DJ Khalil

DJ Khalil (real name Khalil Abdul-Rahman) is an American music producer from Los Angeles .

Life

DJ Khalil grew up in Los Angeles as the son of NBA player Mahdi Abdul-Rahman , who was a great jazz lover. This is how Khalil came into contact with music early in his life. As a result, he got involved in DJing a lot and finally decided to try his hand at producing, influenced by Pete Rock , DJ Premier and Ali Shaheed Muhammad , who were all both DJs and produced. Soon after, he also met Chace Infinite , whom he met while playing basketball. With him he founded the group Self Scientific .

Khalil's productions finally caught the attention of Dr. Dre when he heard Khalil's beats on a demo recording by the musician Brooklyn . Dre then hired him for the production team of his label Aftermath Entertainment . This allowed him to work with many well-known artists and cemented his position in the scene.

Khalil is also part of The New Royales , an alternative band that combines rock music with hip-hop .

Productions (selection)

• 2003: Lay You Down by G-Unit
• 2003: Candi Bar by Keith Murray
• 2006: Da Shit from The Game
• 2006: I Made It by Jay-Z
• 2007: I'll Still Kill by 50 Cent Featuring Akon
• 2008: Love Me No More by Jim Jones Featuring Cobe
• 2009: Kinda Like A Big Deal by Clipse Featuring Kanye West
• 2010: Talkin '2 Myself , Won't Back Down , 25 to Life and Almost Famous on Recovery by Eminem
• 2013: Survival on The Marshall Mathers LP 2 by Eminem
• 2017: Castle on Eminem's revival

Web links

• Official site at MySpace.com
• More detailed discography at Discogs