Wiz Khalifa is an American rapper, real name Cameron Jibril Thomaz, born September 8, 1987, in Maynot, North Dakota. The rapper's mother and father were both members of the military, and the family moved to Pittsburgh when Khalifa was two years old. Over the past decade, they have also managed to live in the United States, Germany, England and Japan. Wiz Khalifa got into rap music under the influence of rap stars such as Jay-Z, Cam'ron and Notorious BIG. At the age of fifteen, he took the stage name “Wiz Khalifa”, which is Arabic for “successor of wisdom”. In 2006 he released his debut album Show and Prove, in 2007 he signed with Warner Bros. Records. That same year, he launched the single “Say Yeah”, which went into rotation on various radio stations, as well as the Rhythmic Airplay Chart and Hot Rap Songs charts. In 2009, he leaves Warner Bros. and releases his second album Deal or No Deal in November of the same year. In 2010, he signed with Atlantic Records, and in September released the single “Black and Yellow”, which hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100. On March 29, 2011, his third album Rolling Papers was released. April 26, 2014 releases the mixtape 28 grams. August 19, 2014 releases the album Blacc Hollywood