These past few years have been a whirlwind for DJ Khaled , and he’s not shy about who’s been by his side through it all. The music mogul appeared on The Jennifer Hudson Show in 2023, a year after receiving his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, getting candid about how his family has been his rock – especially his wife, Nicole Tuck, and their two sons, Asahd and Aalam. Reflecting on his Hollywood star moment, the now-48-year-old DJ and producer admitted he got emotional.
“I just thanked my wife and my kids for dealing with me. For my work schedule, for long hours at the house with music and artists coming in or me travelling. That’s all I kept thinking about,” he shared.
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Photo: @djkhaled/Instagram While DJ Khaled’s other half, Nicole Tuck, also 48, keeps a low profile, she brings her own talents to the table. The couple has been together for years, and Khaled often praises her publicly, referring to her lovingly as “my queen”. Curious? Keep reading to learn more about DJ Khaled’s beloved wife.
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Photo: @djkhaled/Instagram Born in 1975, Nicole Tuck first made a name for herself in the fashion world. Based in North Miami Beach, Florida, she founded postmodern streetwear brand ABU Apparel – short for “Always Be U” – in 2011. Nicole holds a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from New York’s Marymount Manhattan College, and a master’s in education from Fordham University, also in NYC.
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Photo: @djkhaled/Instagram Despite the initial buzz and the fact that big names Ace Hood and Akon were reportedly spotted rocking her designs, it appears ABU soon closed, per Onedio . Tuck then pivoted, pouring her energy into supporting Khaled’s booming career as his unofficial manager. Nicole Tuck tragically lost her brother in 2018 {"@context":"https://schema.
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com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=contain,width=1024,format=auto/sites/default/files/d8/images/canvas/2024/08/27/d65830d2-fab8-412e-80bf-3fe22e3a32dd_8a66ae79.jpg"} “Summer nights with the family, family dinner, God is great!” the record producer wrote. Photo: @djkhaled/Instagram In a devastating turn of events, Nicole Tuck’s younger brother, Jonathan, was tragically killed in February 2018 at just 25 years old.
According to Page Six, John was in a Bronx apartment buying marijuana when five people stormed in, aiming to rob the dealer. During the chaos, John was shot. Nicole, who was pregnant at the time of the hearing, sought the maximum sentence, but the killer was ultimately sentenced to 20 years.
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Photo: @djkhaled/Instagram Khaled and Tuck have kept the details of their early romance under wraps, but they’ve been inseparable for a long time. Elite Daily reports they’ve been together since at least 2007, though some sources hint at their love story beginning in the 90s, long before Khaled hit the big time. They only became engaged in 2016, per In Touch Weekly.
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jpg"} DJ Khaled and his wife Nicole Tuck have two boys together. Photo: @djkhaled/Instagram Already proud parents of two, the couple is now hoping to welcome a daughter into the family. “I can’t even lie to you.
We have been praying and trying for a girl,” Khaled shared with Page Six in 2023. After the ‘Popstar’ hitmaker received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star he movingly thanked his wife Nicole Tuck for dealing with his hectic work schedule No one knows for sure when the pair began dating, but Tuck often features on DJ Khaled’s socials and, after raising 2 boys, they’re now ‘praying for a girl’.
