(HQ Audio) Wiz Khalifa - Star of the Show

Khalifa was born on September 8, 1987 in Minot, North Dakota to a mother and a father serving in the military.His parents divorced when Khalifa was about three years old.

His parents' military service caused him to move on a regular basis.Khalifa lived in Germany, England, and Japan before settling in Pittsburgh where he attended Taylor Allderdice High School.

His stage name is derived from khalifa, an Arabic word meaning "successor", and wisdom, which was shortened to Wiz when Khalifa was fifteen.Khalifa stated to spinner.com that the name also came from being called "young Wiz 'cause I was good at everything I did".He includes Camp Lo, The Notorious B.I.G. and Bone Thugs-n-Harmony among his influences.In 2006, Khalifa stated in an interview that his uncle was Muslim.

Khalifa released his first mixtape, Prince of the City: Welcome to Pistolvania, in 2005. The mixtape led to his first full length album entitled Show and Prove in 2006. Khalifa was declared an "artist to watch" that year in Rolling Stone magazine.

In 2007, Khalifa signed to Warner Bros. Records and released two mixtapes through Rostrum Records: Grow Season, hosted by DJ Green Lantern 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 Rhythmic Top 40 music chart and number 20 on Billboard's Hot Rap Tracks.

The song samples "Better Off Alone" by Alice Deejay. Khalifa's vocals from "Say Yeah" appear near the end of Pittsburgh mash up producer Girl Talk's 2008 album, Feed the Animals, over music from Underworld's "Born Slippy", Usher's "Love in This Club", and the Cure's "In Between Days".[Khalifa appeared with The Game, David Banner and Play-n-Skillz at U92's Summer Jam at the USANA Amphitheatre in West Valley City, Utah on August 2, 2008.

Khalifa released the mixtapes Star Power in September 2008, and Flight School in April 2009 on Rostrum Records.

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[CyrusNasseriOfficial]

"Getting money nigga say i'm joined illuminati.

I'm throwing the west side up i'm Feeling like killuminati !"

BiG Sean.

[unidentifiedblackman]

This dude is rappin like he is a veteran and he is 23! rolling papers has some of the best music wiz has made and ive heard it all

[RayRay3708]

if ur wondering what the intro it is mary j blige love no limit

[RayRay3708]

@stopwhining1 thanks

[RayRay3708]

wat is the real song

[thebakedone420]

YO WIZ, love ur music, im straight TAYLOREDD out here in CO, mad faded of dis medical ;) keep it up dog.......Taylor Gang or T-bag a bear trap nigga

[TheManny7800]

damn i luv dis song wen im in the clouds ¦^)

[tuliopenha]

dear wiz is winning a crowd of fans here in BRASIL ; he really found the way .

[SpeakerSett]

I saw him live the 16th, and he stopped rapping quite suddenly and he said he had too much goddamn amsterdam weed. Lol omg i love him

[OBISEturkeyBingO]

This is from the chronic 2010...

[MrGrassys]

@unidentifiedblackman Yess. I'm glad you said. People hate Rolling Papers but that is completely original ,classic shit. They probably only know the singles. I like this version of the song better than the Rolling Papers one tho.

[Caleborate]

im the next wiz khalifa