Wiz Khalifa

Background

Cameron Jibril Thomaz, AKA Wiz Khalifa, is an iconic rapper with enviable fame. This talented rapper was born on September 8, 1987. he is of African-American descent and a Virgo by design. His birthplace is Minot, North Dakota and his parents divorced when he was only three. Khalifa has lived in multiple countries, including Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan, due to his parent’s line of work. He finally settled with his mother in Pittsburgh and attended Taylor Allerdice High School. As a teen, Khalifa began writing his music. He got his stage name, Khalifa, from Arabic, which means successor or wisdom.

Khalifa started recording at 15. He frequented a studio called I.D. Labs. A mixtape Khalifa made as a teen with other Pittsburgh artists got the attention of Rostrum Records president Benjy Grinberg, who signed him in 2004. In 2005, he released “Prince of the City,” his first mixtape. By 2006, his debut studio album, “Show and Prove,” was released. The rapper signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007 and released two more mixtapes that year before leaving the label in 2009. He went on several tours, opened for the Wu-Tang Clan, was named Rookie of the Year, signed with Atlantic Records, and released his hit single, ‘Black and Yellow,’ in 2010. This single reached the number one spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. After two more albums, the rapper released ‘We Dem Boyz,’ the first single on his “Blacc Hollywood” album in 2014.

In 2015, Khalifa collaborated with Charlie Puth and released the “Furious 7” soundtrack, ‘See You Again,’ a tribute to Paul Walker. In 2016, after 10 years of partnership, Khalifa sued and fired his former manager, Grinberg. Although controversial, the rapper has a successful music career. He’s been bestowed with multiple awards, including a B.E.T. Award, three Billboard Music Awards, and two Teen Choice Awards. As a famous rapper and singer with coveted fame, Khalifa has had a very public personal life. He dated the model Amber Rose in 2011, and the couple got hitched in 2013. Rose filed for divorce in 2014, and the couple was officially divorced by 2016. He has a son with Rose.