Wiz khalifa biography imdb

American rapper (born 1987)

Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987),^[2] better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper.

He signed with the local independent label Rostrum Records to release his debut studio album, Show and Prove (2006). His contract entered a short-lived joint venture with Warner Bros. Records the following year.

Wiz khalifa biography imdb

His Eurodance-influenced 2008 single, "Say Yeah" received urban radio airplay and entered both the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Songs charts, becoming his first minor hit.^[3]

Thomaz then parted ways with Warner Bros.

and independently released his second album, Deal or No Deal (2009). He released two further mixtapes until signing with Atlantic Records in July 2010.^[4] He adopted an urbanhip-hop-influenced approach for his debut single for the label, "Black and Yellow." A tribute to his hometown of Pittsburgh, the song peaked atop the Billboard Hot 100 and received two Grammy