The GRAMMY® Award-nominated rapper’s third full-length label release “Blacc Hollywood” showcases such recent singles as “KK (Feat. Project Pat & Juicy J),” “You and Your Friends (Feat. Snoop Dogg & Ty Dolla $ign),” and the critically acclaimed hit, “We Dem Boyz” Released earlier this year, “We Dem Boyz” proved an immediate hip-hop hit, earning total sales approaching 500,000 while ascending to the top 5 on Billboard’s “Hot Rap Songs” chart. In addition, the Detail-produced track’s official companion video – directed by Ethan Lader (Bruno Mars, Ty Dolla $ign) – is an online blockbuster with 36 million individual views at www.youtube.com/watch?v=UX6K7waag5Q. An additional array of official audio and companion videos – including the recently premiered “Promises” clip – can be found at Wiz’s official YouTube channel www.youtube.com/taylorgangent.
Wiz has spent his summer heralding “Blacc Hollywood” on this year’s “Under the Influence of Music Tour.” The third annual trek – which features such hip-hop superstars such as Jeezy, Atlantic recording artist Ty Dolla $ign, and many others. For complete information and additional live dates, please see www.wizkhalifa.com/tour.
Wiz Khalifa lit up the hip-hop universe with his 2011 Rostrum/Atlantic debut album, “ROLLING PAPERS,” highlighted by the 4x platinum-certified #1 single, “Black and Yellow,” 2x platinum-certified hit “Roll Up,” and platinum-certified “No Sleep.” “O.N.I.F.C.” made an incredible chart debut upon its release in 2012, arriving at #1 on Billboard’s “Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums” and “Top Rap Albums” charts, not to mention coming in at #2 on the overall SoundScan/Billboard 200.
In addition to his massive popular success, Wiz has earned a career total of five GRAMMY® nominations, including nods for such blockbuster tracks as the chart-topping “Black and Yellow” and 2012’s RIAA gold-certified “Remember You (Feat. The Weeknd).” Other nominated tracks include 2011’s “Young, Wild & Free (Feat. Bruno Mars),” Wiz’s 3x platinum-certified, top 10 smash partnership with Snoop Dogg (featured on their 2011 collaborative soundtrack, “MAC & DEVIN GO TO HIGH SCHOOL”), and Maroon 5’s 2012 worldwide hit, “Payphone (Feat. Wiz Khalifa).”