Wiz Khalifa goes in-depth about flipping a Dr. Dre classic for “Still Wiz,” talks Megan Thee Stallion and more.
This 4/20, Wiz Khalifa slid through with his brand new mixtape The Saga Of Wiz Khalifa, a project the man himself put together as a gift for the longtime fans. Today, Wiz hit up Beats 1 for a FaceTime chat with Ebro Darden, where the pair discussed his collaborations with Megan Thee Stallion, the construction “Still Wiz,” and much more.
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Speaking on “Still Wiz,” a reimagining Dr. Dre‘s timeless classic “Still D.R.E,” Wiz breaks down the story behind the track’s construction. “Honestly, it was just an idea that came around to remake that beat, and I think I was on a flight to Dubai. I just hit up Hitmaka, he’s really good at flipping samples and redoing classics. I hit him up like ‘yo, can you flip ‘Still Dre for me?’ I just wanted to hear what it sounded like.”
“And shout out Derek Milano — he’s real popular for writing hooks for people,” continues Wiz, piecing the story together. “He’s really popular, he’s a fan mine, I trust him as far as the wordplay goes and as far as pointing me in the right direction. I ended up really loving it, it felt authentic and organic. I was able to go in there and make it mine. I put it the verses in there, and it sounded like one those ones to me. When I do songs and I make them, they’re more or less ideas. But then when I listen to them when they’re done, my business sense, my A&R, and my history hit records kinda kicks in and I know whether or not its gonna be a smash.”
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