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Background information
Cameron Jibril Thomaz better known by the stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an
American rapper. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and
signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007. His euro dance-influenced single, "Say
Yeah", received urban radio airplay, charting on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap
Tracks charts in 2008.Khalifa parted with Warner Bros. and released his second
album, Deal or No Deal, in November 2009. He released the mixtape Kush and
Orange Juice as a free download in April 2010; he then signed with Atlantic
Records.He is also well known for his debut single for Atlantic, "Black and Yellow",
which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut album for the
label, Rolling Papers, was released on March 29, 2011.
About him
Wiz Khalifa was born on September 8, 1987 to a mother and a father
serving in the military. His parents divorced when Khalifa was about three
years old. His parents' military service caused him to move regularly:
Khalifa lived in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan before settling
in Pittsburgh where he attended Taylor Allderdice High School.
His stage name is derived from khalifa, an Arabic word meaning
"successor", and wisdom, which was shortened to Wiz when Khalifa was a
young boy.
Awards and nominations
MTV European
Best New Wiz Khalifa Nominated
Music Awards
American Music Sprint's Best
Wiz Khalifa Won
Awards New Artist
Best Rap "Black &
Nominated
Song Yellow"
Grammy Awards
Best Rap "Black &
Nominated
Performance Yellow"
Career
2005­08: Early mixtapes and Show and Prove
Rostrum Records president Benjy Grinberg first heard about Wiz Khalifa in 2004 when the rapper's contribution to a mixtape of various new Pittsburgh artists
attracted his interest.When Grinberg finally met the 16-year-old artist, he immediately decided he wanted to work with him, later telling HitQuarters: "Even though he
wasn't all the way developed you could just tell that he was a diamond in the rough, and that with some polishing, guidance and backing he could become something
special."Khalifa signed to the label shortly after and began a seven year period of artist development.
Khalifa released his first mixtape, Prince of the City: Welcome to Pistolvania, in 2005. The mixtape paved the way for his first full length album entitled Show and
Prove in 2006. Khalifa was declared an "artist to watch" that year in Rolling Stone magazine.
In 2007, Khalifa signed to Warner Bros. Records and released two mixtapes through Rostrum Records: Grow Season, hosted by DJ Green Lantern and released on
July 4, 2007, and Prince of the City 2, released on November 20, 2007. His debut Warner Bros. single "Say Yeah" reached number 25 on the Billboard Rhythmic
Top 40 music chart and number 20 on Billboard's Hot Rap Tracks. The song samples "Better Off Alone" by Alice Deejay. Khalifa's vocals from "Say Yeah" appear
near the end of Pittsburgh mash up producer Girl Talk's 2008 album, Feed the Animals, over music from Underworld's "Born Slippy", Usher's "Love in This Club",
and the Cure's "In Between Days". Khalifa appeared with The Game, David Banner and Play-n-Skillz at U92's Summer Jam at the USANA Amphitheatre in West
Valley City, Utah on August 2, 2008. Khalifa released the mixtapes Star Power in September 2008, and Flight School in April 2009 on Rostrum Records.
Khalifa parted ways with Warner Bros. Records in July 2009 after numerous delays in releasing his planned debut album for the label, First Flight. Khalifa stated to
the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that, "I learned a lot during my time there and matured as an artist during the process. I'm happy to be moving on with all of my material
and having the chance to be in control of my next moves". Khalifa appeared with Girl Talk, Modey Lemon, Donora, Grand Buffet, and Don Caballero at
the Amphitheatre at Station Square in Pittsburgh on July 31, 2009, where he announced that his relationship with Warner Bros. was over.
Discography
Studio albums
2006 Show and Prove
2009 Deal or No Deal
2011 Rolling Papers
2012 O.N.I.F.C.
2009­10: Deal or No Deal
Continuing his association with Rostrum Records, Khalifa released the single "Teach U to Fly", and the
mixtape How Fly, a collaboration with New Orleans rapper Curren$y, on August 9, 2009. Khalifa
introduced a more melodic style on the mixtape, alternating between singing and rapping. He opened
for Wu-Tang Clan member U-God at the 2009 CMJ Music Marathon in New York City.Khalifa released the
mixtape Burn After Rolling on November 2, 2009, where he raps over familiar beats from other artists,
including the songs "If I Were A Boy" and "Diva" by Beyoncé, "Walking on a Dream" by Empire of the Sun,
"Luchini AKA This Is It" by Camp Lo, and "Best I Ever Had" by Drake. Khalifa released his second
album, Deal or No Deal, on November 24, 2009.
Khalifa performed at Emo's in Austin, Texas in March 2010 as part of the 2010 South by Southwest Music
Festival.He appeared on the cover of XXL magazine that same month, for the magazine's annual list of
Top 10 Freshman, which included Donnis, J. Cole, Pill, Freddie Gibbs, and Fashawn. Wiz Khalifa was
named 2010 "Rookie Of The Year" by "The Source", with alongside Rick Ross, "The Man Of The Year". He
toured with rapper Yelawolf on a 20-date tour, the Deal Or No Deal Tour.Khalifa released the free
mixtape Kush and Orange Juice for download on April 14, 2010. Due to Khalifa's devoted grassroots fan
base, the mixtape became the No. 1 trending topic on Twitter with the hash
tag #kushandorangejuiceranked No. 1 on Google's hot search trends.
2010: Signing with Atlantic Records
Citing music industry insiders, New York magazine wrote that Khalifa signed with Atlantic Records in April 2010, although the rapper did
not confirm it.He stated to AllHipHop in June 2010 that he was working on a new album, but was weighing his options and had not yet
decided on a label to distribute it. Khalifa confirmed to MTV on July 30 that he was signing an Atlantic Records deal.
Wiz Khalifa on stage in Boston in August 2010.
Khalifa was featured in a remix and video for the 2010 Rick Ross single "Super High", alongside Curren$y.He guested on the
mixtape Grey Goose, Head Phones, and Thirsty Women by St. Louis rapper M.C,and was featured on the track "The Breeze (Cool)" on
rapper Wale's August 2010 mixtape More About Nothing. Khalifa was named MTV's Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010, winning with nearly
70,000 votes, and beating out finalists Nicki Minaj, J. Cole, Travis Porter, and Diggy Simmons.
Khalifa appeared at the Soundset 2010 festival in May 2010 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, alongside Method Man & Redman, Del the Funky
Homosapien and Hieroglyphics, Atmosphere, Murs, Cage, and others. He also performed at the 2010 Rock the Bells festival, along with
hip hop veterans Wu-Tang Clan, Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill, A Tribe Called Quest, Rakim, KRS-One, Jedi Mind Tricks and Slick
Rick. Khalifa declined an invitation to tour with rapper Drake and launched his own "Waken Baken" tour, a 50-city national tour with
rapper Yelawolf. The tour, scheduled to last from September to November 2010, has, as of October, sold out every venue. On November
2010, during his "Waken Baken" tour at East Carolina University, Wiz Khalifa was arrested for possession and trafficking of marijuana. He
was then released the next morning after a $300K bail, and resumed his tour. Khalifa performed in a cypher during the 2010 BET Hip-Hop
Awards. He recited his verse from the song, "The Check Point", from his mixtape with Curren$y, How Fly.
2010­11: Mainstream success and Rolling Papers
Khalifa released "Black and Yellow", his first single for Rostrum/Atlantic, produced
by Stargate, which has received radio airplay. The single was peaked at number 1 on
the Billboard Hot 100; the title of the song refers to the colours of the Pittsburgh
Steelers. Khalifa released his debut album with Atlantic Records in 2011. He appeared
with Curren$y on the track "Scaling the Building" on producer Ski Beatz' 2010
album, 24 Hour Karate School. Khalifa's record label is Taylor Gang Records, named
after his love of Chuck Taylor All-Stars shoes.
On March 29, 2011, Khalifa released his first studio album, Rolling Papers. The album
debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 197,000
copies in the United States. Shortly afterward on March 31, 2011 Wiz Khalifa
performed at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia as part of the school's annual
Dooley's Weekend. On June 26, 2011, Khalifa was nominated and won Best New Artist
at the BET Awards of 2011. Khalifa collaborated with British rapper Tinie
Tempah whom Tinie announced in an interview with Rolling Stone that his next single
is to be called "Till I'm Gone" and would feature Wiz Khalifa and is to be produced
by Stargate. The single and the video song were released at the end of June 2011.
Personal life
Thomaz is in a relationship with Amber Rose. He is also
personal friends with Snoop Dogg, Yelawolf, and fellow
Pittsburgh rapper, Mac Miller.