Wiz KhalifaBest Wiz Khalifa Albums Ranked

Rolling Papers

pitchfork

7.2

“Now back on a major label after an independent stint, this long-developing hip-hop star releases a surprisingly cohesive full-length.”

Blacc Hollywood

rollingstone

7.0

“This past spring, rap's top weedhead scored a lung-busting hit with "We Dem Boyz," a street anthem unlike anything he'd done before. It was a surprisingly fun departure, but the rest of Khalifa's fifth solo album sticks more closely to his usual formula: supremely chill singsong flows about how much Wiz loves to get high, over beats as softly enveloping as a cloud of sweet smoke. "KK" is a heartfe”

Fly Times, Vol. 1: The Good Fly Young

pitchfork

6.9

“One of the most quietly influential rappers of the last ten years maintains cruising altitude.”

Taylor Allderdice

pitchfork

6.3

“Now a legitimate star, Wiz Khalifa offers a free mixtape named for his high school that attempts to reclaim what he sees as his.”

O.N.I.F.C.

rollingstone

6.0

“Rampant stonerism is fine, assuming you don't get so zonked that you put out records like Rolling Papers, Wiz Khalifa's sluggish 2011 debut. The rapper apologized in an open letter to his fans, and atoned earlier this year with a slippery mixtape; now Khalifa repents in full with an album as solid as Rolling Papers was slack. Wiz's subject matter is pretty standard: waking, baking and, between mas”

Taylor Allderdice

rollingstone

6.0

“"My weed so strong, I swear to God you would think it’s cologne," brags the Pittsburgh MC on this mixtape, essentially an apology for the mass appeal of his 2011 debut. Wiz Khalifa tampers down the singsong hooks in favor of insular stoner-rap mood pieces ("California"), defensive interludes ("Yeah, I’m a pop rapper/ I’ll pop […]”