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Multiverse (2022)

Where the lyrics of Multiverse take you, and where it was really made.

The title is Khalifa's own wordplay: 'multi-' shows how versatile he is, and 'verse' is what he is saying.

Key places

Recorded at Khalifa's home studio in Encino (2022)

Recording site Motown Recording Studios — Khalifa built and recorded the album from his home studio in Encino, California. The dot uses city-center coordinates for Los Angeles, not the exact studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Multiverse: seventh solo studio album by American rapper Wiz Khalifa
• Released July 29, 2022 by Taylor Gang Entertainment and Asylum Records
• Deluxe edition released October 21, 2022 with 3 new songs
• Third full project of 2022 for Khalifa

Background

• First solo album since 2018's Rolling Papers 2
• Other 2022 projects: collaborative albums Stoner's Night with Juicy J, and Full Court Press with Big K.R.I.T., Smoke DZA, and Girl Talk
• Khalifa said the album shows growth and gives him room to touch on different subjects
• Central theme: love of relationships, love of being a father, and love for oneself
• Album name: 'multi-' shows versatility, and 'verse' is what he is saying

Recording

• Built and recorded from his home studio in Encino, California

Cover

• Khalifa announced the album July 13 along with revealing the cover art

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Cameron Jibril Thomaz (born September 8, 1987), known as Wiz Khalifa, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, entrepreneur, and actor.
• Raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he signed with local independent label Rostrum Records to release his debut album Show and Prove (2006).

Career

• His 2008 single "Say Yeah" became his first minor hit; he then parted ways with Warner Bros. Records in 2009.
• He signed with Atlantic Records in 2010; "Black and Yellow" peaked at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
• Albums Rolling Papers (2011) and O.N.I.F.C. (2012) were commercial successes, with Rolling Papers peaking at number two on the Billboard 200.
• His 2015 single "See You Again" with Charlie Puth peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 for 12 non-consecutive weeks and earned diamond certification from the RIAA.
• He founded the label Taylor Gang Entertainment in 2008 and launched the cannabis brand Khalifa Kush in 2016.
• He has acted on television and voiced roles in American Dad!, Duncanville, and Big City Greens.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Shifter's Kevin Bourne says Khalifa has returned to form as a solo artist
• Shifter: Khalifa brings his full repertoire to the project, explores different themes and sounds, and delivers a complete body of work
• Shifter singles out the groove of opener 'Big Daddy Wiz', which samples Cheryl Lynn's 'Got to Be Real'
• Shifter highlights '1000 Women' with saxophone and 'Keys', which sets storytelling against drill production
• Shifter notes closer 'Thank Him', where Khalifa discusses his faith in God
• Clash's Naima Sutton hears drill, hip-hop, pop, R&B, and a little 1980s synth influence
• Clash says some experimentation risks sounding out of place, citing 'We Don't Go Out to Nightclubs Anymore/Candlelight Girl'
• Clash argues the album cannot be called Khalifa's best work, but it still holds weight in his catalogue
• The Honey Pop's Kristian Gonzales hears hip-hop fused with 1970s-80s R&B and pop, possibly inspired by Childish Gambino and Tyler, the Creator
• The Honey Pop highlights the G-funk vibe of 'MVP', the pop balladry of 'Something Real', and the 1980s feel of 'Mirror Love (Groove 2)' with an electric guitar solo

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The deluxe edition came out on October 21, 2022 with 3 new songs
• The opener 'Big Daddy Wiz' samples Cheryl Lynn's 'Got to Be Real'
• Khalifa built and recorded the album from his home studio in Encino, California
• The Honey Pop suggests Childish Gambino and Tyler, the Creator may have inspired the album's blend of hip-hop with 1970s-80s R&B and pop

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

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