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 βthe skills, the looks, the confidence, the drive, and the charisma for the job.β The New Pittsburgh Courier says, βThe 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.
Thuggin
Wiz Khalifa Lyrics
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I'm jewelry diamond, I'm ganged out
My niggas don't do no talkin'
Y'all niggas giving them names out
I'm Taylor Gang and you know it
Get it back fast so I blow it
Black frames on so I'm focused
Will in that hardtop and I'm loaded
Chicken ordered, no Crisco
My nigga David Blaine'd your chick
Disappear like, "Where did my bitch go?"
Them cars out in my gang too
Don't Tony Hawk and I skate through
If you bugged out they gon' spray you
One to ya temple, won't say who
We caked up and them cars cost
That wine great and that weed's strong
You can tell the people what
The fuck you want
But you ain't on the type of shit that we on
Ha, and that's word to that seventh letter
Gang shit, bang bitch, nobody do it better
All we doing is ballin' (Ballin')
Going hard trying to win that game
All we doing is stackin' (Stackin')
Early morning, we gettin' that change
All we doing is hustlin' (Hustin')
On the job you lookin' lame
All we doing is thuggin' (Thuggin')
If you one of us then you doing the same
All we doing is ballin' (Ballin')
Going hard trying to win that game
All we doing is stackin' (Stackin')
Early morning, we gettin' that change
All we doing is hustlin' (Hustlin')
On the job you lookin' lame
All we doing is thuggin' (Thuggin')
If you one of us then you doing the same
All we doin' is stuntin' (Stuntin')
Paid the cost now I'm doin' my thing
Push to start my button (Button)
95 when I'm in that lane
Kush to roll, by the onion (Onion)
Smokin' ounces up to my brain
Young nigga just thuggin' (Thuggin')
2Pac all eyes on me
My car collection is crazy (Crazy)
Kush connection is Mainy (Mainy)
Watch collection is classic (Classic)
Want me there then you pay me (Pay me)
All my niggas get ratchet (Ratchet)
Engine fast so don't race me (Race me)
Money stretched like gymnastics ('Nastics)
Fuck it, paper or plastic (Plastic)
Niggas talkin' that money (Money)
Come to find out they actin (Actin')
Niggas talk like they gangsters (Gangsters)
They ain't 'bout no action (Action)
If I'm up in your club (Club)
Believe I got that sack in
My niggas all packed in
That money we stackin', ooh
All we doing is ballin' (Ballin')
Going hard trying to win that game
All we doing is stackin' (Stackin')
Early morning, we gettin' that change
All we doing is hustlin' (Hustin')
On the job you lookin' lame
All we doing is thuggin' (Thuggin')
If you one of us then you doing the same
All we doing is ballin' (Ballin')
Going hard trying to win that game
All we doing is stackin' (Stackin')
Early morning, we gettin' that change
All we doing is hustlin' (Hustlin')
On the job you lookin' lame
All we doing is thuggin' (Thuggin')
If you one of us then you doing the same
Yeah, ho all I know is win (Win)
Rolling papers and gin (Gin)
Poppin' out of two doors (Two door)
Windows five percent (yeah)
They know what it is (What it is)
When a nigga ride by ya (By ya)
Ratchet niggas all with me (Wit me)
Man they might fire (Fire)
Smoking on that fire (Fire)
Through my supplier (Supplier)
Probably got it for some medical (Medical)
Still blowin' on medical (yeah)
Nigga see you stuntin' lookin' at
You on some hatin' shit (Uh)
I just roll up on him like
I would on some player shit (Uh, huh)
Man around the way, I call it that mayor shit
(Mayor shit)
Nigga know who my gang be, bands up
Turn crazy (yeah)
Bands is on me, she dancin' on me
My hammer showin', no niggas drawin'
Fans is on me eatin' shrimp and lobsters
Roll with nothing but them monsters
All we doing is ballin' (Ballin')
Going hard trying to win that game
All we doing is stackin' (Stackin')
Early morning, we gettin' that change
All we doing is hustlin' (Hustin')
On the job you lookin' lame
All we doing is thuggin' (Thuggin')
If you one of us then you doing the same
All we doing is ballin' (Ballin')
Going hard trying to win that game
All we doing is stackin' (Stackin')
Early morning, we gettin' that change
All we doing is hustlin' (Hustlin')
On the job you lookin' lame
All we doing is thuggin' (Thuggin')
If you one of us then you doing the same
(Same)
The lyrics to Wiz Khalifa's song "Thuggin" convey a sense of bravado, confidence, and a lifestyle centered around success, money, and living by their own rules. The opening lines establish their superiority over other rappers, with Wiz claiming that while others are merely rapping, he is the real deal, with his jewelry shining like diamonds and his gang affiliations evident. The reference to "Taylor Gang" is a nod to his crew and their success. Wiz boasts about his fast-paced lifestyle, blowing through money and staying focused with his black-framed sunglasses.
The lyrics also touch on themes of disappearing women, with a reference to magician David Blaine, indicating that their lifestyles are so intriguing and dynamic that they can captivate and then make women disappear without a trace. The song also emphasizes their street credibility, warning that if someone crosses them or acts out of line, they won't hesitate to respond with violence.
Line by Line Meaning
Uh, yeah i hear these niggas just rappin'
I am aware that these individuals are only pretending to be rappers
I'm jewelry diamond, I'm ganged out
I am adorned with expensive jewelry and heavily associated with a gang
My niggas don't do no talkin'
My associates are not ones to engage in idle chatter
Y'all niggas giving them names out
You guys are revealing the identities of others
I'm Taylor Gang and you know it
I am a member of the Taylor Gang and it is widely recognized
Get it back fast so I blow it
I quickly regain my wealth and spend it extravagantly
Black frames on so I'm focused
I wear sunglasses to maintain concentration
Will in that hardtop and I'm loaded
I am driving a luxurious convertible and heavily armed
Yeah them diamonds dancin', no disco
My diamonds shine brilliantly as they catch the light
Chicken ordered, no Crisco
I have ordered chicken without the use of cooking oil brand Crisco
My nigga David Blaine'd your chick
My friend has managed to impress and captivate your girlfriend, much like magician David Blaine
Disappear like, "Where did my bitch go?"
She vanishes without a trace, leaving you wondering where she went
Them cars out in my gang too
My gang also possesses a collection of high-end vehicles
Don't Tony Hawk and I skate through
I navigate smoothly and effortlessly, similar to professional skateboarder Tony Hawk
If you bugged out they gon' spray you
If you become a nuisance, they will retaliate violently
One to ya temple, won't say who
A bullet will be aimed at your head, and the culprit will remain anonymous
We caked up and them cars cost
We have accumulated a substantial amount of wealth, which we have used to purchase expensive cars
That wine great and that weed's strong
The wine is of excellent quality, and the marijuana is potent
You can tell the people what
You have the freedom to share with others
The fuck you want
Whatever you desire
But you ain't on the type of shit that we on
However, you are not involved in the same lifestyle as us
Ha, and that's word to that seventh letter
Indeed, this is a testament to my commitment
Gang shit, bang bitch, nobody do it better
We are deeply involved in gang activities and carry them out with prowess
All we doing is ballin' (Ballin')
We are solely focused on achieving success and living a luxurious lifestyle
Going hard trying to win that game
We are putting in maximum effort to come out victorious in our endeavors
All we doing is stackin' (Stackin')
Our main goal is to accumulate wealth and assets
Early morning, we gettin' that change
We engage in activities to earn money early in the day
All we doing is hustlin' (Hustin')
We are constantly working hard and striving for success
On the job you lookin' lame
In comparison, your efforts seem insignificant or unimpressive
All we doing is thuggin' (Thuggin')
We are fully committed to living a rebellious and criminal lifestyle
If you one of us then you doing the same
If you are part of our group, then you are engaged in similar activities
All we doin' is stuntin' (Stuntin')
We are proudly displaying our wealth and success
Paid the cost now I'm doin' my thing
I have made significant sacrifices and now I am living life on my own terms
Push to start my button (Button)
I start my car by pressing a button, indicating luxury and convenience
95 when I'm in that lane
When I am driving in a specific lane, I am moving at a high speed
Kush to roll, by the onion (Onion)
I have a supply of marijuana to roll in joints, typically measured by the ounce (represented by the term 'onion')
Smokin' ounces up to my brain
I consume large quantities of marijuana, leading to a high level of intoxication
Young nigga just thuggin' (Thuggin')
I am a young individual fully embracing a life of crime and rebellion
2Pac all eyes on me
Similar to the attention received by the late rapper 2Pac, all eyes are on me
My car collection is crazy (Crazy)
I possess an extravagant and impressive assortment of cars
Kush connection is Mainy (Mainy)
I have a strong and reliable supplier of marijuana named Mainy
Watch collection is classic (Classic)
I own a timeless and valuable collection of watches
Want me there then you pay me (Pay me)
If you desire my presence, you must compensate me financially
All my niggas get ratchet (Ratchet)
All of my friends carry weapons, typically referring to firearms
Engine fast so don't race me (Race me)
The engine in my car is powerful, making it unwise to challenge me in a race
Money stretched like gymnastics ('Nastics)
I have a significant amount of money that I am able to make last, similar to the flexibility of a gymnast
Fuck it, paper or plastic (Plastic)
I am not concerned with the method of payment, whether it be cash (paper) or credit (plastic)
Niggas talkin' that money (Money)
Many individuals claim to possess significant wealth
Come to find out they actin' (Actin')
However, it is later discovered that they are only pretending and not actually as wealthy as they claim
Niggas talk like they gangsters (Gangsters)
Many individuals boast about their involvement in criminal activities or affiliation with gangs
They ain't 'bout no action (Action)
However, they do not actually engage in any meaningful criminal activities
If I'm up in your club (Club)
If I am present in your club or establishment
Believe I got that sack in
You should be aware that I am carrying a significant amount of drugs, typically referring to marijuana
My niggas all packed in
All of my friends are present and tightly packed together
That money we stackin', ooh
We are actively accumulating large amounts of money, indicating financial success
Yeah, ho all I know is win (Win)
My mindset is solely focused on achieving victory in all aspects of life
Rolling papers and gin (Gin)
I frequently smoke marijuana using rolling papers and consume gin as a beverage
Poppin' out of two doors (Two door)
I gracefully exit a luxury vehicle with only two doors
Windows five percent (yeah)
The windows of my car are tinted so that only five percent of light can pass through
They know what it is (What it is)
Others are aware and familiar with the lifestyle I lead
When a nigga ride by ya (By ya)
As I pass by you in my car
Ratchet niggas all with me (Wit me)
I am surrounded by friends who are heavily involved in criminal activities
Man they might fire (Fire)
These individuals are capable of using firearms and may resort to violence
Smoking on that fire (Fire)
I am consuming marijuana of exceptional quality
Through my supplier (Supplier)
I have obtained this high-quality marijuana through my reliable source
Probably got it for some medical (Medical)
It is likely that the marijuana I possess is intended for medicinal purposes
Still blowin' on medical (yeah)
Despite possible regulations, I continue to consume medicinal marijuana
Nigga see you stuntin' lookin' at
People observe and envy your flashy display of wealth
You on some hatin' shit (Uh)
Those individuals respond to you with envy and bitterness
I just roll up on him like
I approach him with confidence and assertiveness
I would on some player shit (Uh, huh)
I treat the situation with the confidence and charm of a womanizer
Man around the way, I call it that mayor shit
In my neighborhood, I am respected and viewed as a figure of authority
(Mayor shit)
This sense of authority and influence is comparable to that of a mayor
Nigga know who my gang be, bands up
People are aware of my gang affiliation, and we are unified with our financial resources
Turn crazy (yeah)
We become extremely wild and uncontrollable
Bands is on me, she dancin' on me
I have a significant amount of money, and a woman is flirting and dancing with me
My hammer showin', no niggas drawin'
I have a visible firearm, deterring others from starting any conflicts
Fans is on me eatin' shrimp and lobsters
I attract a following who admire and support me, indulging in expensive seafood delicacies
Roll with nothing but them monsters
I associate myself only with dangerous and intimidating individuals
Lyrics Β© Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: CAMERON JIBRIL THOMAZ, EDWARD RAMEER MURRAY
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