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.
Payphone
Wiz Khalifa Lyrics
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All of my change I spent on you
Where have the times gone, baby it's all wrong
Where are the plans we made for two
Yeah, I, I know it's hard to remember
The people we used to be
It's even harder to picture
You say it's too late to make it
But is it too late to try
And in our time that you wasted
All of our bridges burned down
I've wasted my nights
You turned out the lights
Now I'm paralyzed
Still stuck in that time
When we called it love
But even the sun sets in paradise
I'm at a payphone trying to call home
All of my change I spent on you
Where have the times gone, baby it's all wrong
Where are the plans we made for two
If Happy Ever Afters did exist
I would still be holding you like this
All those fairy tales are full of shit
One more fucking love song, I'll be sick
Oh, you turned your back on tomorrow
'Cause you forgot yesterday
I gave you my love to borrow
But you just gave it away
You can't expect me to be fine
I don't expect you to care
I know I've said it before
But all of our bridges burned down
I've wasted my nights
You turned out the lights
Now I'm paralyzed
Still stuck in that time
When we called it love
But even the sun sets in paradise
I'm at a payphone trying to call home
All of my change I spent on you
Where have the times gone, baby it's all wrong
Where are the plans we made for two?
If Happy Ever Afters did exist
I would still be holding you like this
All those fairy tales are full of shit
One more fucking love song, I'll be sick
Now I'm at a payphone
Man, fuck that shit
I'll be out spending all this money
While you're sitting round wondering
Why it wasn't you who came up from nothing
Made it from the bottom
Now when you see me I'm stunting
And all of my cars start with a push of a button
Telling me the chances I blew up
Or whatever you call it
Switch the number to my phone
So you never could call it
Don't need my name on my show
You can tell it I'm ballin'
Swish, what a shame could have got picked
Had a really good game but you missed your last shot
So you talk about who you see at the top
Or what you could have saw but sad to say it's over for
Phantom pulled up valet open doors
Wiz like go away, got what you was looking for
Now it's me who they want, so you can go and take
That little piece of shit with you
I'm at a payphone trying to call home
All of my change I spent on you
Where have the times gone, baby it's all wrong
Where are the plans we made for two
If Happy Ever Afters did exist
I would still be holding you like this
All those fairy tales are full of shit
One more fucking love song, I'll be sick
Now I'm at a payphone
The song "Payphone" by Wiz Khalifa is a sad and heart-wrenching ballad about a relationship that fell apart. The singer is stuck at a payphone, trying to call his former love, but all his change has been spent on her. He reminisces about the times they spent together and the plans they had made, but it's all wrong now. He acknowledges that it's difficult to remember the people they were and the love they shared. The song describes the pain of losing someone and the struggle to move on.
The lyrics also convey a sense of bitterness and regret. The singer knows that he has wasted his time and energy on a love that was not meant to be. He feels paralyzed and stuck in the past, remembering the times when they thought they were in love. However, he also acknowledges that even the sun sets in paradise, reminding listeners that nothing is perfect and things can fall apart even when they seem perfect. The song ends with the chorus repeating, emphasizing the pain and desperation of the singer.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm at a payphone trying to call home
I'm desperately trying to reach out to you, hoping to find a way back to our relationship.
All of my change I spent on you
I gave you everything, even my last penny, hoping to keep you happy.
Where have the times gone, baby it's all wrong
Things have changed between us, and it doesn't feel right anymore. It's not the way we planned it.
Where are the plans we made for two
We had a future together, but now, it seems like those plans are nowhere to be found. They've disappeared.
Yeah, I, I know it's hard to remember
We used to be so close, but now those memories are distant and hard to recall.
The people we used to be
We've changed from who we were before. It's like we're completely different people now.
It's even harder to picture
It's almost impossible to imagine that we used to be so happy together.
That you're not here next to me
You're not here anymore, and I miss you terribly. I wish we could be together again.
You say it's too late to make it
You think it's too late for us to fix things, that the damage is too great to repair.
But is it too late to try
I refuse to believe that it's too late. I'm willing to try anything to make things right between us.
And in our time that you wasted
We had so much time together, but it feels like all of it was just wasted because we couldn't make it work.
All of our bridges burned down
We've destroyed everything that we had together. There's nothing left to fix anymore.
I've wasted my nights
I've spent countless nights alone, thinking about what went wrong between us.
You turned out the lights
You left me alone in the dark, both literally and figuratively. You were my light, and now you're gone.
Now I'm paralyzed
I'm stuck in this situation, unable to move on or let go of what we once had.
Still stuck in that time
I'm still holding on to the past, unable to move forward and start anew.
When we called it love
We used to call our relationship love, and we truly believed that it was. But now, it feels like a distant memory.
But even the sun sets in paradise
Even the most beautiful things come to an end. Our relationship might have been perfect for a while, but eventually, it had to come to a close.
If Happy Ever Afters did exist
If there was such a thing as a perfect, happy ending, then maybe our relationship could have had one.
I would still be holding you like this
If things had turned out differently, I would still be by your side, holding you close and never wanting to let go.
All those fairy tales are full of shit
The perfect, happy endings that we read about in fairy tales are just fantasies. Real life is much messier and more complicated.
One more fucking love song, I'll be sick
I'm tired of hearing love songs that don't reflect the reality of what love is really like. They're all just a bunch of lies.
Oh, you turned your back on tomorrow
You gave up on our future together. You abandoned our plans and dreams for what we could have been.
'Cause you forgot yesterday
You've forgotten about the good times we had together, and now you're focused only on the negative.
I gave you my love to borrow
I trusted you with my heart, believing that you would treasure it and give it back to me when we were together again.
But you just gave it away
Instead, you threw my heart away, never once thinking about the pain you were causing.
You can't expect me to be fine
You hurt me deeply, and now you expect me to just be okay with everything that's happened between us.
I don't expect you to care
I don't expect you to understand how much you've hurt me. You don't care about me or what we had before.
I know I've said it before
I've tried to express my feelings to you many times before, but it seems like you don't listen or care.
But all of our bridges burned down
We've destroyed everything that we had between us, and there's no going back now.
Man, fuck that shit
I'm done with feeling sorry for myself and trying to make things work with you. I'm moving on with my life.
I'll be out spending all this money
I'm going to enjoy my life and not worry about you anymore. I'm going to spend my money on things that make me happy.
While you're sitting round wondering
While you're still stuck in the past, thinking about what you could have had with me, I'll be moving forward and enjoying the present.
Why it wasn't you who came up from nothing
You'll be wondering why you're not the one who's moving up in life, who's making progress and enjoying success.
Made it from the bottom
I've come from humble beginnings, but I've worked hard to get where I am today.
Now when you see me I'm stunting
When you see me now, I look confident and successful. I've come a long way from where I started.
And all of my cars start with a push of a button
I've achieved a level of success where I can afford to have luxuries like cars that start with the push of a button, showing how far I've come.
Telling me the chances I blew up
You'll be telling others about how you had a chance to be with me, but you blew it.
Or whatever you call it
You might try to make excuses for why things didn't work out between us, but the truth is that you didn't try hard enough.
Switch the number to my phone
I'm changing my phone number so that you can't contact me anymore.
So you never could call it
You'll never be able to call me again, and I won't have to deal with the pain and heartache that you caused me.
Don't need my name on my show
I don't need to be recognized for my success. I'm happy just living my life and enjoying my accomplishments.
You can tell it I'm ballin'
You'll see from a distance that I'm successful, and you'll know that I've moved on from you and the pain you caused me.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Benjamin Levin, Adam Noah Levine, Ammar Malik, Daniel Omelio, Johan Karl Schuster, Cameron Jibril Thomaz
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Helo
I'm at a payphone trying to call home
All of my change I spent on you
Where have the times gone? Baby, it's all wrong
Where are the plans we made for two?
Yeah, I, I know it's hard to remember
The people we used to be...
It's even harder to picture,
That you're not here next to me.
You say it's too late to make it,
But is it too late to try?
And in our time that you wasted
All of our bridges burned down
I've wasted my nights,
You turned out the lights
Now I'm paralyzed.
Still stuck in that time
When we called it love
But even the sun sets in paradise
I'm at a payphone trying to call home
All of my change I spent on you
Where have the times gone? Baby, it's all wrong
Where are the plans we made for two?
If "Happy Ever After" did exist,
I would still be holding you like this
All those fairy tales are full of it.
One more fucking love song, I'll be sick.
Oh, you turned your back on tomorrow
'Cause you forgot yesterday.
I gave you my love to borrow,
But you just gave it away.
You can't expect me to be fine,
I don't expect you to care
I know I've said it before
But all of our bridges burned down.
I've wasted my nights,
You turned out the lights
Now I'm paralyzed.
Still stuck in that time
When we called it love
But even the sun sets in paradise.
I'm at a payphone trying to call home
All of my change I spent on you
Where have the times gone? Baby, it's all wrong
Where are the plans we made for two?
If "Happy Ever After" did exist,
I would still be holding you like this
All those fairy tales are full of shit
One more fucking love song, I'll be sick.
Now I'm at a payphone
(Wiz Khalifa)
Man, fuck that shit
I'll be out spending all this money
While you're sitting 'round wondering
Why it wasn't you who came up from nothing,
Made it from the bottom
Now when you see me I'm stunting,
And all of my cars start with a push of a button
Telling me I changed since I blew up
Or whatever you call it,
Switched the number to my phone
So you never could call it,
Don't need my name on my shirt,
You can tell that I'm balling.
Swish, what a shame could have got picked
Had a really good game but you missed your last shot
So you talk about who you see at the top
Or what you could have saw but sad to say it's over for.
Phantom pulled up valet open doors
Wished I'd go away, got what you was looking for
Now it's me who they want, so you can go and take
That little piece of shit with you.
I'm at a payphone trying to call home
All of my change I spent on you
Where have the times gone? Baby, it's all wrong
Where are the plans we made for two?
If "Happy Ever After" did exist,
I would still be holding you like this
All those fairy tales are full of shit
One more fucking love song, I'll be sick.
Now I'm at a payphone...
Hello Lipsey
So sad that it cuts off during Wiz Khalifa verse but I just spend 10 mins looking for this version I swear this is the best version I ever like it better than the original version
badtouchings
This song cuts off, sadly.
junaid lone
Awesome 🖤