![]() If I wouldn’t have learned that stuff early, then it probably would have taken me later in my career to try it out. But in time and through the process, you gotta learn and you gotta do different things. I know what went into making that album and I know what went into making my other projects, so I know where I could have went a little stronger or where I could have done what I felt was more natural. Whether people know it or not, when I go in the booth or when I pick my beats or with my artwork, everything is really detailed and I get down into it. I critique myself way harder than anybody else could critique me. In February, you posted a lengthy letter to your fans addressing the fact that perhaps Rolling Papers was too poppy and didn’t necessarily show off your true talents as an MC. But we see each other a lot more than people would think, though, because we make it happen and we love each other so much. We FaceTime and we talk on the phone and she travels to come see me when she can. And I would just be really, really retarded not to take those things. It’s really structured and it’s good because God puts everything in place how it’s supposed to be. How is touring life now that you’re engaged to the supermodel – and Kanye West‘ s ex-fling – Amber Rose? It’s hard to make the music be what it is. If you’re not really seeing the day-to-day lifestyle stuff, it’s hard for us in our situation and who we rock. We got my man R&B Justice over here who really contributes to the sound and everything. The shit that’s relevant to us, that’s what I put into my music. Just the conversations that we have the jokes that we crack. I would be lying to make it seem like it’s just me all the time. Yeah, absolutely, because everybody contributes. Is it easier to deal with the negative aspects of touring with such a tight-knit crew always surrounding you? ![]() You travel with your “Taylor Gang” family – guys like Chevy Woods. Naturally, I’m like, “Yo man, I’ve just gotta be the best that I’ve ever been at this point right now.” So that’s mainly what it is. The point that this tour is on: the production is big, the lineup is big, the kids are the biggest crowd that we’ve pulled. It’s just, like, I always try to get to the next step and the next level. Does it have a different vibe as opposed to flying solo? Now you’re on tour with Kendrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Mac Miller and other hot up-and-coming rappers. The band is great so I didn’t want to fuck up. What were your initial thoughts when approached to do the feature on “Payphone”? It seemed out-of-the-box for you, so I was curious about what led to your decision to lend your talents to the track? And I just listened to one of my artist’s mixtapes, Tuki. I feed that part so, just in turn, just naturally, the way the universe works, I get a lot of shit done.Īre you able to knock out your features on your bus? I’m doing stuff for my rap homies I’m doing stuff for my fans. I’ve got a studio bus with me so this whole time, every day, I’m knocking out verses and doing free stuff. I’m never chilling and I’m never just sitting back and enjoying it too much. It’s a good thing because I do a lot of work. It’s no regiment ’cause I could end up on a private jet to Dubai on Saturday. Your life is, well, a bit regimented, no? With tunnel vision, is it possible to look at the big picture? Mash-Up King Girl Talk Teams With Wiz Khalifa, Big K.R.I.T., Smoke DZA for New Song 'Put You On' – the follow-up to last year’s successful (if not a bit overtly poppy) debut, Rolling Papers – which is highlighted by the debut single “Work Hard, Play Hard.” Later this month, he’s set to drop O.N.I.F.C. In the two years since the weed-loving rapper from Pittsburgh broke out with his hometown-touting anthem “Black and Yellow,” the lanky, fully tattooed artist has gone from a buzzworthy blog act to a platinum-seller who has starred in a film with Snoop Dogg, dropped a guest verse in Maroon 5’s chart-topping song “Payphone” and gotten engaged to the supermodel Amber Rose. One can’t fault Khalifa (born Cameron Jibril Thomaz) for feeling anything short of incredible. He joins his red Solo cup in a circle toast with them, letting out what can only be described as a tribal war chant doused in ecstasy. ![]() “Oh yeah, I didn’t take my shot yet,” Wiz Khalifa admits to his posse, a crew he lovingly refers to as “the Taylor Gang,” backstage at a 25,000-plus-seat ampitheater outside Chicago.
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