Khalifa (album)

Khalifa
Studio album by Wiz Khalifa
Released February 5, 2016
Recorded 2015
Genre Hip hop
Length 51:28
Label
Producer
Wiz Khalifa chronology
Cabin Fever 3
(2015)		 Khalifa
(2016)		 Rolling Papers 2
(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, Rostrum Records and Taylor Gang Records.[1] The album features guest appearances from Travis Scott, Ty Dolla $ign, Rico Love, Courtney Noelle, Juicy J, Chevy Woods, J.R Donato, and his son, Sebastian.

The album was supported by the release of his lead single: "Bake Sale" featuring Travis Scott.[2][3] The album was also preceded by the music videos for the songs "Zoney", "Elevated" and "Most of Us".[4]

Singles

The album's lead single, "Bake Sale" featuring Travis Scott, was released for purchase and streaming on January 21, 2016.[5] 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.[6] The instrumental for the song originally appeared in the song "Order More" by G-Eazy, 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 the co-producers. On the chart dated on February 13, it debuted and peaked at number 56 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[7][8] The song's accompanying music video was released to Wiz' official youtube channel on April 26.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic56/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[10]
Billboard[11]
HipHopDX6.6/10[12]
Pitchfork Media5.1/10[13]
Rolling Stone[14]
Spin4/10[15]
XXL3/5 (L)[16]

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.[9] 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."[17] Kris Ex of Billboard stated, "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"."[11] 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."[10]

Commercial performance

Khalifa debuted at number 6 on the US Billboard 200, selling 64,000 units (45,000 in pure album sales) in its first week of release.[18]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "BTS"  Cameron ThomazSledgren 4:03
2. "Celebrate" (featuring Rico Love)
 3:09
3. "Elevated"  Thomaz
 4:10
4. "City View" (featuring Courtney Noelle)
  • Thomaz
  • Courtney Noelle
SAP 3:13
5. "Cowboy"  Thomaz
  • Finatik N Zac
  • Jim Jonsin
 2:54
6. "Bake Sale" (featuring Travi$ Scott)
 3:58
7. "Call Waiting"  ThomazRitz Reynolds 4:00
8. "Make a Play" (featuring J.R. Donato)
  • Thomaz
  • Demetrius "J.R. Donato" Gordon
  • I.D. Labs
  • Shod Beatz
  • Mumbles
 3:46
9. "Most of Us"  ThomazI.D. Labs 4:12
10. "Zoney" (featuring Sebastian)ThomazKnucklehead 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)
I.D. Labs 4:14
Total length:
 51:28

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] 48
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[20] 47
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] 82
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] 100
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[23] 11
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[24] 73
French Albums (SNEP)[25] 99
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[26] 43
UK Albums (OCC)[27] 85
UK R&B Albums (OCC)[28] 10
US Billboard 200[29] 6
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[30] 3

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label
United States[5] 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. 1 2 "Khalifa by Wiz Khalifa on iTunes". iTunes. January 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Yes. Bake Sale will be on there.". Twitter. January 24, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Wiz Khalifa Cooks Up with Travis Scott & Juicy J on "Bake Sale"". The Source. January 24, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Wiz Khalifa Explains How Juicy J Reshaped "Bake Sale"". HotNewHipHop. January 24, 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Reviews for khalifa by Wiz Khalifa". Metacritic. 2016-02-16. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  10. 1 2 David Jeffries. "Khalifa – Wiz Khalifa". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  11. 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.
  12. ↑ Glaysher, Scott (2016-02-16). "Wiz Khalifa Khalifa Review". HipHopDX. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  13. ↑ Iandoll, Kathy (2016-02-12). "Wiz Khalifa: Khalifa". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  14. ↑ Brittany Spanos (11 February 2016). "Wiz Khalifa's New Album: Khalifa". Rolling Stone.
  15. ↑ SPIN (2016-02-11). "Review: Wiz Khalifa, 'Khalifa'". SPIN. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
  16. ↑ "Khalifa Sticks To The Same Formula On 'Blacc Hollywood'". Xxlmag.com. 2014-08-22. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  17. ↑ Fox, Luke (2014-08-15). "Wiz Khalifa – Blacc Hollywood". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2014-08-20.
  18. ↑ Caulfield, Keith (February 14, 2016). "Future Scores Third No. 1 Album on Billboard 200 Chart". Billboard. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Wiz Khalifa – Khalifa". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Wiz Khalifa – Khalifa" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Wiz Khalifa – Khalifa" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  22. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Wiz Khalifa – Khalifa" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Wiz Khalifa – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Wiz Khalifa. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  24. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Wiz Khalifa – Khalifa" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Wiz Khalifa – Khalifa". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 23, 2016.
  26. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Wiz Khalifa – Khalifa". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
  28. ↑ "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved February 12, 2016.
  29. ↑ "Wiz Khalifa – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Wiz Khalifa. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
  30. ↑ "Wiz Khalifa – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Wiz Khalifa. Retrieved February 17, 2016.
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