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DJ Khalil
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| Birth name | Khalil Abdul-Rahman |
| Also known as | Doc Hazzard |
| Born | October 16, 1974 Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
| Origin | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1997–present |
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Khalil Abdul-Rahman Hazzard (born October 16, 1974), known professionally as DJ Khalil, is a talented music producer and DJ from Los Angeles, USA. He is famous for creating music for many popular artists.
DJ Khalil is the son of NBA basketball player Walt Hazzard. In 2001, he joined Dr. Dre's record label, Aftermath Entertainment. A record label is a company that helps musicians record and sell their music.
He has helped produce many number-one albums. These include Recovery (2010) and The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013) by Eminem. He also worked on I Decided (2017) by Big Sean, Donda (2021) by Kanye West, and Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers (2022) by Kendrick Lamar.
DJ Khalil has also worked on hit songs. These include "The Man" by Aloe Blacc and "Kush" by Dr. Dre. He also produced "Survival" by Eminem and "Hurricane" by Kanye West and the Weeknd.
As an instrumental artist, he formed the hip hop duo Self Scientific in 1994 with Chace Infinite. In 2008, he started the group The New Royales. This group includes Liz Rodrigues, Erik Alcock, and Chin Injeti.
Early Life and Basketball
DJ Khalil was born in Seattle, Washington. He grew up in Los Angeles, California. His father, Walt Hazzard, was a professional basketball player. Walt Hazzard later changed his name to Mahdi Abdul-Rahman.
When Khalil was 13, he met Dr. Dre at a party. Years later, he would become a producer for Dr. Dre. Khalil also played basketball in high school and college. He was a point guard at North Hollywood High School and Morehouse College.
His Music Career
Khalil started his career as a disc jockey (DJ). A DJ plays music for people to listen and dance to. He then began producing music. Producing means creating the beats and sounds for songs.
He first made music using a special machine called an Ensoniq ASR-10 sampler. Later, he used computer software like Propellerhead Reason.
DJ Khalil has produced music for many famous artists. These artists are in hip-hop, R&B, and pop music. Some of them include Kanye West, Benny the Butcher, Nasty C, 50 Cent, Pink, the Game, ASAP Rocky, Drake, Eminem, G-Unit, Wale, Usher, and Logic.
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