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.
I Know
Wiz Khalifa Lyrics
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Don?t you ever go away!
I love you, I love you!
Yea, I?m begging you, don?t you leave,
Yea, I?m begging you, don?t you go!
You?ve got my heart, you?ve got my heart!
I know I f-cked off, I know I f-cked off!
I know I f-cked off!
Baby I need you, baby I need you, yeah!
I need you baby!
But now you?re going
And I?m forced to deal with your absence,
All alone in this madness,
All alone on my mattress,
Don?t know how the hell this happened!
You know loving me was a hazard,
Outcome of my actions.
I wish we could go back,
Go back a couple of chapters,
Back when there was laughter,
Back when we first met,
Before we came such a disaster,
Before your heart got sharper,
Before I forgot how much you meant it.
Crazy we don?t realize what we have until after.
We no longer have it!
Don?t you ever leave!
Don?t you ever go away!
I love you, I love you!
Yea, I?m begging you, don?t you leave,
Yea, I?m begging you, don?t you go!
You?ve got my heart, you?ve got my heart!
You say you?re out the door,
You?re out the door,
You?re sick and tired can?t take no more,
Can?t take no more!
You know the game,
And try to help it time and time before,
Told me you don?t have time to waste it,
And hey, you?ve got to go, you?ve got to go!
Can help on thinking at you when I?m alone,
When I?m alone!
Try in vain, I call your cell, you don?t pick up your phone,
Guess that you really mean you meant just what you said,
You said just what you meant,
Getting all this bread but it don?t mean sh-t,
Fuck the dough I get, plus the dough I spend, yeah!
Don?t you ever leave!
Don?t you ever go away!
I love you, I love you!
Yea, I?m begging you, don?t you leave,
Yea, I?m begging you, don?t you go!
You?ve got my heart, you?ve got my heart!
Hey superstar,
There?s a raincloud above my heart
And it?s only because of you
I knew it from the very start
Running out of complaints
No, no! ?my bodies sedate,
Looking at my heart I?ll give it away babe
And I?ma honor and cherish our blazer
Baby?
Don?t you ever leave!
Don?t you ever go away!
I love you, I love you!
Yea, I?m begging you, don?t you leave,
Yea, I?m begging you, don?t you go!
You?ve got my heart, you?ve got my heart!
I know I f-cked off, I know I f-cked off!
I know I f-cked off!
I?m sorry baby!
Baby I need you, baby I need you, yeah!
I need you baby!
Aww no, no you do
Aww no, no you do
Yeah
I love you!
The lyrics to Wiz Khalifa's song I Know tell a story of an apologetic lover who is begging their partner not to leave them. The song reflects on the consequences of the lover's actions and describes their regret and desire to go back to the happier moments in their relationship. The song also acknowledges the pain of dealing with the aftermath of a breakup and the loneliness that comes with it. The chorus of the song repeats the plea for the partner not to leave and acknowledges the love and attachment that the singer has for their partner.
The lyrics can be interpreted as a reflection of the common scenario in relationships, where one person takes the other for granted and only realizes the true value of their partner after they have left them. The singer recognizes their mistake and desperately tries to win back their partner, acknowledging that they were wrong and that they need their partner in order to feel complete. The lyrics also express the pain of losing someone you love and the difficulty of dealing with a broken heart.
The song is an emotive rendition of the complexities and challenges of love and relationships. It shows that love is not always perfect and that mistakes are bound to be made, but it also highlights the importance of acknowledging those mistakes and owning up to them in an effort to preserve the love that once existed between two people.
Line by Line Meaning
Don?t you ever leave!
The singer is pleading for the other person not to leave.
Don?t you ever go away!
The singer is pleading for the other person not to go away.
I love you, I love you!
The singer is expressing their love for the other person.
Yea, I?m begging you, don?t you leave,
The artist is begging the other person not to leave.
Yea, I?m begging you, don?t you go!
The artist is begging the other person not to go.
You?ve got my heart, you?ve got my heart!
The singer is saying that the other person has their heart.
I know I f-cked off, I know I f-cked off!
The singer acknowledges that they messed up in the past.
I?m sorry baby!
The artist is apologizing to the other person.
Baby I need you, baby I need you, yeah!
The artist is expressing their need for the other person.
But now you?re going
The other person is leaving.
And I?m forced to deal with your absence,
The singer has to face the fact that the other person is gone.
All alone in this madness,
The artist feels alone and overwhelmed without the other person.
All alone on my mattress,
The singer is alone on their bed.
Don?t know how the hell this happened!
The singer is confused about why things have turned out this way.
You know loving me was a hazard,
The other person knew that loving the singer was risky.
Outcome of my actions.
The situation is the result of the artist's actions.
I wish we could go back,
The artist wishes to go back to a previous time.
Go back a couple of chapters,
The singer wishes to go back to a previous point in their relationship.
Back when there was laughter,
The singer wishes to go back to a time when they were happy.
Back when we first met,
The artist wishes to go back to the beginning of their relationship.
Before we came such a disaster,
The artist wishes to go back to a time when their relationship wasn't so chaotic.
Before your heart got sharper,
The artist wishes to go back to a time when the other person wasn't as hurt by the artist's actions.
Before I forgot how much you meant it.
The singer wishes to go back to a time when they remembered how important the other person was to them.
Crazy we don?t realize what we have until after.
It's crazy that the artist and the other person didn't realize what they had until after it was gone.
We no longer have it!
The singer and the other person no longer have their relationship.
You say you?re out the door,
The other person is saying that they're leaving.
You?re sick and tired can?t take no more,
The other person is tired of the singer's behavior and can't take it anymore.
You know the game,
The other person knows what the artist is doing and how it affects their relationship.
And try to help it time and time before,
The other person has tried to fix things between them multiple times in the past.
Told me you don?t have time to waste it,
The other person has told the singer that they don't have time to waste on a relationship that is not working.
And hey, you?ve got to go, you?ve got to go!
The other person is saying that they have to leave, no matter what.
Can help on thinking at you when I?m alone,
The artist thinks about the other person when they're alone.
Try in vain, I call your cell, you don?t pick up your phone,
The artist tries to call the other person, but they don't answer.
Guess that you really mean you meant just what you said,
The artist realizes that the other person is serious about leaving.
You said just what you meant,
The other person meant what they said.
Getting all this bread but it don?t mean sh-t,
The artist may be successful, but it doesn't matter if they don't have the other person in their life.
Fuck the dough I get, plus the dough I spend, yeah!
The singer doesn't care about the money they make or spend - it doesn't make up for the loss of the other person.
Hey superstar,
The singer is addressing the other person as a superstar.
There?s a raincloud above my heart
The singer's heart is heavy and burdened.
And it?s only because of you
The other person is the cause of the artist's pain.
I knew it from the very start
The artist knew that the other person was important to them from the beginning.
Running out of complaints
The singer has nothing left to complain about.
No, no! ?my bodies sedate,
The singer feels numb and lifeless.
Looking at my heart I?ll give it away babe
The artist is willing to give their heart to the other person.
And I?ma honor and cherish our blazer
The artist promises to respect and appreciate their relationship.
Aww no, no you do
The artist is responding to an unspoken question or statement from the other person.
Yeah
The singer is agreeing with the other person.
I love you!
The artist loves the other person.
Contributed by Miles S. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@hazel8d
Legend has it those two dudes are still waiting to hit the blunt
@ifrahjama2215
Lolll fr
@ddoggj1
They didn't put in on it, MANNNNN!
@shreyashnaitam9210
damn Its true..when I came here last time about 2 months ago..wiz was smoking back then and still smoking 😂 them poor dude
@dj-qn9ry
Nah cause it's a joint, wiz dont smoke blunts
@rachelbird5189
they are both waiting
@BeatLounge
The lead melody is so addictive..
@best-x3833
So hard
@HellotherehowmayIhelpyou
Reminds me of Ratat - loud pipes (a classic)
@otenkov
do you guys know the chords?