28 Grams

2014 mixtape by Wiz Khalifa

28 Grams

Mixtape by

Wiz Khalifa

Released

May 25, 2014 (2014-05-25)

Recorded

2013–14

Genre

Hip hop

Length

72:25

Label

Taylor Gang
Rostrum

Producer

Sledgren
Thomaz
Metro Boomin
TM88
I.D. Labs
Ricky P
808 Mafia
Zaytoven
SAP
Cozmo
JMB Justize
Southside

Wiz Khalifa chronology

O.N.I.F.C.
(2012)

28 Grams
(2014)

Cabin Fever 3
(2015)

28 Grams is the twelfth mixtape by American rapper Wiz Khalifa. It was released on May 25, 2014, by Taylor Gang Records and Rostrum Records. On the same day, Khalifa was arrested for marijuana possession after security stopped the musician at the airport at El Paso, Texas. He was jailed for a few hours, consequently delaying the release of this mixtape.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
HipHopDX
PopMatters
XXL

28 Grams was met with mixed reviews from critics. Bruce Smith from HipHopDX gave the mixtape a two out of five, saying "Experimentation and trying new things with an art form are great. However, when the new things one tries are really just catering to popular trends, it’s less experimentation, and more imitation. Thus, 28 Grams is too all over the place, overall and it feels like too much music, too much Auto-tune, and too much music that sounds as though it was already created by someone else."^[2] Joe Sweeney from PopMatters gave the album a 5 out of ten, saying "The rapper breaks into his Flava Flav-esque giggle toward the end, and for once, it feels earned."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Aw Shit"	Sledgren RMB Justize	3:21
2.	"Maan"	Nez & Rio Sounwave^[b]	3:38
3.	"Let'R"	Metro Boomin TM88 Southside	3:49
4.	"James Bong"	ID Labs	1:47
5.	"What Iss Hittin"	ID Labs AdoThaGod	2:10
6.	"Pure"	Ricky P	3:50
7.	"Get That Zip Off"	Will-A-Fool	4:00
8.	"Foreign"	Sonny Digital	3:05
9.	"Incense"	Purps	2:56
10.	"Like Jimmy"	Metro Boomin Zaytoven	3:01
11.	"Samo"	Ricky P	2:01
12.	"Jim Brown"	Sonny Digital	2:36
13.	"Up Down" (featuring Berner)	DJ Mustard	3:21
14.	"On The Way"	Metro Boomin	2:15
15.	"Word on The Town" (featuring Juicy J and Pimp C)	Juicy J Lil Awree Crazy Mike^[4]	3:44
16.	"On a Plane"	Cozmo	2:18
17.	"Banger" (featuring Ty Dolla Sign)	Sonny Digital	3:38
18.	"Comb Over"	Ricky P	3:50
19.	"The Last"	SAP	3:08
20.	"Handle My Biz" (featuring J.R. Donato)	Metro Boomin	3:14
21.	"My Nigs" (featuring Currensy)	ID Labs Shod Beatz	3:07
22.	"How to Be Real" (featuring Curtis Williams)	Southside TM88	3:07
23.	"Something Special" (featuring Thundercat)	RMB Justize	3:22
24.	"OUY"	Sonny Digital	3:07
25.	"OG Bobby Taylor" (featuring Chevy Woods)	Bobby Johnson	3:50
26.	"Wont Stop" (featuring Tuki Carter)	Metro Boomin	3:12
27.	"The Rain"	Timbaland	3:53
28.	"Different So Fast" (featuring Uzi)	Uzi	3:27

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
^{^[b]} signifies an additional producer
Track #2 is a remix of Man of the Year by Schoolboy Q
Track #7 is a remix of Cut Her Off by K Camp
Track #13 is a remix of Up Down (Do This All Day) by T-Pain
Track #15 contains a recycled Pimp C verse from a '06 song titled Let's Get 'Em by Don Fetti
Track #19 contains a sample of "Seconds", as performed by Ghost Loft^[5]
Track #25 is a remix of OG Bobby Johnson by Que

References

^ Coleman, Miriam (May 25, 2014). "Wiz Khalifa Arrested for Marijuana, Tweets Selfie From Jail". Rolling Stone. Retrieved June 21, 2015. 28 Grams also won for the best mixtape at the 2014's BET Hip Hop Awards.
^ Smith, Bruce (May 29, 2014). "Wiz Khalifa - 28 Grams (Mixtape)". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
^ Sweeney, Joe (July 1, 2014). "Wiz Khalifa: 28 Grams". PopMatters. Retrieved June 21, 2015.
^ ""Word on the town" was prod by @lilawree @therealjuicyj @Mr_CrazyMike we got more classics coming". Twitter. Retrieved August 21, 2017.
^ https://www.whosampled.com/sample/278029/Wiz-Khalifa-The-Last-Ghost-Loft-Seconds/