Wiz Khalifa Biography

Fast Facts

• Bought 1,700 backpacks for the students of his former high school in 2015
• Received the honor of "Wiz Khalifa Day" in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pa
• His song "Black and Yellow" reached No․ 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart
• In 2013, he got married to model Amber Rose, who gave birth to their son Sebastian Taylor Thomaz earlier that year
• Began recording music at the age of 14 and signed with Rostrum Records right after his high school graduation
• Released his first mixtape, "Prince of the City: Welcome to Pistolvania" in 2005 and his debut album, "Show and Prove," the following year
• Quote: "I think that consistency kind of makes what I do gravitate towards becoming a movement․ Honestly, I'm just consumed by the work․ Everyday, I'm trying to come up with new stuff and do new things․ I don't take time off․"
• Quote: "When you think about a rebel, you think about people who are going against things․ I don't really go against anything; I just do exactly whatever ․․․ I want to do․"
• Quote: "[My tattoos represent] all my trials and tribulations․ I still leave little places and spaces to add stuff․ I want to be getting tattoos forever․ I don't want to run out of space while I'm young․"
• Despite being dropped from Warner Bros․, he continued recording mixtapes and albums, with 2010's "Kush & Orange Juice" earning him a new deal with Atlantic Records
• Wrote the song "Black and Yellow" for the Pittsburgh Steelers