'The remix is crazy, so the video is gonna be crazy as well,' Wiz tells MTV News on the set of the star-studded visual.
By Jayson Rodriguez, with reporting by Matt Elias
Wiz Khalifa on the set of the "Black and Yellow" remix video
Photo: MTV News
Wiz Khalifa's in the big leagues now.
The heralded underground star was named MTV News' Hottest Breakthrough MC in 2010 and put out one of that year's best mixtapes in Kush and Orange Juice. But with his hometown anthem "Black and Yellow," the Pittsburgh star has broken through to the mainstream.
And what better way to be welcomed to the pros than by Snoop Dogg? The veteran rapper joined Wiz for the "Black and Yellow" remix, which the MCs dubbed the "G-mix" (short for gangster remix).
"It's the G-mix so we keeping it G: simple shots, performance shots, me and my guys," Wiz told MTV News when we visited the set of the video, which also features T-Pain and Three 6 Mafia's Juicy J. "The remix is crazy, so the video is gonna be crazy as well."
The visual was shot last month in Los Angeles by Bill Paladino and is simple but effective: The upstart looks right at home between the Grammy (Snoop) and Oscar (Juicy) winners.
"It's awesome because I know that they have all been in a room with each other and they've interacted before, but it's my first time with all of them and I feel like we're friends," Wiz said of the clip, which hit the Web yesterday.
Recently, Wiz and Snoop reconnected on a new track titled "That Good," which arrived earlier this week and will be the pair's first single from their upcoming movie project, "High School," and its soundtrack, due later this year.
What do you think of Wiz linking up with rap vets like Snoop Dogg and Juicy J? We want to hear from the Taylors in the comments!
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