Hip Hop Awards '17 | Living In The Limelight Featuring DJ Khaled
DJ Khaled is unstoppable. Get to know more about him!
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Living In The Limelight: DJ Khaled - Find out more about your favorite DJ and producer DJ Khaled!
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Hit Song - Flip to see DJ Khaled's song that officially put him on the map.
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DJ Khaled! - DJ Khaled’s career as a producer and DJ stems all the way back to his early days in Miami. In 2006, he released his debut album, Listennn… The Album. The album was well received but it wasn’t until his second album, We the Best, that the producer/DJ was finally on the map. With hit singles like “We Takin’ Over” and “I’m So Hood,” Khaled definitely made a name for himself. His success from that point on began to grow tremendously. (Photo: Universal Music Group)
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Welcome To My Hood - Let's check out where DJ Khaled is from and his upbringing.
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DJ Khaled And Lil Wayne - DJ Khaled was born to Palestinian parents in New Orleans. Before becoming a DJ, Khaled used to work at Odyssey, a record store where he met Lil Wayne and Baby in 1993. He went on to work with them and a lot of other artists in their prime. (Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
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Put You On Game - Flip to see who put DJ Khaled onto the music scene.
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Uncle Luke - DJ Khaled is known for his hard work, but it wasn’t until he got his big break by landing a co-hosting gig on The Luke Show that the now-DJ got his start in the industry. In 1998, DJ Khaled joined Uncle Luke at the radio station despite the station’s reservations about him. Uncle Luke backed him up and, from that point, on DJ Khaled has been a driving force in the music industry. (Photo: Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
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The Homies - Check out DJ Khaled's homies!
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DJ Khaled And Family - DJ Khaled is such a humble person, you can literally find him hanging out with anybody. Though he has many celebrities friends, like T.I., Rick Ross and Jay-Z, we’d have to say his main homies are his wife and his son Asahd. Wherever he goes, they go. The connection he has with his family cannot be matched. (Photo: Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic)
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Best Collab - Flip to see DJ Khaled's best collaborations.
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DJ Khaled With Lil' Wayne, Chance The Rapper And Quavo - DJ Khaled is the king of collaborations. In fact, that is all that he mainly does. His best collabs are all of them! DJ Khaled has a long list of artists he’s worked with such as Lil Wayne, Beyoncé, Chance the Rapper, Rihanna, Bryson Tiller, T.I., Lil Wayne and Rick Ross, just to name a few! We can keep going on, but his work speaks for itself! (Photo: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Giving Back - Check out charity work DJ Khaled has done!
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DJ Khaled With Fans - DJ Khaled is big on positivity, charity and giving back as much as he can. Recently after Hurricane Harvey in Texas, DJ Khaled joined other celebs in donating to relief foundations. He not only donated $25,000, but he also joined forces with other celebs for the Hand In Hand telethon. The celebs took calls from people willing to donate to victims of the hurricane. Early this year, in July, the DJ took to social media to help raise money for his “Win More Music” campaign with the non-profit student encouragement program Get Schooled. The DJ sold some of his personal clothes on the Poshmark app and donated a portion of the proceeds to the foundation. DJ Khaled can either be found making music, promoting positivity or raising money for a cause. (Photo: Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images)
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Honor/Recognition - Honors and awards he's received.
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DJ Khaled Giving An Acceptance Speech - DJ Khaled has won countless awards and accolades. He has won numerous BET Awards for his production and DJ skills as well as the songs with major collaborators. DJ Khaled continues to be recognized for his work and it is well deserved. (Photo: Prince Williams/Wireimage)
Photo By Photo: Prince Williams/Wireimage
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Exclusive Info - What you didn't know about DJ Khaled.