In 2006 Khaled released his debut album, Listennn… the Album, via Koch Records and it did alright on the charts. All of this early grinding enabled him to forge the priceless industry connections that would prove so useful later on in his career.

He also did some production work on Fabolous’ album, Real Talk, and on a couple of Fat Joe’s joints.

How does DJ Khaled release an album dam near every year with some of the biggest names in hip-hop, without rapping a line or producing a beat? While it’s easy to sit back and say he doesn’t do anything, if you look beyond just beats and rhymes, DJ Khaled actually does a lot.īefore we go in on what DJ Khaled actually does, let’s take a look at his background and come up first.Įarly on in his career, Khaled worked as a DJ for various gigs, including for Uncle Luke’s Friday night WEDR radio show The Luke Show. Ever since DJ Khaled broke through into rap’s top tier, there’s always been questions and speculation from haters, doubters and just plain confused people – what does he does actually do?ĭJ Khaled: I make hits.

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