◇ image via WikipediaWiz Khalifa
Wiz Khalifa is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Camp Lo, Drake, SpaceGhostPurrp, Leon Thomas and Dash Berlin. Those roots explain a lot about how Wiz Khalifa arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Curren$y, Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa, Young Jeezy, Larry June and Meek Mill, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Rick Ross, Girl Talk, The Game, David Banner and Play-N-Skillz, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 119 connections around Wiz Khalifa, reaching back through Camp Lo and forward to Rick Ross. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Cameron Jibril Thomaz, known professionally as Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and actor. Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he signed with the local independent label Rostrum Records to release his debut studio album, Show and Prove (2006). His contract entered a short-lived joint venture with Warner Bros. Records the following year. His Eurodance-influenced 2008 single "Say Yeah" received urban radio airplay and entered both the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Songs charts, becoming his first minor hit.
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Wiz Khalifa connections
Wiz Khalifa grew out of Camp Lo, Drake, SpaceGhostPurrp and Leon Thomas, shares an orbit with Curren$y, Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa, Young Jeezy and Larry June, went on to shape Rick Ross, Girl Talk, The Game and David Banner. 119 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Wiz Khalifa
Sounds and acts that shaped Wiz Khalifa.
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- Drakeartist
- SpaceGhostPurrpartist
- Leon Thomasartist
- Dash Berlinartist
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- Bankroll Freshartist
- Pro Eraartist
- Girl Talkartist
- Bruno Marsartist
- Imagine Dragonsartist
- Charlie Puthartist
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- Lil Peepartist
- Tove Loartist
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- Underworldartist
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- The Cureartist
- U-Godartist
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- Empire of the Sunartist
Artists similar to Wiz Khalifa
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Wiz Khalifa.
- Curren$yartist
- Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifaartist
- Young Jeezyartist
- Larry Juneartist
- Meek Millartist
- Tygaartist
- Nipsey Hussleartist
- Fabolousartist
- French Montanaartist
- Flatbush ZOMBiESartist
- Ace Hoodartist
- The Gameartist
- Kid Inkartist
- ScHoolboy Qartist
- Big K.R.I.T.artist
- Migosartist
- DJ Khaledartist
- Snoop Doggartist
- Mozzyartist
- Ludacrisartist
- LE$artist
- Ab-Soulartist
- Lloyd Banksartist
- Dave Eastartist
Bands Wiz Khalifa shaped
Where the influence of Wiz Khalifa travelled next.
- Rick Rossartist
- Girl Talkartist
- The Gameartist
- David Bannerartist
- Play-N-Skillzartist
- J. Coleartist
- Pillartist
- Freddie Gibbsartist
- Yelawolfartist
- Waleartist
- Nicki Minajartist
- Travis Porterartist
- Method Man & Redmanartist
- French Montanaartist
- SpaceGhostPurrpartist
- ZZ Wardartist
- Domo Genesisartist
- Curren$yartist
- Bossman Dlowartist
- Playboi Cartiartist
- Casey Veggiesartist
- Fashawnartist
- K.A.A.N.artist
- Post Maloneartist
- CeeLo Greenartist
- Mac Millerartist
- Lil Uzi Vertartist
- Chief Keefartist
- Lil Skiesartist
- Walk off the Earthartist
- We Don't Talk About Brunoartist
- Pi'erre Bourneartist
- Neon Hitchartist
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