Wiz Khalifa
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Wiz Khalifa (born September 8, 1987 in Minot, North Dakota ; real name Cameron Jibril Thomaz ) is an American rapper from Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania .
Life
In 2006 he released his debut album Show and Prove and got a record deal with Warner Bros. Records a year later . His trance-influenced single Say Yeah hit Urban Radio Airplay, Billboard Hot 100, Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Track Charts in 2008. Khalifa split from Warner Bros in 2009 and released his second album later that year Deal or no deal . In April 2010 he released his mixtape Kush and Orange Juice as a free download, which became a top trending article on Twitter and Google. In 2010 he signed a contract with Atlantic Records . and then released his famous single Black & Yellow under this new label. By "Black and Yellow" Wiz Khalifa means the main colors of the flag of Pittsburgh. A year later, his new album Rolling Papers was released , which made it to number 2 on the Billboard 200 .
On July 4, 2013, Wiz Khalifa married model Amber Rose , with whom he also has a son named Sebastian Taylor Thomaz. The civil wedding took place in Los Angeles. After just one year of marriage, Rose filed for divorce on September 21, 2014 due to her husband's affair.
features
Khalifa often equips his songs with recordings of his personal laugh. He also mentions in many of his songs the Taylor Gang Records he founded , the name of which has its origin in the fact that he and his friends were students at Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DE
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 AT
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 CH
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 UK
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 US
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| 2006 | Show and Prove | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: September 5, 2006
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| 2009 | Deal or no deal | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: November 24, 2009
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| 2011 | Rolling papers |
DE67 (1 week) DE |
- |
CH68 (6 weeks) CH |
UK47  (2 weeks)UK |
US2  × 2
(65 weeks)US |
First published: March 29, 2011
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| 2012 | ONIFC |
DE75 (1 week) DE |
- |
CH35 (1 week) CH |
- |
US2 (24 weeks)US |
First published: December 4, 2012
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| 2014 | Blacc Hollywood |
DE12 (2 weeks) DE |
AT17 (1 week) AT |
CH7 (4 weeks) CH |
UK27 (2 weeks) UK |
US1 (66 weeks)US |
First published: August 19, 2014
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| 2016 | Khalifa |
DE55 (1 week) DE |
AT47 (1 week) AT |
CH43 (1 week) CH |
UK85 (1 week) UK |
US6 (12 weeks) US |
First published: February 5, 2016
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| 2018 | Rolling Papers 2 |
DE46 (1 week) DE |
AT58 (1 week) AT |
CH20 (1 week) CH |
UK62 (1 week) UK |
US2  (19 weeks)US |
First published: July 13, 2018
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Filmography
- 2012: Mac & Devin Go to High School
- 2019: Dickinson (3 episodes)
Web links
- Official website
- Wiz Khalifa at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wiz Khalifa Leaves Warner Bros. . July 16, 2009. Archived from the original on May 3, 2015. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
- ↑ Wiz Khalifa Signed to Atlantic Records ( Memento of May 9, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Britney Spears Snares Sixth No. 1 on Billboard 200 with 'Femme Fatale' . April 6, 2011. Retrieved April 13, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Khalifa, Wiz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thomaz, Cameron Jibril (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American rapper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 8, 1987 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Minot , North Dakota , United States |