Wiz Khalifa

Cameron Thomas, better known as Wiz Khalifa, has always had his eye on being a new standard by which cool is measured.

Rapping since the third grade and starting to record music at 14 was probably a step in the right direction. The next best move? Inking a deal to Rostrum Records after a meeting with Benjy Grinberg.

In 2005 Wiz released his first mixtape, “Prince of the City: Welcome to Pistolvania.” The mixtape was quickly accepted by the local scene and began to gain buzz outside of Pittsburgh. With that excitement growing by the day, it was the perfect time for a proper commercial album.

Wiz soon dropped “Show and Prove,” and the accolades began piling up. A deal with Warner Bros. Records soon followed.
In 2007, with the help of famed mixtape DJ, Green Lantern, Wiz released “Grow Season,” which was soon followed by “Prince of The City 2.” The sequel to “Prince of The City” would soon out grow its predecessor so much so that the demand for Khalifa’s music was greater than ever.

After the breakdown of his relationship with Warner Bros, Wiz refused to allow the lack of a major label deal to slow down his momentum.

He and his Rostrum team hit the ground running in 2009 and released three highly acclaimed mixtapes: “Flight School,” “How Fly,” a collaborative mixtape with New Orleans rapper Curren$y, and “Burn After Rolling.”

The album “Deal Or No Deal” followed in the Fall and debuted at the top of the iTunes “Hip-Hop” chart.

Signing for Atlantic Records was a huge milestone in Wiz’s career, and he soon embarked on a stint on the famed “Rock The Bells” tour alongside such legends as Lauryn Hill and Snoop Dogg, immediately followed by his nation-wide headlining tour, appropriately dubbed the “Waken Baken Tour.”