Wiz Khalifa

Wiz Khalifa is one of those artists who came out of absolutely nowhere — born in Minot, North Dakota, raised in Pittsburgh — and just carved his own lane so thoroughly that the industry had no choice but to catch up. I love that his whole persona has always felt genuinely his own: the lanky frame, the rolling papers, the effortlessly melodic rap style that bridges hard rap and pop without feeling calculated. "Black and Yellow" turned Pittsburgh pride into a national anthem, but it was "See You Again" that showed the world he could reach a completely different emotional register. Winning Best New Artist at the BET Awards in 2011 felt inevitable in hindsight — Taylor Gang was everywhere. He's not always the loudest voice in the room, but he's one of the most consistent, and I respect the hustle of building a genuine business empire on top of the music.

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Name (English)

Wiz Khalifa

Name (Japanese)

ウィズ・カリファ

Reading

うぃず・かりふぁ

Born

September 8, 1987 (age 39)

Origin

Minot, North Dakota, United States

Occupation

rapper / singer-songwriter / entrepreneur / actor / businessperson

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Virgo / Rabbit

High school

Taylor Allderdice High School

Awards & achievements

• 2011 BET Award for Best New Artist
• 2015 NRJ Music Award for International Song of the Year

• Official sitehttps://wizkhalifa.com
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/wizkhalifa/
• Xhttps://x.com/wizkhalifa
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiz%20Khalifa
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A3%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AA%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117139

Tags

• North Dakota
• rapper
• singer-songwriter
• entrepreneur

Last updated

October 18, 2026

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