BG Winterfest 2011 Featuring Wiz Khalifa
Clazel Entertainment and Livin Legends LLC present....
Venue: The ANDRESON ARENA Bowling Green State University
Event: BG WINTERFEST 2011 Featuring WIZ KHALIFA
Date/Time: SUNDAY January 23, doors @ 7pm
Cost: Tickets $25 Bleachers / $35 Main floor
http://winterfest.ticketleap.com/winterfest/
You can purchase tickets now at Anderson Arena, NEX Clothing store, Clazel.net or The Clazel W-S after 7pm.
“Being out in front of people and just being ‘The Man’” might sound like a vague and ridiculous dream to have, but for Cameron Thomaz it might be the most appropriate thought to cross any mind. Better known as Wiz Khalifa, the son of two military parents has always had his eye on being a new standard by which cool is measured. Rapping since the third grade and starting to record music at 14 was probably a step in the right direction. The next best move? Inking a deal to Rostrum Records after a meeting with Benjy Grinberg.
Fresh out of high school, it was time to either sink or swim. In 2005 Wiz released his first mixtape, “Prince of the City: Welcome to Pistolvania.” The mixtape was quickly accepted by the local scene and began to gain buzz outside of Pittsburgh. With that excitement growing by the day, it was the perfect time for a proper commercial album. Wiz soon dropped “Show and Prove,” which Okayplayer.com claimed was “arguably the best album of the year.” The accolades began piling up and Khalifa was receiving significant co-signs from XXL, Rolling Stone, and VIBE, alike. A deal with Warner Bros. Records soon followed.
In the months following, both his fanbase (known as the “Taylor Gang”) and the anticipation for his new mixtape grew daily. Once Wiz dropped “Kush & Orange Juice” in early 2010, it was clear that he had established himself as one of the rap-game’s brightest young stars to watch. With an unprecedented amount of downloads, not to mention both the top search on Google as well as the number one trending topic on Twitter, it seemed as if the entire nation was on board with the “Taylor Gang” movement. Many said that the release of “Kush & Orange Juice” placed Wiz as the valedictorian of his “XXL Freshmen 10” class and kicked open the doors he and his team were looking to walk through.
Fast forward a few months, and together Wiz and Rostrum Records proudly announced that these doors were those of Atlantic Records, the new home to Wiz Khalifa. Following this huge milestone in his career, Wiz soon embarked on a stint on the famed “Rock The Bells” tour alongside such legends as Lauryn Hill and Snoop Dogg, immediately followed by his nation-wide headlining tour, appropriately dubbed the “Waken Baken Tour.” After receiving co-signs from a multitude of rap veterans, including Rick Ross and Diddy, and humbly rejecting Drake’s offer to join his recent tour, it became evident that Wiz also established himself as a prominent staple online with over 1,000,000 friends on Facebook, and over 500,000 fans following him on Twitter. With the video for his first Atlantic Records release, “Black & Yellow,” getting an astonishing 3 million views on YouTube, there is no question about it: Wiz Khalifa’s debut album is bound to be something great.
Website: http://www.wizkhalifa.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/wizkhalifa
Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/REALWIZKHALIFA
Winterfest: http://bgwinterfest.com/#/bio
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Press Release Contact Name: Banan AlKilani
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Organization Name: Clazel Theatre