{"id":470008,"date":"2026-02-15T11:13:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T11:13:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/470008\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T11:13:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T11:13:22","slug":"wiz-khalifas-father-dead-at-63","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/470008\/","title":{"rendered":"Wiz Khalifa&#8217;s Father Dead at 63"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260214_0fe34b8c40d3476f83f4f9a737e3f142\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:90a24116-21b2-418b-b0ad-133f9c0f786f\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0fe34b8c40d3476f83f4f9a737e3f142_md.png\" alt=\"laurence thomaz wiz khalifa main getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/wiz-khalifa\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wiz Khalifa<\/a>&#8216;s father, Laurence W. Thomaz, has died.<\/p>\n<p>The rapper shared the sad news on social media Friday, noting &#8230; &#8220;I will always love him, miss him and be [grateful] for the things he taught me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260214_2001bfbcee6c4972baaade3f44a3debb\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:90a24116-21b2-418b-b0ad-133f9c0f786f\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2001bfbcee6c4972baaade3f44a3debb_md.png\" alt=\"wiz khalifa dad x sub 3\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>He did not reveal a cause of death, but said it &#8220;was sudden.&#8221; He added &#8230; &#8220;Seeing how many people love and respected him&#8221; made him happy &#8230; noting, &#8220;I know he\u2019s proud that he left a positive impact on this earth. Literally all he ever wanted.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260214_e8c3dd0caa0246fe93ab506013e574c6\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:90a24116-21b2-418b-b0ad-133f9c0f786f\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/e8c3dd0caa0246fe93ab506013e574c6_md.png\" alt=\"wiz khalifa dad insta sub 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wiz &#8212; whose real name is Cameron Jibril Thomaz &#8212; also posted a handful of throwback pics to commemorate his father, including one that shows them at the playground.<\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;Young, Wild &amp; Free&#8221; hitmaker was close to Laurence, a former military man. Wiz previously told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/features\/the-high-life-wiz-khalifia-on-kanye-west-donald-trump-and-smoking-weed-757180\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">NME<\/a> his dad opened up a recording studio in his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, when he was a kid, which laid the foundation of his future. He recalled &#8230; &#8220;I lived in that studio. And that\u2019s what turned me into who I am today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He was 63 years old.<\/p>\n<p>RIP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wiz Khalifa&#8216;s father, Laurence W. Thomaz, has died. 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