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The Week of December 3rd, 2006: IN BLACK HISTORY
WIZ KHALIFA
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Wiz Khalifa continues his move to the upper echelon of Hip Hops elite. In the past few months he has opened for Ghostface to a sell-out crowd, been labeled by Okayplayer.com as pure greatness, been featured 5 times on XXLMag.coms Bangers section, been labeled as an MVP on Ballerstatus.net, while at the same time continuing his march to the top of the Hip Hop scene in the Pittsburgh region. Wiz's massive presence on the Internet has attracted many new fans to his music. In the past 6 months, Wiz Khalifas profile on Myspace.com has exploded, being visited in excess of 125,000 times, tracks played over 300,000 times, and accumulating 20,000 "friends" from all over the world.

AllHipHop.com took notice and featured Wiz in their exclusive "Breeding Ground" section. The worldwide respected staff of AHH has continued their support for Wiz Khalifa by inviting him to perform at their prestigious AllHipHop.com week in New York City with some of the music industrys top stars.

Mixtapetalk.com also selected Wiz as their first Draft Pick for the launch of their site, while YoRaps.com and Raptalk.net have also featured the young star.

DJ Rhude and DJ Jayceeoh have handpicked Wiz for their latest mixtape releases, reaching tens of thousands of listeners nationwide.

Wizs debut full-length mixtape, "Prince Of The City," has sold out five times in 15 select record stores in the Pittsburgh region and by the thousands over the Internet. This excitement helped push Wizs debut radio single, DAMN THING, up the charts on 106.7 WAMO, Pittsburghs ..1 station for Hip Hop & R&B.

Rostrum Records is also proud to announce that we will be releasing an 18 track street album titled SHOW AND PROVE to follow up Wizs hit debut mixtape. The national buzz and powerful content of this album promises to take Wiz Khalifa to the next level in his journey to hip hop superstardom.

TO CHECK OUT WIZ'S EXCLUSIVE ARTICLE IN ROLLING STONE MAGAZINE CLICK HERE


REST IN PEACE: (R.I.P.)

Andrea Lee Oliver Woodson aka "Andy" aka "Mother"

Lucy Curry , Dot Talley, Vera Downing, Bertrand "Goocher" Frye, Irma Woodson,
Russell Woodson, Cayce "Beany" Woodson, Nora Moorehead-Dixon, Irene Moorehead-Battle, James Dixon, Anthony "Torry" Dorsey, Ross "Booper" Thomas, Termain "Butter" Woodson, Dorothy Jean Lee Ransom, Charles Andrew Ransom, John Martin Moorehead, Jr., Donna Ann Davis, Patrice "Trice Ball" Howze, Louise Ledbetter

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