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Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), better known by the stage name Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, in 2006, and signed to Warner Bros. Records in 2007. His Eurodance-influenced single, "Say Yeah", received urban radio airplay, charting on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Tracks charts in 2008. Khalifa parted with Warner Bros. and released his second album, Deal or No Deal, in November 2009. He released the mixtape Kush and Orange Juice as a free download in April 2010; he then signed with Atlantic Records. He is also well known for his debut single for Atlantic, "Black and Yellow", which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut album for the label, Rolling Papers, was released on March 29, 2011.
Khalifa was born on September 8, 1987 to a mother and a father serving in the military. His parents divorced when Khalifa was about three years old. His parents' military service caused him to move regularly: Khalifa lived in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan before settling in Pittsburgh where he attended Taylor Allderdice High School.
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After signing a recording contract with A&M in 1982, she came to prominence following the release of her third studio album Control (1986). Her collaborations with record producers Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis incorporated elements of rhythm and blues, funk, disco, rap, and industrial beats, which led to crossover appeal in popular music. In addition to receiving recognition for the innovation in her records, choreography, music videos, and prominence on radio airplay and MTV, she was acknowledged as a role model for her socially conscious lyrics.
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[Verse 1 - D Pryde]
Seconds to minutes, I'm blowing up on you cowards
You say you grind everyday
But I double the hour
Cause I be killer words so deep: dedicated
While I work you sleep
The rule is: more slumber, no music
The tanks on E I ain't running on fluid
Being inactive right now means less fame
No sleep: that's the best way
[Chorus]
They trying to stop the movie
But this film already started
I told you I do this all day
No sleep, no nothing
Cause I'mma stay up, no sleep, no rest
I do this for the love, won't stop til I'm the best
We gonna work, we ain't sleepin
So if you ain't thinking, get a pillow
And a blanket boy
[Verse 2 - D-Pryde]
Stopping ain't an option
An object right next to common
I ain't sleeping I be rocking tonight like Batman and
Robin
It's a grind no lie, I aint up ont he fence
No slumber I aint cuddling with the cousin of death
On the move like repo, catchin up to me, no
Hustling every day, making music by the kilo
Cause baby I be living, so listen, I'm flipping digits
By the minute I be killing way more records than
Guinness
And I be rocking, they stunning
I am the object they surrounded
Looking like a milli but a dollar
You see our schedule? Cause we nuts
And having to cut you is like a pre-nup
If you hating on my grind, though, speak up
Wanting to be a millionaire: Regis
Inactive right now means less fame
No sleep: that's the best way
[Chorus]
They trying to stop the movie
But this film already started
I told you I do this all day
No sleep, no nothing
Cause I'mma stay up, no sleep, no rest
I do this for the love, won't stop til I'm the best
We gonna work, we ain't sleepin
So if you ain't thinking, get a pillow
And a blanket boy
[Verse 3 - Joe Budden]
I was taught two things: never speak to the feds
And if you wanna make money, gotta sleep when you dead
Came from the bottom, used to work me like a slave
horse
I'm saying I paid my dues – have you paid yours?
I never majored in a business class
But you couldn't tell spotting me in business class
While the hood wonderin' how he got rich this fast
They aint understand the science, we could skip to math
I ain't gotta play the blame game
Me, I got a lifestyle I'm trying to maintain
I can't entertain lames
Cause they try to knock me down off my high horse
But I'mma worry about mine while you ride yours
A few people trying to keep me from the spot
But if your grind was like mine you would meet me at
the top
I came a long way from selling CDs on the block
With no sleep, now believe it or not
Talk to 'em
[Chorus]
They trying to stop the movie
But this film already started
I told you I do this all day
No sleep, no nothing
Cause I'mma stay up, no sleep, no rest
I do this for the love, won't stop til I'm the best
We gonna work, we ain't sleepin
So if you ain't thinking, get a pillow