On the occasion of DJ Khaled’s 50th birthday, Jay-Z and Lenny S. — via Roc Nation — surprised Khaled with a restored 1991 BMW E30 M3, a model the producer once owned as a teenager.
In an Instagram reveal, Khaled showed a throwback photo of himself with the original M3 from his youth and then walked outside to find the pristine red version waiting in his driveway, complete with a vanity plate. He recalled his teenage days hustling — doing parties, selling mixtapes and alligator-skin shoes out of the trunk — and noted that he had even once installed a stereo system in the car, which reportedly caused it to catch fire.
Overwhelmed, Khaled emotionally reacted: “Yo Hov, stop — y’all gonna make me cry,” he said, expressing that the gesture hit him profoundly. The gift resonated not as a luxury car addition, but as a full-circle salute to his humble beginnings and early grind.
The surprise gift from Jay-Z and Roc Nation appears to celebrate not only a milestone birthday, but also the journey Khaled has travelled — from teenage hustler to global music mogul.
