DJ KHALED

RAP ARTIST AND RECORD PRODUCER ORIGIN PALESTINE RESIDENCE US SECTOR CULTURE AND SOCIETY

Khaled Mohamed Khaled is an influential rap artist, record producer, DJ and social media star who was born in the US to a family of Palestinian musicians. After developing an interest in rap and soul music he began his career on the DJ circuit before moving to radio where he went under the name Arab Attack. He later discontinued the name after the September 11 attacks and, after being part of a number of hip-hop groups, he released his first solo album in 2006. Since then he has released a number of successful albums including the first to top the Billboard 200 last year. The record

Major Key was nominated for best rap album at this year's Grammy Awards. Outside of his music, DJ Khaled has emerged as a major personality on social media app Snapchat and commands a significant following on other platforms running into the millions.