When his smash single “Black & Yellow” hit airwaves in 2010, Wiz Khalifa cemented himself as one of the loudest voices representing Pittsburgh’s Hip Hop scene.
“With the music, it’s a whole new avenue we done opened up for kids and for people to look up to,” said Khalifa of his impact on the region in an interview with MTV News. “It’s a reality now out there, so it’s really important for us to just embrace ’em and motivate ’em and push ’em forward.”
“You really won’t get it if you’re not from there,” he continued. “Just growing up in Pittsburgh and knowing different neighborhoods, having family there and just loving it, it’s like no other place.”
Wiz also drew comparisons between his hometown an Philadelphia, a more well-known source of Hip Hop talent. “We always had love for Philly. It was harder for Philly to embrace us because we’re a little bit slower to them or to more East Coast towns. Philly is more East Coast than Pittsburgh. It’s closer to New Jersey and New York, so the vibe is way more fast-paced. Pittsburgh, it’s just laid-back … Midwest almost on some country stuff.”
Watch the interview below:
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Pittsburgh rap is for high school kids (mac miller / wiz).
Toronto is taking over with drake and The Weeknd, best in rap and rnb under one umbrella.
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naw bruh im from pittsburgh Wiz and Mac Miller aint even close to the representing genre of music coming out of Pittsburgh listen to Stunna Quad, Stevie B, Polo Down SQ, Asco 100k, Maestro, Deezle and Hardo,Soulja Vic, FTR, Rae Zellous just to name a few Pittsburgh is really bout to take over
Im sorry neither pittsburgh or Toronto is taking over, new york has and always will be dominant
Nigga what about Boaz nigga? Problem with most Pittsburgh rappers, they talkin only the shit recognizable in their small town circle. And mostly every rapper sounds like every other rapper from pittsburgh. Nigga I don’t understand how yall say “hour” when that shit sounds like “air”…too many niggas never been outside of pittsburgh to know how shit rolls, yall stay copying that country shit instead of making yall own sound. Shit is turrible. Niggas hated on Wiz hard, and that nigga did his thing.
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I dont really listen to rappers from the Pittsburgh area. Seems like Philly put pennsylvania on the Hip Hop map. Mad talent seems to have come out Philly historically.
there is no good hip hop in shitsburg. philly and the philly burbs/surrounding towns are the only quality places for rap in pa.
There is definitely some good shit coming out of Pittsburgh, just not the stuff that’s on the radio (i.e. Wiz and Mac Miller).
LOL. yall niggas is nerds bruh
then why wiz never in pittsburgh?? S Money the best rapper from the burgh…Phlew the best producer
????? WHO AND WHO GIVES A FUCK
THERE IS NO HIP HOP IN THE ARM PITT FUCK WIZ FUCK WACK MILLER AND ANY OTHER UNDERGROUND PITTSBURGH RAPPER MOST OF PITTSBURGH IS MID CLASS PEOPLE BELIEVE IT OR NOT I BEEN THERE
@The Truth Hurts. You know nothing and you never been to Pittsburgh. Most of Pitt is hood. I was there in the 90’s. Most of the Hip Hop is remeniscent of Boot Camp, Native Tongues and Wu. My proof: Sam Sneed, F3, J. Sands, Lone Catalyst, Misfits In The Attic, Formula 412, Chen Lo, Strict Flow and I can go on. Wiz is too young. The Pitt cats sound like a cross between Philly & DC
THOSE RAPPERS NEVER HEARD OF ONE
You never heard of one because you’re probably too young and not a true Hip Hop head, plus they never blew up like that because of small labels and industry politics, except for Sam Sneed he was on Death Row but Suge & Pac shut him down cause of East/West beef. You can google all these cats
All y’all hatin’ on the BURGH are lames, straight up. Boaz, S.money, B.White, Real Deal, The 58’s etc etc. these Mufuckas rep had as shit. Don’t be fuckin stupid and say “I never heard of them niggaz” WELL get your research game up and see how we’re living’ out here…ya”l were suckin Wiz’s dick with all of his mix tapes and now he’s a bum?!! fuck outta here. Not everybody is gonna spit about slanging crack and shootin’ Mac is 19 and could spit bar for bar with your fav rapper…BELIEVE that…he’s just doin his own thing right now.
412 STAND UP
well said.