DJ Khaled will get you there as the new voice on Waze
If it feels like DJ Khaled is everywhere in the transit world, that's because he is.
Popping up on Lyft scooters, ride-share driving undercover, and owning a ridiculous car collection, the hip-hop star is all about getting around. Now he's helping you get where you're going as a new navigation voice option in the Waze app.
Sure, his voice giving directions is part of a six-week promo with streaming music service Deezer for his new album. But that doesn't mean you can't embrace the advice-filled phrases the performer is known for. Here's a sense of what it'll be like to have him guiding your drive starting Wednesday and available until June 30.
Waze, Google's driving direction app, is used worldwide with 115 million users and has featured other celebrity voices for navigation such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, Kevin Hart, T-Pain, and Shaq. Bringing in known voices to give you driving directions is a feature that's been incorporated into the app for years. A popular request was actor Morgan Freeman a few years ago.
One of the songs on his newest album Father of Asahd features singer John Legend, who is the latest voice option on Google's digital assistant platform, Google Assistant. Legend's AI voice launched last month.
To turn on the We The Best label producer on your Waze app go to Settings > Voice Directions > DJ Khaled.
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