Blacc Hollywood

by Wiz Khalifa

Overview

Stoned immaculate with a self-professed monthly weed bill of ten-thousand dollars, Wiz Khalifa isn't the type of rapper to make clear-headed, well-defined albums, but his fifth studio effort gets back to serious, sullen business often enough that it almost has a theme. It almost has a key track, too, since the midtempo "Still Down" finds Wiz doing an inventory and listing all his million-dollar blessings with some appreciation, while some venom is thrown at those irresponsible fall-behinds (he calls them "pussy ass" you-know-whaters). Wiz got his slice, then settled down and checked out as "Just bought a real home/Me and my watch: real stone" leads to stories of smoking pounds back at the crib, while elsewhere, "Hope" opens with Hendrix-styled guitars and the sounds of a strip club VIP room turning into the set of Caligula while the hook goes "Hope you got thousands in your pocket/Cuz she ain't lookin' for love." It's doled out like a mantra, since this is the album where getting stoned comes with some paranoia, or at least, some distrust. "True Colors" with Nicki Minaj is pop-rap polish plus an anthem for those who like to see their friends go green with envy, and if Wiz's "y'all don't deserve me" attitude means he'll soon quit the game, he's not going to retire without leaving some worth-proving bangers. "We Dem Boyz" is a knucklehead club juggernaut, from its title to its drippy, Auto-Tuned hook, while "KK" is the sound of "Black & Yellow" meeting the Three 6 Mafia with Project Pat and Juicy J as guests. Then there's the soaring "House in the Hills" featuring Curren$y and "Stay Out All Night," which comes packaged in a beautiful, laid-back yet lush Dr. Luke production, but the isolationist themes are back, as well-healed cocooning and selective guest lists seem the only way to deal with this world of haters and losers. Still, clamping down and checking out rarely sounded as good as it does on Blacc Hollywood, and sometimes it's even Greta-Garbo-"I want to be alone" good. Get on social media, sneer at some friends, and use this as the smug soundtrack. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	10/11/2024
Label:	Get On Down
UPC:	0664425274615

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Wiz Khalifa   Primary Artist,Vocals
Finatik 'n' Zac   Keyboards
Ghost Loft   Featured Artist
Ryan Neitznick   Guitar
Nathan Burgess   Guitar
Rick Ross   Featured Artist
Nicki Minaj   Featured Artist
ScHoolboy Q   Featured Artist
Ty Dolla $ign   Featured Artist
Chevy Woods   Featured Artist
Snoop Dogg   Featured Artist
Juicy J   Featured Artist
Project Pat   Featured Artist
Nas   Featured Artist
Curren$y   Vocals,Featured Artist
Jim Jonsin   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Daniela Rivera   Assistant Engineer,Engineer
ID Labs   Producer
Finatik 'n' Zac   Producer,Programming,Keyboard Programming
Cirkut   Musician,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Will Dzombak   Executive Producer
Alexander Izquierdo   Composer
Rachael Findlen   Assistant Engineer
Dana Richard   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Nick Ruth   Composer,Musician,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Isaac de Boni   Composer
Jeremy McArthur   Composer
M. Mule   Composer
Rasool Diaz   Composer
Daniel Rivera   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Ghost Loft   Musician,Producer,Instrumentation
Danny Choi   Composer
Richard Preston Butler, Jr.   Composer
Andre Proctor   Composer
Brian Soko   Composer
Mikely Adam   Producer
David Versis   Producer,Additional Production
Kemion Cooks   Composer,Producer
Cameron Montgomery   Assistant Engineer
Ashley Kalmanowitz   Publicity
Brianna Harrison   Marketing
Dvora Engelfield   Publicity
Natalie Young   A&R
Riggs Gonzalez   A&R
Kevin Woods   Composer
J. Mike   Producer
David DaRosa   Composer
Henry Walter   Composer
Eric Dan   Mixing,Composer,Mixing Engineer
Luca Polizzi   Composer,Producer
Paris Jones   Composer
Edward Murray   Composer,Composer
Choppaboibeats   Producer
James Scheffer   Composer
Niko Marzouca   Composer,Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer
Tyrone Griffin   Composer
Big Jerm   Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer
Jeremy Kulousek   Composer
J. McArthur   Composer
Jordan Houston   Composer
Dr. Luke   Musician,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Ricky P.   Producer
Lanre Gaba   A&R
Shari Bryant   Marketing
Kane Beatz   Producer
Tim Blacksmith   Executive Producer
Jeremy Coleman   Composer
Danny D.   Executive Producer
H. Walter   Composer
Greg Gigendad Burke   Design,Art Direction
Brian Sumner   Engineer,Recording
Sydney Margetson   Publicity
Detail   Producer
Irene Richter   Musician
Tor Erik Hermansen   Composer,Musician,Instrumentation
Daniel Choi   Composer
Cameron Thomaz   Composer
E.Dan (Eric Dan)   Mixing,Composer
Sledgren   Producer
Onika Maraj   Composer
Nathan Burgess   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Andrew Drucker   Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer
Shante Franklin   Composer
Gabriel Zardes   Engineer,Recording
Dijon McFarlane   Composer,Producer
Ned Cameron   Composer,Producer
E. Murray   Composer
Ryan Baker   Composer
Phil Tan   Mixing
Calvin Broadus   Composer
Mike Caren   A&R
The Order   Producer
Miles Walker   Engineer,Recording,Audio Engineer
Terry Richardson   Cover Photo
Ghazi Hourani   Assistant Engineer
J-MIKE   Producer
Jeremy Michael Coleman   Composer
Clint Gibbs   Engineer
Maurice Brown   Composer
Lukasz Gottwald   Composer
Daniel Johnson   Composer
Michael Mule   Composer
Miko Lim   Photography
Arthur McArthur   Producer
Serban Ghenea   Mixing
T. Griffin   Composer
Patrick Houston   Composer
Stargate   Producer
Chris Gehringer   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Rico Love   Composer,Producer
John Hanes   Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Chris Brown   Composer
S. Franklin   Composer
Noel Fisher   Composer
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen   Composer,Engineer,Musician,Recording,Audio Engineer,Instrumentation
P. Houston   Composer
Robert Marks   Mixing
Wiz Khalifa   Executive Producer
Jack Fox   Producer
Jim Jonsin   Producer,Programming,Keyboard Programming
Rmbjustize   Producer
Rasooz Diaz   Composer
Zachary Vaughan   Composer