''Rolling Papers'' is the third studio album by American rapper

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. It was released on March 29, 2011, by

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and

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. It is his first album under a major label after his independent releases, ''

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'' and ''

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''. The album features guest appearances from

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and Chevy Woods. ''Rolling Papers'' was supported by five singles: "

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", " Roll Up", "

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", " No Sleep" and " The Race". The album has been noted by music writers for having a

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style. ''Rolling Papers'' debuted at number two on the ''Billboard'' 200, with first-week sales of 197,000 copies in the United States. The album has been certified

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by the

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(RIAA), for combined sales and

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of two million units. Upon its release, the album received generally mixed to positive reviews from music critics, who complimented its hooks, but criticized its subject matter.

Background

Following the release of his independent second album, ''

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'', Khalifa released his mixtape ''

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'', which immediately became widely praised as one of the best hip hop mixtapes of 2010. After generating buzz from the mixtape, Khalifa not only won MTV's "Hottest Breakthrough Hip Hop Artist of 2010" award, but he also became the center of a bidding war between various labels, including Rick Ross'

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label. He also came to the attention of fellow rapper

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, who offered him the chance to co-headline his album tour. After declining both rapper's offers, he announced that he was signing with

live on July 30 on MTV's "RapFix 34 Live," and confirmed that he had begun work on his debut on the label. His first official single, "

", produced by

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, became one of the highest selling hip hop singles of 2010, eventually selling over two million digital downloads.

Title significance

On January 26, 2011, Wiz announced the album's title and release date via

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. According to Wiz, there are three different meanings behind the ''Rolling Papers'' title.

Guests

Khalifa had confirmed that rappers;

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, and

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would appear on the album in late January 2011. In 2010, Khalifa had also toured and been in the studio with fellow rapper

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making their appearance on the album a possibility. He also confirmed via Twitter, that he had been in the studio and finished two tracks with rapper,

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, one of which will appear on Khalifa's album. Fellow

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and

labelmate rapper,

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, has also confirmed working with Wiz for the album in the studio. Upon the album's release, the only guest appearances on the album were from

and

Chevy Woods Kevin "Chevy" Woods (born May 13, 1981) is an American rapper and songwriter from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Throughout his career he has been affiliated with rapper Wiz Khalifa and his respective Taylor Gang record label, also serving as Khalifa ...

. He also expressed a desire to get "veteran rappers" featured on the album such as

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and

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, this last one being a personal friend and influence to Wiz, although none of them made an appearance on the album.

Release and promotion

On April 14, 2010, Khalifa released his eighth mixtape, ''

''. The following year, on February 18, 2011, Khalifa released another mixtape, ''Cabin Fever'', in promotion for the album. ''Rolling Papers'' was released on March 29, 2011 by

and

, making it his first release on a

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Singles

" was released as the album's

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on September 14, 2010. The song was written in honor of Khalifa's hometown city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania's sporting team's colors, and became the unofficial anthem of the

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. The single topped the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and became one of the highest selling Hip-Hop songs of 2010, obtaining massive radio air-play and tallying sales of 2,342,000 in the United States. It also reached the top ten in Canada and the United Kingdom and reached the top forty in many other countries. The song is also notably popular for being remixed numerous times by fellow rappers, including

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, Wale,

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, SoLouCity YG,

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and Maino. The official remix entitled, "Black and Yellow" (G-Mix) would later be released in February, and feature

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and T-Pain. " Roll Up" was released as the album's second single on February 3, 2011. It peaked at number 13 on the US Hot 100, number 7 on the US R&B charts, and number 2 on US Rap charts. It achieved moderate success in international markets, where it reached the top 50 in the UK. "

", featuring

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, was released as the album's third single via digital download on February 22, 2011 was later sent to radio in North America on May 28, 2011. It peaked at number 52 on the

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. " The Race" was released as the album's fourth single (although not sent to radio) on March 8, 2011, and peaked at number 66 on the US Hot 100. " No Sleep" was released as the album's fifth and final single on March 22, 2011. It became the second highest performing song from the album, as it peaked at number 6 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100. The song was later sent to radio on August 9, 2011. It has also debuted at number 38 on the ''Billboard''

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chart.

Critical reception

''Rolling Papers'' received generally mixed to positive reviews from

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s. At

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, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an

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score of 59, based on 24 reviews. Brandon Soderberg of ''

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'' wrote that it "embraces the doggedly one-note approach of the numerous mixtapes that built his substantial following".Soderberg, Brandon (March 25, 2011)
Wiz Khalifa, 'Rolling Papers' (Rostrum/Atlantic) , SPIN.com
''

''. Retrieved on 2011-03-25.

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's Matthew Cole found Khalifa's lyrics "boring" and stated, "he seems to regress to the tepid sing-song rapping that the music demands".Cole, Matthew (March 28, 2011)
Wiz Khalifa: Rolling Papers , Music Review, Slant Magazine

. Retrieved on 2011-03-29.

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's Sobhi Abdul-Rakhman panned it as "overproduced, generic disney channel beats by names no one knows, derivative choruses and melodies that obviously sound manufactured by a tie-wielding Atlantic executive, and lyricism that fails at even being anthemic for parties".Abdul-Rakhman, Sobhi (March 26, 2011)
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. Retrieved on 2011-03-28. Jesse Serwer of ''

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'' criticized the tracks with "beats even more pop than 'Black & Yellow'", adding that "Wiz has grown into a more skillful hookmeister than rapper".Serwer, Jesse (March 30, 2011)
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''

''. Retrieved on 2011-03-30. Hamish MacBain of ''

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'' stated, "Six songs in ..the start of ''Rolling Papers descent into eight loooong, dull filler tracks that, musically and lyrically, are completely indistinguishable from one to the other".MacBain, Hamish (April 4, 2011)
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''

''. Retrieved on 2011-04-04. Kevin Ritchie of ''

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'' wrote similarly, "Around the midpoint, his preoccupation with 'bitches and champagne' (and weed) starts to wear thin as he leans harder on pop choruses, resulting in forced and cutesy-sounding tracks".Ritchie, Kevin (March 31, 2011)
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''

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''. Retrieved on 2011-04-06. David Amidon of

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observed "lyrical laziness".Amidon, David (April 6, 2011)
Wiz Khalifa: Rolling Papers < PopMatters

. Retrieved on 2011-04-06. Lev Harris of

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called the album "a rap autopilot that engages all too often ..revert back to the pop rap blueprint as drawn by Dre and

", noting its lyrical content as too "preoccup edwith weed".Harris, Lev (March 29, 2011)
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. Retrieved on 2011-03-29. ''

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called it "monomaniacal, largely undistinguished" and commented that "unlike Snoop, Khalifa never seems to be having much fun".Rabin, Nathan (April 5, 2011)
Wiz Khalifa: Rolling Papers , Music, Music Review, The A.V. Club
''

''. Retrieved on 2011-04-06. In a positive review,

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editor David Jeffries complimented Khalifa's "keen sense of melody and fat sack of hooks" and stated "Khalifa’s chilled and confused ''Rolling Papers'' is an acquired taste ..purposeful mood music, perfect for bong loading or just hanging out".Jeffries, David (March 28, 2011)
Rolling Papers – Wiz Khalifa , AllMusic: Review

. Retrieved on 2011-03-28. ''

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''s Brad Wete called the album "lyrically limited to getting high, stealing chicks, and blowing cash ..Yet it burns with an underdog's passion and a champion's spite".Wete, Brad (March 23, 2011)
Rolling Papers , Music, EW.com
''

''. Retrieved on 2011-03-25.

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's Sean Fennessey called it "mood music for the mindless" and wrote that its production team "has given this album surprising cohesion".Fennessey, Sean (April 8, 2011)
Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Wiz Khalifa: Rolling Papers

. Retrieved on 2011-04-08. Jon Dolan of ''

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'' commented that Khalifa "manages to give life to those kinds of cash-gorged perma-baked clichés by warmly luxuriating in the space between pop's fresh-faced exuberance and hip-hop's easy arrogance".Dolan, Jon (March 29, 2011)
Rolling Papers by Wiz Khalifa , Rolling Stone Music, Music Reviews
''

''. Retrieved on 2011-03-29.

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number two on the US ''Billboard'' 200, with first-week sales of 197,000 copies in the United States behind

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' Femme Fatale which debuted at number one and opened up with first week sales of 276,000 copies in its first week alone. It entered at number 1 on ''

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''s

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, and

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chart.R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Week of April 16, 2011
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''Billboard''. Retrieved on 2011-04-06. In its second week, the album dipped to number 5 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 after selling additional 59,300 copies, bringing its total sales in the US to 257,500 copies. In its third and fourth week on the US charts, the album sold another 37,000 and 34,000 copies, bringing its total sales in the US to 328,000 copies. As of June 2015, the album has sold 892,000 copies in the United States. On June 22, 2016 the album was certified

by the

for combined sales and

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s of over two million units in the United States. In Canada, ''Rolling Papers'' debuted at number 6 on the

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. The album debuted at number 47 on the

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, and in its second week, slipped to number 78. The album debuted at number 2 on the

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, and maintained that position in its second week. Additionally, ''Rolling Papers'' debuted at number 35 on the Norwegian Albums Chart, number 49 on the

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and number 60 on the

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Track listing

Personnel

Credits for ''Rolling Papers'' adapted from

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. Credits: ''Rolling Papers'' Allmusic. Retrieved on 2011-07-29. * Darren Ankenman – photography * Chris Athens – mastering * Benny Blanco – engineer, guitar, instrumentation, producer, programming * Amanda Berkowitz – A&R * Big Jerm – engineer, producer, vocal engineer * Tim Blacksmith – executive producer * Christopher Bodie – illustrations * Greg Gigendad Burke – art direction, design * Brandon Carrier – composer, producer * E. Dan – engineer, mixing, producer * Eric Dan – composer * Danny D – executive producer * Sarah Demarco – project coordinator * Zvi Edelman – A&R * Tor Erik – instrumentation * M.S. Eriksen – composer * Mikkel S. Eriksen – engineer, instrumentation *

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– composer * Shante Franklin – composer * Lanre Gaba – A&R * Chris Gehringer – mastering * Serban Ghenea – mixing * Brandon Greene – composer * Benjy Grinberg – executive producer * Kevin Woods - composer * John Hanes – mixing * T.E. Hermansen – composer * Tor Erik Hermansen – instrumentation * Matt Huber – assistant, engineer *

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– keyboards, producer, programming * Benjamin Levin – composer * Jeremy "J Boogs" Levin – production coordination * Damien Lewis – assistant engineer * Andrew Luftman – guitar *

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– producer * Robert Marks – engineer, mixing * Danny Morris – composer, keyboards * Don Murray – engineer * Tim Roberts – assistant engineer * Nick Romei – package manager * James Scheffer – composer * Todd Shaw – composer * Stargate – producer * Phil Tan – mixing * Brad Post - mixing * Cameron Thomaz – composer * Miles Walker – engineer *

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– producer *

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– composer, producer * Jason Wilkie – assistant

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

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