Cameron Jibril Thomaz, who is known as the Wiz Khalifa, is an American songwriter and singer. He started his music career in 2006. He is well known for his hip-hop music and work as an actor.
Wiz worked with Warner Bros’s collaboration and his albums “Atlantic Records,” Taylor Gang, and Rostrum Records. Wiz has seven recorded albums and extended the list. On behalf of his best music, he won Billboard Music Awards and Teen Choice Awards.
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Wiz Khalifa Body Measurements
Wiz Khalifa Height: 6’4″
Wiz Khalifa Weight: 78 kg
Wiz Khalifa Hair Color: Black
Wiz Khalifa Eye Color: Dark Brown
Wiz Khalifa Shoe Size: 11½
Wiz Khalifa Date of Birth: September 8, 1987
Wiz Khalifa Age: 33 years old
Wiz Khalifa Nationality: American
Wiz Khalifa Horoscope: Virgo
Wiz Khalifa Spouse/ Wife: Amber Rose
Wiz Khalifa Profession: singer, songwriter, rapper
Early Life
Wiz Khalifa was born on 8th September 1987 in Minot, North Dakota, U.S.A. His Born name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz and nick Little Queer or Wiz Khalifa. Wiz’s parents belong to military background and work in the U.S. military service.
Due to this job, he constantly moved from one place to another in his early childhood. He settled down in Pittsburgh and lived in the United Kingdom, Germany, and Japan. Wiz was only three years old when his parents divorced.
Education
He went to Taylor Allerdice High school in Pittsburgh. He was interested in music from an early age and began to write his own songs.
Career
Wiz started to compose his lyrics and singing them. The local community caught his talent, and he earned the popularity in Pittsburg eventually. He released his mixtape “prince of the city: Welcome to Pistolvania that made him popular in Pitts and all around the country. The first album, “Show and Prove” released in 2006.
The next year in 2007, his two new mixtapes were released with the association of Rostrum Records. These mixtapes were prince of the city 2 and Grew Season, and this same year also signed with Warner Bros Records. With Warner Bros’s collaboration, he sang “Say Yeah,” which ranked at 25th position in Billboard’s rhythmic top 40 list.
Another two new mixtapes came in 2009 and titled Flight School and Star Power. In August, Wiz released the single “Teach U to Fly” and mixtape “How Fly with Rostrum Records.
In 2010, Khalifa association with Atlantic Records was confirmed and launched the “Waken Baken” tour. DJ Bonics was his official D.J. The same year he launched the single “Black and Yellow,” ranked at number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 list.
W Rolling Papers was released in 2011 that reached the second spot in the U.S. Billboard top 200 list. The next album titled Only Nigga In First Class was abbreviated as O.N.I.F.C in April 2012. His two singles, “Work Play Hard and Remember You became huge hits. See You Again single was a tribute to Pail Walker of Wiz Khalifa released in Furious 7.
The song got great success and ranked at number one position on Billboard’s Hot 100 list. In 2015, Wiz made his appearance in Fall Out Boy in Billboard Music Awards. The name of this tour was kept “The Boys of Zummer Tour.”
Furthermore, the next year in 2016, “Khalifa” was released. The same year he had controversies with Benjy Grinberg and sued him for $1 million. Well, they split up after ten years of a successful partnership. After two years in 2018, he announced to reveal his next album Rolling Papers 2.
Personal Life
Wiz Khalifa married Amber Rose, a model. The couple has a son, Sebastian Taylor Thomaz, born in February 2013. However, the couple separated in 2014, and after that he was involved with some other girls and currently he is single.
The Pittsburgh City Council declared the 12-12-12 to be Wiz Khalifa day. Khalifa is a vocal proponent of marijuana and claims that he spends $10,000 every month on weed.
However, since 2014, he is no longer to pay for cannabis and sponsored by The Cookie company. It is a medical marijuana dispenser that sells Khalifa Kush strain with the collaboration of River Rock Cannabis.
Wiz Khalifa Net Worth
Wiz Khalifa wrote and sang many songs. His major earning is from his albums. The net worth of Wiz Khalifa is approximately $60 million.