Wiz Khalifa
Pittsburgh rapper and Taylor Gang founder behind “Black and Yellow,” “See You Again” and the Kush & Orange Juice series, with a steady flow of solo music and collaborations.
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Overview
- Birth name
- Cameron Jibril Thomaz
- Born
- September 8, 1987 · Minot, North Dakota
- Hometown
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Work
- Rapper, songwriter and actor
- Breakout
- Kush & Orange Juice and “Black and Yellow,” 2010
Mini bio
How it started.
Born Cameron Jibril Thomaz, Wiz grew up in a military family and eventually settled in Pittsburgh. He began writing lyrics before his teens and released his debut album, Show and Prove, with Rostrum Records in 2006.
Finding his people.
The 2010 mixtape Kush & Orange Juice helped turn his relaxed delivery and everyday rituals into a shared world for fans. In a 2025 GRAMMY.com interview, he described his breakthrough as a series of steps: label and radio recognition, the underground mixtape circuit, then hits such as “Black and Yellow.”
Songs that traveled.
“Black and Yellow” topped the Hot 100, and Rolling Papers followed in 2011. Blacc Hollywood became his first Billboard 200 No. 1 in 2014. The next year, “See You Again,” featuring Charlie Puth, reached audiences through Furious 7’s tribute to Paul Walker.
Still making new memories.
For Kush + Orange Juice 2, he returned to original producers including Cardo, ID Labs and Sledgren while bringing in new collaborators. His 2026 releases include solo projects, a film soundtrack and joint records with Curren$y and MGK.
Creditschronological, newest first
- 2026blog era boyzJoint mixtape with MGK
- 2026Roofless Records For Drop Tops: Disc 2With Curren$y and Harry Fraud
- 2026Moses the Black SoundtrackRecording artist
- 2025Kush + Orange Juice 2Lead artist
- 2015See You AgainLead artist and co-writer; featuring Charlie Puth
- 2011Young, Wild & FreeWith Snoop Dogg; featuring Bruno Mars
- 2010Black and YellowLead artist
Awards
Quotes
The most fun moments are always just creating and coming up with things on the spot.Wiz Khalifa, GRAMMY.com
In an interview published April 21, 2025, he described the loose, collaborative atmosphere in the studio.
Trivia
- His stage name combines a shortened form of “wisdom” with “Khalifa,” an Arabic word meaning successor.
- The orange juice in Kush & Orange Juice’s title is about starting the day fresh, he told GRAMMY.com.
- “See You Again” overtook “Gangnam Style” as YouTube’s most-watched video in July 2017.
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