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.
Gd Up
Wiz Khalifa Lyrics
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Champagne, paper planes, bitch takin’ off her wedding ring
Leave with us you’ll never be the same, makin’ money (in major ways..?)
If I got it then Im’a spend it if I want to
And pick you up anything you want too
And nah, I ain’t gotta say nothin’ about us right in front of you
I do all of that shit them niggas don’t do
(repeat)
Uh, big-face digits, whips ain’t rented
Walk inside the bank bitch I’m Ben Frank friendly
Big cake piled up on my plate shit endless
Throw it in her face watch the bitch make wishes
Walk inside the club, bottles of that liquor
Groupies actin’ up, dyin’ to get a picture
Rose and Patron, Kush be my cologne
Shorty get to keep her weed them joints already rolled
All my diamonds clean, all I count is cheese
Walkin’ on a dream while you tryin’ to intervene
On top of that money, them haters in-between
Smokin’ sour (seem..?) you can smell it on her weave
Smell it when I leave, niggas catchin’ feelings
OG Kush prescription keep me way over the buildin’
Ridin’ in my ride, bangin’ in my system
High as Whitney tryin’ to find a way to get a million
If I got it then Im’a spend it if I want to
And pick you up anything you want too
And nah, I ain’t gotta say nothin’ about us right in front of you
I do all of that shit them niggas don’t do
Pop another bottle, Im’a roll this weed up, I’m so G’d up
(repeat)
Uh, know I’m smokin’ sour you can smell it down the hall
Learned this as a youngin’, what you sell could get you far
Captain of my team, tell you how to ball
Ain’t a game I put that on my marijuana jar
Breakfast on the plane, smell like alcohol
Diamonds in my chain, muscle in my car
Live a movie scene, hundred-dollar jeans
Pocket full’a benji’s give them 20’s to my broad
Always on my job, been about my business
Killin’ all these rappers off now can I get a witness?
Lyin’ to the judge, flyin’ to the club
Chopper play the barber came to line a nigga up
Heavy in the game, still ain’t had enough
We takin’ all your bitches and buyin’ all the drugs
Couple thousand for the Louis lining in my tub
G’d up from my feet up
If I got it then Im’a spend it if I want to
And pick you up anything you want too
And nah, I ain’t gotta say nothin’ about us right in front of you
I do all of that shit them niggas don’t do
Pop another bottle, Im’a roll this weed up, I’m so G’d up
(repeat)
If I got it then Im’a spend it if I want to
And pick you up anything you want too
And nah, I ain’t gotta say nothin’ about us right in front of you
I do all of that shit them niggas don’t do
Pop another bottle, Im’a roll this weed up, I’m so G’d up
In the song G'd Up, Wiz Khalifa and Snoop Dogg talk about their lavish lifestyles and how they enjoy spending their money. The lyrics are braggadocious, with the artists boasting about their expensive possessions, such as champagne, diamonds, and luxury cars, and how they are always surrounded by women. They also talk about how they are not like other men, as they are willing to do things for their partners that others wouldn't. The chorus repeats multiple times, with the artists talking about how they are high on weed and champagne and that they are "G'd up" from head to toe.
Wiz and Snoop both talk about how they are always making money in major ways, with Snoop saying he has big-face digits and Wiz mentioning how he spends his money however he wants. The artists also mention how they are always smoking their favorite strain of weed, OG Kush, and how it is always present in their daily lives. They both talk about their night outings in clubs and how they are always surrounded by women, which may indicate that they are player-like figures who enjoy the company of the opposite gender.
Line by Line Meaning
Yeah, it’s Young Khalifa Man, yeah, Taylor Gang over everything
Introducing Wiz Khalifa and his team, emphasizing their unity and loyalty to Taylor Gang.
Champagne, paper planes, bitch takin’ off her wedding ring
Enjoying the finer things in life and attracting a flirtatious woman who is willing to leave her commitment behind.
Leave with us you’ll never be the same, makin’ money (in major ways..?)
Promising an exciting and profitable experience for anyone who chooses to accompany them.
If I got it then Im’a spend it if I want to
Expressing a willingness to freely spend his wealth as he pleases.
And pick you up anything you want too
Generously offering to purchase whatever someone desires.
And nah, I ain’t gotta say nothin’ about us right in front of you
Confident in his own actions and not needing to brag or explain himself to others.
I do all of that shit them niggas don’t do
Boasting about going above and beyond what others in his position typically do.
Pop another bottle, Im’a roll this weed up, I’m so G’d up
Indulging in drugs and alcohol and feeling the rush of being a gangsta.
Uh, big-face digits, whips ain’t rented
Flexing his wealth and the fact that he owns his cars outright.
Walk inside the bank bitch I’m Ben Frank friendly
Being on good terms with money and unabashedly flaunting it.
Big cake piled up on my plate shit endless
Having an abundance of wealth with seemingly no end in sight.
Throw it in her face watch the bitch make wishes
Showing off his money to women and enjoying their reactions.
Walk inside the club, bottles of that liquor
Making a grand entrance at clubs and being gifted with free bottles of expensive alcohol.
Groupies actin’ up, dyin’ to get a picture
Attracting adoring fans who will do anything to be near him and take a photo.
Rose and Patron, Kush be my cologne
Listing his preferred luxury brands and implying that he smells of high-quality marijuana.
Shorty get to keep her weed them joints already rolled
Allowing a woman to keep her weed because he has already prepared it for her.
All my diamonds clean, all I count is cheese
Maintaining his expensive jewelry and focusing solely on making money.
Walkin’ on a dream while you tryin’ to intervene
Living a life of luxury and success while others try to bring him down.
On top of that money, them haters in-between
Reiterating that he is at the top of his game and that his detractors are beneath him.
Smokin’ sour (seem..?) you can smell it on her weave
Being proud of his ability to acquire and smoke high-quality marijuana, which lingers on a woman's hair.
Smell it when I leave, niggas catchin’ feelings
Attracting negative attention from other men who are envious of his success and lifestyle.
OG Kush prescription keep me way over the buildin’
Revealing his preferred strain of marijuana and the fact that he has a legal prescription for it.
Ridin’ in my ride, bangin’ in my system
Driving in his car while listening to loud, bass-heavy music.
High as Whitney tryin’ to find a way to get a million
Smoking marijuana and contemplating ways to increase his wealth, all while referencing the late Whitney Houston's drug use.
Captain of my team, tell you how to ball
Being the leader of his group and instructing them on how to succeed.
Ain’t a game I put that on my marijuana jar
Taking his lifestyle and success seriously, even going as far as swearing an oath on his marijuana jar.
Breakfast on the plane, smell like alcohol
Eating a luxurious breakfast while on a private plane and reeking of alcohol.
Diamonds in my chain, muscle in my car
Showing off his expensive jewelry and flashy car.
Live a movie scene, hundred-dollar jeans
Feeling like he's in a movie, wearing designer jeans worth hundreds of dollars.
Pocket full’a benji’s give them 20’s to my broad
Carrying a large amount of one-hundred dollar bills and giving twenty-dollar bills to his female companions.
Always on my job, been about my business
Being dedicated to his career and taking his business seriously.
Killin’ all these rappers off now can I get a witness?
Boasting about his success in the rap game and asking for others to acknowledge it.
Lyin’ to the judge, flyin’ to the club
Misbehaving and lying to police and authority figures, then partying hard afterwards.
Chopper play the barber came to line a nigga up
Having a gun that is ready to be used, if necessary.
Heavy in the game, still ain’t had enough
Being involved in the rap game for a significant amount of time and still enjoying it.
We takin’ all your bitches and buyin’ all the drugs
Stealing other men's female companions and using their wealth to buy drugs.
Couple thousand for the Louis lining in my tub
Spending a lot of money on luxurious items, such as a Louis Vuitton bathtub.
G’d up from my feet up
Fully embodying the lifestyle of a 'gangsta,' from head to toe.
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Derrek Mills
2020 still bangs
woozhiy
2021 still bangs.
Yung Bricka
Yes Sirrr
Jesse Martinez
This is the first song I heard when I got out of prison. Now I’m an electrical engineer traveling the world. If anyone’s goin thru shit DONT GIVE UP
Chillaxing
Nice broski
Tyler Peacock
Awesome
Thijs Pluymert
What did you do bro?
Akilah Franklin
Puttin my 19 year old sister up on MY Wiz😂😂😂
Bam Gotti
Classic 🔥🔥💪🏾💪🏾
Like Jimi
Bro i watched this way more then 35k times when I was 14-16 lol