Born: October 16, 1973
Birthplace: Seattle, WA
Zodiac Sign: Libra
Khalil Abdul-Rahman Hazzard, aka DJ Khalil, is an American music producer and DJ from Los Angeles, California. Khalil is the instrumental half of the hip-hop duo Self Scientific (along with rapper Chace Infinite) and a member of the group The New Royales, which also includes Liz Rodrigues, Erik Alcock, and Pranam Chin Injeti. He produced the albums Recovery and The Marshall Mathers LP 2 by the rapper Eminem and the multi-platinum single "The Man" by Aloe Blacc. He is the third-born son of former UCLA player, coach, and NBA player Walt Hazzard.
Khalil began his career as a disc jockey (DJ) and graduated to produce music. He started creating tracks on the Ensoniq ASR-10 sampler workstation, later working in Propellerhead Reason. He has made for many significant hip-hop, R&B, and pop artists, including 50 Cent, Pink, The Game, ASAP Rocky, Drake, Eminem, G-Unit, Wale, Usher, and Guess Who.