Cameron Jibril Thomaz, better known by the stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. His stage name is derived from khalifa, an Arabic word meaning "successor", and wisdom, which was shortened to Wiz when Khalifa was fifteen.
In 2007, Khalifa signed to Warner Bros. Records and released two albums through Rostrum Records. His techno-influenced single, "Say Yeah," received urban radio airplay, charting in the Hot Rap tracks Top 40. Khalifa parted with Warner Bros. and released the mixtape, Kush and Orange Juice as a free download in April 2010. Thanks to Khalifa's devoted grassroots fan base, the mixtape became the #1 trending topic on Twitter with the hash tag #kushandorangejuice, and "Kush and Orange Juice download" ranked #1 on Google's hot search trends. Shortly afterwards the Pittsburgh rapper signed with Atlantic Records. This is his first single released with the American label.
You will not be surprised to read that as a Pittsburgh native, Khalifa is a die-hard Steelers fan and this song is titled after the football team's black and canary scheme. Also the music video shows the MC performing the track wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with the Steelers' Super Bowl championship ring waving the team's famous Terrible Towel.
Khalifa was named MTV's Hottest Breakthrough MC of 2010, winning with nearly 70,000 votes, and beating out other new rappers on the scene such as Nicki Minaj and J. Cole.
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