The new vernacular, the impeccable earworm production of Sledgren and the musical prowess of Wiz Khalifa makes this record one his recent essential anthems. 'Doubt Fire' is the representation of this burgeoning journey Wiz is taking us on. It is especially noteworthy to mention his recent onslaught of remixes of popular records dubbed 'Weedmixes' like SahBabi 'Pull Up With A Stick (Zip)' or Childish Gambino's 'Redbone (Stay Stoned)' because they've become expected by his fanbase, despite his status and transformations in the game, he hasn't left his early-rapper mentality, of hopping on popular instrumentals, behind.Īs well, with his slew of short EPs including the Kush & OJ 7 Year Anniversary, Pre-Rolleds and Bong Rips, Wiz has captured the essence of his entire discography and coupled those sounds and producers with new cadences and new messages. closed, another between Wiz and the world at large was beginning, thanks to the releases that soon followed, namely, Kush & OJ, which itself would lead to his next major label home: Atlantic Records, where he's remained to this day.Īs we await the highly anticipated Rolling Papers 2 album from Wiz Khalifa, we are caught inside a vortex of transformation as we begin to see Wiz reinvent himself yet again. by the time he was ready to release his second album, and although the single did an exceptional job on the charts and earned a young Wiz Khalifa his first RIAA plaque it is not necessarily the sound we've come to expect from Khalifa - it hit as more of a trendy, cross-over record - it did sample a Eurodance deejay after all.Įven as the chapter between Wiz and Warner Bros. Things would sour between Wizzleman and Warner Bros.

Warner Bros released his first official single 'Say Yeah' in January 2008. in 2007, following the hype of his 2006 album Show And Prove. One of the most notable moments of that journey is, of course, when Wiz signed a deal with the major label Warner Bros. At 16-years-old, Wiz Khalifa signed with Rostrum and embarked on a seven year artist development journey.

Benjy Grinberg, President of Rostrum Records, first heard Wiz Khalifa from his contribution to a mixtape featuring various Pittsburgh artists back in 2004 and he immediately knew then what we all know now, which is that Wiz Khalifa is a star.

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