Presentation of Wiz
Khalifa
Signer of rap (rap east coast, rap
hardcore, pop-rap)
He is 24 years old
His life before being a singer
• Wiz Khalifa is an American
rapper, he was born
on September 8, 1987, in North
Dakota. Then he went to
Pittsurburgh in the state of
Pennsylvania. He also lived in
Germany, Britain and
Japan because his parents were
both soldiers who had to
change base often.
• His stage name has a
meaning: Wiz comes
from the word "wisdom"
which means (sagesse
en francais) and Khalifa
means "successor" in
Arabic.
• Before becoming a
singer, Wiz Khalifa was
inspired
by famous singers like
Jay-Z or Notorious BIG.
• He released his first
song in
2005 called "Prince
of the City: Welcome to
Pistolvania".
Thanks to this song, he
encountered a great
success and released
his first album in 2006.
His first album was
called Show and Prove.
His career
His career
• Then Wiz encountered a great
success allowing him to
release several songs in 2007, he
signed with Warner and that gave
him even more success and his
songs hit the Top 10 of rap. And
Wiz then went on to produce two
new hit singles.
• But in July 2009, Wiz decided to
leave Warner delaying the release of
his album. He then signed with
Rostrum Records allowing him
to finally release his second album
which made him known in the world.
His career
• He then
met Snoop Dogg,
a great figure
in the rap
world, then he
started to record
songs with him.
• Then Wiz began a
world tour.
Other
• Wiz is famous as a
singer but he is also known
for his "style", his
language, character and
also his
style of clothes. Many teen’s
want to be like
him, especially his clothes.
• He is going out with Amber
Rose.
• And now he will
soon release a film
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Mixtapes
Prince of the City: Welcome to
Pistolvania (2006)
Prince of the City 2 (2007)
Grow Season (2007)
Star Power (2008)
Flight School (2009)
How Fly (with Curren$y)(2009)
Where Wiz(2009)
Burn After Rolling (2009)
Everything Taylored(2009)
I am Taylor Gang (2010)
Norther Lights (2010)
Weed Terapy (2010)
Kush and orange juice (2010)
The Chronic 2010 (2010)
Wizdom (2011)
The Gang Returns (2011)
Cabin Fever (2011)
Taylor Gang Bang (2011)
Amber Kush (2011)
Blunts Vs Papers(2011)
Amber Kush 2 (2011)
The Dream (2011)
The Hippy Life (2011)
Prince Of The City 3 (2012)
Taylor Allderdice (2012)
His songs
Single
Pittsburgh Sound (All in My Blood) (2007)
Youngin' on His Grind(2007)
Say Yeah (2007)
Make It Hot (2008 )
This plane(2009)
Black and yellow(2010)
On my level (2011)
Roll up(2011)
No sleep(2011)
Young. Wild and free (Feat Snoop Dogg) (2011)
OG (Feat. Snoop Dogg & Curren$y)(2011)
Dessert (Bait Freestyle)(2011)
Rich peoples (House Party Freestyle)(2011)
California(2011)
Fame (with Amber Rose)(2012)
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Albums
2006: Show and Prove
2009: Deal or no Deal
2011: Rolling Papers
2011: Mac and devin go to high school (avec Snoop Dog)
2012: O.n.i.f.c15