Cameron Global Thomas (born September 8, 1987), better known by the stage name Wiz Shall. Is an American rapper. He released his debut album, Show and Prove, In 2006, and signed to Warner Brose. Records in 2007. His Ordnance-influenced single, “Say Yeah”, received urban radio airplay, charting on the Rhythmic Top 40 and Hot Rap Tracks charts in 2008. [1] Kalmia parted with Warner Brose. And released his second album, Deal or No Deal, In November 2009.
He released the mixture Cush and Orange Juice as a free download in April 2010: he then signed with Atlantic Records. 2] He is also well known for his debut single for Atlantic, “Black and Yellow”, which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. His debut album for the label, Rolling Papers, was released on March 29, 2011. [3] Early life Kalmia was born on September 8, 1987 to a mother and a father serving In the His parents divorced when Kalmia was about three years old.
HIS parents’ military service caused him to move regularly: Kalmia lived in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan before settling in Pittsburgh where he attended Taylor Lauderdale High His stage name is derived from kalmia, an Arabic word meaning “successor”, and wisdom, which was shortened to Wiz when Kalmia was a young boy . 15] Kalmia stated to spinner. Com that the name also came from being called “young Wiz ’cause I was good at everything I did, and my granddad is Muslim, so he gave me that name; he felt like that’s what I was doing with my music. He got his stage name tattooed on his 17th He Includes Jim Hendrix, Camp Lo, The Notorious B. I. G. And Bone Thugs;n-Harmony among his Influences. [8] Career 2005-?08: Early mistakes and Show and Prove Rostrum Records president Benny Greenberg first heard about Wiz Kalmia in 2004 hen the rapper’s contribution to a mixture of various new Pittsburgh artists attracted his interest. 9] When Greenberg finally met the 16-year-old artist, he Immediately decided he wanted to work with him, later telling Halfhearted: “Even though he wasn’t all the way developed you could just tell that he was a diamond in the rough, and that with some polishing, guidance and backing he could become something Kalmia signed to the label shortly after and began a seven year period of artist development. [9] Shall released his first mixture, Prince of the City: Welcome to Postcolonial, in 2005.
The mixture paved the way for his first full length album entitled Show and Prove in 2006. Kalmia was declared an “artist to watch” that year in Rolling Stone In 2007, Kalmia signed to Warner Brose. Records and released two mistakes through Rostrum Records: Grow Season, hosted by DC Green Lantern and released on July 4, 2007, and Prince of the City 2, released on November 20, 2007. His debut Warner Brose. Single “Say Yeah” reached 1 OFF Billboard’s Hot Rap Tracks. The song samples “Better Off Alone” by Alice Deejay.