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November 26, 1975, Khaled moved to Miami, where he got a gig as a "sidekick" for Miami rapper Luther Campbell for Campbell's Friday night WEDR radio show "The Luke Show." Soon after, he got hired as a DJ for the group the Terror Squad and produced several albums including, Real Talk by Fabolous, True Story by Terror Squad and All or Nothing by Fat Joe. In June 2006, his debut album Listennn... the Album was released by Koch Records; it premiered on the Billboard 200 chart at #12. We the Best followed in 2007 with singles "I'm So Hood" with T-Pain, Trick Daddy, Plies, and Rick Ross and "We Takin' Over" with Akon, T.I., Rick Ross, Fat Joe, Birdman, and Lil Wayne. "We Takin' Over" peaked at #28 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #11 on the Hot Rap Tracks chart and was certified Gold. That year Khaled also won two Ozone Awards—one for Best Video (We Takin' Over) and another for Best Radio DJ. In 2008, Khaled's third album We Global came out with singles "Out Here Grindin" and "Go Hard," both of which featured a number of top rappers. During the year, Khaled won DJ of the Year awards from the BET Hip Hop Awards and Ozone Awards. Taking over as president of Def Jam South in 2009, Khaled continues to nurture new talent while promoting his own sizzling recording career.