Taylor Gang and Paper Planes... "Young Wiz" Khalifa reps the "black and yellow", colors associated with the sports teams of his home town, Pittsburgh (See Below). Born on September 8, 1987 Khalifa's real name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz.
"And bein' from Pittsburgh/ they sayin' they concerned/
With tryna make a lane 'cause my sound is unique"Thomaz was actually not born in Pittsburgh, but in Minot, North Dakota. Before finally settling down in Pittsburgh Thomaz also lived in England and Japan. His name khalifa is Arabic for "successor" or "wisdom". It's said that because Khalifa also means "Wisdom"... He shortened Wisdom to Wiz.
Bonus Track: "Take Yo Bitch"
Another Track off of Khalifa's mixtape "Burn After Rolling"
References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiz_Khalifa
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