DJ Khaled has collaborated on several albums (extra songs and remixes) with superstars including as Rick Ross, Birdman, Lil Wayne, Akon, Kanye West, and Jadakiss. His snapchat videos, which were promoted by the h3h3 productions You Tube channel, got him a lot of attention and made him an online star. He continues to work as a radio host for the Miami-based urban radio station WEDR. In 1998, he joined the hip hop group Terror Squad. Khaled began his career as a radio host and DJ on a Florida radio station.
He was formerly known as Arab Attack, but changed his name following the 9/11 attacks. He is a famous YouTube sensation, with over 2.4 million subscribers to his YouTube channel. He has also appeared briefly in Jay-Z's latest video for his American Gangster second single, Roc Boys, in which he appears throwing up the famous Roc-a-Fella sign, "the Diamond.DJ Khaled is a radio presenter, YouTuber, rapper, disc jockey, American record label executive, record producer, author, web celebrity, and hip hop superstar from Khaled Mohamed Khaled.
The move comes on the heels of increased D-Block/Roc-a-Fella collaborations in 2006, Kiss and former rival Beanie Sigel collaborated on DJ Khaled's album Listen…, and in 2007, on Freeway's album Free At Last, while Styles P has appeared on a radio freestyle with Freeway and Sigel. He reportedly will have an as-yet-untitled album on Roc-a-Fella in 2008, executive produced by both Jay-Z and the Ruff Ryders CEOs/management team of Dee and Wah. Recently, in late 2007, Jadakiss signed to Jay-Z's Roc-a-Fella Records, a move Jay had been trying to arrange for a long period of time. Kiss of Death did not reflect the popularity of its lead single, but it was better-received than his first effort, eventually achieving platinum-selling status. Another single from the record, "You Make Me Wanna" featured Mariah Carey and was a much more commercially driven love song. It remains as his biggest hit, peaking at #11 on the Hot 100. As a result, Jadakiss released the song, "Why?", which bared his innermost thoughts, and it became one of the biggest hits of that year, spawning a remix featuring Styles P, Common, Nas, and Anthony Hamilton. Prior to the release, his fans were polled, and most claimed the rapper wasn't personal enough in his lyrical stylings. Jadakiss' second album, Kiss of Death, was released in June 2004. The album produced the single "Put Ya Hands Up" with the chorus "Put ya hands up/nah, f**k that/ Put ya hands down" reflecting Jada's distance from the album. Jadakiss has acknowledged the criticism as, generally speaking, valid, saying the record was done less out of inspiration and more out of contract obligations to Bad Boy. The album featured popular guests and producers such as Snoop Dogg and Swizz Beatz, but was written off as repetitive and uninspired. Jada's debut solo album, Kiss the Game Goodbye, was released in August 2001 under the Ruff Ryders/Interscope label. Following this album, they left Bad Boy Records. In 1998, the LOX released Money, Power, Respect. The LOX's first multi-platinum hit was the tribute to Biggie called "We'll Always Love Big Poppa" (the B-side to Puff Daddy's "I'll Be Missing You") in 1997. The group, especially Jadakiss, developed a close relationship with The Notorious B.I.G., during which time Jadakiss was taken under Biggie's wing. They made their first appearance on The Main Source's 1994 LP "Fuck What You Think" on the track "Set it Off". They later signed to Bad Boy Entertainment, where it was suggested that they change their name simply to "The LOX", which came to stand for Living Off eXperience. Jadakiss founded the rap group the Warlox in 1994 with friends Jamaal, Sheek Louch, and Styles P. He met Dee and Wah of the Ruff Ryders (then a management company), and began hanging out and battling outside of the Ruff Ryders' studio where artists like DMX made their first hits.
He and some of his friends were given the opportunity to compete in the "Jack the Rapper Competition" in Florida, where Jadakiss was noticed for his battle rap ability. He released his solo debut album Kiss Tha Game Goodbye in 2001, and followed this with 2004's Kiss of Death and his most recent album, 2009's The Last Kiss.īy the age of twelve, Jadakiss was a freestyle rapper, engaging in competitions. He is also a member of the rap group The LOX, which he formed in 1994 with friends Jamaal, Sheek Louch, and Styles P. Jason Phillips (born in Yonkers, New York), better known by his stage name Jadakiss, is an American rapper currently signed to Roc-A-Fella Records.