Assembling hip-hop artists from both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line and sequencing the mix to make award winning albums seems to be what DJ Khaled was born to do. His skill at bringing together talent is reflected in three albums which include hard core, East Coast and Southern rappers like Beanie Sigel, Kanye West, Lil' Wayne, Rick Ross, and Birdman that flow with style and energy.

DJ Khaled - Mix Master

"I keep negative away and stay positive."

Assembling hip-hop artists from both sides of the Mason-Dixon Line and sequencing the mix to make award winning albums seems to be what DJ Khaled was born to do. His skill at bringing together talent is reflected in three albums which include hard core, East Coast and Southern rappers like Beanie Sigel, Kanye West, Lil' Wayne, Rick Ross, and Birdman that flow with style and energy.

DJ Khaled - In the beginning

Born Khaled Khaled to Palestinian parents on November 26, 1975 in New Orleans, Louisiana DJ Khaled took on the name that declares what he does when he started working at his craft as an eighteen year old. Working as a sidekick on Luther Campbell's Friday night WEDR

The Luke Show in 1998 was the beginning of DJ Khaled's participation in live radio. Working with Campbell, who started as a promoter himself, may be when DJ Khaled became interested in producing for hip-hop artists. Khaled began working professionally for the Miami based radio station WEDR in 2003 and had a hand in producing four hip-hop albums. The first was Real Talk by East Coast hip-hop artist Fabulous in 2004 followed the same year with True Story by Terror Squad. During the next two years Khaled worked on the production of two Fat Joe albums, All or Nothing and Me, Myself & I. Khaled became the DJ for the Terror Squad.

Stepping out from behind the scenes

DJ Khaled's debut solo album Listennn