DJ Khaled has opened up about the health scare that pushed him to drop nearly 100 pounds.
The producer, 50, said this week that he now weighs between 200 and 212 pounds, down from a peak of 300 pounds last year. He credits the GLP-1 medication Wegovy for helping him achieve the transformation, though he stresses the desire to change was already present.
“The motivation was there, the inspiration was there, working out and trying to eat better, but I needed help,” Khaled explained.
The turning point came during an October 2025 performance of “I’m the One,” when Khaled dropped to his knees on stage to give thanks and found himself unable to get back up. Friends checked on him afterward, with one noting he had been breathing hard. Ten minutes later, another friend said the same thing. A third called the next day.
“I said, alright, hold up… I gotta step my game up. I gotta get my mind right. We can’t have this,” Khaled recalled.
Khaled said the medication works alongside a complete overhaul of his daily habits. Golf has become the centerpiece of his routine, with 18 holes up to six times a week. He walks the full course rather than riding in a cart, and he also logs more than 10,000 steps a day.
The physical changes have transformed his energy and outlook.
“I’m just way healthier. I’ve got more energy. I’m more motivated to do everything,” he said. He added that he was not saying that when he was bigger, even though he was happy at the time.
His doctor used to describe him as a Rolls-Royce with “junk in the trunk.” Khaled claimed the same doctor now tells him: “You need to be studied, that’s how healthy you are.”
Shopping has changed too. “I used to be 3, 4X. Now, I’m like a 2X, 1X. I used to have to get everything tailored. Now I’m buying clothes off the rack,” he said.
This is not the first time Khaled has publicly worked on his weight. About seven years ago, he revealed on Instagram that he had partnered with Weight Watchers and lost 34 pounds, captioning the post: “I’m not racing! I’m not speeding! I’m cruising!”
Away from his fitness routine, Khaled has also been keeping fans waiting on the music front. The producer originally planned to release his fourteenth studio album, “Aalam of God,” in July, after dropping the Future and Lil Baby-assisted single “One of Them” earlier this year. However, he pushed the project back to expand its scope, meaning fans still do not have a confirmed release date.
Khaled’s album “Aalam of God” does not yet have a rescheduled release date.