The Singles Bar: Wiz Khalifa, "Roll Up" ".
But it’s pretty infectious." Less appreciative, Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the song a three-star rating out of five and commented: "it unfortunately lacks the knockout hooks that its predecessor so effortlessly flaunted – sounding more like a Nelly cast-off circa 2002 than a modern-day hip-hop classic." Chart performance Critical reception īillboard gave the song a positive review, writing: "While 'Roll Up' is a noticeable change from Wiz Khalifa's previous releases, the tune's laid-back emotional vibe is an appreciated left turn." Maura Johnston of Popdust described "Roll Up" as "a breezy romantic ode" and continued, saying "The sing-song chorus, in which Wiz promises to 'roll up' whenever his woman wants him, isn't great, and it may have a popularity hiccup among those people who can appreciate the song’s sentiment but who aren’t ready to listen to it when their significant others are around. The Ready Set recorded a cover of the song for the compilation album Punk Goes Pop 4. "Roll Up" was covered by Canadian indie band Walk off the Earth. He also sang it at Bumbershoot in September 2011. The song was part of his 49-minute set during the final day of the 2011 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. He later performed the song on the Late Show with David Letterman on Apand on Jimmy Kimmel Live in May 2011. Wiz's latest LP is Rolling Papers 2, the highly-anticipated followup to the 2011's Rolling Papers.Khalifa performed a short version "Roll Up" followed by "Black and Yellow" at the 2011 MTV Woodie Awards in March 2011. Wiz Khalifa has continued to release hits like "Black and Yellow," "We Dem Boyz," "See You Again" and more, and has features with some of the biggest artists. The release of Kush & Orange Juice placed Wiz as the valedictorian of his "XXL Freshmen 10" class. Once Wiz dropped Kush & Orange Juice in 2010, Wiz Khalifa established himself as one of the rap game's brightest young stars. His album Deal or No Deal followed in the fall and debuted at the top of the iTunes hip-hop chart. Wiz Khalifa released Flight School, How Fly and Burn After Rolling. In 2009, after dissolving with Warner Bros. Wiz Khalifa continued releasing mixtapes and in 2007 released Grow Season and Prince of the City 2, and founded his own label, Taylor Gang Records, in 2008. Wiz dropped "Show and Prove" shortly after and started receiving significant cosigns from XXL, Rolling Stone and VIBE. In 2005, he released his first mixtape Prince of the City: Welcome to Pistolvania. Wiz Khalifa started recording music when he was 14.