“Like how Jay-Z conquered every category, I’ve been saying for years - ‘Be the best in all categories.’ I always wanted to put out a No. He idolized Michael Jordan, studying his career beyond the court - particularly as a businessman. The son of Palestinian immigrants, Khaled Mohamed Khaled grew up in New Orleans before moving to Miami in his teens. Khaled does have his own definition of the word “mogul”: “A person that broke down every barrier to get to live their dream, and accomplished their goal even when the door was closed on them and people said it’s not possible.” Not just these blessings, but also my mentality. “It’s all for them,” says Khaled while perched on one of his many couches (by our count: seven in the ground-level living room alone), “every single thing - the house we’re living in, the cars we drive, the watches, the music … Jay-Z told me, ‘Wait till you have a kid - that’s when life really starts.’ And as soon as my kids were born, my life changed. But his chart status and streaming-minutes counts are not what define him, he says - family does. Khaled knows his business success story better than anyone. Per iSpot.TV, commercials featuring DJ Khaled have had 63,537 airings in the past 30 or so days. He has appeared in spots for Geico, Doritos and TurboTax, among others.

He has built an empire around his We the Best brand, scores six-figure fees for use of his songs, and over the years has had branding or endorsement deals with Mentos, Champs Sports, Apple Music, and others. 1 on the Billboard 200 - and seven Top 10 singles, including monster hits like “Wild Thoughts” (featuring Rihanna and Bryson Tiller), “I’m on One” (featuring Drake, Rick Ross and Lil Wayne), “I’m the One” (with Justin Bieber, Lil Wayne, Quavo and Chance the Rapper), “Popstar” (another Drake-assisted smash) and “All I Do Is Win” (featuring T-Pain, Ludacris, Rick Ross and Snoop Dogg), which has become a staple at sports arenas everywhere. He’s released 13 albums since 2006 - four of which debuted at No. Not that Khaled has been accused of failing to keep up with the times.

And if you do it in real time, you can almost prepare to pivot.” One of my major keys of success is to take care of every single thing because it will inspire you to go get more. I got here by not letting somebody have access to my money, because there’s too many stories out there. “I pay the grass guy, the electric bill for the studio, everything. “I don’t let nobody pay nothing for me,” Khaled says.

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