Khalifa was born Cameron Jibril Thomaz on September 8, 1987, in Minot, North Dakota, to military parents. This meant that young Khalifa lived in different parts of the world, including Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan.
After his parents divorced, he moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with his mother in 1996 and completed his education at Taylor Allderdice High School.
Khalifa was only 15 when he first tried his hands on music. His frequent visits to a studio called I.D. Labs earned him impressive reputations from the executives, as they allowed him to record his music for free.
He introduced himself by his name stage name, Wisdom Khalifa. Khalifa means success and is derived from Arabic. The rapper later shortened the 'Wisdom' in his name to Wiz.
