At a press conference this week in Miami, DJ Khaled announced that his We The Best label will collaborate with Def Jam in 2023.
The announcement was first hinted at by Khaled on Wednesday (February 8), and it ended up being a joyful occasion when the DJ looked back on his lengthy career before formally announcing the relationship with Def Jam on Thursday (February 9).
“Looking back at my career, and thinking about when I first came out with my first album I think it was like 2005, and looking where I’m at in 2023 and I still see the same faces and the people I’m working together with is the biggest blessing in the world,” Khaled said.
“My journey, I started off at Koch Records and shout out to brother Joey Crack,” he said referring to Fat Joe. “He brought me into Koch Records and we did a deal at Koch Records and he told them ‘look you gotta mess with this kid Khaled,’ and we ended up making history over there.”
He continued: “From there I ended up being the president of Def Jam South at Def Jam as the executive, and then I ended up doing the gig with Cash Money Universal around that time and then after that, I did an independent deal. That was a time in my life when I was like you know what, I wanna show more and build my legacy.
