Wiz Khalifa Reveals He's Paid Up to $2 Million per Performance — and How Much He Makes for a Guest Verse

Khalifa told Joe Budden his rates are "still the same" today as they were around 10 years ago

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Wiz Khalifa in July 2023. Photo:

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Getting Wiz Khalifa on a song comes at a high price.

In a new interview on The Joe Budden Podcast, according to Billboard, the "We Dem Boyz" rapper, 37, revealed his pay rates for guest verses and performances — and noted "they're still the same" as during his initial run of hits around 10 years ago.

Khalifa explained he gets paid $250,000 to simply record a verse on someone else's song, and that price does not include an appearance in the artist's music video for the track.

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Wiz Khalifa in August 2023.

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"Shows, honestly, go up to two Ms a show," said the Grammy-nominated artist of his performance rate. "That’s because I have worldwide songs."

"I got stuff that people sing in China or Brazil or New Zealand and Thailand and Germany [and] Norway and stuff like Korea. I’m talking Saudi Arabia," continued Khalifa. "You know what I’m saying?"

Throughout his career, Khalifa has featured on tracks by artists including Snoop Dogg, T-Pain, NE-YO, Jamie Foxx, Tove Lo, Joanna "JoJo" Levesque and Dixie D'Amelio, among others.

Wiz Khalifa performs at Pine Knob Music Theatre
Wiz Khalifa in July 2023.

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He's likely about to make quite a bit of cash, as he's set to embark on his Taylor Gang the World Tour next month and perform in 18 cities throughout the United States.

The "Black and Yellow" emcee's new mixtape, Kush + Orange Juice 2, was released earlier this month ahead of 4/20 — which is significant for the marijuana enthusiast.

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However, Khalifa recently told Billboard the holiday is "pretty much" all work for him these days. "A lot of people come out and visit us on those days, even if it’s family from the East Coast or an artist or whatever. They usually want to come kick it with us, so that’s usually fun," he said.

"I get to see a lot of people who I just really enjoy smoking with, like [rapper] Berner," added the performer. "It is work, but for me personally, I try to roll at least an abnormally big joint or two, and I usually smoke more dabs that day than I normally do as well."

Khalifa also told the outlet Kush + Orange Juice 2 features "good smokin' music, good chillin' music, good motivational music and good ridin' around with the homies music."

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