I always wanted to do the right thing and inspire people to do the right thing. Unconsciously, you do those things when you’re younger, but when you grow up, you have a choice. I know how important that message is - and coming from that, I never wanted to bring that with me… I think it’s a reality, and it’s all about what you want to give off. Was this something you set out early in your career you wanted to stick to? In your career, you’ve avoided beefs and kept violence out of your music. You talk about being desensitized to violence at a young age. That one was super-real for me, because that’s a conversation I’ve had with people, and it was an idea of mine to get in the studio and turn that conversation into a song. What was your mindset going into recording that, and paying homage to your fallen friends? On a more serious note with “Homies,” I’ve never heard you open like that on a record. I’ve had a lot of influence on different people in different genres, so to give nods to the people who are important to me was real fun. That was a good opportunity to ingrain that DNA. Definitely people I’ve grown up respecting and loving and even having the pleasure of meeting, to the point of becoming friends or acquaintances. Was that to show love to your influences?ġ00 percent. Getting to some tracks, “High Maintenance” sees you naming rappers like Nas, 50 Cent, JAY-Z and Lil Wayne. I wanted to let that be the DNA of the album and not make a traditional rap record - but it has hardcore hip-hop elements to it, with the structuring of the songs, amount of verses, or length of the verses. It was just diving deep into my inspirations, and the things I feel like really make me. Would you agree this is the album where you colored most outside the lines of hip-hop, so to speak?ĭefinitely experimented outside of the hip-hop area. (Catch Wiz on the Vinyl Verse Tour with Logic this summer.)
The joint-smoking legend has embraced the “big homie” role, and hopes to pass some of that OG knowledge on to the next generation of artists.īillboard caught up with the Khalifa Kush founder last week to hear more about his new album, how he ended up on Chief Keef’s “Hate Being Sober,” being asked to re-write verses, and the state of rap. Over 15 years in the music industry rat race has Wiz Khalifa looking at the game with a newfound maturity and perspective.
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High points such as the vulnerable “Homies” serves as a soul-baring diary entry paying tribute to those he’s lost throughout his journey, from childhood friends to rap contemporaries like Mac Miller and Nipsey Hussle. Multiverse serves as an emotional rollercoaster featuring Wiz like we’ve never heard him before. Whose Recent Hair Change Is Your Favorite? Vote! Harry Styles' 'Sign of the Times' Music Video Reaches 1 Billion YouTube Views The Taylor Gang leader set out to craft a “full musical experience” while coloring outside the lines of hip-hop and meshing elements of R&B and groovy funk for his third project of 2022 (and his first solo LP since 2018’s Rolling Papers 2).īeyoncé Removes Kelis Interpolation From 'Energy' After Getting Called Out for 'Theft' The Pittsburgh rap dignitary is quite used to blazing his own path, and Wiz experimented with his most personal project to date as Multiverse arrived on Friday (July 29). While scientists debate if the multiverse actually exists, Wiz Khalifa went out and created his own.
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