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One of my favorite Wiz tracks and although there is an official video to it, this typography in my opinion is just too dope. Shouts to JDemes for the visuals and creativity on this one.

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One of the newly appointed XXL Top Freshmen for ‘10, Wiz Khalifa, rocked Ann Arbor. I saw nothing but TwitPics while he was in Motivation for his in-store (showing how ridiculous the line was), and I was receiving texts all through his performance at The Blind Pig. Khalifa has been a crowd-favorite in the state of Michigan for a minute now, he always does shows in our state, he shows love, and we always show love back.

Well here’s footage of one of his performances in Ann Arbor, as he controlled the crowd with ‘Goodbye’ off his album ‘Deal or No Deal’. Taylor Gang or take shots of 1800 on an empty stomach; I thought you knew!

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This is XXL’s fourth year putting out their Freshman 10 list… This is a list of hip hop artist which they think will make their mark in the game. Here are a few of the Freshman Freestyles. 

J.Cole

Big Sean

Wiz Khalifa

Nipsey Hussle

Fashawn

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Being that I’m from Detroit, it’s only right that I put on for the homie Wiz Kahlifa whenever he comes through.

Unfortunately I was up at school, so I wasn’t able to attend the performance at Wayne State, but from the looks of things…it banged. Dom Kennedy, Fly Union, and Curren$y were all there…so I know it rocked.

Anyway check out his performance of B.A.R., shouts to Gerard Victor for the video.

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Wiz Khalfia x Big Sean x French Montana x Nipsey Hussle collab coming soon? ‘Kush and Orange Juice’ coming soon too??? FTW!

Shouts to my homie Will. Look for footage of when I catch Wiz Khalfia in concert when he hits Notre Dame in South Bend, IN in a few weeks.

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CLICK HERE FOR THE WHOLE INTERVIEW

The Smoking Section recently caught up with rising Pittsburgh musician, Wiz Khalifa to discuss his new album “Deal or No Deal”, leaving Warner bros, grinding independently,Twitter, who he thinks would be next years XXL Top freshman cover and more..

TSS: I could see that. On track 2 from Burn After Rolling, “Getting’ Up,” you say “…Been considered hipster ‘cause my shirts fit.” What does a classification like hipster mean to you?

Wiz Khalifa: Well, “hipster,” the word and the people I would consider to be hipster, they’re like…the way I would differentiate myself from them is the way I was growing up in Pittsburgh. Being around the people that I’ve been around, it’s like everything around me is street. In Pittsburgh, all my homies…they…do what they do and I’ve got homeboys in jail. You know, that was never really my life, but that’s what I’m exposed to. The reality. I really been in that. As opposed to a lot of people who stay away from that. I was in that, but I never let it take over me. Not saying that I’m cooler than anyone else, but I got both perspectives – from the street side and just being a normal kid. And think people can get that from my music, because you know, I can do a show at an all-white college or an all-white club. Then, go to Detroit or something like that and go to a hood-ass club and everybody’s gon’ love it and nobody’s going to try me just because they respect it. They can tell that my music – they way I talk, the way I act and what I say – is authentic…

TSS: If XXL does the Freshman gimmick cover again, you think you deserve a spot?

Wiz Khalifa: I don’t know, man. I don’t ever try and sit around say I deserve anything. If they decide to give it to me, it’d be cool. If not, I’m gonna’ still keep doin’ whatever it is I’m doin. Last year, when I didn’t get the cover, that kind of fueled everything for me and made me grind harder. So, maybe they’ll consider me for this year, or the next one that they do. But, you know, I just keep working.

TSS: What other rappers would be on the cover with you?

Wiz Khalifa: Hmmm…well, I don’t know, because everyone…well, J. Cole would be on there. Drake would be on there, because he wasn’t on the other one…

TSS: Yeah, they blew it on that one.

Wiz Khalifa: Yeah, he went to a whole other level. Probably J. Cole, XV, that dude CurT@!n$, Mickey Factz was already on there…I don’t know if I have enough names. I don’t know everybody, man (Laughs).

TSS: What about Big Sean?

Wiz Khalifa: Oh yeah. Definitely Big Sean. He’d definitely be on there.

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What can I say about the dude Wiz Kalifa? I have felt for a minute that he should of been in the lime light, but he came out at the wrong time. Right when he was trying to drop you had B.O.B. with his gimmick rap dropping at the same time. We all know what happened. B.O.B. kept putting out flopping tracks and Wiz stayed in the lab putting together dope tracks. Or shall I say Bars? This newest track to be leaked by Wiz called “Bars” goes hard. No one can dare say he doesn’t deliver “Bars”. I wish Wiz luck with getting in the game. It seems like it takes more than just dope lyrics to get you “There”. Where ever there is…… Check out the track.

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