WPYO - POWER 95.3's very own DJ Nasty sat down with HipHopDX and talked about how he got started and how he met Khaled.
DJ Nasty and DJ Khaled have been friends since they were teenagers. DJ Nasty started "deejaying when he was 15 years old throwing house parties. Next thing you know, production is normally where deejays take things to the next level. I got into making music and from there, it was on and popping. Being a deejay, I met DJ Khaled working at a clothing store. I met him when he was just learning how to deejay and I believe he was around 15 years old. He would come through and we would vibe. Next thing you know, we have a deejay crew called The Hitmen which was me, DJ Khaled and DJ Caeser. We rocked out for several years. It's dope. You always want to see your team grow and your friends shine. It was cool watching each other come up. Like I said, he came up as a deejay, producer and artist and I came up as a deejay and producer. Me and My brother LVM aka (The Nasty Beatmakers) were working with Fat Joe, Cam'ron, Bone Thugs, Ludacris and all these other artists before I even made a record with Khaled. I had my own thing going on and he had his own thing going on."
DJ Nasty explained how "All I Do is Win" was made he said "One day I made a beat and told Khaled it was a monster. He hears it and told me not to play it for anybody and that he had something planned. Next thing you know, he tells me he has T-Pain on the hook and to call Ludacris. I call up Ludacris and get him on the record. We were in Miami so we got Ross. He hadn't worked with Snoop before and I always wanted to put him on the right record. This was the right record. We got Snoop on it and it was over. All the pieces of the puzzle were put together and it ended up being a smash."
In addition, DJ Nasty talked about being apart the Beyonce Formation Tour and said: "That’s my brother so it’s love. We’re always looking out for each other. When you’re in his team or circle, he always looks out for you. It’s always an honor to go on the road. I go on the road with him everywhere whether we’re in Las Vegas, Toronto or whatever. Khaled just doesn’t DJ, he puts on a show. When he’s on stage, he can’t perform, rock on stage with artist and deejay at the same time. He wants to be in front of the stage and command it. That’s why I deejay with him on tour"
