Khalifa (album)

Khalifa
Studio album by Wiz Khalifa
Released February 5, 2016
Recorded 2013-2015
Genre Hip hop
Length 51:28
Label
Producer
Wiz Khalifa chronology
Cabin Fever 3
(2015)		 Khalifa
(2016)		 TGOD Mafia Presents: Rude Awakening
(2016)
Singles from Khalifa
  1. "Bake Sale"
    Released: January 21, 2016

Khalifa is the sixth studio album by American rapper Wiz Khalifa. It was released on February 5, 2016, by Atlantic Records and Rostrum Records.[1] The album features guest appearances from Ty Dolla $ign, Rico Love and his son, named Sebastian. The album was supported by the release of his lead single: "Bake Sale" featuring Travi$ Scott.[2][3] The album has also preceded the release by the accompanied music videos for the songs such as "Zoney", "Elevated" and "Most of Us".[4]

Background

On January 10, 2016, Wiz Khalifa announced the title to his fourth major-label (and sixth overall), called Khalifa. He also announced that it would largely consist of songs recorded for his previous albums but left on the cutting room floor, and that it would feature the collaborations from Travi$ Scott and his label-mate Juicy J.[5]

Singles

The album's lead single, "Bake Sale" featuring Travi$ Scott, was released for purchase and streaming on January 21, 2016.[6] It was produced by TM88, Juicy J, Lex Luger, DJ Spinz and Crazy Mike. In December 2015, Wiz Khalifa previewed the track and then announced that it would be included on his album Khalifa.[7] This familiar instrumental for the song was once appeared on the other song "Order More" by G-Eazy, which was included on his album When It's Dark Out (2015). Due to ownership issues, Juicy J re-created the beat on the song for Wiz Khalifa, along with these co-producers. On the chart dated on February 13, 2016, it debuted and peaked at number 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[8][9]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic56/100[10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[11]
Billboard[12]
HipHopDX6.6/10[13]
Pitchfork Media5.1/10[14]
Rolling Stone[15]
Spin4/10[16]
XXL3/5 (L)[17]

Upon its release, Khalifa was met with generally mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 56, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 7 reviews so far.[10] Chris Gibbons of Exclaim! said, "Khalifa likely won't sway opinion of Wiz Khalifa, whether positive or negative. For better or worse, it's a portrait of the rapper we've seen for years. It does do things a little more consistently and adds a little more detail than what we're used to seeing."[18] Kris Ex of Billboard said, "On Khalifa, he's characteristically mellow and melodic, mixing rhymes that are part equal parts braggadocio and motivational slogans in an almost singular pursuit of highs and riches. By design, none of the songs stand out, save for the Travis Scott featuring 'Bake Sale', which wins mostly by sounding like an aired-out version of Scott's own hit 'Antidote'."[12] David Jeffries of AllMusic questioned the exclusion of "See You Again" and said, "These expansive cuts surely benefit the Wiz discography, and will do best when shuffled into his canon, but lump them together into one LP and take away the driving influence and Khalifa feels more like part of a continuum than a self-contained statement."[11]

Commercial performance

Khalifa debuted at number 6 on the US Billboard 200, with 64,000 album-equivalent units; it sold 45,000 copies in its first week, and boasted over 19.8 million streams.[19] Khalifa became Khalifa's fourth consecutive top-ten album on the Billboard 200.[20]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "BTS"  
Sledgren 4:03
2. "Celebrate" (featuring Rico Love)
 3:09
3. "Elevated"  
 4:10
4. "City View" (featuring Courtney Noelle)
SAP 3:13
5. "Cowboy"  
  • Thomaz
  • de Boni
  • Mule
  • Scheffer
  • Finatik N Zac
  • Jim Jonsin
 2:54
6. "Bake Sale" (featuring Travis Scott)
 3:58
7. "Call Waiting"  
  • Thomaz
  • Brent "Ritz" Reynolds
Ritz Reynolds 4:00
8. "Make a Play" (featuring J.R. Donato)
  • Thomaz
  • Demetrius "J.R. Donato" Gordon
  • Kulousek
  • Dan
  • I.D. Labs
  • Shod Beatz
  • Mumbles
 3:46
9. "Most of Us"  
  • Thomaz
  • Kulousek
  • Dan
I.D. Labs 4:12
10. "Zoney" (featuring Sebastian)
  • Thomaz
  • Samuel "Knucklehead" Irving III
Knucklehead 3:32
11. "Lit" (featuring Ty Dolla $ign)
  • Jay Card
  • Dru Tang
  • I.D. Labs
  • Ricky P
 6:21
12. "No Permission" (featuring Chevy Woods)
  • I.D. Labs
  • Shod Beatz
 3:56
13. "iSay" (featuring Juicy J)
  • Thomaz
  • Houston
  • Kulousek
  • Dan
I.D. Labs 4:14
Total length:
 51:28

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] 48
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[22] 47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] 82
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] 100
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[25] 11
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[26] 73
French Albums (SNEP)[27] 99
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] 43
UK Albums (OCC)[29] 85
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[30] 10
US Billboard 200[31] 6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[32] 3

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label
United States[6] February 5, 2016 Digital download

References

  1. ↑ "Wiz Khalifa Announces Tracklist, Release Date and Guest Artists for 'Khalifa'". Yahoo. January 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Wiz Khalifa Announces New Album Khalifa, Shares "Bake Sale" With Travis Scott". Pitchfork. January 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Wiz Khalifa Reveals The Tracklisting To His New Album 'Khalifa'". Vibe. January 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Zoney Official Music Video'". Youtube. March 29, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Wiz Khalifa Announces "Khalifa" Release Date". hotnewhiphop.
  6. 1 2 "Khalifa by Wiz Khalifa on iTunes". iTunes. January 24, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Yes. Bake Sale will be on there.". Twitter. January 24, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Wiz Khalifa Cooks Up with Travis Scott & Juicy J on "Bake Sale"". The Source. January 24, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Wiz Khalifa Explains How Juicy J Reshaped "Bake Sale"". HotNewHipHop. January 24, 2016.
  10. 1 2 "Reviews for khalifa by Wiz Khalifa". Metacritic. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  11. 1 2 David Jeffries. "Khalifa – Wiz Khalifa". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  12. 1 2 Kris Ex (2016-02-08). "Wiz Khalifa Continues to Cater to the Laidback and Stoned on 'Khalifa': Album Review". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  13. ↑ Glaysher, Scott (2016-02-16). "Wiz Khalifa Khalifa Review". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  14. ↑ Iandoll, Kathy (2016-02-12). "Wiz Khalifa: Khalifa". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  15. ↑ Brittany Spanos (11 February 2016). "Wiz Khalifa's New Album: Khalifa". Rolling Stone.
  16. ↑ SPIN (2016-02-11). "Review: Wiz Khalifa, 'Khalifa'". SPIN. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  17. ↑ "Khalifa Sticks To The Same Formula On 'Blacc Hollywood'". Xxlmag.com. 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  18. ↑ Fox, Luke (2014-08-15). "Wiz Khalifa – Blacc Hollywood". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  19. ↑ "Hip Hop Album Sales: Future, Wiz Khalifa & Young Thug". Hip Hop DX. February 15, 2016.
  20. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (February 14, 2016). "Future Scores Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Wiz Khalifa – Khalifa". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Wiz Khalifa – Khalifa" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Wiz Khalifa – Khalifa" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Wiz Khalifa – Khalifa" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Wiz Khalifa – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Wiz Khalifa. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Wiz Khalifa – Khalifa" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Wiz Khalifa – Khalifa". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Wiz Khalifa – Khalifa". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  31. ↑ "Wiz Khalifa – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Wiz Khalifa. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  32. ↑ "Wiz Khalifa – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Wiz Khalifa. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
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