Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), known professionally as Wiz Khalifa, is an American singer-songwriter and rapper.
Though active since 2006, he found mainstream success in 2011, with his third album, Rolling Papers and its lead single, "Black and Yellow", the latter of which peaked at #1 on Billboard's Top 100. He found further success in 2015, with the single "See You Again", a collaboration with Charlie Puth for the Furious 7 soundtrack, and a tribute to the late Paul Walker.
Discography:
- Show and Prove (2006)
- Deal or No Deal (2009)
- Rolling Papers (2011)
- O.N.I.F.C. (2012)
- Blacc Hollywood (2014)
- Rolling Papers 2 (2018)
Tropes:
- Broken Record: Famously in "Black and Yellow".
- Celebrity Elegy: His remix of "See You Again" for the Furious 7 Soundtrack is
dedicated to the late Paul Walker. - Sampling:
- "Say Yeah" samples Alice Deejay's "Better Off Alone".
- "We're Done" samples Demi Lovato's "The Time is Here" from Camp Rock.
- "Never Been" samples "Schala's Theme" from Chrono Trigger.
- The Stoner
