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Thomaz proposed to model Amber Rose on March 1, 2012 showing off the ring on Twitter. He is personal friends with Snoop Dogg, Juicy J,Yelawolf, and fellow Pittsburgh rapper Mac Miller.

In March 2012, Thomaz purchased a 2.8 private wooded acres with a 3,891-square-foot residence in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, a small community southwest of Pittsburgh. The residence includes 5-bedroom, 4-bath eco-friendly, Brazilian Koa floors, stainless steel appliances, a separate guest house, and a lavish master suite with high ceilings. He currently resides there with his fiancée Amber Rose.

Thomaz is open about his use of cannabis, and he has revealed in many interviews that he spends 10, 000 dollars a month in cannabis, and also smokes daily.

He is an avid supporter and big fan of all sports teams from his town, mostly the Pittsburgh Steelers, and many others like NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins, MLB's Pittsburgh Pirates,Arena Football League's Pittsburgh Power, and also the NHL's Chicago Blackhawks.

Khalifa released "Black and Yellow", his first single for Rostrum/Atlantic, produced by Stargate, which has received radio airplay The single was peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100; the title of the song refers to the colours of the City of Pittsburgh. Khalifa released his debut album with Atlantic Records in 2011. He appeared with Curren$y on the track "Scaling the Building" on producer Ski Beatz' 2010 album, 24 Hour Karate School. Khalifa's record label is Taylor Gang Records, named after his love of Chuck Taylor All-Stars and Taylor Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh, PA, where he graduated from.

On March 29, 2011, Khalifa released his first studio album, Rolling Papers. The album debuted at number two on the US Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 197,000 copies in the United States.Shortly afterward on March 31, 2011 Wiz Khalifa performed at Emory Universityin Atlanta, Georgia as part of the school's annual Dooley's Weekend. On June 26, 2011, Khalifa was nominated and won Best New Artist at the BET Awards of 2011. Khalifa collaborated with British rapper Tinie Tempah whom Tinie announced in an interview with Rolling Stone that his next single is to be called "Till I'm Gone" and would feature Wiz Khalifa and is to be produced by Stargate. The single and the video song were released at the end of June 2011. On April 11, 2012 Khalifa announced that he will release his second studio album titled "Only Nigga In First Class" but will be released to mainstream markets as the abbreviated O.N.I.F.C.

Year

Organization

Award

Nominated work

Result

2011

MTV European Music Awards

Best New

Wiz Khalifa

Nominated

Best Push

Wiz Khalifa

Nominated

American Music Awards

Sprint's Best New Artist

Wiz Khalifa

Won

Grammy Awards

Best Rap Song

"Black & Yellow"

Nominated

Best Rap Performance

"Black & Yellow"

Nominated

2012

Billboard Music Awards

Best New Artist

Wiz Khalifa

Won

Year

Title

Role

2011

Late Show with David Letterman

Himself

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

2012

Master of the Mix

Punk'd

Year	Organization	Award	Nominated work	Result
2011	MTV European Music Awards	Best New	Wiz Khalifa	Nominated
	MTV European Music Awards	Best Push	Wiz Khalifa	Nominated
	American Music Awards	Sprint's Best New Artist	Wiz Khalifa	Won
	Grammy Awards	Best Rap Song	"Black & Yellow"	Nominated
	Grammy Awards	Best Rap Performance	"Black & Yellow"	Nominated
2012	Billboard Music Awards	Best New Artist	Wiz Khalifa	Won

Year	Title	Role
2011	Late Show with David Letterman	Himself
	Jimmy Kimmel Live!
	Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2012	Master of the Mix
2012	Punk'd

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