhouseVEVO on YouTube. Google Inc. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
12. ^Oak, Jessica. 'Dynamic Duo Team With DJ Premier for 'A Giant Step' Album, Korean Showcase'. Billboard.
13. ^Patrick Lyons (13 January 2015). 'DJ Premier Shutters Studio, Announces New Album 'Last Session @320''. Hot New Hip Hop. Hot New Hip Hop. Retrieved 13 January 2015.
14. ^Makuch, Eddie (July 9, 2015). 'NBA 2K16 Has 50+ Song Soundtrack Curated By DJ Khaled, DJ Premier, DJ Mustard'. GameSpot. Retrieved April 16, 2016.
15. ^TheFormula.com (posted by organik) (6 April 2003). 'DJ Premier Interview'(Message board). Tribe. Tribe Communications, Inc. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
16. ^Steven J. Horowitz (2 June 2011). 'Bahamadia Announces Fourth Album 'HERE,' Features Foreign Exchange'. Hip Hop DX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
17. ^'Hip-Hop, Rap Interviews : Krumbsnatcha'. Riotsound.com. Riotsound. 2002–2009. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
18. ^Slava Kuperstein (26 April 2010). 'DJ Premier, Big Shug Speak On Guru'. Hip Hop DX. Cheri Media Group. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
19. ^Justin Ivey (24 February 2010). 'Smiley The Ghetto Child: I'm Legend [prod by DJ Premier]'. Kevin Nottingham. kevinnottingham.com. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
20. ^'Hip-Hop, Rap Interviews : NYG'z'. Riotsound.com. Riotsound. 2002–2009. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
21. ^Dread Solo (29 September 2014). 'Afu-Ra Recalls Early Days w/ Dj Premier, Martial Arts & His Classic 'Body of The Life Force' Album'. Lyrically Fit. Lyrically Fit. Archived from the original on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
22. ^Jay Z's So Ghetto sample of Jay-Z's Who You Wit II
23. ^Exclaim! Canada's Music AuthorityArchived 2006-05-13 at the Wayback Machine
24. ^'FEATURES. DJ Premier: Remedy'. XXL. 21 November 2006.
25. ^JLBarrow (19 August 2008). 'Source Mag Picks Twenty Greatest Producers'. NodFactor.com. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
26. ^'Dr. Dre Is VIBE's Greatest Producer Of All Time, Speaks On Win'. Vibe. 1 June 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2014.

External links[edit]

• DJ Premier at AllMusic
• DJ Premier discography at Discogs

Khaled Mohamed 'DJ' Khaled (born November 26, 1975)^[1] is an American DJ, record executive, songwriter, record producer and media personality.^[2][3]

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Khaled first gained prominence as a radio host in the 1990s on Miami hip hop station 99 Jamz. His popularity later prompted hip hop group Terror Squad to hire Khaled as the DJ for their live performances. After gaining some production credits on the group's material,^[4] Khaled then transitioned into curating albums, releasing his debut studio album Listennn... the Album in 2006, which earned gold certification.

He followed that up with the album We the Best (2007), which contained the top 20 single 'I'm So Hood'. His subsequent two releases — We Global (2008) and Victory (2010) — were released after the founding of Khaled's record label We the Best Music Group. Both albums charted within 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 became his first top ten hit. His sixth and seventh album, 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.^[5]

In 2015 and early 2016, Khaled gained worldwide attention as a media personality, and subsequently attained a large following on social media. This foresaw the release of his ninth studio album Major Key in 2016. The album attained wholesale critical and commercial success; it debuted atop the Billboard 200, it was certified gold, and received a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album. He released his tenth studio album, Grateful, in 2017, which contained the singles 'I'm the One' and 'Wild Thoughts', which charted at number one and number two on the Billboard Hot 100, respectively. The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200, and was also certified platinum. His eleventh album, Father of Asahd, was released in 2019.

Outside of music, Khaled has also gained success as a writer, with his book The Keys featuring on the New York Times Best Seller list. He has also featured as an actor, starring in Spies in Disguise (2019), and is due to appear in Bad Boys for Life (2020).

• 2Career
• 4Other ventures

Early life

Khaled was born on November 26, 1975, in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Palestinian parents who emigrated to the United States. He has described himself as a devout Muslim.^[6] His brother Alec Ledd (Alaa Khaled) is an actor.^[7]

His musician parents played Arabic music, and Khaled started developing an interest in rap and soul music at a young age, and his parents supported his interest. He worked in a local Merry-Go-Round record store which helped to lay foundations for his music career.^[8][9][10]

Career

During his early career, Khaled became acquainted with several young artists and helped them before their breakthrough; these include Birdman, Lil Wayne, and Mavado. One of his first jobs was at the New Orleans record store Odyssey where he met both Birdman and Lil Wayne in 1993.^[11] After leaving Odyssey, he began DJing in reggae soundclashes, mixing dancehall and hip-hop. His first radio gig was on a pirate station. In 1998, he moved to Miami and co-hosted The Luke Show on WEDR '99 Jamz' with 2 Live Crew's Luther Campbell. In 2003, he started hosting a weeknight radio show on 99 Jamz called The Takeover.^[5][10][11] During his career, Khaled has used many monikers including 'Arab Attack', 'Big Dog Pitbull', 'Terror Squadian' (used during his time with the hip hop group Terror Squad), Beat Novacane (a moniker under which he produces beats), The Don Dada, Mr. Miami etc. Khaled has stated that he used the moniker 'Arab Attack' for music as in saying 'attack with music', but it was soon discontinued by him after the September 11 attacks since he felt that using it would seem disrespectful and offensive towards those who suffered due to the attacks.^[12][13][14]

2006–08: Listennn... the Album, We the Best, and We Global

On June 6, 2006, his debut album Listennn... the Album was released by Koch Records; it premiered on the US Billboard 200 chart at number 12.^[15]We the Best (2007) is his second album 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 number 28 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 11 on the US Hot Rap Tracks chart and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America on November 20, 2007.^[16] Khaled made a guest appearance on Birdman's 2007 album 5 * Stunna on the single '100 Million'; which also features 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.^[17]

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.^[16] That year, Khaled won DJ of the Year awards from the BET Hip Hop Awards and Ozone Awards.^[18][19] He was appointed the president of Def Jam South in 2009.^[20]

2010–12: Victory, We the Best Forever, and Kiss the Ring

His fourth studio album Victory was released on March 2, 2010. The album featured guest appearances from Drake, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Nas, Snoop Dogg, Ludacris, Nelly, and more. The single 'All I Do Is Win' featuring Ludacris, Rick Ross, Snoop Dogg, and T-Pain was certified as a double-platinum single. Other singles include: 'Put Your Hands Up' featuring Ross, Young Jeezy, Plies, and Schife, and 'Fed Up' featuring Usher, Drake, Ross, and Jeezy. The album had low sales and debuted at number 12 on the Billboard 200.

DJ Khaled announced the title of the album, We the Best Forever, on Twitter.^[21] On August 19, Khaled signed to Cash Money Records along to Universal Motown, the album will be released under the label, also under E1 Entertainment, Terror Squad, Def Jam South, and Khaled's own label We the Best Music Group, with confirmed guests as 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^{[22][23][24][25]} 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. The song is the first released under Cash Money Records and Universal Motown,^[26] a music video was filmed in Miami, Florida, and directed by Gil Green, featuring cameos by Flo Rida, Bow Wow, Busta Rhymes, and other artists.^[27] The next single, 'I'm on One', featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne, was released on May 20, 2011. DJ Khaled performed the song at BET Awards 2011 which aired on June 26, 2011.^[28]

On December 10, 2011, DJ Khaled announced the title of his next album, Kiss the Ring, via a video, with the release date as 'coming soon', presumed 2012.^[29] Guests on the album are T-Pain, French Montana, Future, Wiz Khalifa, Nas, Plies, Ace Hood, Kanye West, Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Big Sean, 2 Chainz, Jadakiss, Kirko Bangz, Mack Maine, Tyga, T.I., J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar, Big K.R.I.T., Mavado, Wale and many more. Khaled mentioned that he had a verse from someone very special which was later revealed as Scarface. The first single released was 'Take It to the Head' featuring Chris Brown, Rick Ross, Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne. The second single released was 'I Wish You Would' featuring Kanye West and Rick Ross. Kiss the Ring was released on August 21, 2012.^[30] The third official single was 'Bitches and Bottles' featuring T.I., Lil Wayne, and Future.^{[citation needed]}

2013–15: Suffering from Success and I Changed a Lot

In January 2013, DJ Khaled announced that he had started working on his seventh album, Suffering from Success. After going to a doctor due to a bald spot on his beard the doctor told him he was 'suffering from success' which inspired the album title.

The first single from the album is titled 'No New Friends' and features Drake, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross, along with production coming from Boi-1da and Noah '40' Shebib.^[31] On April 14, 2013, DJ Khaled released a promotional video for Suffering for Success and the first single 'No New Friends'.^[32] The single was premiered the following day and released to iTunes of April 19, 2013.^[33][34] 'No New Friends' has since debuted at #55 on the Billboard Hot 100. On June 10, 2013, it was announced that Suffering from Success would be released on September 24, 2013.^[35] On July 25, 2013, Khaled publicly 'proposed' to fellow Cash Money artist Nicki Minaj via MTV. He supported his offer with a 10-karat diamond ring from Rafaello & Co., valued at about $500,000.^[36] Later, he reaffirmed his proposal in an interview with Power 106's DJ Felli Fel, stating: 'I ain't a young boy no more. I'm on my thinking the future. I just had to be honest. I always liked her. She's my friend, of course. And I like her. It's more than a crush.'^[37] On July 29, 2013, in an interview with Funkmaster Flex, Minaj denied Khaled's proposal, saying: 'Khaled is my brother and Khaled was not serious with that damn proposal, ya'll. Please let it go. He was kidding.'^[38] The same day, Flex premiered Khaled's new single, 'I Wanna Be with You', which featured Minaj, as well as frequent collaborators Future and Rick Ross. This lead some to believe that his proposal was a 'publicity stunt' to promote his new single.^[39][40]

On April 28, 2014, DJ Khaled announced in an interview with MTV that Jay Z will be featured on his new single. The interview was noted due to Khaled 'cursing, gesturing, and tossing the microphone to the floor in an effort to convey the importance and impact of the music he has coming this summer.'^[41] A few hours after that, he released the single called 'They Don't Love You No More', also featuring frequent collaborators Rick Ross, Meek Mill and French Montana. The song will be on his eight studio album titled I Changed A Lot, which was released in 2015.^[42][43] The following day, 'They Don't Love You No More' was serviced to mainstream urban radio in the United States.^[44] On July 1, 2014, Khaled announced that he has partnered with Danish audio company Bang & Olufsen to launch his own brand of headphones, titled 'We the Best Sound'.^[45] The brand is advertised in the video 'They Don't Love You No More.' On August 8, 2014, Khaled released the official artwork for the second single from I Changed A Lot entitled 'Hold You Down' which features Chris Brown, August Alsina, Future and Jeremih, and is produced by Bkorn, Lee on the Beats and LDB. The single was released on August 11, 2014, along with a music video, directed by Gil Green.^[46] On November 3, 2014, Khaled released the remix to 'Hold You Down' featuring Usher, Rick Ross, Fabolous, and Ace Hood.

On May 11, 2015, DJ Khaled revealed that he had parted ways with Cash Money Records, amicably. 'I'm not signed to Cash Money at all. I've been off for a minute', Khaled revealed. 'It's not that I'm here to promote that I've been off. That's family. But, nah, it's just We The Best. Nothing negative, everything's beautiful.'^[47] On the same day, DJ Khaled released the third single off the upcoming album I Changed a Lot titled 'How Many Times', featuring Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Big Sean produced Bkorn, Lee on the Beats and OZ.^[48] DJ Khaled revealed that his long-delayed album, I Changed A Lot, released on October 23, 2015, and also revealed the album's artwork.

2016–present: Major Key, Grateful and Father of Asahd

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.^[49] On February 14, 2016, DJ Khaled announced that he would debut French Montana's new mixtape on We The Best Radio.^[50] The Wave Gods titled mixtape premiered on February 19, 2016.^[51] On February 29, 2016, 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.^[52][53] On June 3, 2016, Khaled released the first single off Major Key, 'For Free' which is produced by the OVO team of Nineteen85 and Jordan Ullman.^[54] He also announced his album will feature Jay Z, Future, Kanye West, Big Sean, Lil Wayne, and Rick Ross.^[54] He later released a track called 'I Got the Keys' with Jay Z and Future, that premiered after the 2016 BET Awards.^[53][54]

In late 2015 to early 2016, a number of Snapchat videos of Khaled's detailing his 'key to success' received significant attention on the internet due to his larger-than-life persona. This newfound online recognition caused him to gain popularity; becoming an 'internet phenomenon', with some now describing him as a 'living meme' or 'meme in human form'.^[55][56][57] In October 2016, he appeared in advertising for the alcoholic beverage Cîroc Mango and starred in 'Let's Get It: Khaled's Odyssey', an episode of Let's Get It.^[58]

On December 24, 2016, Khaled announced on Twitter that he's working on his tenth studio album.^[59] In January 2017, he was seen in the studio on his Snapchat with potential collaborators, such as Chance the Rapper, Justin Bieber, Migos and Mariah Carey.^[60][61] On February 9, DJ Khaled announced his tenth studio album would be titled Grateful and said that it was going to be released in June.^[62] On February 12, DJ Khaled released 'Shining', the lead single of Grateful which features Beyoncé and Jay-Z.

He had a cameo appearance in promotional material for Spider-Man: Homecoming,^[63] and later appeared as a fictionalized version of himself in Pitch Perfect 3 (2017), in which his character is featured as both a performer and a major plot point. Soon thereafter, he announced he would join Demi Lovato as the opening act for her Tell Me You Love Me Tour.^[64]

On March 1, 2018, Khaled announced his eleventh studio album, Father of Asahd, and its lead single 'Top Off', featuring Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Future.^[65] On July 23, Khaled announced the next single, titled 'No Brainer', featuring Justin Bieber, Chance the Rapper and Quavo, was released on July 27.^[66]

On March 5, 2019, Khaled announced his eleventh studio album Father of Asahd, would be released in May 2019.

On May 21, 2019 DJ Khaled has shared a new video for 'Wish Wish,' featuring Cardi B and 21 Savage. Directed by Khaled and Eif Rivera, the clip features lots of explosions, fire, and motocross riders, which looks like a B-level early-'00s street-racing movie raced into production to capitalize on the success of the first Fast & The Furious.^[67]

Personal life

Khaled and his wife Nicole Tuck have a son, Asahd Tuck Khaled, born on October 23, 2016. Khaled garnered national attention after streaming the birth live on his Snapchat account.^[68]

In January 2017, Khaled purchased Robbie Williams's former house in Mulholland Estates, a gated community in Los Angeles, California.^[69] In 2018, Khaled purchased a waterfront home in Miami for $25.9 million.^[70]

Other ventures

Acting

Khaled was cast to provide a voice in the animated film Spies in Disguise, due to release on September 13, 2019.^[71] He will also appear in Bad Boys for Life.^[72]

Writing

In 2016, he wrote a book, The Keys, which includes his opinions on success, recounts life stories, and describes contributions from other musicians.^[73]

Home design

Inspired by his own home and lifestyle, he designed a new luxury furniture line 'We the Best Home' and launched it in August 2018.^[74][75][76]

Legal issues

In November 2018, together with Floyd Mayweather Jr., Khaled agreed to a total settlement of $750,000 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for failing to disclose payments accepted from issuers of an initial coin offering, specifying a personal $50,000 promotional payment from beleaguered cryptocurrency firm Centra Tech Inc.,^[77] whose co-founders were indicted for fraud in May 2018.^[78] According to the SEC, 'they are its first cases involving charges for violating rules on touting investments in so-called initial coin offerings, or ICOs.'^[77]

Discography

Studio albums

• Listennn... the Album (2006)
• We the Best (2007)
• We Global (2008)
• Victory (2010)
• We the Best Forever (2011)
• Kiss the Ring (2012)
• Suffering from Success (2013)
• I Changed a Lot (2015)
• Major Key (2016)
• Grateful (2017)
• Father of Asahd (2019)

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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External links

• DJ Khaled on Myspace
• DJ Khaled at AllMusic
• DJ Khaled on IMDb