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Wiz Khalifa

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Wiz Khalifa
When you are making magic, sometimes the ingredients do not come with instructions - Snoop Dogg

Go back to the early days of G Funk with the new YouTube Originals Documentary that explores hip-hop and the most iconic and influential sound through the story of 213 (Warren G, Snoop Dogg, and Nate Dogg). With never-before-seen footage and interviews, Warren G, Snoop Dogg, and other West Coast legends detail the rise of G Funk and its impact on both hip-hop and pop culture.
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Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), known professionally as Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and actor. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007. His Eurodance-influenced single, "Say Yeah", received urban radio airplay, charting on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Tracks charts in 2008, becoming his first minor hit.

Khalifa parted with Warner Bros. and released his second album, Deal or No Deal, in November 2009. He released the mix-tape 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 one on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut album for the label, Rolling Papers, was released on March 29, 2011. He followed that album with O.N.I.F.C. on December 4, 2012, which was backed by the singles "Work Hard, Play Hard" and "Remember You". Wiz released his fifth album Blacc Hollywood on August 18, 2014, backed by the lead single "We Dem Boyz". In March 2015, he released "See You Again" for the soundtrack of the film Furious 7 and the song peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 non-consecutive weeks.

Khalifa was born Cameron Jibril Thomaz on September 8, 1987 in Minot, North Dakota, to parents serving in the military. His parents divorced when Khalifa was about three years old. He is a military brat with his parents' military service causing him to move regularly. Khalifa lived in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan before settling in Pittsburgh with his mother in around 1996 where he attended Taylor Allderdice High School. Soon after moving to Pittsburgh, Khalifa began to write and perform his own lyrics before he was a teenager.

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. Khalifa stated to Spinner.com that the name also came from being called "young Wiz 'cause I was good at everything I did, and my granddad is Muslim, so he gave me that name; he felt like that's what I was doing with my music." He got a tattoo of his stage name on his 17th birthday.

By the age of 15 he was regularly recording his music in a studio called I.D. Labs. The management of the studio was so impressed by his lyrics that they allowed Khalifa to record for free. This allowed him to receive professional grade studio time at no cost to him. Also, this allowed him to receive more exposure at such a young age than other artists.
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Photos31

Wiz Khalifa in Spinning Gold (2023)
Wiz Khalifa in Spinning Gold (2023)
Wiz Khalifa in Spinning Gold (2023)
Wiz Khalifa in The Culture High (2014)
Wiz Khalifa in Conan (2010)
Conan O'Brien and Wiz Khalifa in Conan (2010)
Sterling Brim, Chanel West Coast, and Wiz Khalifa in Ridiculousness (2011)
Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa
Amber Rose and Wiz Khalifa
Wiz Khalifa
Wiz Khalifa in The 57th Annual Grammy Awards (2015)
Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell, Wiz Khalifa, O'Shea Jackson Jr., and Charlie Puth

Known for

Furious 7 (2015)
Furious 7
7.1
  • Soundtrack("See You Again", "Go Hard or Go Home")
  • 2015
Will Smith, Jared Leto, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Adam Beach, Viola Davis, Jay Hernandez, Joel Kinnaman, Jai Courtney, Margot Robbie, Cara Delevingne, and Karen Fukuhara in Suicide Squad (2016)
Suicide Squad
5.9
  • Soundtrack("Sucker For Pain")
  • 2016
William Fichtner, Will Arnett, Noel Fisher, Jeremy Howard, Johnny Knoxville, Megan Fox, Alan Ritchson, and Pete Ploszek in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
5.8
  • Soundtrack("Shell Shocked")
  • 2014
Danila Kozlovskiy, Zoey Deutch, Dominic Sherwood, and Lucy Fry in Vampire Academy (2014)
Vampire Academy
5.4
  • Soundtrack("Think About It")
  • 2014

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Actor

  • Spinning Gold
    • Completed
  • Duncanville (2020)
    Duncanville
    • (voice)
  • Big City Greens (2018)
    Big City Greens
    • (voice)
  • Wiz Khalifa: Can't Stay Sober
  • Hailee Steinfeld in Dickinson (2019)
    Dickinson
  • Jon Z, Snoop Dogg, Wiz Khalifa: Si me gano un Grammy
  • Wiz Khalifa Feat. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie: Millions
  • All the Smoke (2021)
    All the Smoke
  • Dixie D'Amelio Feat. Wiz Khalifa: One Whole Day
  • Jhené Aiko in Jhené Aiko Feat. Wiz Khalifa: Down Again (2020)
    Jhené Aiko Feat. Wiz Khalifa: Down Again
    • (singing voice)
  • Wiz Khalifa Feat. Rubi Rose: POV
  • Rodrigo Rodríguez, Myke Towers, José Ovi Jiménez, Wiz Khalifa, and El Nene La Amenazzy in Amenazzy x Wiz Khalifa x Myke Towers: Jalapeño (Remix) (2020)
    Amenazzy x Wiz Khalifa x Myke Towers: Jalapeño (Remix)
  • Cheat Codes x DVBBS Feat. Wiz Khalifa & Prince$$ Rosie: No Time
    • (voice)
  • Wiz Khalifa: Bammer
  • Wiz Khalifa: Still Wiz (2020)
    Wiz Khalifa: Still Wiz
  • Chief Keef Feat. 50 Cent & Wiz Khalifa: Hate Bein' Sober

Composer

  • Wiz Khalifa: Can't Stay Sober
  • Wiz Khalifa Feat. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie: Millions
  • All the Smoke (2021)
    All the Smoke
  • Dixie D'Amelio Feat. Wiz Khalifa: One Whole Day
  • Wiz Khalifa Feat. Rubi Rose: POV
  • Wiz Khalifa: Bammer
  • Wiz Khalifa: Still Wiz (2020)
    Wiz Khalifa: Still Wiz
  • Wiz Khalifa Feat. Tyga: Contact
  • Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Yachty & Sueco the Child: Speed Me Up (2020)
    Wiz Khalifa, Ty Dolla $ign, Lil Yachty & Sueco the Child: Speed Me Up
  • Wiz Khalifa: Real Rappers Rap
  • Wiz Khalifa Feat. Moneybagg Yo: Never Lie
  • Dragon TV: Go Fighting! (2019)
    Dragon TV: Go Fighting!
  • Wiz Khalifa: Taylor
  • Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y Feat. Problem: Getting Loose
  • Wiz Khalifa & Curren$y: The Life

Videos3

Mac & Devin Go to High School
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Mac & Devin Go to High School
G Funk | Official Trailer
Trailer 0:31
G Funk | Official Trailer
G Funk | Extended Trailer
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G Funk | Extended Trailer

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    • September 8, 1987
    • Minot, North Dakota, USA
    • Amber RoseJuly 8, 2013 - June 7, 2016 (divorced, 1 child)
  • Other works
    Music video for T-Pain: "5 O'Clock"
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    • 5 Articles
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

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    Has a son: Sebastian Thomaz (b. February 21, 2013) with ex-wife, Amber Rose.

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