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Rapper DJ Khaled honored with Hollywood star
DJ Khaled, US rapper and record producer, poses next to his newly unveiled star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Photo: Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP/dpa
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Kanye West, Drake and Beyoncé are just a few of the stars DJ Khaled has collaborated with throughout his career. Now the US rapper and producer gets one of the coveted stars in Hollywood.
Hip-hop stars on Hollywood’s “Walk of Fame”: the US rapper and music producer DJ Khaled (“I’m the One”, “Welcome to My Hood”) is on Monday (local time) on the famous sidewalk with a star plaque been immortalized.
The 46-year-old Grammy winner unveiled his star – it’s the 2719th plaque on Hollywood Boulevard. Among the guests were colleagues like Jay-Z, Fat Joe, Sean Combs, Future and singer Teyana Taylor.
Khaled also brought wife Nicole Tuck and their young sons Aalam and Asahd to the ceremony. He loves his family more than anything, the rapper said.
The successful producer from Miami (US state Florida) has released a dozen albums in his long career and has worked with stars such as Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Usher, Drake, Justin Bieber, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna and Beyoncé. The song “Higher” (2020), recorded with John Legend and Nipsey Hussle, earned him a Grammy trophy.