Mixtape 101: Wiz Khalifa - Flight School

by KPdatpiff on April 22nd, 2009

http://media.defsounds.com/uploads/assets/276/312/15114/asset.jpgHave you ever had a friend hyping up an artist to you so much so that just to get them to leave you the hell alone, you took a few minutes to listen? That's how I first came across Pittsburgh MC Wiz Khalifa.

Last week, Wiz dropped his highly anticipated mixtape 'Flight School' and has had the internet buzzing ever since.

The combination of great production, good lyrics, and good delivery makes this a classic mixtape, one you definitely want to add to your favorites on DatPiff (Plug).

Wiz has a universal appeal that can make this a mixtape you can listen to with your chick, with your parents, or with the boys on a blunt ride.

The diversity of the records is impressive, no two tracks sound alike. In an era of hip hop where we have separated the Hipsters from the Hardcore rappers, Wiz seems to be one of the few with the ability to please both crowds--specially with this project.

While it's still too early to peg Wiz as the next big thing in hip-hop, with more projects like 'Flight School,' he will most certainly be on his way.

Overall Rating (1-5): 4.5

Hottest Track(s): #5 Starstruck & #6 Dreamer

Weakest Track: #3 Mrs. Rightfernow (Auto-tune killed it)

Where to find Wiz Khalifa: myspace.com/wizkhalifa or twitter.com/realwizkhalifa


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freshflyfitted11 months ago
1st dont like the mixtape is he worst mixtape ever
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eddie211011 months ago
ive gotten through like 5 songs and its not half bad!!
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shady4511 months ago
i know i’m prolly gonna get trashed but before that i have to say i’m really feelin this new cat he has realnice versatility and the production is just on point but (here we go) is it me or does this nigga sound like a combination of Drake,wayne, and wale at times
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regulator10 months ago
i been hearin of this dude for a while.. but never listened to him.. this shits pretty hot.. and i agree wit what someone said about him soundin like drake and wayne.. i didnt think so in the first couple songs— but number 5 started saoundin like drake a lot.. then track 6 was like a mix of wayne and drake.. but he got some different styles cuz he dotn sound the same on every track at leats so thats cool.. overall good mixtape
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basco10 months ago
This whole joint is fuckin fire. One of my favorite mixtapes…KPREILLY02 was on point aswell. Keep it up
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theplanesgotit10 months ago
yeah man idk what youre talkin about but wiz has been doin his thing for quite some time now.. i have to say the best song is Never Ever though.
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bballa1039 months ago
yooo ms forightnow is hot…it got that sega genesis sonic beat
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killaq11 months ago
if u dont like dis mixtape u got pure hate in yo blood.. mixtape is real nice..
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wogan11 months ago
best production ive heard on songs in a while.
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djanon11 months ago
Honestly i liked Ms.Rightfernow, now the autotune helped in some parts and didn’t really help in others, but i still think Khalifa did a good job with the song.
The mix all together was pretty amazing.
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yankeesfan424711 months ago
Hell yea, the Sonic sample makes the song though.
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lifeisreal8910 months ago
Ay mann. If you a Wiz fan then you might not the mixtape is his best work. Don’t get me wrong its good but I think I just expected more from Wiz. I like Star Power better. Listen to STar Power then listen to Flight School then ask yourself.

Still think Wiz did his best??? STar Power>>>>>Flight School. Thats my opinion
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dmildz11 months ago
ANYONE WHO HATES ON THIS MIXTAPE IS SUFFERING FROM THE TERRIBLE DISEASE KNOWN AS BITCHASSNESS.
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irock8311 months ago
well i guess i got that disease then…it’s a decent mixtape with great production…but i wasn’t really feeling it…i rate this ish a 3…boarding pass was worth a listen though…
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greenmonster11 months ago
wiz,bob,cudi….best new mixtape artists out
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juice22511 months ago
Charles hamilton….
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sulli1dl11 months ago
best new mixtape artist
Kudi,Wale,Wiz
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butterflybabe10 months ago
ima agree wit you dis chick no her music
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bballa1039 months ago
wale, bob, n cudi
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yungaction11 months ago
@ i_rock83

lol you Krazy.. haha wiz go to hard and to say you aint feeling the mixtape accept boarding pass? come on now Extra Extra Credit Go way to Hard… I love the whole mixtape….
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lightitupp11 months ago
if he aint feelin it he aint feelin it youre not gonna change that

But Wiz doing his thing shout out to him this mixtape was nice
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broccolihead11 months ago
this mixtape was a big letdown, Grow Season is 5 times hotter, Prince of the City 2 is 10 times hotter, go listen to them.
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yaboy4011 months ago
BAN THE T-PAIN SHIT
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hotboxed11 months ago
this nigga is wack to me. i fucks wit wale, charles hamilton, and some of kid cudi and asher roth thats it for da new rappers.
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ckateboardback11 months ago
only like track 6 rest dont even interest me
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snyde11 months ago
To me…i wasnt feeling this mixtape on first listen and i was looking forward to it

I am a Wiz fan…maybe i need to give it another listen
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snyde11 months ago
BroccoliHead…COSIGN
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fordygramz11 months ago
he’s got too many punches and similies that he thinks are witty as fuck and they’re sub par to generic at best. he’s straight.
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contraband11 months ago
feels kind of drakeish… << not a negative just a observation…. production is A1 slick line here and there nothing like damn or nothing… just slick shit here and there… production and the brand got my attention more so than the actual content
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badams1811 months ago
well disregard to the mixtape….it only takes a couple of mins,,,,if even seconds to decide whether ah artist is “marketable”—or he is haZ potential….annnnd i kinda see somthin in him,jus from tha mixtape cover he reminds me of a tyga- look-alike——tatoo freak….ummm but i wanna no how old he is??…..but nawwwww,i dont see his swagger….and he is not a hip-hop artist//////bull=shit entertainer—-===
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twan50810 months ago
hes like 20
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cruz10 months ago
he just turned 21 not too long ago…
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badams1811 months ago
but his delivery grabs your attention…only to be dissapointed by his finishing 4th bar
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sterlingskis2411 months ago
shit been knowning this for some time now.. dude kills mixtapes and is a breath of fresh air. where you been in a cave? or in the closet ha. . . YOU DUG’ taylor gang or kill yourself.
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badams1811 months ago
bitch i been on the net,and i know potential when i hear it,and he has—-some….how old is he?
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duce84311 months ago
i don’t see how his age matters, since your favorite artist is probably in his 30’s right now. This is my introduction to Wiz and he’s pretty swift on the mic. Ms. Rightfernow is a definite mainstream single, if it wasn’t on a mixtape.
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duce84311 months ago
Shame, Get Sum, Extra Credit and Extra Extra Credit are the hardest tracks
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badams1811 months ago
26 wayne
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twan50810 months ago
wiz like 20 ….fuck wayne he old news
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twan50810 months ago
wiz like 20 ….fuck wayne he old news
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phillyblunt10 months ago
I mean i dunno if this was his best one i think Prince of the City 1 and 2 were his two best but this and star power were not a very big dropoff if at all…..I love his flow and he can rap on any beat he doesnt have limits man…..
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phillyblunt10 months ago
oh and he’s way better than Drake so hush……and he’s def. influenced by wayne i hear it all the time in his lyrics and even in his work ethic and shit…but hey hes goin after one of the greatest to do it honestly…..
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datdudechris10 months ago
This shit was coo
Track # 4 Shame is my fav though
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twan50810 months ago
i been listening to WIZ for a while now…he always comes wit A game…some songs are kinda like…girly but Wiz still kills it…check some freestyles of him on youtube an shit
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anolenglishd10 months ago
Im feelin this niggga no homo. This my first experience with wiz. pause
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gblocker10 months ago
I see auotune is a disease now!!
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youngwoopsie10 months ago
Looking at his mixtape cover i thought it was TYGA at 1st
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cognachinnivsop10 months ago
yea thats wat everyone said. i think thats y he got 1/4 of the listens lmao
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igie10 months ago
Wiz performed at my college this past sat, me and my girl got a chance to chill with him and burn a fat L he mad chill and funny …he killed it i been listening to his music since 07…i think Flight School is best yet he is def artist to watch…Taylor Gang or Die lol
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yayo42010 months ago
First I wanna say this tape is the meanest. Only thing he did wrong with it was take a commercial route. I like every song on this CD but the auto tune, and one verse (forgot the song) sounded like Lil Wayne. All I’m sayin is this ain’t Prince of the City. Oh Yeah…

PITTSBURG STAND THE F**K UP!!!!! 412 all day Taylor Gang or Die!!!
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yungreel1710 months ago
im still wondering why yall comparin wiz to drake, wayne, and tyga? Wayne is rock… Drake and Tyga are both newer artist than Wiz… He bein doin his shit since like 06
Prince of the City
Prince of the City 2
and Grow Season
were all hella hard mixtapes and show and prove was a crackin album,
he is signed to Warner records….so he is “commercial”
anyway mixtape is hard…
hardest track= never ever…

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codyskye10 months ago
this mixtape is nasty big ups to wiz…i definately burn many blunts listenin to this mixtape nd jus vibe out…good ass mixtape
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sikmeta4s10 months ago
i knew about wiz ages ago…and i use ta have an old account here and when i tryd ta say dude was nice i was bombarded with hate from sum a u katz that have posted props for him in hea…meh seems alot of def sounds indeed be a funny crowd of trend followers lol
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johntucker18010 months ago
i dont think he sound liek wayne n drake 4 the fact he was hot b4 drake
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reckless10 months ago
boring content.
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madtrain10 months ago
man i first met wiz when he was like 14 and his flows were the shit then and these tracks are all badass..my fav is never ever and ms. rightfernow…and all his shit is tight so yall can stop hatin
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jjizzel10 months ago
People compare Wiz to Drake and Tyga because they are just now starting to hear about my dude Wiz. I’ve been steady burning good to one of Wiz’s first mixtapes Grow Season from like 07’. Wiz is not new to the game and this mixtape is crack just like all the others. He’s workin on a a tape with Curren$y right now shit should be crazy.
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bkboy9 months ago
the only reason hes compared to tyga is cuz they look alike.
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paigecox23239 months ago
this nigha aint with noone in young money! lol..fukk naw.. sound like everything i done heard before but didnt comment to hate his good..lol
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paigecox23239 months ago
wait i changed my opinion i just listened to it its fie..
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shutter6 months ago
He better get somewhere in the rap game
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wstewart6 months ago
I only heard about this guy from another friend from Pittsburgh but i never really listened to him. I might download it if I feel like it one day.
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wstewart6 months ago
ya’ll should post some of his shit on this site or something
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wstewart6 months ago
oh my bad lol
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wstewart6 months ago
wow this is alright
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tut4123 months ago
412 all day give this dude a chance look up some of his old mixtapes prince of the city!!!
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quin1223 days ago
man im finna download that shit right now!





QUE!!!!!!!!!!!1
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