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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest.

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Speaker 2: DJ Khaled has built an impressive empire born out of

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Speaker 2: hip hop, but even more so with a diverse broad

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Speaker 2: reach including sponsorship deals, apparelm more. And while his money

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Speaker 2: and responsibilities have grown immensely, Kaled still takes it upon

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Speaker 2: himself to pay every bill and employee, directly telling Variety,

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Speaker 2: I don't let anybody pay anything for me. I pay

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Speaker 2: the grass guy, the electric bill for the studio, everything,

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Speaker 2: partially because I don't trust business managers. I got here

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Speaker 2: by not letting somebody of access to my money because

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Speaker 2: there's too many bad stories out there. But also it's

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Speaker 2: one of my major keys of success to take care

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Speaker 2: of every single thing, because it will inspire and just

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Speaker 2: remind you to go get some more. That unrivaled hustle

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Speaker 2: is what earned him the title of Variety's twenty twenty

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Speaker 2: three Music Mogul of the Year That's Direct from Hollywood.