Profile
Wiz Khalifa
Rapper
Male
Born
Sep 8, 1987
Hometown
North Dakota
Died
Feb 5, 2012
Death Place
Los Angeles
Genres
Pop music + Hip hop
Performed With
Mac Miller + Curr...
Record Label
Rostrum Records
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 Eurodance-influenced single, "Say Yeah", received urban radio… Read More
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Romance
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Natalie NunnDated 2010
News + Updates
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Amber Rose: I Had A C Section Instead Of Planned Home Water BirthUS Magazine - May 01, 2013
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Drake Delivers 'Started From The Bottom (Remix)' As 'No New Friends'MTV News - Apr 16, 2013
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Which Rapper May Appear On Britney Spears' Album? Find Out Here!Ok Magazine - Apr 15, 2013
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Jay Z Books BeyonceHuffington Post - Apr 10, 2013
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Wiz Khalifa.
CHILDHOOD
1987
Birth
Khalifa was born in Minot, North Dakota on September 8, 1987 to a mother and a father serving in the military.
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TEENAGE
2004
16 Years Old
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.
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2005
17 Years Old
Khalifa released his first mixtape, Prince of the City: Welcome to Pistolvania, in 2005.
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He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros.
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TWENTIES
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 parted ways with Warner Bros. Records in July 2009 after numerous delays in releasing his planned debut album for the label, First Flight.
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Khalifa performed at Emo's in Austin, Texas in March 2010 as part of the 2010 South by Southwest Music Festival.
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His debut album for the label, Rolling Papers, was released on March 29, 2011.
On April 11, 2012 Khalifa announced that he will release his second studio album titled "Only Nigga In First Class" but will be released to mainstream markets as the abbreviated O.N.I.F.C.
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