According to the Black and Yellow Songfacts, his stage name is derived from khalifa, an Arabic word meaning 'successor', and wisdom. Most recently, in 2015, he featured heavily in the score of Fast & Furious 7, performing on Go Hard Or Go Home, with Iggy Azalea, and See You Again, starring Charlie Puth on piano. Aprenda a tocar a cifra de Promises (Wiz Khalifa) no Cifra Club. Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born Septemin Minot, North Dakota), better known by his stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, signed to Rostrum Records. In 2011, he brought out his third album, Rolling Papers, and many of the singles released from it (Black and Yellow, to name one) were a big success. Wiz Khalifa has worked with various other rappers, including Snoop Dogg, Lauryn Hill and A Tribe Called Quest. In 2009, he was the opening act for Wu-Tang Clan and released his second album, Deal or No Deal. Around this time, he brought out several mix tapes and a first single, Say Yeah, in 2008, which got into the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Tracks charts. nicki-minaj-pills-n-potions-social-50-chart-gain-wiz-khalifa-arrest/. It was a big hit with the student community and Rolling Stone magazine hailed him as an artist with huge promise. 6106298/15-show-major-promise-talent-on-sugar-album/ T21:02:29+00:00. Not long after, he was signed by the label Rostrum Records, which gave rise to his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006. He started writing his first songs at 13 and, just three years later, he recorded his first tracks in a Pittsburgh studio. For the first 9 years of his life, he travelled around with his parents, who were both active in the military. He was born in Minot, North Dakota, in 1987. Paroles de la chanson Promises (Traduction) par Wiz Khalifa. Cameron Jbril Thomaz is better known as the American rapper Wiz Khalifa.