DJ Khaled announced this week that his We The Best label will join Def Jam for 2023.

Khaled teased the news on Feb. 8. He confirmed the partnership Feb. 9 at a press conference in Miami.

“Looking back at my career and thinking about when I first came out with my first album, I think it was like 2005, and looking where I’m at in 2023, and I still see the same faces and the people I’m working together with and it’s the biggest blessing in the world,” Khaled said.

“My journey: I started off at Koch Records and shout out to brother Joey Crack,” Khaled continued, “he brought me into Koch Records and we did a deal at Koch Records and he told them, ‘look you gotta mess with this kid Khaled,’ and we ended up making history over there.

“From there I ended up being the president of Def Jam South at Def Jam as the executive. Then I ended up doing the gig with Cash Money Universal around that time. After that I did an independent deal. That was a time in my life when I was like you know what, I wanna show more and build my legacy.

“Then from there I went to Epic Records and had an amazing career over there. We dropped five albums. It was Major Keys, Father of Assad, Grateful, Khaled Khaled and God Did, which are my last five albums that changed my life.

“But now today it’s 2023 and like LeBron James when he had his press conference to say he was bringing his talents to Miami, well I’m bringing my talents and We The Best to Def Jam Records.