DJ Khaled – No New Friends (Short Movie)

Here is a short movie promoting Khaled upcoming album, Suffering From Success. Im expecting the first single to be titled “No New Friends” after watching this clip.

Birdman Gives DJ Khaled His Due

Cash Money head Bryan "Birdman" Williams sang the praises of Miami producer DJ Khaled after Khaled dropped the single and artwork for his new track “I Wish You Would.” The song features Rick Ross and Kanye West, and Birdman gave Khaled props for the Hit Boy-produced track.

Cash Money distributes Khaled's We the Best imprint.

“This is another example of DJ Khaled’s exceptional talent,” commented Williams. “I have always believed in him as an executive and as an artist. We look forward to hearing this song everywhere this summer.”

DJ Khaled Joins Ciroc Boyz

Hip hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs announced that DJ Khaled has been named the newest member of the Ciroc Boyz. While partying at Mansion 360 alongside Khaled and The Weeknd, Diddy shared the news on the mic to the crowd.

Khaled joins DJ Funk Master Flex as a member of the vodka brand's conglomerate. Diddy is a part owner of the brand.

“Check it out, we finally, finally negotiated a deal and closed a contract with my man DJ Khaled, he is officially now a Ciroc Boy!” Diddy exclaimed.

DJ Khaled Discusses Bus Explosion

DJ Khaled's tour bus exploded last week while the hip hop star was en route to a performance. While no one was seriously injured, the Miami-based DJ revealed to fans that the explosion was no small matter. Footage revealed that the bus was completely engulfed in flames.

“I just lost all my jewelry, all my clothes, and a lot of other valuables. Also, I just lost my entire bus that just blew the f**k up,” said DJ Khaled. “We out here promoting 'Kiss The Ring.' When I tell ya’ll sh*t be real, sh*t be real. I don’t sleep. I make sure my team is good. My family good. I take on other people’s problems. I deal with a lot of sh*t. This ain’t no rented bus.”

“Basically what I’m saying is this might be the realest blog, vlog, whatever you wanna call it,” DJ Khaled explained. “Sh*t like this I lost everything…So basically what I’m tryna tell you is this sh*t stressful, but it ain’t gonna stop what I’m tryna do. It ain’t gonna make me stop from climbing the mountain top.”

DJ Khaled Dropping New Song With Kanye

DJ Khaled and Kanye West will be following up the much buzzed-about single "Theraflu" (now called "Way Too Cold") rather quickly. The Miami-based DJ revealed that he and Yeezy already have another song recorded and ready to go.

Khaled revealed during an interview that West is slated to appear on his upcoming albumKiss the Ring.

"Me and Kanye West went back in the lab and we made another record and got some features on there too," Khaled said. "I can't really talk about it, so expect another monstrous earthquake to hit the streets."

DJ Khaled Thankful For Jail?

DJ Khaled spoke about his beginnings and struggles prior to becoming one of the most recognized DJs in hip hop. In a recent interview, the Miami-based star revisited his homeless days, working multiple jobs and how one event in his young adulthood helped him to refocus his energy:

Going to jail.

"I used to go to jail every weekend in Orlando," he recalls. "I had a court date in Orlando--flew [in] from New Orleans. I didn't know I was gonna go to jail when I went to court. You don't expect that. You go to court thinking it's going to be another fine, go to school. But the judge was like, 'You not learning your lesson. You keep driving.' It woke me up. I'm glad it happened. The day I got out is the day I moved to Miami."

DJ Khaled Discusses RZA & Rev. Run

DJ Khaled took part in BMI's "How I Wrote the Song" panel last weekend. Sitting alongside other musical heavyweights, Khaled's resume is as impressive as anyone's--but there were two hip hop icons that the Miami star felt the need to pay homage to. Khaled told HiphopDX that sharing time with RZA of the Wu-Tang Clan and Rev. Run of Run-D.M.C. made the experience uniquely special.

"That’s RZA from Wu Tang!" Khaled said enthusiastically. "For him to say that he wants to do some stuff with me is a blessing. He was a major influence on me as a producer and as an artist. He was a visionary. He was ahead of his time. He was so left field with his beats but they were so amazing. They’re timeless! You could listen to them now, from “Triumph” to “C.R.E.A.M.” and it’s just classic. It’s a blessing, man."

"On Rev Run’s situation, I would say “Peter Piper” is my favorite record of all time, actually," Khaled continued. "As a deejay, I used to love to cut it up and I still love to cut it up. The production, the breaks, from the intro, to [rhyming as Run], “Not bad meaning bad but bad meaning good!” You know, that’s not a regular song. That’s a real special song. I’m excited. I might even ask him a few questions!

Rick Ross Working On Two Albums?

According to Miami superstar DJ Khaled, rapper Rick Ross is planning to release two albums, with both projects possibly dropping before the end of the year. With Rozay's God Forgives, I Don't experience numerous delays, Khaled says that the fans will know shortly when that project will hit the streets.

"It's coming," Khaled told XXLMag. "We about to give you a [release] date real soon. He was actually in the studio three days ago putting the final touches."

"I'm working on Rick Ross' album, that's also coming in 2012," he said.

DJ Khaled Announces New Album

Miami's DJ Khaled has announced his upcoming album, entitled Kiss the Ring, which is dropping in 2012. The project will be released via Bryan "Birdman" Williams' YMCMB and Khaled's own We the Best Music Group.

Khaled released a promotional video revealing the album's title, and alerting fans that the Kiss the Ring is coming soon.

It will follow a notable year for Khaled, during which his fifth album, We the Best Foreverspawned the hit "I'm On One," a triple-platinum single.

50 Cent On DJ Pauly D:

50 Cent talked about his signing of DJ Pauly D to G-Unit Records. Fif says that Pauly has the potential to be on the level of famous DJs like DJ Khaled or David Guetta, and he feels that Pauly could help expand the rapper's G-Unit brand and identity.

"When Pauly came by to see me, they had options," 50 says. "They had several places that they were going, and people that were interested in doing a deal with him. Obviously, the momentum from "Jersey Shore" was spun off into him being the first one to have his own independent series. They're moving places and DJing in front of bigger audiences, and getting ready to make moves internationally, where the DJ is the star, overseas. When I sat with him, I saw the opportunities we could have moving forward, with brand extension and packaging the music...I look forward to it. I call him "the bridge." He's going to be something between what you would get from a DJ Khaled or a DJ Drama and what you would get from David Guetta."

Pill, DJ Khaled Discuss Rick Ross' Health

DJ Khaled and Pill both weighed in on Miami rapper Rick Ross' health issues in a recent interview. Both men are close associates of Ross, who suffered two seizures in one day while traveling to a show in Memphis. Both say that Ross is fine now, but that his work ethic may have contributed to the seizures.

“It’s the boss, it’s Ricky Rozay. We got a strong hold on the game right now, the game belongs to MMG. So if the boss is in any trouble, everybody’s gonna be concerned,” Pill told DJ Green Lantern. “I myself and the rest of the MMG, we’re very concerned. He good right now. Ross go hard, nonstop, pause. He don’t really take no breaks so I think that just was a result of him not taking breaks. But the most he ever needs is a week off and he good.”

“I am not leaving his side. He is resting, he is chilling and he is actually super focused," added Khaled. "He is at the crib and is going to rest and just chill until he gets his energy back. He is going to take everything one day by day,” he said. “I told him he has to stay home for two weeks. I told him he has got to just chill and reIax. I told him he is a big enough star that he can just stay home. His life is more important.”

Luke Isn't Backing Down

Luther "Luke" Campbell is not backing off his decree to superstar rappers like Diddy and Lil Wayne. The Miami bass pioneer and former 2 Live Crew frontman blasted his fellow hip hop stars for coming to his city to party and blow money but don't invest in the community in any way.

In an interview with DJ Khaled, Luke continued his criticisms.

"I look at you and I look at myself, just like I look at [Pitbull], Trick [Daddy] and all those guys, I've been a part of their lives," Luke told DJ Khaled. "You, unfortunately, you have a special thing. You're bringing a lot of guys down here. A lot of guys are coming here, moving here because you showing love -- but when you come down here to live and don't do anything for the community, that becomes a problem...Anybody that's coming here, plan on moving here, whether its Puff Daddy, Lil' Wayne, or whoever it may be, they need to understand that. They need to understand if you gonna be part of this community you got to be fully part of the community. You can't just come here. You don't need to be here just sitting here squatting, eating our food and partying. Do something in the community."

Lil Wayne Responds To Luke

Lil Wayne has responded to criticism from Uncle Luke after the 2 Live Crew head previously called him out.


As previously reported, Luke wrote a lengthy article for the Miami New Times, threatening Lil Wayne, DJ Khaled, Diddy and any other rappers in Miami that are not active contributors to the city.


He writes,
"I'm tired of seeing these cats using up our beaches, soaking up our sunshine, taking over the nightclubs, and sleeping with our women without investing anything into the community. I want to know when Lil Wayne is going to do more than show up courtside at the American Airlines Arena.

They rap in their songs about King of Diamonds and LIV nightclub, where Lil Wayne was partying it up with Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks after they beat the Miami Heat for the NBA championship.


I want to see them doing fundraisers to help youth sports and after school programs. I want to see them at FCAT rallies. I want to see them do like Pitbull who works closely with the Kiwanis Club in Little Havana and DJ Irie who puts on a charity weekend for the Make-A-Wish Foundation."


Now Lil Wayne has responded to Luke's allegations and even fired a shot at DJ Khlaed himself.

DJ Khaled Discusses the N-Word

Miami's DJ Khaled defended his constant use of the N-word in an interview with DJ Green Lantern on Invasion Radio [video here]. Khaled, who is Palestinian, says he grew up using the word and thinks people should look at context. He feels he's earned the right to use the term as long as it's not negative.

"I'm a n*gga," Khaled said. "If somebody ever took that in an arrogant -- If someone thinks it in another way, they dumb. I grew up like that. It's slang. It's actually a positive word the way that I use it, the way that Ace [Hood] is using it. If you think like that, that goes back to the Internet. The hate."

"For me to say 'We the best, oooo weeee n*gga, we the best!' You know what I'm talking about," Khaled added. "N*ggas that's thinking that is dumb f*cks. Once again, I'd like to shout out the fans who love this music. What makes me mad, when I grew up, n*ggas was calling me sand n*gga. That's ignorant, because there's only one way to say it. You can't say, 'Yo what up my sand n*gga?' That's not the way we grew up in the streets -- When I say 'What up my n*gga,' I say that to Green all the time. 'What up my nig?' That's just me greeting you with love. But if somebody takes it another way, they dumb."

Pauly D & 50 Cent Working On Music

DJ Pauly D may have surprised many when it was announced he was joining 50 Cent's G-Unit label, but the "Jersey Shore" star is dead serious about his career on the label. Pauly revealed recently that he is focused solely on recording and is working closely with 50 himself on projects.

He says that the two of them are currently working on an album.

"I'm focusing on music. That's my my passion. I'm working with 50 Cent now. I'm gonna do an album with him. It's going to be a little bit of everything," Pauly D tells Billboard. "It's almost like DJ Khaled and kind of David Guetta but my own DJ Pauly D style."

DJ Khaled On Rick Ross Vs. Jeezy

DJ Khaled shared his take on the beef between Rick Ross and Young Jeezy that nabbed headlines last summer and left lingering rumors that the two rap superstars aren't on the best of terms.

According to Khaled, its all much ado about nothing. But he didn't elaborate on the specifics.

"First of all, I don't condone problems. I represent that love and making good music," explained Khaled. "Them two guys, they don't have problems. ...They don't have problems. People just try to make things into a problem."

Wiz Khalifa, Nicki MInaj Win Big

The 2011 BET Awards featured several notable hip hop honors taking home honors. Celebrities like participated in the ceremony and won accolades, with comedian Kevin Hart serving as host for the event, which took place in Los Angeles, California.

nicki Minaj was named best Female Hip Hop Artist, Best Group went to Diddy/Dirty Money, and Best Collaboration went to Chris Brown, Lil Wayne and Busta Rhymes for "Look At Me Now." Wiz Khalifa took home the coveted Best New Artist.

"They need a taller mic for me," Wiz joked. "I am not used to winning stuff. I want to thank everyone at rostrum records, everyone at Atlantic, all my fans, The Taylor Gang and all the young people who promote positive and just enjoying yourself, this is for y'all."

Mary J. Blige, Jadakiss and DJ Khaled opened the show, while Rick Ross performed his single "Aston Martin Music" minus Crisette Michelle or Drake [who did attend the awards].

Gladys Knight presented the Lifetime Achievement Award to Patti Labelle, and Snoop Dogg and Warren G took part in a tribute to their late friend and collaborator Nate Dogg, who passed away earlier this year.

Maybach Music Promo Video Rick Ross, Wale, Meek Mill, Pill

RICK ROSS, MEEK MILL, WALE, PILL


Download the Self Made album on iTunes now! - http://bit.ly/SelfMadeMMG

Lil Wayne Headlining Summer Jam

Hot 97 has announced that Lil Wayne and Dipset are among the headliners for this year's Summer Jam. The annual show is taking place at East Rutherford, New Jersey’s New Meadowlands Stadium on June 5th and will also feature Wiz Khalifa, Lloyd Banks, Birdman, Young Money and Chris Brown.

Returning from last year's concert are Drake, Fabolous, Waka Flocka Flame and Rick Ross.

Last year’s event featured performers including Drake, Nicki Minaj, T-Pain, Fat Joe and DJ Khaled, Tickets are on sale now for the event.

MEEK MILL FT. RICK ROSS 'TUPAC BACK' LIVE

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Meek mill and rick ross perform 'tupac back' live at i am still music tour after party in orlando, fl. self made drops may 24th. follow @rickyrozay @meekmill @therealdjkhaled