Wiz Khalifa

Famous American rapper Wiz Khalifa debuted with his album ‘Show and Prove’ in 2006 and shot to Hip Hop fame with single ‘Say Yeah’ in 2008. He was born on September 8, 1987 and his actual name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz. Presently he is based in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. His stage name Khalifa means ‘successor’ in Arabic. He began his career unsigned. In 2007, he signed with Warner Bros records. However, later he quit the 7 digit deal and started working independently again. His parents were both in military service, which took him from city to city. Though he is quite young, yet his performances are widely applauded while his fans-following is increasing with each passing day. If the status quo continues, then he will be making it big soon.

During his shows, Wiz performs from his albums like Say Yeah, and various tracks from his latest album Deal or No Deal. He is a hit with Hip Hop fans.

There are several Wiz Khalifa Upcoming Shows. On Jan 27, he will perform at Howlin Wolf in New Orleans, Louisiana, while on 29 Jan; he is all set to enthrall the audience at Mile high Station in Denver, Colorado. On 12 Feb, he will be performing at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan while on 13 Feb he is going to perform at Ches-A-Rena in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. It is noteworthy that he is based in Pittsburg presently. He has been traveling all across the US and delivering packed houses at most of the venues. He will also perform on 14, Feb at the Grog Shop in Cleveland, Ohio. The doors of all these shows will open at 8.00 pm. A packed house is expected at all the venues as has been witnessed earlier in Wiz Khalifa programs.

Several of his interviews can be found on popular video portals like YouTube and others, while his website is also a great source to learn about various updates. Users can subscribe for regular information. He recently released a website from which fans can download content as well. This site also distributes mix tape material, which is otherwise difficult to find in stores. Wiz has steadily been growing in the Hip Hop ranks with regular albums and increasing fans-following. His first single with Warner Bros. was ‘Say Yeah’ and it did pretty well by picking up in top 25 in the Billboards Rhythmic chart. His profile on MySpace has been visited 4 million times, while he has accumulated over 70,000 friends from around the world. Social networking portals make it easy to gauge the popularity of celebrities. Wiz was also noticed several times in the ‘Trending Topic’ on Twitter, a micro blogging platform, because of the frequency at which his name was mentioned by the users in their messages which are popularly known as twits.

He has performed on stage with T.I., Nas, Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, among several others. He has got the reputation of being a ‘crowd pleaser’. On Internet, there are many blogs on him while users have created various forums about him. You can join his fans list on some social networking portals like Facebook, where he has over 52,000 fans and growing. He has come with some hot mix tapes that are very popular among the Hip Hop fans. It is expected that by 2010’s end, he will grow manifolds in popularity and people will start to recognize his name just like they do with famous celebrities.

Wiz keeps in touch with his fans by recording several informal videos and sharing his future plans. You can often read his interviews on Internet, newspapers, or watch his videos on TV or web. He takes criticism politely and understands that not everybody is going to love him. He wishes to consistently deliver hits and not just live off with one hit for the rest of his life.

He expects to become a millionaire by 2010 end. He had a great 2009 and is looking for a smashing 2010 with new dreams to be attained. High on hope after breaking off with a major label like Warner Bros., Wiz wants to make it big by getting fans around the globe. He is working hard at it. His fans love him, and so do most of his critics. He bagged a large number of new fans in 2009 and wants to continue this journey with success and entertainment. He actively participates on interactive social networking platforms like Twitter by twitting immediately after his shows. He even retweets some of the other people involved in his shows.

Wiz accepts that five years ago, people could not even pronounce his name correctly, but he believes that he is a kind of Rapper people cannot sleep on. His plans include High Fly: The Movie, and several albums while his latest album Deal or No Deal is doing well. It was released after his break off with Warner Bros. However, let us see what the destiny has got in hold for him.

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