Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and actor. Raised in

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, Pennsylvania, he signed with the local independent label

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to release his debut studio album, '' Show and Prove'' (2006). His contract entered a short-lived joint venture with

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the following year. His

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-influenced 2008 single, " Say Yeah" received

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airplay and entered both the

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and

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charts, becoming his first minor hit. Thomaz then parted ways with Warner Bros. and independently released his second album, ''

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'' (2009). He released two further mixtapes until signing with

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in July 2010. He adopted an

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-influenced approach for his debut single for the label, "

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." A tribute to his hometown of Pittsburgh, the song peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and received two

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nominations. Two of his follow-up singles, " Roll Up" and " No Sleep", peaked within the top 40 of the chart; all three preceded the release of his third album and

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debut, ''

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'' (2011). Despite mixed critical reception, the album peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200. His fourth album, ''

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'' (2012) was met with similar critical and commercial response, and supported by the singles "

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" and " Remember You" (featuring

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). His fifth album, ''

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'' (2014) became his first to debut atop the ''Billboard'' 200, and was supported by the lead single "

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." His 2015 single, "

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" (featuring

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) was released for the

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to the film ''

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'', in tribute to late actor

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. The song peaked the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for 12 non-consecutive weeks, received diamond (14× platinum) certification by the

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(RIAA), earned three Grammy Award nominations, and yielded Thomaz's furthest commercial success. His sixth album, '' Rolling Papers 2'' (2018) matched its titular predecessor in chart position, and was supported by the

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single " Something New" (featuring

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). Outside of music, Thomaz has delved into acting with television roles in ''Dickinson'' and ''

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'', the lead role alongside

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in the 2012

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film ''

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'', and voice roles in the animated series ''

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'', '' Duncanville'', and ''

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''. Thomaz founded the record label

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in 2008, through which he has signed artists including

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, Ty Dolla Sign, and Berner. Known for his abundant usage of

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, Thomaz launched his own cannabis brand, Khalifa Kush, in 2016, which expanded for release in nationwide

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in 2022.

Early life

Cameron Jibril Thomaz was born on September 8, 1987, in

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, to parents serving in the

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.Cordor, Cyril. "

Wiz Khalifa Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and actor. Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he signed with the local independent label Rostrum Records to re ...

. Allmusic. Retrieved on June 23, 2008. His parents divorced when Khalifa was about three years old. He was a

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, frequently moving around with his parents' military service. Khalifa lived in

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, the

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, and

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before settling in

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, with his mother around 1996, where he attended

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. Soon after moving to Pittsburgh, Khalifa began to write and perform his own lyrics before he was a teenager. His stage name is derived from

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, an

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word meaning "successor", and

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, which was shortened to Wiz when Khalifa was a young boy. Khalifa stated to

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that the name also came from being called "young Wiz 'cause I was good at everything I did, and my granddad is

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, so he gave me that name; he felt like that's what I was doing with my music." He got a tattoo of his stage name on his 17th birthday. By the age of 15, he was regularly recording his music at a local studio called

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. Impressed by the young teen's talent, E. Dan, the owner of the studio offered Khalifa an intern job at the studio in exchange for free recording time. Dan, being a veteran of the Pittsburgh hip-hop scene, would help develop and mentor the young artist early on in his career.

Career

2005–2008: Early mixtapes and ''Show and Prove''

Rostrum Records president Benjy Grinberg first heard about Wiz Khalifa in 2004 when the rapper's contribution to a mixtape of various new Pittsburgh artists attracted his interest. When Grinberg finally met the 16-year-old artist, he immediately decided he wanted to work with him, later telling

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: "Even though he wasn't all the way developed you could just tell that he was a diamond in the rough, and that with some polishing, guidance and backing he could become something special." Khalifa signed to the label shortly after and began a seven-year period of artist development. Khalifa released his first

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, ''Prince of the City: Welcome to Pistolvania'', in 2005. The mixtape paved the way for his first full-length album entitled '' Show and Prove'' in 2006. Khalifa was declared an "artist to watch" that year in ''

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'' magazine. In 2007, Khalifa signed to

and released two mixtapes through

: ''Grow Season'', hosted by

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and released on July 4, 2007, and ''Prince of the City 2'', released on November 20, 2007. His debut Warner Bros. single " Say Yeah" reached number 25 on the ''Billboard''

music chart and number 20 on ''Billboard's''

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. The song samples "

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" by

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. Khalifa's vocals from "Say Yeah" appear near the end of Pittsburgh

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producer Girl Talk's 2008 album, ''

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'', over music from Underworld's "

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", Usher's " Love in This Club", and

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's "

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". Khalifa appeared with The Game,

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, and

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at U92's Summer Jam at the

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, Utah on August 2, 2008. Khalifa released the mixtapes ''Star Power'' in September 2008, and ''

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'' in April 2009 on Rostrum Records. Khalifa parted ways with

in July 2009 after numerous delays in releasing his planned debut album for the label, ''First Flight''. Khalifa stated to the ''

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'' 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". Khalifa appeared with Girl Talk,

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, Donora,

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, and

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at the Amphitheatre at Station Square in Pittsburgh on July 31, 2009, where he announced that his relationship with Warner Bros. was over.

2009–2010: ''Deal or No Deal'' and signing with Atlantic Records

Continuing his association with Rostrum Records, Khalifa released the single "Teach U to Fly", and the mixtape ''How Fly'', a collaboration with New Orleans rapper

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, on August 9, 2009.Mervis, Scott (July 18, 2009).
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member

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at the 2009

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in New York City. Khalifa released the mixtape ''Burn After Rolling'' on November 2, 2009, where he raps over familiar beats from other artists, including the songs " If I Were a Boy" and "

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, "

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''; retrieved November 8, 2009. Khalifa released his second album, ''

'', on November 24, 2009. Khalifa performed at

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, Texas in March 2010, as part of the 2010

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Music Festival. He appeared on the cover of '' XXL'' magazine that same month, for the magazine's annual list of Top 10 Freshman, which included

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. Wiz Khalifa was named 2010 "Rookie Of The Year" by "

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", with alongside Rick Ross, "The Man Of The Year". He toured with rapper

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on a 20-date tour, the Deal Or No Deal Tour. Khalifa released the free mixtape '' Kush and Orange Juice'' for download on April 14, 2010. Due to Khalifa's devoted grassroots fan base, the mixtape became the No. 1

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on Twitter with the hash tag #kushandorangejuice, and "Kush and Orange Juice download" ranked No. 1 on

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'' magazine wrote that Khalifa signed with

in April 2010, although the rapper did not confirm it. He stated to

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in June 2010 that he was working on a new album, but was weighing his options and had not yet decided on a label to distribute it. Khalifa confirmed to MTV on July 30 that he was signing an Atlantic Records deal. Wiz Khalifa Boston Urban Music Project August 2010

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Khalifa was featured in a remix and video for the 2010

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single " Super High", alongside

. He guested on the mixtape ''Grey Goose, Head Phones, and Thirsty Women'' by

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rapper M.C., and was featured on the track "The Breeze (Cool)" on rapper

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's August 2010 mixtape ''

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''. Khalifa was named MTV's Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010, winning with nearly 70,000 votes, and beating out finalists

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, and

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. Khalifa appeared at the Soundset 2010 festival in May 2010 in

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, Minnesota, alongside

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, and others. He performed at the 2010

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festival, along with hip-hop veterans Wu-Tang Clan,

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, and

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. Khalifa declined an invitation to tour with rapper

and launched his own Waken Baken Tour, a 50-city national tour with rapper

. His official DJ on the tour was DJ Bonics. The tour, scheduled to last from September to November 2010, sold out every venue. In November 2010, during his "Waken Baken" tour at East Carolina University, Khalifa was arrested for possession and trafficking of marijuana. He was released the next morning after a $300K bail, and resumed his tour. Khalifa performed in a cypher during the 2010

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Hip-Hop Awards.

2010–2012: Mainstream success, ''Rolling Papers'' and ''O.N.I.F.C.''

Khalifa released "

", his first single for Rostrum/Atlantic, produced by

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, which has received radio airplay. The single peaked at number one on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100; the title of the song refers to the colors of the city of Pittsburgh.Lipshutz, Jason (October 13, 2010)
"Wiz Khalifa's "Black & Yellow" And Four Other Hot Football Fight Songs"
Billboard.com; retrieved October 15, 2010. Khalifa released his debut album with Atlantic Records in 2011. He appeared with Curren$y on the track "Scaling the Building" on producer

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' 2010 album, ''

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''. On March 29, 2011, Khalifa released his first studio album, ''

'' in the US. The album debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with first-week sales of 197,000 copies in the United States. On March 31, 2011, Khalifa performed at

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in Atlanta, Georgia as part of the school's annual Dooley's Weekend. On June 26, 2011, Khalifa was nominated and won Best New Artist at the

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. Khalifa collaborated with British rapper

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. Tinie announced in an interview with ''

'' that his next single was to be called "

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" and would feature Wiz Khalifa and was produced by

. The single and the video song were released at the end of June 2011. On April 11, 2012, Khalifa announced that he would release his second studio album titled ''Only Nigga In First Class'' but that it would be abbreviated as ''

'' for release to mainstream markets. ''O.N.I.F.C.'' debuted at number two with 131,000 in first week sales. The album spawned two singles "

" and " Remember You" both receiving good commercial acclaim and the former going platinum. Wiz spoke with rapper

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, with whom he collaborated on the song "Telescope", about making a movie together. Also in 2012,

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released their single "

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" featuring Khalifa, the lead single to their album '' Overexposed''.

2013–present: ''Blacc Hollywood'', "See You Again" and ''Rolling Papers 2''

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 would 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 ''

'' and would be released in 2013. On September 3, 2013, Khalifa revealed he had recorded songs with

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and

for ''Blacc Hollywood''. In October 2013,

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confirmed that he provided production for the album. On February 11, 2014, Khalifa released ''Blacc Hollywood''s first single titled "

". On March 31, 2015, Wiz Khalifa released an EP with fellow Taylor Gang artist

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, '' Talk About It in the Morning''. That same month, Khalifa and

released the song "

", a tribute to

, who died during filming for ''

''.

After releasing several "Weedmixes" on

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, including "Ziplocc" and "Maan!", Wiz took to Twitter to create hype about his new mixtape, ''

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'', which was due to be released on May 25, 2014. However, Wiz was arrested in El Paso, Texas for marijuana possession the day before, and there were fears that the mixtape would be pushed back. After posting a "jail selfie" and

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ging "FreeTrapWiz" on Twitter, he was released hours later, meaning the mixtape would go ahead with its intended release date. On January 23, 2015, Khalifa was featured on a remix release of the

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song "

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". 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

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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 ''

'', 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. In 2016, Khalifa sued former manager Benjy Grinberg and

because of a "

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" that he signed which he claimed was unfair. Khalifa is seeking $1 million in compensation as well as punitive damages and attorney fees. He and Grinberg split after 10 years of partnership. In 2018, he released the song "Hot Now", which created controversy due to the line "smoke got my eyes lookin' Korean", which some found to be racially insensitive. He responded with "chill out, I’m not racist. I love all races... I have Korean friends who are not offended." On April 20, 2020, Khalifa released a new EP, The Saga of Wiz Khalifa. The album included collaborations with

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, and

. In May 2020, Khalifa featured on a new song, ''Drums Drums Drums'' with

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. In 2021, Khalifa competed in

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of ''

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'' as "Chameleon". He finished in third place. In 2023, Wiz Khalifa released four mixtapes: Star Power, See Ya, Khali Sober, and Decisions.

Personal life

Khalifa began dating model

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in early 2011. They got engaged on March 1, 2012, and married on July 8, 2013. They have one son, born in 2013. On September 24, 2014, it was announced that Rose would be filing for divorce, citing

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. As of 2015, Khalifa and Rose have

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of their son. On June 16, 2024, Khalifa announced that he and his girlfriend of five years, Aimee Aguilar, are expecting their first child together, a daughter. Khalifa is open about his use of

, and he has claimed in many interviews that he spends $10,000 a month on cannabis, and also smokes daily. As of early 2014, Khalifa no longer pays for cannabis and is sponsored by The Cookie Company, a medical marijuana dispensary which sells his "Khalifa Kush" (KK) strain, which he partnered with RiverRock Cannabis to create. Khalifa began training in the martial art Brazilian jiu-jitsu in May 2017 with

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, an 8th degree red and black belt. Shortly after, he began training in

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with former

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bantamweight title contender

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and at the Unbreakable Performance Center in Los Angeles. On April 24, 2018,

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hosted a private Muay Thai seminar with Thai boxing legend

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for Khalifa at Unbreakable. In April 2023, it was announced that Khalifa would be taking on his first BJJ match against an unconfirmed opponent under the High Rollerz ruleset. In July 2024, Khalifa was arrested in

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for illegal drug possession following an incident where he smoked cannabis onstage during a concert.

Honors

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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 purchased a home in nearby

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, in January 2012.

Discography

Studio albums *'' Show and Prove'' (2006) *''

'' (2009) *''

'' (2011) *''

'' (with

) (2011) *''

'' (2012) *''

'' (2014) *'' Rolling Papers 2'' (2018) *''

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'' (2022) *''Wizzlemania'' (2025)

Tours

* Waken Baken Tour (2010) * Rolling Papers World Tour (2011) * Under the Influence of Music Tour (2011, 2012, 2014) * Under the Influence Tour (2013) * Blacc Hollywood Big Secret Tour (2014) https://www.complex.com/music/a/lauren-nostro/wiz-khalifa-blacc-hollywood-big-secret-tour * Boys of Zummer Tour (2015) * High Road Summer Tour (2016) * Dazed & Blazed Tour (2018) * Decent Exposure Tour (2019) * 2009 Tour (2019) * Vinyl Verse Summer Tour (2022) * High School Reunion Tour (2023)

Filmography

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* * *
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at MTV * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Khalifa, Wiz 1987 births Living people 21st-century African-American male singers 21st-century American male singers 21st-century African-American male actors 21st-century American male actors 21st-century American rappers African-American male rappers 21st-century American male rappers African-American male singer-songwriters American male singer-songwriters American hip-hop singers American male film actors American male television actors American male voice actors American male Muay Thai practitioners American practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Anti-Korean sentiment in the United States Atlantic Records artists Businesspeople in the cannabis industry Cannabis music East Coast hip-hop musicians Male actors from North Dakota Male actors from Pittsburgh People from Canonsburg, Pennsylvania People from Minot, North Dakota Hardcore hip-hop artists Rappers from North Dakota Rappers from Pittsburgh Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania Taylor Allderdice High School alumni Warner Records artists

Early life

Career

2005–2008: Early mixtapes and ''Show and Prove''

2009–2010: ''Deal or No Deal'' and signing with Atlantic Records

2010–2012: Mainstream success, ''Rolling Papers'' and ''O.N.I.F.C.''

2013–present: ''Blacc Hollywood'', "See You Again" and ''Rolling Papers 2''

Personal life

Honors

Discography

Tours

Filmography

Awards and nominations

See also

References

External links