DJ Khaled own US number one album
DJ Khaled, the veteran US hip-hop producer whose career has seen a
resurgence through Snapchat, has hit number one for the first time with a
star-studded album.
“Major Key,” the DJ’s ninth studio album, debuted at number one on
the US Billboard album chart for the week through Thursday with sales of
95,000 copies or the equivalent in downloads and streaming, tracking
service Nielsen Music said.
The album features appearances from some of the top names in hip-hop
including Jay Z, Drake, Kendrick Lamar, Nicki Minaj and J. Cole.
DJ Khaled, 40, has long worked with all-star rappers but his own
brand quickly grew last year as he put out humorous videos on Snapchat,
the social media platform known for temporary postings.
His Snapchat musings, which became the loose theme to his album,
revolved around his “keys to success” in life, with his nuggets of
wisdom ranging from eating breakfast to lathering his body with cocoa
butter.
DJ Khaled appropriately celebrated his number-one album with a slew
of social media postings late Sunday and Monday.
In one video on
Instagram, the portly DJ is seen walking topless around a luxurious
home, declaring, “They tried to count me out. Now we count our blessings
up.”
Raised in Orlando to Palestinian immigrant parents, DJ Khaled — whose
real name is Khaled Mohamed Khaled — is one of the most prominent
Muslims in US music.
A fixture on the 1990s Miami club scene, DJ Khaled has occasionally
spoken out on behalf of the Palestinian cause but his music is mostly
apolitical.
DJ Khaled wrested the top spot on the album chart from one of his collaborators on “Major Key” — Drake.
The Canadian rapper’s “Views” slipped to number two after spending 12
non-consecutive weeks at number one, making it the top-selling album
released in 2016 so far in the United States.
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