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Wiz Khalifa Rolling Papers ITunesRIP [2011 Album][SW] 26: Listen to the Hit Songs from the Grammy-No



Thomaz 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.[3] Thomaz then adopted a more radio-friendly, pop-oriented approach with his debut single for Atlantic, "Black and Yellow". The song, a tribute to his hometown of Pittsburgh, debuted at number 100 and eventually peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song became the lead single for his third album Rolling Papers, which was released in March 2011, and also had the Top 40 singles "Roll Up" and "No Sleep".[4]


Khalifa released "Black and Yellow", his first single for Rostrum/Atlantic, produced by Stargate, which has received radio airplay.[36] The single peaked at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100; the title of the song refers to the colors of the City of Pittsburgh.[37] Khalifa released his debut album with Atlantic Records in 2011.[38] He appeared with Curren$y on the track "Scaling the Building" on producer Ski Beatz' 2010 album, 24 Hour Karate School.[39]




Wiz Khalifa Rolling Papers ITunesRIP [2011 Album][SW] 26




On March 29, 2011, Khalifa released his first studio album, Rolling Papers in the US.[40] The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 197,000 copies in the United States.[41] On March 31, 2011, Khalifa performed at Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia as part of the school's annual Dooley's Weekend. On June 26, 2011, Khalifa was nominated and won Best New Artist at the BET Awards of 2011.[42]


Born in Atlanta and raised in Chicago,[5][6] West gained recognition as a producer for Roc-A-Fella Records in the early 2000s, producing singles for several artists and developing the "chipmunk soul" sampling style. Intent on pursuing a solo career as a rapper, he released his debut studio album, The College Dropout (2004), to critical and commercial success. He founded the record label GOOD Music later that year. West explored diverse musical elements like orchestras, synthesizers, and autotune on the albums Late Registration (2005), Graduation (2007), and 808s & Heartbreak (2008). His fifth and sixth albums My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) and Yeezus (2013) were also met with critical and commercial success. West further diversified his musical styles on The Life of Pablo (2016) and Ye (2018) and explored Christian and gospel music on Jesus Is King (2019). His tenth album Donda (2021) was released to continued commercial success but mixed critical reception. West's discography also includes the two full-length collaborative albums Watch the Throne (2011) with Jay-Z and Kids See Ghosts (2018) with Kid Cudi.


2011 saw West embark on a festival tour to commemorate the release of My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy performing and headlining numerous festivals including; SWU Music & Arts, Austin City Limits, Oya Festival, Flow Festival, Live Music Festival,The Big Chill, Essence Music Festival, Lollapalooza and Coachella which was described by The Hollywood Reporter as "one of greatest hip-hop sets of all time",[104] West released the collaborative album Watch the Throne with Jay-Z in August 2011. By employing a sales strategy that released the album digitally weeks before its physical counterpart, Watch the Throne became one of the few major label albums in the Internet age to avoid a leak.[105][106] "Niggas in Paris" became the record's highest-charting single, peaking at number five on the Billboard Hot 100.[99] The co-headlining Watch the Throne Tour kicked off in October 2011 and concluded in June 2012.[107] In 2012, West released the compilation album Cruel Summer, a collection of tracks by artists from West's record label GOOD Music.


West has won 22 Grammys, holding the record of the second-most wins and nominations (68) for a rapper in the history of the ceremony.[citation needed] He has been the most nominated act at five ceremonies,[449] and has received the fourth-most wins overall in the 2000s.[450] In 2008, West became the first solo artist to have his first three albums receive nominations for Album of the Year.[451] West has won a Webby Award for Artist of the Year,[452] an Accessories Council Excellence Award for being a stylemaker,[453] International Man of the Year at the GQ Awards,[454] a Clio Award for The Life of Pablo Album Experience,[455] and an honour by The Recording Academy.[456] West is one of eight acts to have won the Billboard Artist Achievement Award.[457] In 2011, he became the first artist to win Best Male Hip-Hop Artist at the BET Awards three times.[citation needed] He also holds the most wins of a male artist for Video of the Year at the ceremony,[citation needed] and is the only person to have been awarded the Visionary Award at The BET Honors.[458] In 2015, he became the third rap act to win the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.[8]


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