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DJ Khaled’s We The Best joins Epic
By Andy Malt | Published on Tuesday 12 April 2016
DJ Khaled’s We The Best Music Group company has signed an exclusive deal with Sony’s Epic Records in the US. The producer’s business, founded in 2006, has previously been aligned with Universal’s Def Jam and Cash Money.
“Khaled is a supremely gifted artist and social media guru whose music has defined hip hop and R&B for the past decade”, said Epic boss LA Reid of the deal, according to Billboard. “With an extremely loyal fan base radiating worldwide out of Miami, every new release by Khaled has now become a firestorm event and his devoted legion of fans only grows bigger by the day. With Khaled’s passion and creative savvy, together with our dedicated and versatile staff, we are poised to reach even greater heights together than ever before”.
Khaled added: “We The Best Music and Epic. Those two brands are synonymous with quality music. Iconic music. LA Reid was the first executive to give We The Best Music an opportunity to distribute my music on a grand scale [while at Def Jam]. It is a very satisfying feeling to realign myself with someone who shares my vision of bringing fans the best music possible”.
The first release under the deal with be DJ Khaled’s new album ‘Major Key’.
