DJ Khalil

Since then, he has co-produced the Billboard 200-number one albums Recovery (2010) and The Marshall Mathers LP 2 (2013) by Eminem, I Decided (2017) by Big Sean, Donda (2021) by Kanye West, and Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers (2022) by Kendrick Lamar, among others. Furthermore, he has been credited on the Billboard Hot 100-top 40 singles "The Man" by Aloe Blacc, "Kush" by label boss Dr. Dre, "Survival" by Eminem, and "Hurricane" by West and the Weeknd.

• Name — DJ Khalil • Birth Name — Khalil Abdul-Rahman • Born — 16 October 1974 • Birthplace — Seattle, Washington, U.S. • Alias — Doc Hazzard • Origin — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Genre — * Hip hop • soul • Occupation — * Record producer • disc jockey • musician • songwriter • Years Active — 1997–present • Label — * S.O.L. • Landspeed • Nature Sounds • Up Above • Aftermath • Current Member Of — * Self Scientific • The New Royales • Soul Assassins • Past Member Of — Strong Arm Steady

DJ Khalil was born in Seattle, Washington, and raised in Los Angeles, California. His father, Walt Hazzard, who later changed his name to Mahdi Abdul-Rahman, was a professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association. At age 13, at a party thrown by his parents, he met Dr. Dre, for whom he would later become a staff producer. Khalil played basketball at the high school and collegiate level, as a point guard at North Hollywood High School and Morehouse College.

Khalil began his career as a disc jockey (DJ), and graduated to producing music. He began creating tracks on the Ensoniq ASR-10 sampler workstation, later working in Propellerhead Reason. He has produced for a several major artists in the hip-hop, R&B and pop genres, including Kanye West, Benny the Butcher, Nasty C, 50 Cent, Pink, the Game, ASAP Rocky, Drake, Eminem, G-Unit, Wale, Usher, Logic, and Guess Who, among others.

His songs are played in an eponymous radio station in the Sony PSP and mobile versions of the Rockstar Games title Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. He produced Bishop Lamont song "City Lights" which appeared in the racing game Midnight Club: Los Angeles, and the Xzibit song "Klack" which appeared in the racing game Juiced. He produced exclusive tracks for EA Sports fighting game Fight Night Champion.

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