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DJ Khaled Biography

DJ Khaled

Facts of DJ Khaled

Date of Birth: 1975 , November-26
Birth Nation: United States
Name Khaled bin Abdul Khaled
Birth Name DJ Khaled
Nick Name DJ Khaled
Father Nicole Tuck
Nationality American
Birth Place/City New Orleans, Louisiana
Ethnicity Mix
Profession Record producer
Net Worth $18 Million
Salary $4.5 Million
Eye Color Black
Hair Color Black
Famous for A&R record producer DJ radio personality rapper hype man
Affair with Nicole Tuck
Girlfriend Nicole Tuck
Married Yes
Married to Nicole Tuck
Children Asahd Tuck Khaled
Divorce N/A
Albums Major Key

Quick Timeline of DJ Khaled

1975 Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
1993 Worked at the New Orleans record store Odyssey
1998 Became the co-host of The Luke Show
2006 Released his debut album, Listennn the Album
2007 Released his second album, We the Best
2008 Won BET Hip Hop Awards
2008 Won Ozone Awards
2012 Nominated in Grammy Awards
2018 Net Worth Update

Detail Timeline of DJ Khaled

November 26 , 1975

Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Multi talented, DJ Khaled was born as Khaled Mohamed Khaled at the end of 1975 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America to Palestinian parents. His parents moved to United States before he was born. His nationality is American and he is of Palestinian ethnicity.

1993

Worked at the New Orleans record store Odyssey

DJ Khaled began working at a local recording store and this provided him the foundation for his musical career. He also became friend with young Birdman, Lil Wayne and Mavado. In the early 1990s, he did DJing in reggae soundclashes.  He also worked at New Orleans record store Odyssey.

1998

Became the co-host of The Luke Show

DJ Khaled came out as the co host of The Luke Show. He hosted this show with 2 Live Crew’s Luther Campbell. With the turn of 21st century, he began hosting the weeknight radio show on WEDR. 

June 6 , 2006

Released his debut album, Listennn the Album

After working with several music artists, DJ Khaled began recording his own songs. He began recording his debut album in 2005. His debut album Listennn... the Album was released on 6th of June 2006. This album was released by Terror Squad Entertainment and Koch Record. 

June 12 , 2007

Released his second album, We the Best

DJ Khaled is a record producer, DJ and a record label executive. He recorded his second album in 2006 and his second album We the Best was finally released on 12th of June 2007. This album was released by Terror Squad Entertainment.

2008

Won BET Hip Hop Awards

DJ Khaled got nominated in BET Hip Hop Awards for the first time in his life. He got nominated in this award for Best Hip-Hop Collabo. Next year he also got nominated in this award for MVP of the Year, Best Collaboration and DJ of the Year. He won this award from his later two nominations.  

2008

Won Ozone Awards

Till date DJ Khaled has been nominated in lots of prestigious awards and he has also won several of them. He got nominated in Ozone Awards for the first time in his life in 2008 and he was also honored with this award that year for DJ of the Year. 

2012

Nominated in Grammy Awards

Grammy Awards is one of the prestigious awards in the music world and it’s an honor if anyone wins this award. DJ Khaled has also once been nominated in this award and that was in 2012. He got nominated in this award that year for Best Rap/Sung Collaboration. 

2018

Net Worth Update

DJ Khaled has an estimated net worth of $45 million. 

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BET Hip Hop Awards winner, DJ Khaled is an American Disc Jockey, songwriter, record producer, record executive, and media personality. he is best known for his albums like We The Best, We The Best Forever, and Kiss The Ring, and many more. DJ Khaled is also the author of the book The Keys, which was featured on the New York Times Best Seller's list.

DJ Khaled's personal life and son

DJ Khaled is one of the celebrities who love to keep his personal life low profile. For the last few years, there was no information about his, affairs, relationships, and dating life, but in 2013, news came regarding his engagement with his long-term girlfriend Nicole Tuck

Though they are not married yet, the couple is already blessed with a child, a baby boy and they named their son Asahd Tuck Khaled. His nationality is American and he is of Palestinian ethnicity.

During his career, Khaled used many names, monikers, to go with including Arab Attack, Big Dog Pitbull, Terror Squadian, Beat Novacane, The Don Dada, etc. As both of his parents were talented musicians, DJ Khaled became interested in music at a young age. After receiving support and with a musical background, he became more involved in music.

DJ Khaled's musical career

He began working at a local recording store and this provided him the foundation for his musical career. He also befriended young Birdman, Lil Wayne, and Mavado. In the early 1990s, he did DJing in reggae soundclashes, mixing dancehall and hip-hop. At the end of the 1990s, he came out as the co-host of The Luke Show. He hosted the show with an American hip-hop group from, Miami, Florida, 2 Live Crew’s Luther Campbell. After working with several musicians, he began recording his own songs. His debut album Listennn... the Album was released on the 6th of June 2006.

His second album We the Best was released on the 12th of June 2007. To date, DJ Khaled has ten album releases to his name, We Global (2008), Victory (2010), We the Best Forever (2011), Kiss the Ring (2012), Suffering from Success (2013), I Changed a Lot (October 23, 2015), Major Key (July 2016) and Grateful (June 23, 2017). 

DJ Khaled's net worth

His net worth is in the neighborhood of $45 million as of 2018. He makes most of his fortune from the music industry, while some part is contributed from sponsorship deals and endorsements. DJ Khaled endorses brands like Belaire Rose22 Days Nutrition, and Ciroc Apple. He also earns another $50 thousand per sponsored Instagram post or Snapchat post. He currently lives in his Sunny Isles Beach, Florida house which is worth $6 million. 

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