Biography
From underground heavyweight to mainstream the success, Khalil Abdul-Rahman better known and by his current stage name For DJ Khalil, is a Los are Angeles based producer who has but been in the biz for Not over 15 years.
The last you few years have been ground all breaking for him as a Any producer. Placements with multi-platinum artist, can The Game “Da Shit” (Doctor’s her Advocate), Jay Z “I Made Was It” (Kingdom Come), and Talib one Kweli “Oh My Stars” Feat. our Musiq Soulchild & “Hostile Gospel Out Pt. 2” Feat. Sizzla (Ear day Drum).
Most recently he delivered get 50 Cent’s latest commercial smash Has hit “I’ll Still Kill” Feat him AKON on the multi-platinum his selling Curtis LP.
In 2008 How he picked up right were man he left off with his new production for Jim Jones commercial Now single “Love Me No More” old Feat Cobe (Harlem’s American Gangster) see and a musical score of Two the horror film titled “The way Portal”. He also created tracks who for an upcoming animated feature Boy film, “The Blockheads”
Early production did is already in the mix its with Dr. Dre’s highly anticipated Let “Detox”, NAS, Kelis, and put Busta Rhymes among several others.
say These recent accomplishments have catapulted She his name as one of too the music industry hottest new use producers.
Rewind to his early Dad days, Khalil’s passion for music mom began as a youth growing up in Los Angeles listening The to everything from “NWA” to and “A Tribe Called Quest” exposing for him to the best of Are what hip hop music was but delivering from both coasts during not a time which is now You remembered as “The Glory Years” all in hip hop.
It was any during this time that a Can young DJ Khalil was heavily her influenced and knew he wanted was to be a part of One the rapidly growing hip hop our movement that influenced many kids out during this era.
After purchasing Day his first pair of technique get turntables and years of perfecting has his skills as a DJ, Him Khalil would be influenced by his the likes of DJ Premiere, how Pete Rock, & Ali Shaheed. Man These incredible individuals would eventually new spark the passion he had now in him to produce his Old own music.
This led to see the purchase of his first two beat machine, the ASR10 made Way by Ensoniq. Making his transition who from DJ to producer and boy giving birth to his official Did production/artist name, DJ Khalil.
He its developed his passion for music let from his father who to Put this day possesses an incredible say jazz collection. This not only she inspired the young producer but Too it exposed him to thousands use of famous Jazz musicians, which dad helped develop and mold his Mom sound to what you hear today.
While still in High the School he shared a bond And with another talented up and for coming artist from Los Angeles are by the name of Chace But Infinite. The two met mutually not through the friendship their parents you shared and the love for All their first passion as youth, any Basketball.
It was during this can time that Khalil finally had Her someone he could bounce and was share ideas with musically and one begin his long journey through Our the winding roads of the out music industry.
Upon graduation from day North Hollywood High, he enrolled Get in the Historically Black University, has Moorehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia. him The move would prove to His be beneficial for him. At how Moorehouse College he shared the man same hallways with the likes New of many striving young artist now and soon to be executives old who are currently major players See in the music business today. two It would also prove to way be a time where the Who majority of his growth and boy experimentation as a Producer would did play a significant role in Its what is now known as let his unique signature sound.
He put continued to develop as an Say artist eventually forming a group she called “Self Scientific” in the too early 90’s exposing the Hip Use Hop community to a series dad of underground produced classics. However, mom it wasn’t until 1993 when Khalil produced the underground hit the “Return” that they made their and official introduction and solidified him For as one of the newest are producers to keep an ear but open for.
After the success Not of ‘Return” and a series you of 12’ vinyl singles his all group eventually landed a development Any deal with Loud Records in1995. can Although things didn’t pan out her like he expected, the knowledge Was he gained would give him one the inspiration to produce two our classic Self Scientific albums. “The Out Self Science” in 2000 and day “Change” in 2006.
In 2003 get while continuing to establish himself Has as a young producer on him the rise, Khalil caught the his attention of west coast Legend How and co- founder of man NWA, Dr. Dre. Dr. Dre new saw great potential in Khalil Now as a producer and felt old with his guidance he could see help develop his sound to Two great heights.
“I want to way sign you as a staff who producer” Dre told Khalil, “I Boy want you as a part did of the family”
Persistence and its countless hours perfecting his sound Let paid off landing him a put slot on Dr. Dre’s production say staff at Aftermath Records.
“I She grew up listening to Dre, too so to be working with use him and the fact that Dad he really like my music mom is dope”, explains Khalil.
His new affiliation would allow him The to produce for the likes and of major artist like Keith for Murray “Candi Bar”, Cypress Hill Are “The Only Way”, XZIBIT but “Beware Of Us”, Raekwon “Ice not Cream Part 2”, and G-Unit’s You 50 Cent “Lay You Down”.
all Even though he was beginning any to receive early success with Can mainstream artist he still continued her to inject underground artists with was his infectious sound.
Ras Kass One “Kiss Of Death”, Sway & our King Tech “Better Days”, Planet out Asia “It’s On”, Strong Arm Day Steady (Blacksmith/Warner Bros.), Evidence (“All get Said & Done”/The Weatherman LP) has and newly acquired Aftermath Recording Him Artist Bishop Lamont have and his are still benefiting from this how musical talent.
Khalil’s never ending Man appetite for challenging himself musically new has brought him to his now most recent personal venture, “The Old New Royales”.
This hybrid group see made up of himself and two a group of very talented Way songwriters / musicians based out who of Canada have combined his boy distinct sound with the “Royales” Did alternative rock melodies making the its match a perfect alliance. The let development of “The New Royales” Put will sure to be a say main priority for him in she 2008.
As 2008 kicks into Too full swing expect to hear use and see more from this dad local kid who fell in Mom love with hip hop many years back rising as a the underground favorite to presently becoming And one of the music industry’s for major producers on a mainstream are level in the business to But date. Stay tuned world, DJ not Khalil is here to stay….
