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.
Get That Zip Off
Wiz Khalifa Lyrics
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I’m fresh off a plane, I'm rolling a plane
Girl why is you playing? Let’s stick to the plan
That weed is so good that it stick to my hand
It come from the land, I know I’m the man
Bought a few packs so they throw a few in
I don’t understand, I know what you been
I smoke ‘til it’s gone and grow it again (Huh?)
It ain't nothin’ to get that zip off
I was smoking trees at the party acting gnarly
I got hundred pounds of weed, talked to shawty, what ya need?
Kush be so strong get it once it’s hard to breathe
Have you coughing up a lung, so much smoke you tryna leave
Blowing up a nigga phone, what I tell your ass?
Talking about that pack I ain’t tryna sell your ass
(God damn) Rollie on my wrist, doobie in my fist
Sipping on that Kris, definitely going to jail if I take a piss
It ain’t nothin’ to get that tip off
Arm out the window, it ain’t nothin’ to get that clip off
It ain't nothing to knock your clique off
Put it in her mouth, I swear she tried to suck my dick off (God Damn)
[Hook:]
It ain't nothin’ to get that zip off
It ain't nothin’ to get that zip off
28 grams in a zip lock
It ain't nothin’ to get that zip off
Got one rolled up, you should roll one too
Let’s get fucked up, girl you know how we do
What time? What place? Drink gin no chase
First time all out, next time call us
Don’t hit the bong, get the smoke is bad
Say you smoking strong, but you wrong, you been smoking trash
It ain't in my lungs if it ain’t that pressure
First thing in the morning grab my joint from out the dresser
Keep my OG in a jar ‘cause I like it fresh
Said he hit the weed, he ain’t ready yet
Straight up flexin’ on these children like I’m WIllie Nelson
No discussion, come to drugs I got a big selection
[Hook]
[Laughing] 28 grams nigga
The fuck you wanna do nigga?
I’m coning the joint while we talk right now nigga
Fuck wrong with you?
A zip at a time bitch, put that lil’ ass shit away
Fuck wrong with you niggas man
We do it big over here man, Taylor Gang
I’ll be in motherfuckin’ Denver on 4/20 nigga
Weed’s legal there, so that’s sweet
Y’ll niggas smoke like two joints a day
And you talkin’ bout you gettin’ high motherfucker
That’s cool, we gon’ continue to get dumb high
We ain’t abusing it, we using it
In Wiz Khalifa's song “Get That Zip Off,” he talks about his money and his love for marijuana. The opening lines suggest that he's coming fresh from a flight and lighting up a joint right away. He reminds his girl not to play around and stick to the plan, as he's got good weed in his hand. He's confident about being “the man” and has a lot of weed as well. He rolls his joint with more weed than tobacco and smokes until it's all gone.
The second verse has Wiz talking about the party scene, where he's smoking trees and has a lot of weed in hand. He's got a lot of Kush, which is so strong that it's hard to breathe, and he's coughing up after smoking too much. He gets a lot of calls from people asking him to sell them weed, but he doesn't want to. He’s sure that he’d be in jail if they take his piss test for the amount of weed he smokes.
The lyrics talk about how easy it is to get a zip of weed and how rich Wiz Khalifa is. He talks about smoking weed and being high all the time. The song shows Wiz's love for marijuana and the culture around it.
Line by Line Meaning
Uh, what is you saying? My money insane
What are you trying to say? My money is extraordinary.
I’m fresh off a plane, I'm rolling a plane
I just got off the plane and I'm rolling a joint.
Girl why is you playing? Let’s stick to the plan
Why are you playing games? Let's stick to our original plan.
That weed is so good that it stick to my hand
The weed is so good that it sticks to my hand.
It come from the land, I know I’m the man
The weed comes from the earth and I know I'm the man for having it.
Bought a few packs so they throw a few in
Since I bought a few packs, they threw in a few extra.
I don’t understand, I know what you been
I don't understand what you're saying, but I know what you've been up to.
I smoke ‘til it’s gone and grow it again (Huh?)
I smoke the weed until it's gone, then I grow more. (Do you understand?)
It ain't nothin’ to get that zip off
It's nothing to get that bag of weed.
I was smoking trees at the party acting gnarly
I was smoking weed at the party and acting cool.
I got hundred pounds of weed, talked to shawty, what ya need?
I have a hundred pounds of weed, spoke to a girl, asked her what she needs.
Kush be so strong get it once it’s hard to breathe
The kush is so strong that it's hard to breathe after smoking it.
Have you coughing up a lung, so much smoke you tryna leave
It's so smokey that you're coughing up a lung and trying to leave.
Blowing up a nigga phone, what I tell your ass?
You keep calling me, what did I tell you?
Talking about that pack I ain’t tryna sell your ass
You keep talking about buying weed, but I'm not trying to sell it to you.
Rollie on my wrist, doobie in my fist
I have a Rolex on my wrist and a joint in my hand.
Sipping on that Kris, definitely going to jail if I take a piss
I'm drinking expensive champagne and if I take a piss, I'll definitely go to jail.
It ain’t nothin’ to get that tip off
It's nothing to get that bag of weed.
Arm out the window, it ain’t nothin’ to get that clip off
I have my arm out the window and it's nothing to get my gun out.
It ain't nothing to knock your clique off
It's nothing to attack and defeat your group of friends.
Put it in her mouth, I swear she tried to suck my dick off (God Damn)
I put the joint in her mouth and she tried to inhale it all in one go.
28 grams in a zip lock
There are 28 grams of weed in this bag.
Got one rolled up, you should roll one too
I have one joint rolled, you should roll one too.
Let’s get fucked up, girl you know how we do
Let's get high, you know how we do.
What time? What place? Drink gin no chase
What time and place should we meet? Let's drink gin without anything mixed in.
First time all out, next time call us
The first time we're smoking a lot, but next time let us know in advance.
Don’t hit the bong, get the smoke is bad
Don't use the bong, the smoke is unhealthy.
Say you smoking strong, but you wrong, you been smoking trash
You think you're smoking good weed, but you're actually smoking low quality weed.
It ain't in my lungs if it ain’t that pressure
I only smoke the highest quality weed.
First thing in the morning grab my joint from out the dresser
I grab a joint first thing in the morning from my dresser.
Keep my OG in a jar ‘cause I like it fresh
I keep my high quality weed in a jar to keep it fresh.
Said he hit the weed, he ain’t ready yet
He said he can handle smoking weed, but he's not ready for it.
Straight up flexin’ on these children like I’m WIllie Nelson
I'm showing off on these young people like I'm Willie Nelson.
No discussion, come to drugs I got a big selection
There's no argument, when it comes to drugs, I have a large selection.
Contributed by Riley M. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Reasonable G
Uh, what is you saying? My money insane
I'm fresh off a plane, I'm rolling a plant
Girl why is you playing? Let's stick to the plan
That weed is so good that it stick to my hand
It come from the land, I know I'm the man
Bought a few packs so they throw a few in
I don't understand, I know what you payin'
I smoke 'til it's gone and grow it again (Huh?)
It ain't nothin' to get that zip off
It ain't nothin' to get that zip off
I was smoking trees at the party acting gnarly
I got hundred pounds of weed, talkin' shawty, what ya need?
Kush be so strong, hit it once it's hard to breathe
Have you coughing up a lung, so much smoke you tryna leave
Blowing up a nigga phone, what I tell your ass?
Talking about that pack I ain't tryna sell your ass
(God damn) Rollie on my wrist, doobie in my fist
Sipping on that Cris, definitely going to jail if I take a piss
It ain't nothin' to get that tip off
Arm out the window, it ain't nothin' to get that clip off
It ain't nothing to knock your clique off
Put it in her mouth, I swear she tried to suck my dick off (God Damn)
It ain't nothin' to get that zip off
It ain't nothin' to get that zip off
28 grams in a Ziploc
It ain't nothin' to get that zip off
Got one rolled up, you should roll one too
Let's get fucked up, girl you know how we do
What time? What place? Drink gin, no chase
First time all out, next time call us
Don't hit the bong, get the smoke is bad
Say you smoking strong, but you wrong, you been smoking trash
It ain't in my lungs if it ain't that pressure
First thing in the morning grab my joint from out the dresser
Keep my OG in a jar 'cause I like it fresh
Said he hit the weed, he ain't ready yet
Steady flexin' on these children like I'm WIllie Nelson
No discretion, come to drugs, I got a big selection
It ain't nothin' to get that zip off
It ain't nothin' to get that zip off
28 grams in a Ziploc
It ain't nothin' to get that zip off
28 grams nigga
The fuck you wanna do nigga?
I'm coning the joint while we talk right now nigga
Fuck wrong with you?
A zip at a time bitch, put that lil' ass shit away
Fuck wrong with you niggas man
We do it big over here man, Taylor Gang
I'll be in motherfuckin' Denver on 4/20 nigga
Weed's legal there, so that's sweet
Y'll niggas smoke like two joints a day
And you talkin' bout you gettin' high motherfucker
That's cool, we gon' continue to get dumb high
We ain't abusing it, we using it
Espantapájaros
Uh, ¿qué estás diciendo? Mi dinero está loco
Estoy recién salido de un avión, estoy rodando una planta
Chica, ¿por qué estás jugando? Sigamos con el plan
Esa hierba es tan buena que se pega a mi mano
Viene de la tierra, sé que soy el hombre
Compró algunos paquetes por lo que tiran algunos en
No entiendo, sé lo que pagas
Fumo hasta que se ha ido y vuelva a crecer (¿eh?)
No es nada para quitarle la cremallera
No es nada para quitarle la cremallera
Estaba fumando árboles en la fiesta actuando de forma retorcida
Tengo 100 libras de hierba, hablando de chuelo, ¿qué necesitas?
Kush ser tan fuerte, golpearlo una vez que sea difícil respirar
¿Has tosido un pulmón, tanto humo que tratas de irte?
Volar un teléfono negro, ¿qué te digo?
Hablando de esa manada, no voy a venderte el culo
Rollie en mi muñeca, Doobie en mi puño
Bebiendo en ese cris, definitivamente ir a la cárcel si hago pis
No es nada para conseguir esa información
Arma por la ventana, no es nada para quitar ese clip
No es nada para acabar con tu camarilla
Ponlo en su boca, juro que lo intentó
Para chupar mi polla off (maldita sea)
No es nada para quitarle la cremallera
No es nada para quitarle la cremallera
28 Gramos en un ziploc
No es nada para quitarle la cremallera
Tienes uno enrollado, deberías rodar uno también
Vamos a jodernos, chica ya sabes cómo lo hacemos
¿A qué hora? ¿Qué lugar? Bebe ginebra, sin persecución
La primera vez, la próxima vez llámenos
No golpees la pipa, consigue que el humo es malo
Di que fumas fuerte, pero te equivocas, has estado fumando basura
No está en mis pulmones si no es esa presión
A primera hora de la mañana coge mi porro de la cómoda
Mantenga mi og en un frasco porque me gusta fresco
Dijo que golpeó la hierba, que aún no está listo
Flexión firme en estos niños como yo soy Willie Nelson
Sin discreción, ven a las drogas, tengo una gran selección
28 gramos negro
¿Qué carajo quieres hacer negro?
Estoy congestionando el porro mientras hablamos ahora, negro
¿Que te jodan mal?
Una cremallera a la vez perra, deja esa porquería de culo
Que te jodan mal con tus negros
Lo hacemos a lo grande por aquí, hombre, banda de Taylor
Estaré en Denver en el negro 4/20
La hierba es legal allí, así que es dulce
Los negros fuman como dos porros al día
Y tú hablando de que te drogas, cabrón
Eso es genial, vamos a seguir drogándonos tontos
No estamos abusando de ella, lo estamos usando
Kenneth Nicholas
420k views. Had too.
HipHopAvenueTV
Oh wow lol 💯
jeffery snyder
One of the best Stoner songs of ALL TIME!! YOUR PERFECT WIZ!!
Jonathan Burton
I just listened to this for the first time in at least 7 years and holy shit it goes harder than ever
Reaper 6614
This shit slap so hard how this don't got millis. Been banging since it dropped💯💯
Danilo Vargas
wiz é fodaaa!!
Travis Proctor
My favorite wizz song. Still bumping this
manapotek
still one of my favs
Erick Garcia
Still bumpin this
Immaculate
GODDD. DAMN !!!!! 💯 always loved this track Wiz. Respect