In 2005 he released his first official mixtape, Prince of the City: Welcome to Pistolvania, and later in 2006 he released his first full length street album entitled Show and Prove. Since then he has released a further six mixtapes and a collaboration mixtape titled How Fly with friend Curren$y. He released his debut album, Deal or No Deal, in November of 2009, it reached #1 on the iTunes hip hop chart, and then reached the top ten on iTunes' overall album chart the week it was released. Previously signed to Warner Bros. Records, he left the label 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".He is also the founder of the rap crew Taylor Gang, which includes friends Kev Tha Hustler, Ekko, Smallz Money and Gene Stovall. They derived the name from the fact they always used to wear Chuck Taylor shoes.
Khalifa was born on September 8, 1987 in Minot, North Dakota to a mother and a father serving in the military. The family moved to Pittsburgh when Khalifa was the age of two. His parents' military service caused the family to move on a regular basis.
Over the next thirteen years, he would move between Pittsburgh and South Carolina, Georgia, Oklahoma, Germany, Japan, and England as his parents were reassigned to different posts. In October of 1990 Wiz was separated from his mother,who left him in the hands of her sister while she served in Operation Desert Storm.
During his travels, Wiz was forced to mature quicker than his peers. He was constantly faced with new surroundings, new schools, and new sets of friends, and he found it difficult to become attached to anyone outside his family roots. This nomadic life gave Wiz an opportunity, though, to broaden his mind and offered him many experiences from which to draw inspiration. He began to perceive the world differently than most kids, and he would write his thoughts down every day.These thoughts would become the foundation for his future recordings.
By the age of 14, with a few songs under his belt, Wiz was already drawing comparisons with his commanding voice and witty wordplay. While he has been influenced by artists such as Jay-Z, Camron, and the Notorious B.I.G., Wiz was determined to create his own identity that would, one day, be loved and revered by fans.
Ready to take the next step, Wiz began his search for a recording studio to record new songs. He found one, ID LABS, where owner Eric Dan immediately recognized Wiz's talents. Along with Chad Glick of ID Management, they began to network Wiz to another Pittsburgh native, Benjy Grinberg of Rostrum Records. Benjy realized the raw talent that Wiz possessed, and immediately brought him into the Rostrum family in 2002.
Soon after, Wiz Khalifa began his ascent into the music scene in the Pittsburgh area. He has been hailed by the award winning Pittsburgh Post-Gazette pop music critic, Ed Masley, as having “the skills, the looks, the confidence, the drive, and the charisma for the job.” The New Pittsburgh Courier says, “The combination of a young, charismatic M.C. with a slew of stop-and-rewind rhymes together with a local independent label with major industry connections has set the stage for a hip-hop artist representing Pittsburgh to reach superstar status for the first time ever.
In 2010, with the success of Kush and Orange Juice still present, Wiz Khalifa signed with Atlantic Records. Wiz's style along with his production team, Johnny Juliano, Sledgren, and E. Dan make this a winning combination for success.
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. (abbreviated for mainstream markets from "Only Nigga In First Class") on December 4, 2012 which was backed by the singles "Work Hard, Play Hard" and "Remember You". O.N.I.F.C. debuted at number two with 131,000 in first week sales.
Pittsburgh City Council declared 12-12-12 (December 12, 2012) to be Wiz Khalifa Day in the city. Khalifa graduated from Pittsburgh's Taylor Allderdice High School and in January 2012, purchased a home in nearby Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.
In April 2013, Khalifa revealed that after having his son he decided to work on a new album that he was planning to release in 2013. On April 17, 2013, Wiz Khalifa and Curren$y announced that they will drop their collaboration EP Live in Concert on April 20, 2013. The EP featured seven new songs. On June 24, 2013, he announced that his fifth studio album would be titled Blacc Hollywood and would be released in 2013. On September 3, 2013, Khalifa revealed he had recorded songs with Miley Cyrus, Adele and Juicy J for Blacc Hollywood. In October 2013, Mannie Fresh confirmed that he provided production for the album. On February 11, 2014, Khalifa released Blacc Hollywood's first single titled "We Dem Boyz". The album was then supported by the singles "KK", "You and Your Friends", "Stayin Out All Night", "Promises" and "So High".
Khalifa released an EP with TY Dolla $ign on March 31, 2015, entitled "Talk About It In the Morning". That same month, Wiz released the lead single for the film "Furious 7" called "See You Again" as a tribute to Paul Walker. The single has since gone on to global success. "See You Again" spent 12 non-consecutive weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, tying for the longest-running rap number-one hit in the US.
On January 23, 2015, Khalifa was featured on a remix release of the Fall Out Boy song "Uma Thurman". On May 18, they performed the song together on the 2015 Billboard Music Awards show. In the summer of 2015, he began touring the United States with Fall Out Boy and Hoodie Allen in a tour titled "The Boys of Zummer Tour". The tour featured performances of "Uma Thurman" by Fall Out Boy and Khalifa. Later that year, on December 15, 2015, Wiz released the mixtape "Cabin Fever 3". During the Golden Globes on January 10, 2016, Wiz announced that his next album, titled Khalifa, would be released on the 22nd of that month. However, the album was released on February 5, 2016. On May 24, 2016, he released "Pull Up", a standalone single in promotion of his sixth album, Rolling Papers 2, which was released on July 13, 2018.
On April 20, 2020, Khalifa released, The Saga of Wiz Khalifa. The album included collaborations with Tyga, Logic, Mustard and Ty Dolla $ign. In May 2020, Khalifa featured on the song "Drums Drums Drums" with Travis Barker.
In 2021, Khalifa competed in season five of The Masked Singer as "Chameleon". He finished in third place.
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Wiz Khalifa Lyrics
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I'm ballin' too my nigga
When this song come on, I'm spending money
Play something I can spend some money to
When this song come on, I'm spending money
Play something I can spend some money to
That shit you niggas tryna do, I guarantee I did it twice
They say life's a gamble, hit my joint and roll the dice
When you living this high, you can't be afraid of heights
Book my flight to Vegas, Will, twenty thou to stay the night
Another ten on champagne, my money long, I pay the price
Tired of niggas saying they in my gang cause dog, we ain't alike
I'm throwing money, when I walk up in this bitch, they know it's money
Money in my arms, other table full of money
Pocket full of joints I rolled, dropping ashes on my clothes
Balling super hard, smoking 'til I overdose
Hardly ever sober, bitch we party 'til it's over
When this song come on, I'm spending money
Play something I can spend some money to
When this song come on, I'm spending money
Play something I can spend some money to
Niggas always hating on me, talking 'bout I'm balling too
Get your money up and quit your hating's what you oughta do
I been going hard since I was young when I was in my teens
I knew when I got older I'd be on, so now I do my thing
Spending money, popping hella bottles, making niggas mad
Going places, rolling J's, I live the life you wish you had
Throwing out dollars bills, putting shit on my tab
Got a joint full of that OG, got a clique full of them OGs
Trippy nigga hit the club, you know I be fucked up
Chasing after model chicks, tryna get my fucks up
Niggas handcuffing hoes, but them niggas know what's up
Y'all came to the club together, but that hoe gon' leave with us
Break out the blue dream, erybody rolling up
Where the lean? Where the cups? Hoe, it's time to po' it up
Tell the owner we ain't leavin', we gon' buy the whole club
(Now my dollars to the ceiling, and my card ain't got no limit)
When this song come on, I'm spending money
Play something I can spend some money to
When this song come on, I'm spending money
Play something I can spend some money to
We be in the clubs with all those motherfuckers
And we spend more money than all of them niggas
Them niggas who be thinkin' they hard
And they think they're motherfuckin' this and that
Yeah, thirty racks bitch on champagne motherfucker
Keep them sparklers coming, what you doin'?
And them niggas be over there and they be quiet
That's why Juicy's with us nigga
Cause we spend thirty racks in the club
The song 'My Favourite Song' is a high-energy track by Wiz Khalifa, featuring Juicy J. The lyrics revolve around the theme of enjoying life to the fullest and living it up by spending money on champagne, weed, and partying. Wiz and Juicy sound highly intoxicated, as they boast about being highly paid and ballin' out of control. The song's hook is catchy and emphasizes spending money whenever it's played. Wiz Khalifa's verses showcase his lyrical dexterity, as he raps about his opulent lifestyle, throwing money, and living with no regrets. Juicy J's bars are more explicit, as he details his fascination with model chicks while phasing in and out of consciousness. The song ends with Juicy J claiming that they spend more money than all the other people in the club.
Line by Line Meaning
Gone, gone, gone
As soon as this song comes on, I am in a mindset to spend money
I'm ballin' too my nigga
I'm spending a lot of money and living luxuriously
When this song come on, I'm spending money
Whenever I hear this song, I feel motivated to spend money
Play something I can spend some money to
I want to hear music that will encourage me to spend money
Highly faded, but I'm highly paid so I just live my life
I'm really intoxicated, but I'm rich, so I just do what I want
That shit you niggas tryna do, I guarantee I did it twice
Anything that anyone else is attempting, I've already done it and done it again
They say life's a gamble, hit my joint and roll the dice
People say life is uncertain, but I'm willing to take risks
When you living this high, you can't be afraid of heights
When you're living this extravagantly, you can't be afraid of anything
Book my flight to Vegas, Will, twenty thou to stay the night
I've booked a flight to Las Vegas and I'm spending $20,000 to stay there for one night
Another ten on champagne, my money long, I pay the price
I've spent an additional $10,000 on champagne because I'm wealthy
Tired of niggas saying they in my gang cause dog, we ain't alike
I'm sick of people claiming they're part of my group because we're not the same
I'm throwing money, when I walk up in this bitch, they know it's money
I'm throwing cash around when I enter a club, indicating that I have a lot of money
Money in my arms, other table full of money
I'm holding a lot of cash, and there's another table nearby with a lot of money on it as well
Pocket full of joints I rolled, dropping ashes on my clothes
I have a lot of joints in my pocket, and they're messy, so they're getting ash all over my clothes
Balling super hard, smoking 'til I overdose
I'm spending tons of money and smoking weed excessively until I can't handle anymore
Hardly ever sober, bitch we party 'til it's over
I'm rarely sober, and we continue to party until the end
Niggas always hating on me, talking 'bout I'm balling too
People always criticize me for spending too much money
Get your money up and quit your hating's what you oughta do
If you want to stop being jealous of me, you should work hard to make your own money
I been going hard since I was young when I was in my teens
I've been working hard and spending money since I was a teenager
I knew when I got older I'd be on, so now I do my thing
I always knew I'd be successful, and now that I am, I'm doing what I want
Spending money, popping hella bottles, making niggas mad
I'm spending a lot of money, opening a lot of bottles, and making people jealous
Going places, rolling J's, I live the life you wish you had
I'm always traveling, smoking joints, and living the life that others envy
Throwing out dollars bills, putting shit on my tab
I'm throwing cash around and putting everything on my tab
Got a joint full of that OG, got a clique full of them OGs
I have a blunt full of OG Kush, and my group of friends is full of experienced, respected people
Trippy nigga hit the club, you know I be fucked up
I'm a trippy person and I'm always really intoxicated when I go out to clubs
Chasing after model chicks, tryna get my fucks up
I'm trying to talk to attractive women and have sex with them
Niggas handcuffing hoes, but them niggas know what's up
Other guys are trying to control women, but we know what's really going on
Y'all came to the club together, but that hoe gon' leave with us
You entered the club with that woman, but she's going to leave with us instead
Break out the blue dream, erybody rolling up
Let's smoke some Blue Dream weed and everyone start rolling joints
Where the lean? Where the cups? Hoe, it's time to po' it up
Where is the lean (cough syrup)? Where are the cups? Let's start drinking it
Tell the owner we ain't leavin', we gon' buy the whole club
Tell the club owner that we're not leaving, we're going to buy the entire club
(Now my dollars to the ceiling, and my card ain't got no limit)
My dollars are stacked up to the ceiling, and my credit card has no spending limit
We be in the clubs with all those motherfuckers
We go to clubs with all of those people
And we spend more money than all of them niggas
We spend way more money than any of those guys
Them niggas who be thinkin' they hard
Those guys who think they're tough
And they think they're motherfuckin' this and that
And they think they're really important
Yeah, thirty racks bitch. On champagne motherfucker
I'm spending $30,000 on champagne
Keep them sparklers coming, what you doin'?
Keep bringing those bottle sparklers to our table, what are you waiting for?
And them niggas be over there and they be quiet
Those guys are over there, and they're not saying anything
That's why Juicy's with us nigga
That's why Juicy J is with us instead
Cause we spend thirty racks in the club
Because we spend $30,000 in the club
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Cameron Thomaz, Jordan Houston
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Tre Miller
True wiz fans here . Smoke one to this 2020 . We gon be alright y’all. Spread love smoke and hustle 🤙🏾✈️🙏🏾 Bless .
miloc teodosiccc
Crip gang
PC The Ruler
I love this wiz! I know everyone evolves, but this wiz was soooo cool! YEAAAAAHHHHH
holycrip
He was that niggah bro I miss this wiz a lot.
miloc teodosiccc
Facts cool as a breeze
rashauns10
I've been looking so hard for this song like Damn im happy now
mike 808
Me too😢😢💔💘
Jason Small
one of my top favs from wiz. this shit a classic
MR Spacely
This is so damn smooth, soon to be 8 years ago, amazing how time flies.
Jacob Lorenzo
Heard it in 2010 at 18 found it in 2020 when I'm 28 lmao