During his early career , Khaled became acquainted with several young artists and helped them before their breakthrough ; these include Birdman , Lil Wayne , and Mavado . One of his first jobs was at the New Orleans record store Odyssey where he met both Birdman and Lil Wayne in 1993 . After leaving Odyssey , he began DJing in reggae soundclashes , mixing dancehall and hip-hop . His first radio gig was on a pirate station . In 1998 , he moved to Miami and co-hosted '' The Luke Show '' on WEDR " 99 Jamz " with 2 Live Crew 's Luther Campbell . In 2003 , he started hosting a weeknight radio show on 99 Jamz called '' The Takeover '' . During his career , Khaled has used many monikers including " Arab Attack " , " Big Dog Pitbull " , " Terror Squadian " ( used during his time with the hip hop group Terror Squad ) , Beat Novacane ( a moniker under which he produces beats ) , The Don Dada , Mr. Miami etc . Khaled has stated that he used the moniker " Arab Attack " for music as in saying " attack with music " , but it was soon discontinued by him after the September 11 attacks since he felt that using it would seem disrespectful and offensive towards those who suffered due to the attacks
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
DJ Khaled