Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987 in Minot, North Dakota), bett… Read Full Bio ↴Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987 in Minot, North Dakota), better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, signed to Rostrum Records. According to the Black and Yellow Songfacts, his stage name is derived from khalifa, an Arabic word meaning "successor", and wisdom. His nickname growing up was "Wizard" which was shortened to Wiz when Khalifa was fifteen.
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 $ign. In May 2020, Khalifa featured on the song "Drums Drums Drums" with Travis Barker.
In 2021, Khalifa competed in season five of The Masked Singer as "Chameleon". He finished in third place.
In 2005 he released his first official mixtape, Prince of the City: Welcome to Pistolvania, and later in 2006 he released his first full length street album entitled Show and Prove. Since then he has released a further six mixtapes and a collaboration mixtape titled How Fly with friend Curren$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.
Flickin Ashes
Wiz Khalifa Lyrics
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Yeah swisher Sweets, no Phillies
Yeah
Me I'm riding clean, smoking good
Can barely keep my eyes open
Listening to my favorite song
Leaning in my ride chokin'
Tell my dog to hit this weed
Feel like I'm finna pass out
Thought I had exclusive trees
Until he pulled his bag out
Had bout a half ounce
Some shit I've never seen in life
Said that once he grabbed it
Smelled so bad he had to bag it twice
I told him roll that shit up
This weed I had to light
These clowns somewhere in the clouds
Me I'm a satellite i roll them very nice
With smoke coming out the end like a muffler
Got game from the Hustla
Never said I'm gon' quit
I can't get enough of good weed in my lungs
Plus I'm sharin' I ain't cuffin'
My eyes wide shut
I'm just staring saying nothing
I flick ashes, got big staus, so I don't
Need a dime, I got big baggage, bitch
Yeah I blow it by the zip
Anywhere I go it's on the road on every trip
Ask my Nini, love her grandson but she know
That I'm a trip got my habit from Ms peachy
Smoking roaches getting lit
Now I fill my blunts with so much weed
They say "that all ain't gon' fit"
On some highly grown shit
With a Hollywood bitch
Got the sweetest purple kush in
A precisely rolled spliff
High as John in Pulp Fic' on
The way to see Marcellus
Girl I'm in another world
And Chevy got another twirl
For those who don't know he
Got that roll game and I ain't gon' lie
He the reason why I got my roll game
I feel like I'm soul plane
I smoked the whole thang, pound or oz
Kush fiend, purple master OG
(Yea that's a little bit of kush talk
For y'all niggas who might not comprehend)
And every nigga that grow weed should know me
My leather so soft, my Swisher so sweet bitch
Ya, this Young Khalifa man
Mr blow it by the iddo, yup
And I've been state to state man
From here to there
Smoke the best of the best, you know?
So don't come runnin' up on me talkin'
Bout your good ass weed my nigga
I don't give a fuck
I got some good shit right here, yea
What up Chevy all my niggas that smoke good
You know who you are
Bobay the Hustler, what up Po Ron, Yak
Chueno the Kid, Lavish, cabbage
What up Blaze, Reese Murray
You know I gotta say Og
Houser, KU, Wako, What up
All my niggas that blow it down man
We be in every state man, heavy wit' it
Even all my niggas that can't smoke
What up Stevie, What up Lyte
Imma twist 3 up for you, yea
We get dumb stupid ass high over here man
Y'all niggas smokin garbage
I'm rollin' me a whole week's
Worth in one blunt, you know?
And that's just to get a little high
I'm smokin' all day, I been, uh
I was is in Portland, Oregon right
And I buy big zips of this shit
You know what I'm sayin'
Like, i don't be coppin' little, low
Or none of that
And this bag of weed was purple, like
Real purple kush grapes
Shoutout to all my niggas in The
Bay that know about them grapes
We're smokin' grapes out there
And it was great i'll be in Cali
OG Kush, Master Kush purple Kush, Mega Kush
Super Silver
These sound like comic book names, man
Shit ya'll niggas can't get y'all hands on
I be higher than a bitch
I be focused though, you know
Lot of ya'll niggas would go broke
Tryin to do this shit
Ay Chevy, roll another one up man
Chevy got that roll game ya'll
Niggas don't even know about
Kick your whole chest back, like
Uh, uh, a monkey punch, yea
Yeah
Me I'm riding clean, smoking good
Can barely keep my eyes open
Listening to my favorite song
Leaning in my ride chokin'
Tell my dog to hit this weed
Thought I had exclusive trees
Until he pulled his bag out
Had bout a half ounce
Some shit I've never seen in life
Said that once he grabbed it
Smelled so bad he had to bag it twice
I told him roll that shit up
This weed I had to light
These clowns somewhere in the clouds
Me I'm a satellite i roll them very nice
With smoke coming out the end like a muffler
Got game from the Hustla
Never said I'm gon' quit
I can't get enough of good weed in my lungs
Plus I'm sharin' I ain't cuffin'
My eyes wide shut
I'm just staring saying nothing
I flick ashes, got big staus, so I don't
Need a dime, I got big baggage, bitch
Yeah I blow it by the zip
Anywhere I go it's on the road on every trip
Ask my Nini, love her grandson but she know
That I'm a trip got my habit from Ms peachy
Smoking roaches getting lit
Now I fill my blunts with so much weed
They say "that all ain't gon' fit"
On some highly grown shit
With a Hollywood bitch
Got the sweetest purple kush in
A precisely rolled spliff
High as John in Pulp Fic' on
The way to see Marcellus
Girl I'm in another world
And Chevy got another twirl
For those who don't know he
Got that roll game and I ain't gon' lie
He the reason why I got my roll game
I feel like I'm soul plane
I smoked the whole thang, pound or oz
Kush fiend, purple master OG
(Yea that's a little bit of kush talk
For y'all niggas who might not comprehend)
And every nigga that grow weed should know me
My leather so soft, my Swisher so sweet bitch
Ya, this Young Khalifa man
Mr blow it by the iddo, yup
And I've been state to state man
From here to there
Smoke the best of the best, you know?
So don't come runnin' up on me talkin'
Bout your good ass weed my nigga
I don't give a fuck
I got some good shit right here, yea
What up Chevy all my niggas that smoke good
You know who you are
Bobay the Hustler, what up Po Ron, Yak
Chueno the Kid, Lavish, cabbage
What up Blaze, Reese Murray
You know I gotta say Og
Houser, KU, Wako, What up
All my niggas that blow it down man
We be in every state man, heavy wit' it
Even all my niggas that can't smoke
What up Stevie, What up Lyte
Imma twist 3 up for you, yea
We get dumb stupid ass high over here man
Y'all niggas smokin garbage
I'm rollin' me a whole week's
Worth in one blunt, you know?
And that's just to get a little high
I'm smokin' all day, I been, uh
I was is in Portland, Oregon right
And I buy big zips of this shit
You know what I'm sayin'
Like, i don't be coppin' little, low
Or none of that
And this bag of weed was purple, like
Real purple kush grapes
Shoutout to all my niggas in The
Bay that know about them grapes
We're smokin' grapes out there
And it was great i'll be in Cali
OG Kush, Master Kush purple Kush, Mega Kush
Super Silver
These sound like comic book names, man
Shit ya'll niggas can't get y'all hands on
I be higher than a bitch
I be focused though, you know
Lot of ya'll niggas would go broke
Tryin to do this shit
Ay Chevy, roll another one up man
Chevy got that roll game ya'll
Niggas don't even know about
Kick your whole chest back, like
Uh, uh, a monkey punch, yea
The lyrics to "Flickin Ashes" by Wiz Khalifa depict the artist enjoying the experience of smoking marijuana. He describes himself riding clean, smoking good weed, and listening to his favorite song. The smoke from the weed causes his eyes to become heavy, and he asks his friend to share some weed with him. Wiz Khalifa remarks on the quality of the weed, stating that it smells bad but still enjoys smoking it. He references his reputation for smoking large quantities of weed and reveals that he fills his blunts with so much weed that people doubt it will fit. He boasts about his knowledge of different strains of marijuana and mentions some popular ones like purple Kush, OG Kush, and Super Silver. Throughout the song, he emphasizes his love for smoking weed and his association with others who also enjoy it.
Overall, the lyrics showcase Wiz Khalifa's appreciation for marijuana, his expertise in different strains, and his commitment to smoking high-quality weed. It is a celebration of the smoking culture and his personal relationship with the plant.
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TOAST
this forever a classic for me when it comes to wiz
luis jovel
greatest fucking smoke song ever
Evelio Varela
Definitely, especially if you’re smoking that good good . Like I can’t even listen to this unless I’m smoking that gas gas top shelf shit haha
Headache313rd
luis jovel When You Get A Chance Come Check Out My Lastest "Inhale/Exhale" Good Vibes 🍁
Mr. TAMW
yes sir
OPTIMUSMOOSE
Hell yeah
Ballin like Kobe
this was the best wiz Hands down
Jacob Reed
U got that right, this my freshman year of HS. just started blazN. #TheDays 💨
Jon Doe
The beat + Wizzle Man snappin’ every bar.... This is art, B. 🎨
Ballin like Kobe
from 2006 to 2010 was the best/old wiz. his new shit is alright